Most of the time you hire a law firm or a single attorney, you will be asked to pay what is called a retainer. A retainer is payment up front. The law firm or attorney takes the retainer and places it into his or her lawyer trust account. As the atto...

Most of us know that, when you’re arrested, you’re supposed to keep your mouth closed and ask for an attorney, whether you’re innocent or not. Perhaps less known is the fact that you should employ the same strategy, if you are invol...