by Andriessen & Associates | Dec 4, 2018 | Litigation, Our Take on Things, Small Claims Court
It always surprised me when a debtor would contact our offices after we garnished their wages, or their bank account. I never understood why they would ignore the claim that we served. Did they think we were kidding? We are a law firm, we don’t believe in jokes. ...
by Andriessen & Associates | Nov 27, 2018 | Our Take on Things
Warning – rant ahead. Worse, it’s a rant that only lawyers probably care about. Read on at your own peril. There are many days, well frankly all of them, that I’m glad I refused to take Family Law in law school so I couldn’t practice it. I...
by Andriessen & Associates | Nov 20, 2018 | Litigation, Our Take on Things, Small Claims Court
Our firm recently dealt with a Small Claims Court matter where our client was sued for alleged damages, which the amount sought was an amount that was not supported by the other party’s evidence. Over time, the claim was amended, the amount increased, but was still...
by Andriessen & Associates | Nov 13, 2018 | Our Take on Things
When I started practicing law over 26 years ago, I was a purely Business Law litigator. About three years into my career I became tired of litigating on poorly drafted materials, so I began adding “the boring desk work” to my area of practice and have not...
by Andriessen & Associates | Nov 6, 2018 | Corporate documentation, Litigation, Our Take on Things
Do you understand what your lawyer just said? No? Can your lawyer explain to you those complicated terms in the contract they just drafted for you? No? Well, if you can’t understand your lawyer and your lawyer can’t explain to you what they mean, then I think there...
by Andriessen & Associates | Oct 30, 2018 | Our Take on Things
No, we don’t mean the 6 ft 9-inch, awkward, gloomy butler from the Addams Family. We are talking about being left in a financial bind when your commercial tenant, or someone you do business with, decides they no longer intend to keep their part of your business...
