I hired an attorney 2 years ago, I was in an accident ,wich i was not at fault. my attorney said that we should wait a while in case more long term injuries might show up. she said we could wait 6 months or a year, i am almost positive i chose 6 months. so after 7 more months went by,i emailed my attorney and she told me that we were waiting one year. I was not completely positive ,so i descided that ok i can wait one year. then one year went by, and i keep trying to contact my attorney,but she never responds, i tried email,calling..nothing..
My attorney then starts to hire a leagle assitant, the leagle assistants were doing there job , but they she has gone through 3 in the past 2 months..the one assistant,informed me that,i was not the only one who this attorney was not getting back to,she said many people were frustrated..she quit, i believe because ,there were so many people frustrated, she would even set up confrence calls,with 0 responce from my attorney.
2007-04-27 03:58:23 · 6 answers · asked by Lisa C 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Under the freedom of information act your attorney must show your file to you. You can try and tell him that you are going to report him to the board. You can probably get results pretty fast after telling her that. If you have any further problems see another attorney and send him a letter that you intend to sue her if she does not hand over the complete file in a certain time frame. This is a very delicate issue and I think you get profesional help. It seems to me your attorney is trying to hide something from you. A court order against your attorney would make her turn in every document that there is in your case. and probably get a financial return.
2007-04-27 04:09:49 · answer #1 · answered by Luis 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You don't indicate whether or not you signed an contingency fee basis arrangement or any other contract with the attorney to represent you as that would be key.
If no contract was signed, she is under no obligation to take the case or see you (although as a business courtesy should have advised you of this so you would know to get another lawyer) and the best course of action would be get an new attorney and have them request the case file from her as they are likely to have better luck than you if she is not being responsive. The sooner the better as the Statue of Limitations for personal injury cases vary depending on where you live.
If you have a contract and it is for her to represent you on a hourly basis (most personal injury cases are contingency fee based though) or have any other outstanding debts that would be a legitimate reason for her continue to represent you, but again, she should indicate to you that this is the reason and that she is not your legal counsel.
If you do have a signed contract for her to represent you and pursue a claim on your behalf and she is not responding, file a complaint with the Bar Association.
2007-04-27 04:16:36 · answer #2 · answered by bottleblondemama 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The attorney you hired has failed to perform according to anyone's interpretation of "legal representation." If you paid her a retainer up front (and most do), you need every penny of your money back. Did you sign a contract with her? You should have, and you should have a copy of it. Get it out and read it. Make sure that your rights are spelled out in the contract.
If they are not, you will have a heck of a time getting your money back.
You need to check with your state about their statute of limitations for this type of legal action. Then, make certain that you have an attorney and a case filed with the courts before the toling of your limitation date.
If you have problems getting your money back from the attorney, contact the local bar association and give them your facts. You will be expected to file a grievance with them to begin the process of having your situation and her nonperformance addressed.
Do not sit around on this. Time is moving and you cannot call it back. If you have not filed prior to the limitations date, you will be out of luck.
2007-04-27 04:13:05 · answer #3 · answered by Peanut 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Get a new attorney and sue the current one for your money back, plus time and pain and suffering.
2007-04-27 04:04:34 · answer #4 · answered by sapboy2001 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-04 23:14:21 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you just get a new attorney?
2007-04-27 04:01:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋