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I hired my laywer to work my case. One of the settling factors for the case was to pay $300 dollars back in restitution. But I have good reason to believe she took the money for herself. First the check was made out to her like she instructed which sounded bogus. My probation officer called the company and the said they didn't get any money from anybody. Finally when i ask her to send the receipts she keep stalling. She was suppose to give me my receipts in March, but its almost September. What Should I do?

2006-08-26 05:45:54 · 11 answers · asked by babyfaced1987 1 in Politics & Government Law & Ethics

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Obviously if the money was meant to go to restitution then you are in the right, she owes you the money, and she could face serious discipline from the state bar, up to or including being disbarred.

But I see a problem here: unless you made a notation on the check, it is your word against hers as to whether the check was for restitution or to pay her bill. (If the state bar gets copies of her bills, it will go a long way to solving this problem, but she could always phony something up).

It is easy to know that what she did is wrong, but hard to prove that the money was not payment for legal services rather than for restititution.

2006-08-26 08:21:48 · answer #1 · answered by y_nevin 2 · 1 0

If you have a probation officer it is that person's responsibility to get to the bottom of what happened to the restitution money. That is because if you don't pay the restitution then you go back to the pokey. Your P.O. must investigate. If he/she will not then talk with the supervisor. If no help there, talk to the supervisor's boss. Now if your P.O. knows you to be a schemer because of your history then you will not be taken seriously. That is the price of having a history that is negative. If that is the case, eat it.
First, of course, is to have the check cancelled and re-issued. That will tell if it has been cashed and by whom.

2006-08-26 05:59:39 · answer #2 · answered by ALWAYS GOTTA KNOW 5 · 0 0

If you paid by cash and didn't get a receipt, that'll be hard to prove. Check or money order? You have proof.

Report her to the state bar, the sue her in small claims, what lawyer wants to have a case on record with that kind of claim against her?

2006-08-26 05:55:43 · answer #3 · answered by Speaking_Up 5 · 1 0

The restitution was for you then you should
make a formal invoice , dated and signed , photocopied by you and
especially on the TOP LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE LETTER above your solicitors name , you should CLEARLY WRITE, COPIES SENT TO, (STATE) Bar Association, (STATE) Ombudsman , Federal Ombudsman, (STATE) Attorney General , Federal Attorny General.
MAKE SURE YOU GET THE CORRECT LISTINGS FOR THESE NAMES so as to make her take notice of you because in the past shes fobbed you off like a junky but now your all straight , cleaned yourself up, and what she's done is not right because you got your family etc to fix up for that restitution money she was meant to have , shes robbing your family , tell her that but not in the letter , If she gets even meaner and greedier to you, you save the swearing loud for on the phone or in person where its not taped on dvd if you can. Like chop says your no getting blood outta stone but you aint stone and you WILL BLEED, fair go!

2006-08-26 06:10:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

This is easy. Did the check get cashed? Then you should have a copy of a cancelled check. Take that to your probation officer and let her talk to the attorney. Then you're off the hook.

2006-08-26 06:48:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

You paid by "check", then that cleared check is your receipt... she can have the check made out to her thats no problem/issue...

if you "believe" she did take your money and offered no service or underservice(smile), then you can submit your complaint to the State Law Board of Review... side note.. you can call any legal college/University and get free advice and in some cases they (legal students will take your case for free) it is a grade and experience for them and free to you... they are assisted by their teacher/professor usually a lawyer themself.

2006-08-26 06:40:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Report her to the Bar Association. She could lose her license to practice law. You could also sue her in small claims court. I doubt that she would want to have her reputation ruined and her license revoked.

2006-08-26 05:53:49 · answer #7 · answered by notyou311 7 · 1 0

sounds fishy to me, have to hear both sides of the story. But you need to report her actions. Can you talk to your Probation officer on what to do????????

2006-08-26 05:50:20 · answer #8 · answered by nicknacpattymac 2 · 0 0

Report her to the state bar ethics hotline.

2006-08-26 05:48:08 · answer #9 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1 0

introduce your lawyer to Mr Crowbar.

2006-08-26 05:48:24 · answer #10 · answered by The Raging Monkey 5 · 0 1

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