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LaurenExp
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If I wanted to sue...
my water district, what kind of attorney do I use?
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Posted 3/28/08 2:11 PM  |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: If I wanted to sue...
Ok I have to ask why?
Any civil attorney but I imagine you'd need complaints already filed.
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| Posted 3/28/08 2:18 PM |
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Emily
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Re: If I wanted to sue...
I think Civil Litagation or Corporate laywer. We did not get to this part, yet, in school. 
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| Posted 3/28/08 2:20 PM |
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Re: If I wanted to sue...
Posted by nrthshgrl
Ok I have to ask why?
Any civil attorney but I imagine you'd need complaints already filed.
What do you mean by "civil" attorney? Someone who doesn't handle criminal matters - or someone experienced in actions against municipalities?
Why would you need to have complaints already filed? This is something your attorney should do.
You need a litigator, preferably someone with experience in actions against towns, governments, or utility companies.
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| Posted 3/28/08 2:39 PM |
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Re: If I wanted to sue...
Posted by Emily
I think Civil Litagation or Corporate laywer. We did not get to this part, yet, in school.
You would not use a corporate lawyer in this situation. You need a civil litigator.
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| Posted 3/28/08 2:40 PM |
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Re: If I wanted to sue...
By the way, it will also depend partly on the nature of your suit -- contract dispute? personal injury? etc.
Feel free to FM me with some more details and I can let you know better what type of experience / background you should look for in an attorney.
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| Posted 3/28/08 2:42 PM |
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Emily
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Re: If I wanted to sue...
Posted by Kara
Posted by Emily
I think Civil Litagation or Corporate laywer. We did not get to this part, yet, in school.
You would not use a corporate lawyer in this situation. You need a civil litigator.
What exactly is a corporate lawyer for?
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| Posted 3/28/08 3:02 PM |
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Kara
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Re: If I wanted to sue...
Posted by Emily
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Posted by Emily
I think Civil Litagation or Corporate laywer. We did not get to this part, yet, in school.
You would not use a corporate lawyer in this situation. You need a civil litigator.
What exactly is a corporate lawyer for?
I'll FM you so as to not hijack the thread... but short version is that they are NOT litigators. I think you are confusing commercial litigators with corporate attorneys. 
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Re: If I wanted to sue...
Posted by Kara
Posted by Emily
Posted by Kara
Posted by Emily
I think Civil Litagation or Corporate laywer. We did not get to this part, yet, in school.
You would not use a corporate lawyer in this situation. You need a civil litigator.
What exactly is a corporate lawyer for?
I'll FM you so as to not hijack the thread... but short version is that they are NOT litigators. I think you are confusing commercial litigators with corporate attorneys.
Probably, like I said we did not get to this part in school yet. 
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Kara
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Re: If I wanted to sue...
Posted by Emily
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Posted by Emily
Posted by Kara
Posted by Emily
I think Civil Litagation or Corporate laywer. We did not get to this part, yet, in school.
You would not use a corporate lawyer in this situation. You need a civil litigator.
What exactly is a corporate lawyer for?
I'll FM you so as to not hijack the thread... but short version is that they are NOT litigators. I think you are confusing commercial litigators with corporate attorneys.
Probably, like I said we did not get to this part in school yet.
 You have FM!
You probably won't.  Law schools are notoriously very litigation-focused and not focused on transactional work.
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Re: If I wanted to sue...
Posted by Kara
You need a litigator, preferably someone with experience in actions against towns, governments, or utility companies.
I agree - probably someone with experience litigating in Article 78 proceedings.
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| Posted 3/28/08 3:24 PM |
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Re: If I wanted to sue...
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You need a litigator, preferably someone with experience in actions against towns, governments, or utility companies.
I agree - probably someone with experience litigating in Article 78 proceedings.
That's appealing decisions of administrative agencies, right? Does Article 78 cover water companies? (Honestly not sure if all water companies are government-run or indepdent...)
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| Posted 3/28/08 3:34 PM |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: If I wanted to sue...
Posted by Kara
Posted by nrthshgrl
Ok I have to ask why?
Any civil attorney but I imagine you'd need complaints already filed.
What do you mean by "civil" attorney? Someone who doesn't handle criminal matters - or someone experienced in actions against municipalities?
Why would you need to have complaints already filed? This is something your attorney should do.
You need a litigator, preferably someone with experience in actions against towns, governments, or utility companies.
I meant someone who would sue for you in civil court, assuming it's not a criminal action.
I defer to you since you're the attorney.
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| Posted 3/28/08 3:37 PM |
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Re: If I wanted to sue...
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Ok I have to ask why?
Any civil attorney but I imagine you'd need complaints already filed.
What do you mean by "civil" attorney? Someone who doesn't handle criminal matters - or someone experienced in actions against municipalities?
Why would you need to have complaints already filed? This is something your attorney should do.
You need a litigator, preferably someone with experience in actions against towns, governments, or utility companies.
I meant someone who would sue for you in civil court, assuming it's not a criminal action.
I defer to you since you're the attorney.
Ah, I wasn't sure which you meant. Been a long week... *sigh*
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nrthshgrl
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Ah, I wasn't sure which you meant. Been a long week... *sigh*
I know it's hard to find attorneys that are civil. 
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| Posted 3/28/08 3:41 PM |
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Re: If I wanted to sue...
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You need a litigator, preferably someone with experience in actions against towns, governments, or utility companies.
I agree - probably someone with experience litigating in Article 78 proceedings.
That's appealing decisions of administrative agencies, right? Does Article 78 cover water companies? (Honestly not sure if all water companies are government-run or indepdent...)
Right. Whether it's Article 78 would depend on who runs the water district (I believe they're usually established by the town board, but not sure what happens after that) and if there was a decision issued.
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LaurenExp
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Re: If I wanted to sue...
Thanks everyone.
I think the water district is run by the county, but I could be wrong...but it is called Suffolk County Water Authority
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