Corona
Virus
Update
Courts have
full or near full staffing, as determined by space and work
requirements, in accordance with safety protocols. Masks are now
optional, but some social distancing continues.
Many
court proceedings, including many routine motions and pretrial
conferences,
are being conducted by telephone, Zoom, email, or through the
electronic filing system. Trials, and other evidentiary hearings
are generally being
held in person at the court house.
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If you’re facing eviction for any reason, there are organizations out
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What
are lawyers really? To me a lawyer is basically the person that
knows the rules of the country. We're all throwing the dice, playing
the game, moving our pieces around the board, but if there's a problem,
the lawyer is the only person that has actually read the inside of the
top of the box.
-- Jerry Seinfeld
The
Law
Office of A. Joseph
Ross,
J.D. is a civil practice concentrating in the areas of residential
real-estate, including
landlord-tenant, home purchases and sales, condominium
associations, and housing
discrimination.
We can make referrals to competent specialists
in many other areas that we don't handle ourselves. We
are also happy to consult or work with other attorneys in matters
within our areas of
expertise.
Sometimes
we can help you
with a brief telephone conversation at no charge.
If not, an extended consultation, by telephone or by Zoom, is
generally $135.00 for an hour. An in-office conference is
$175.00 an hour and may require COVID-19 precautions. We
generally charge a flat fee to represent clients in the purchase or
sale of a home. We charge a contingent fee, usually with an up-front
minimum, for civil litigation where
we feel there is a good claim for damages. We charge an hourly rate for
most other matters, including litigation where a contingent fee is not
possible.
WE
CANNOT
ANSWER
LEGAL
QUESTIONS OR GIVE LEGAL ADVICE BY
E-MAIL. Sending e-mail to this office does not, of itself, create an
attorney-client relationship. DO NOT SEND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION BY
E-MAIL. It may not be secure against being intercepted by outsiders.
The
information
contained
on this Website does not constitute
legal advice and is not a substitute for competent legal advice from a
lawyer in your own state who has had the opportunity to review your own
personal situation.
Under
the rules of
the
Supreme Judicial Court of
Massachusetts, this Website may be considered advertising. It is
provided as a public resource of general information. Each document on
this site is intended, but is not promised or guaranteed, to be
correct, complete, and up-to-date, as of the date specified on the
document. We assume no responsibility for the competence or accuracy of
any of the external links on this Website. Links do not constitute
referrals to
or endorsements of the linked entities. We are
not responsible for the continued existence or correctness of
any external links.
This
Website does
not place
any "cookies" on your system and
does not collect or maintain any personal information about anyone who
visits here. However, we link to many other sites, and we assume no
responsibility for what they do.
Unless
specifically stated
otherwise, material on this Website
is not intended to imply specialization in the topic areas discussed or
any expertise beyond that of a competent general practitioner.
All
material on
this
Website is copyright © 1993 - 2023 by
A. Joseph Ross, J.D. All Rights Reserved. We
will be in a very
unhappy and litigious mood if we see our work product appearing
elsewhere without our permission. Requests for permission to copy
material may be sent to us by e-mail
or snail mail.
The
following is
specifically permitted and encouraged:
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Printing
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Free
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unaltered and complete, including our copyright notices and indicia
of authorship;
-
Quotes,
in
reasonable
length, from documents on this site,
properly credited to us (the way you learned to do with college term
papers).
This
office
practices law
in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts. All legal materials on this Website are based on local,
state, and federal law applicable in Massachusetts. Laws may vary in
other jurisdictions. We are not licensed to practice and do not
practice in any other jurisdiction.
