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All of the Jeeps have now been completed and sold.

Let me clarify. Our agreement (which he proposed) was that my money was never at risk; that I was guaranteed on ever project that my investment would be returned.

So I didn't invest in his business, I'd invest in individual Jeeps. I'd buy the Jeep and any parts and outside labor (seats re-covered, title services, etc). My partner would invest his labor. After the Jeep sold, I'd first recover my expenses, then he'd recover his labor and we'd split the...

So it didn't go entirely smoothly, but I got the check cashed. Whew. Now on to the 2 grand he still owes me. Thanks all for the help and advice.

We had a handshake agreement to refurbish and sell Jeeps. I purchased the Jeeps and bought the parts, he fixed and sold them. We've been doing this for about a year and I made some money, but it was constant grief and drama. He was also refurbishing a Jeep for me (which I paid him for), so I...

Thank you very much for the advice

I split apart from a guy I was investing with. I have just under $8,000 invested with him. Yesterday he gave me a personal check for $6,000 as a partial return of my capital. I noticed he'd dated the check 05.19.23 (he gave me the check on 05.18.23). I didn't want to accept a post-dated...

The single largest asset of the trust is an investment account worth somewhere in the neighborhood of 800,000. It is in the hands of the professional trustee. There were other stocks and investments, worth somewhere in the neighborhood of 100,000. Again, they are in the hands of the...

First, thank you very much for your time, and advice. I understand what the judge does is entirely up to the judge, and I don't believe any of this rises to the level of corruption, or judicial misconduct. You said: "The attorney needs to make the appropriate objection and motion and see...

That's not the case. I talked to 11 lawyers. One said he had never handled a case like this, he was just moving into this area of law. He didn't know either of the attorneys, and had never appeared before the judge. I decided I wanted more experience. Talking to the others, I began to...

Without getting into a long laundry list of her supposed misdeeds, I'm really just wanting to understand, in general, what criminal charges might be associated with a trustee mishandling a trust. I've also read that unless it's millions of dollars flagrantly stolen, these matters normally...

Also, thelawprofessor, regarding compensating the attorney on a contingency, I'm coming to believe that is the best way to go, as it motivates them to take action. There is enough there that a contingency is worthwhile. Especially in my case, I believe, as the hard work has already been...

Thank you for your responses, army judge and the law professor. To clarify, I'm not focused on the attorney I hired, and then fired in Missouri. I got all of my retainer and case documents back. Yeah, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth, but on a normal day, whenever someone is out of my way...

Hi all, Newb here. I'm in a big mess, and trying to gather information. I apologize in advance if this is too much detail, but I have no way of knowing what is important, and what is not. I'm involved in a lawsuit over my mother's trust in Missouri. I live in another state. I've been...