So You’re A Landlord, Really?

The bad economy gave birth to many accidental landlords; people who couldn’t sell their properties and were forced to rent them out instead. I see many terrible situations caused by desperate landlords. Remember, it’s a lot harder to get rid of bad tenants than it is to find a good ones. Follow these rules and you’ll greatly reduce the chances of being in the same horrible situations I see over & over.
1. ALWAYS Verify all information on the application and check references. Make sure you call their jobs to verify employment & the previous landlords to see if they paid […]

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Who Are You?

You’d be surprised at the implications of writing anything other than your legal name on a document. Using a nick-name, a middle name as a first name, using the last name of your step-parent or disregarding the fact that you’re a senior or junior will cause confusion that many times leads to a complete halt in the middle of a very important event. Many of the legal name changes we prepare in our office are done to untangle a mess caused by the negligent use of someone’s name. Most recently, a client of mine is having the receipt of his […]

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For Us Who Strive For Equality in the Legal System – We Just Lost a Great Friend

In my present sadness I write this to let you know that attorney Stephen Elias passed away on Thursday December 29, 2011. For those of you who have come to us for help with your bankruptcy filings, you might only know him as the attorney who counseled you so that you could stand up on your own in a system that presumed you were abusing your right to due process, but were only trying to survive a hardship with your dignity intact.
But as for me, he was played a very important part in my desire to help people who can’t […]

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Our Overburdened Courts or Why Legal Document Assistants Are More Important Now Than Ever Before

It’s not just the court staff, from clerks to judges, who are handling increasing caseloads which are slowing the system down. It’s not just the new family laws going into effect in 2012 that will slow the system down (for an estimated 13 extra months to finalize a divorce in some CA courts). Now the court’s self-help assistance is taking a hit.
The Courts in this state piloted the self help programs several years after the birth of the LDA (legal document assistant) profession in response to the high demand for affordable consumer friendly legal services. Yet the money, careful study […]

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Chino Paralegals and Legal Document Assistants

We Are The Choice for Chino Paralegals & Legal Document Assistant
Chino, CA is a smaller city located within San Bernardino County. It has a population of about 80,000 and the very close Chino Hills, a population of about 76,000. The residents of Chino and Chino Hills are serviced by the local courts within the county. Their divorces are filed in downtown San Bernardino while some civil and eviction matters filed and heard in Fontana, CA. Currently there are not many choices for Paralegal services or Legal Document Assistants within or surrounding the Chino area. This leaves residents who want professional […]

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