The Appellate and Civil Litigation Sections of the Collin County Bar Association are co-sponsoring a social on Thursday, April 29th, 2010, at Zea Woodfire Grill at Granite Park in Plano from 5:30pm- 7:00pm.

Being a lawyer at a cocktail party is a little bit like being a doctor at a cocktail party: everyone wants you to diagnose their legal problems. That can be very challenging what with the liability issues involved, and problems with stepping on another lawyer’s toes. But the most disconcerting question lawyers get asked is “Why won’t my lawyer return my calls?”

One of the scariest things in a lawsuit is when a litigant believes the judge has it in for him or her. Of course, everyone thinks at one time or another that the judge “just doesn’t like me!” But it’s different when you’re firmly convinced that the judge has aligned with the other side against you.

A process server approaches a Gentleman from out of town, announced himself and his business and offers the Gentleman the papers. The Gentleman declines to take them, so the process server droppes them at his feet. The Gentleman then bends down, picks them up, and walks away—disgruntled I’m sure. So what’s the legality of dropping the papers at his feet? Completely legal, if he refuses to accept service.

We wrote a little about going pro se–representing yourself–in our FAQs, but this recent article in the Los Angeles Times got us thinking about the issue even more.

Another appellate victory as Mosser Law vindicates our client’s interests.