Ashley Paulsen called this afternoon requesting an initial interview with you regarding a family dispute over a will and her desire to obtain permanent custody of her deceased brother’s children. About two months ago her brother and her brother’s wife were killed in a car accident leaving two small children, ages 5 and 7. There is a dispute between the brother’s family and the wife’s family as to how the estate should be divided and as to who should take custody of the children.

Steven Burton, the owner of P.J. Mack's, has called seeking your legal advice. Recently a child was injured in his store when a clothes rack collapsed. It is not entirely clear whether the child was climbing on the rack and caused it to tip over, or whether it was overloaded and fell as the child walked by. Either way, the child broke his arm and has apparently been emotionally affected by the incident. Steven wants the little boy to be taken care of, but he doesn’t want it to appear as if the accident was Steven’s fault.

Brian Wheeler, the president of the 5th Avenue Home Owner’s Association ("HOA"), has scheduled an appointment to meet with you to seek legal assistance. The HOA is having problems with both the housing developer and some of the fellow members who are delinquent on their HOA payments. He would like to discuss property and contract law issues with you.

Melinda Hill, a resident of California, has scheduled an appointment to meet with you. Two years ago, she bought an acre of land in a private development in the Uintah Mountains, and has just realized that her neighbor is building a home that encroaches upon her property. The neighbor’s home is nearly complete. Ms. Hill would like to discuss her legal options at this point.

Eric Doe, the CEO of Doe’s Cleans and Things (Doe’s), has scheduled an appointment to meet with you to seek legal assistance. A former employee of Doe’s, Matt Taylor, has started a competing business, Spotless, that manufactures and sells a cleaning solution that is identical to one that was first developed and marketed by Doe’s. Spotless also uses a product that is extremely similar to a patented product of Doe’s. Eric Doe would like to discuss possible actions that could be taken against Mr. Taylor and/or Spotless.