July made 1 year that my husband hired this lawyer for his case. We went in on a Wedensday to talk with the lawyer he took the case & said he does not start cases until he has been paid.. Well, I have never been through this so we paid him the following Friday. He canceled one court date scheduled another & my husband took off day for the rescheduled court date & the lawyer called us that morning to say he was going to cancel the court.This has been going for over a year as I said and he will not return our phone calls & I called the court house today & the lady said she fired the same lawyer over a year ago because he was doing the same thing to her. Not returning calls& canceling court dates she said she paid him $2500.00&lost it all because she fired him. I need some answers & I need to know what to do can anyone please give me some advice?Who can I talk to about this problem?I have called countless times &my husband has even stopped by his office&still no response from him.help!
2007-08-14 09:54:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
We went to court in May 07 & the lawyer walked in & walked out told my husband they didn't have enough evidnece to say he is guilty but he continued the case & said he would contact my husband.... so what is going on? what can I do? please please help me....
2007-08-14 09:56:35 · update #1
After reading some of the answers I want to add that I have called the court and he hasn't missed any court dates but the lady I talked to at the court house told me she fired this same lawyer last year because he was doing her the same way. Not returning phone calls and canceling court dates. I'm scared to do anything to the lawyer because he has his money he doesn't care if my husband is guilty or inncocent?!? And the lady at the court house said that they have sent the lawyer letters about court dates and he hasn't returned them anything either?!?!
2007-08-14 10:19:55 · update #2
If you have a complaint, you should contact The Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility in your state. However, it is not unusual for an attorney to not start working on a case until they are paid.
I do think its fishy that he keeps continuing the case. On one hand he may be trying to get the case in front of the right judge. On the other hand, if you still owe him money, he may be pushing the case out until you pay him the rest of the money.
What kind of a case is it? Has your husband gone to court with him the times that there were dates?
What happened when your husband stopped by the office? Does this attorney have an assistant/secretary that you can speak with to find out the status of the case.
2007-08-14 10:07:02 · answer #1 · answered by Star 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The lawyer will contact you when your husband is due to return to court (if ever).
What you are waiting on now is for the court date. This is NOT set up by the lawyers or District Attorneys, but by the Judge, so you are waiting on a date - not your lawyer.
He should be in contact with you enough to let you know this. You shouldn't have to ask this question here, he is failing in his task to keep you abreast of what is happening in your case.
I would write a letter to him, asking for any information available. If you don't receive a response, fire him - forget the money you lost on him and get a new lawyer.
2007-08-14 10:05:56 · answer #2 · answered by artistagent116 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to contact the American Bar Association in your state and file a formal complaint against this attorney. You also need to contact the court directly regarding your husband's case to make sure that he has not missed any important court dates, etc. Hopefully the ABA will have some suggestions for both getting a new attorney and getting your money back from your current attorney.
2007-08-14 10:03:03 · answer #3 · answered by jml167 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The failure to return calls in any respect (or a minimum of well timed) is between the main effortless court docket circumstances approximately attorneys. you're a customer; you're paying him; you have each and every good to anticipate a well timed return of your calls. Be insistent. while you're nevertheless no longer chuffed, get a sparkling legal expert.
2016-10-10 05:41:20 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call the bar association they can stop him from ever practising law again.Best of luck.You could also sue him for your money back.
2007-08-14 10:04:13 · answer #5 · answered by warriorbabe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact your State Attourney General. They will look into the matter for you.
2007-08-14 10:01:57 · answer #6 · answered by cfb193 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋