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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA and USA SEC law Happy March everyone! I am wondering if I can raise funds for a private LLC corporation in California? I don't have license to raise capital nor sell units of ownership, i.e. I'm not a broker nor dealer. SEC rules that there...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA Hi, Quick question. Our i130 was approved in 2005 under 4th category. After waiting 7 years, National Visa Center (NVC) allegedly mailed us a i797 in 2012. However, We moved, so did not get notice nor i797 from NVC last year. We inquired...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA Hi, I am a US citizen. In 2001 I applied for a green card for my brother and his family (wife with 2 kids). Our i130 and i797 were approved, which means that My brother from Taiwan can get green card- together with his family. However, he is a...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA Hi, 1) Are all stock options classified as 1256 options? For example, are "SPY Nov 2012 120 puts" considered 1256 options? 2) Are all 1256 options to be “MTM ”market to market on Dec 31st on my broker statements? The price on Dec 31st 2011 is...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California Can someone kindly tell me if I can file an extension to my extesion deadline of Oct 15th? What form should I fill. On April 15th 2012 I filed an extension. My new deadline is Oct 15th and I may be a few days late. I have already...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CAlifornia I'm trying to raise money for a California LLC; they will pay me a small commission for selling their shares. I heard that, if I write to friends and invite them to invest in a California LLC, I will not be contravening “Blue...

Here’s something that happened to me recently – quite an eye opener. Maybe we all can learn from this: I was on my one knee feeding my 8 year old daughter a corn chip in a tented stall in a flea market. I was holding plastic bags of vegetables in my other hand. A little old lady...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California We are 4 students. We rented a house for over a year and a month. Our landlady wants to charge us for painting and carpet cleaning. Does California law allow that? Is there not a law to protect renters from these charges because...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA Hi, I have been getting spurious collection calls from Southwest Credit Systems, claiming that I owe $65 for AT&T mobility bill for phone number 650 417 8080. I never own that number. I dropped by AT&T store and they checked my record- I was...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California. can my wife take all the risks of purchasing a house? We have lots of friends whose homes are underwater. I am hesitant to buy a home for fear of bankruptcy, but my wife claims that she can take the loan in her name, and if we go...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California Hi, We were driving on a freeway when we felt the front of Tim's truck hit the back left side of our car. We took down his license plate number. He drove along side us briefly then took off. His insurance company claims that he is not...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA We are looking for a lawyer who will work on contigency. We have a friend - a 53 year old man who worked very hard for his employer, to the point where he caught pneumonia and subsequently died. He has a rare form of lung cancer and we...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA My friend is a little old lady in San Francisco area whose husband of over 10 years died intestate. His children are trying to wrangle the entire estate from her. She is having a hard time trying to find a probate lawyer who would take her...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA Hi, In order to file for unemployment benefits, do I have to file at both State and Federal unemployment office? Thamks in Advance.

What is the name of your state? CA Hi, Can anyone recommend a software package for tracking royalty payments that my company has to make to patent holders? We are using a lot of patents from other companies and they each have a unique royalty payment schedule. Is there a software package that...