Richard Burt Professional Law Corporation
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No attorney-client relationship will be formed until you and Mr. Burt have agreed that he should represent you, he has determined that there is no conflict with an existing client, you have signed an engagement letter that sets forth the terms of the representation, and, when requested, you have made a fee deposit.
Please note that the initial consultation is solely to determine the nature of your legal matter and to discuss fees. Mr. Burt does not offer free legal advice.
After an attorney-client relationship has been formed, email (and voice mail) may of course be freely used for confidential attorney-client communications.
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NOTE: Mr. Burt does not handle litigation of any kind. If you wish to sue someone, are being sued, or need to make a court filing of any kind, Mr. Burt cannot help you. You should not contact him for those services.
Business Disputes
In Riverisland Cold Storage, Inc. v. Fresno-Madera Production Credit Association (January 14, 2013), the California Supreme Court overruled a precedent of over 75 years’ standing (Bank of America etc. Assn. v. Pendergrass (1935) 4 Cal.2d 258) and held that a…
Read MoreIn Robinson v. SSW, Inc. (2012), a California court applied Nebraska law to determine the liability of a dissolved Nebraska corporation for injuries the corporation allegedly caused to a California resident. Douglas G. Robinson died in November 2005 from mesothelioma, a…
Read MoreIn Reilly v. Greenwald & Hoffman, LLP (2011) 196 Cal. App. 4th 891, the court held that a minority shareholder could not bring a derivative action against the corporation’s outside counsel for misrepresentation, malpractice, or breach of contract. In March…
Read MoreWhen there is a business dispute, a party sometimes wants to use the maximum leverage possible. Caution should be exercised to make sure that the effort to exercise leverage does not boomerang. One of the common ways that parties seek…
Read MoreFlint Hills Resources, LPÂ v. Jag Energy, Inc., 559 F.3d 373 (5th Cir. 2009) doesn’t establish any particularly important principle of law. Instead it’s being mentioned because it illustrates the value of good drafting. Flint Hills, a refiner of crude…
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