AboutPaul D. Friedman, M.A., Ph.D., J.D. Expertise I have been a practicing civil trial attorney since 1989 and have a master's degree in bioethics and a doctorate of philosophy in comparative ethics of law, medicine and business.
I am Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and am Certified as a Specialist in Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation by the State Bar of Arizona Board of Legal Specialization.
Experience Experience in the area I have been a practicing trial attorney since 1989 and I have a masters degree in bioethics and a doctorate of philosophy regarding comparative ethics.
Organizations belong to State Bar of Arizona
State Bar of Colorado (inactive)
District of Columbia Bar (inactive)
Federal Bar
Licensed in Arizona District Court
Licensed in Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Licensed in the United States Supreme Court American Bar Association National Board of Trial Advocacy
American Association for Justice
Arizona Trial Lawyers Association
American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Kennedy Institute of Ethics National Association of Realtors
Education/Credentials Bachelor of Arts 1985
Juris Doctorate 1989
Master of Arts in Bioethics 2004 Doctorate of Philosphy 2006
Awards and Honors Phi Beta Kappa
Multiple Who's Who
Publications A list of my copyrighted publications and presentations is contained at WWW.EXPERTETHICS.COM
Question Can a warrant be issued for me because I placed a stop payment on a check that I wrote as a good faith deposit and then changed my mind. I did not agree with the contract the landlord wanted me to sign and when I told the landlord that I wanted to cancel (no contract had been signed or agreed to), the landlord refused to give back the good faith deposit that I had given to her only 2 days before. I stopped payment and told her that I had done so. She preceded to attempt to cash anyway and now threatens to ask for a warrant for my arrest.
Answer Linda,
Without giving you legal advice, probably not. If you wrote it in good faith with sufficient funds, you probably did not violate any statute. Of course, this depends on your location. Additionally, as a practical matter, the police are going to tell the landlord this is a civil matter and to sue if the landlord believes money is owed.
