my girl friend was getting a large seetlement from a car accident. her ex hired a lawyer to sue her. this is the lawyer we have today. we did not know he tried to sue her because it went to her lawyer at the time. 2yr and 2mth ago the settlement was over. we hired this lawyer 2 mth later not noing he tried to sue her. we only found out 2mth ago because we had to do her taxes., thats when we found this document addressed to my better half and that he was going after 25% of her settlement. know i think why its taken so long to get our place in order his bill was $1000 in feb 2006 and know its $12000. so what can i do ?
2007-07-21 01:08:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I can't sort this out from your explanation.
You apparently don't know what was going on two years ago. This could be because your attorney failed to explain it well, or it could be because you weren't involved and not entitled to an explanation from the attorneys.
An attorney who was against you before but on your side now isn't usually a conflict if the prior matter is over. It's when they work for you first, then try to represent someone against you that's an ethical problem, as they might know something they aren't entitled to know as opposition.
I can't tell what you're saying about the bills, whether the same bill went up, or if the bill for current services is more than for what he did for another client.
2007-07-21 02:11:59 · answer #1 · answered by open4one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am having trouble following as best I can figure out.
P sued D. P was represented by A.
Suit was ended, time goes by.
D hires A on a matter completely unrelated the original suit.
If that is what happened it is completely acceptable and not a conflict of interest.
2007-07-21 09:18:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called a "conflict of interest" and it is punishable by the state bar association and it can be construed as a felony.
2007-07-21 08:13:46 · answer #3 · answered by Mary W 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Go back to school and learn how to speak clearly with proper grammatical usage. Learning to spell properly will help as well!
2007-07-21 08:15:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋