A few years ago my truck was hit and totaled by a driver who was uninsured. My insurance did not pick it up. I got a lawyer and sued the guy and i won over 10,000. That was 3 years ago and my lawyer has done nothing to collect the money. One payment was collected and the lawyer kept the whole payment. My lawyer tells me its my responsibility to find out where he is working and to have a garnish put on his checks or other assets. I was told this is supose to be done by the lawyer which is why i got the lawyer so he would do that. He has not contacted me for over a year and i have still not had any payments made to me. I dont know why i am the one that had to garnish his wages and find out all this information.If i knew that i wouldnt have gotten a lawyer. Can i fired him and hire a differnt lawyer without having to pay him? The deal was he would collect 1/3 of the total sum.
2007-03-05 04:45:38 · 4 answers · asked by King 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Insurance & Registration
New lawyer will charge a fee maybe more than 30% -- you can sue the first lawyer for the money he collected and kept. I would sue him in small claims court (that is almost free). He may step up and do his job if you do that. He has resources available to him to locate the guy that you don't have. You may find a different lawyer but you will need to negotiate a fair payment arrangement - start at 1,000.00 if he can collect.
Time is important - so do it quickly.
2007-03-10 10:47:58 · answer #1 · answered by pilot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right away, try the county bar association or the Attorney General in your state. Find out what your options are.
Sanctions or disbarment sound appropriate for that lawyer.
If you can't get assistance from the state, county or bar association go to another lawyer who is recommended by a friend and tell him the exact truth. Take all relevant papers.
I hope that first lawyer didn't get his hands on a big check.
2007-03-09 08:30:30 · answer #2 · answered by ha_mer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact your state's Attorney Ethics Committee. File a grievance and watch how quickly he'll do his job.
Lawyers are supposed to be diligent, competent, and should charge reasonable fees.
If you contact your state's attorney ethics committee and tell them about the poor job he did, he'll be so embarrassed when they disbar him or write him up in the attorneys state newspaper.
I would go there and not leave until I get an answer. He is not supposed to keep everything, especially since he was working off a contingency fee agreement. He is technically only entitled to his expenses + 1/3rd. The best results would be to contact the ethics committee.
2007-03-05 04:56:46 · answer #3 · answered by Rica 82 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Am I information properly that your daughter's father apparently is her legal father or mom? he's the guy who baby help has been paid on to? i could advise that you'll contact your interior sight baby help branch and inquire in case you are able to rent them to obtain her fee. or you are able to flow before a decide and ask that her help funds be despatched on to her because she is now no longer residing in her father's care. which could be a normal request to modify baby help. If a decide gained't agree for it to flow to her, perhaps he could rent her grandfather as payee or father or mom over her funds and that i could emphasize she now no longer lives with the daddy. i'm no longer an legal professional yet any adjustments in funds are frequently accomplished through a request to modify.
2016-12-05 06:45:38 · answer #4 · answered by jaffar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋