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LawSensai tells you what the law provides, not how your case ends. When facts are missing it says so instead of guessing, and safety flags route high-stakes questions to a licensed attorney.
Criminal Defense
Police must give Miranda warnings only before custodial interrogation, not at every arrest. If they skip the warnings, your statements can be suppressed, but the case is not automatically dismissed.
Consumer Law
Most states give creditors roughly 3 to 6 years to sue on a debt. After that it is time-barred: still owed, but a lawsuit can be defeated, and in many states a small payment can restart the clock.
General
Before LawSensai answers, its engine reads three things: the practice area, the jurisdiction, and the posture, meaning where you are in the process. Posture is the one most legal search results ignore, and it changes the answer most.
Estate Planning
An executor collects the decedent's assets, notifies creditors, pays valid debts and taxes, then distributes what is left. It is a fiduciary job, it takes months to years, and doing it in the wrong order creates personal liability.
Intellectual Property
Copyright attaches automatically the moment you fix a work in tangible form. Registering with the U.S. Copyright Office is optional, but it is what lets you sue over a U.S. work and unlocks statutory damages and fees.
General
Every AI decision on LawSensai runs through Brain, the agent runtime, and lands in a hash-chain audit log. Public Trust Centers publish live safety statistics per product area. Here is what that means and what it does not.
Employment Law
A hostile work environment is unwelcome conduct based on a protected characteristic that is severe or pervasive enough to alter your working conditions. A rude boss alone does not qualify. Here is the actual standard.
General
Deadlines, defenses, support formulas, and record clearing eligibility all change by state. Here is how LawSensai asks for your state early, applies the right rule, and flags where a general answer stops being useful.
Consumer Law
In most states a lender can repossess a financed car after default without a court order, but it cannot breach the peace, must give notice before selling, and must return your personal belongings. Here are the rules.
Landlord-Tenant
Nearly every state requires rental housing to be habitable, meaning heat, water, plumbing, electrical, and structural safety. Your remedies (repair and deduct, rent escrow, abatement, or lease termination) depend on your state statute.
General
LawSensai has an answer engine, several practice area centers, a document drafter, and an attorney match. This guide maps common situations to the right starting tool, and shows where each one hands off to a licensed attorney.
Estate Planning
If you die without a will, your state intestate succession statute decides who inherits, usually spouse and children first. A probate court also appoints the administrator and, if needed, a guardian for minor children.
General
Legal information explains how the law generally works. Legal advice applies it to your specific situation, and only a licensed attorney can give it. Here is the difference, why it matters, and how LawSensai keeps the line visible.
Litigation
Defamation is a false statement of fact that harms someone's reputation. Libel is written, slander is spoken. Learn the elements you must prove, who counts as a public figure, and the defenses that end these cases.
Employment Law
The FMLA gives eligible employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year for serious health conditions, a new child, or family care. Here is who qualifies, how to request it, and what your employer must do.
Immigration
Most green card holders can apply for U.S. citizenship after 5 years (3 if married to a citizen) by filing Form N-400. Here is the eligibility test, the interview and civics exam, the timeline, and what causes denials.
General
Every AskSensai answer carries a safety flag. Green means legal information is enough, yellow means consider attorney review, and red gates the answer behind a human attorney. Here is how the flags work and what to do with each.
Small Claims
If your landlord missed the deposit deadline, EasySuit on LawSensai structures your facts, drafts the statement of claim, and hands you county-specific filing instructions. You review everything before anything is filed.
Immigration
Marriage to a U.S. citizen makes you an immediate relative with no visa queue. You file Form I-130, then adjust status inside the U.S. or process at a consulate abroad, and attend an interview.
Landlord-Tenant
You can break a lease without penalty for active military service, an uninhabitable unit, serious landlord violations, and in many states domestic violence. Otherwise your rent liability is limited by the landlord's duty to re-rent.
Employment Law
Most workers are owed 1.5 times their regular rate after 40 hours in a workweek under the FLSA. Exempt status turns on salary and actual job duties, not job title, and misclassification is common.
General
Walk into your first attorney meeting prepared: use AskSensai to frame your question, organize your documents in the right LawSensai tool, and let Attorney Match warm-introduce you to a vetted lawyer.
General
Yes, sharing your legal problem online can be safe when the platform handles your information securely and lets you stay in control. LawSensai uses a privacy-forward approach, keeps your data in your hands, organizes evidence without unnecessary storage, and connects you with licensed attorneys whose communications can carry attorney-client privilege.