You have legal problems. That’s why you hired an attorney in the first place – you needed advisement from an expert who knows their way around the law. But what happens when your lawyer is stacking on the difficulties instead of helping you through them?
Your attorney’s job as a professional in the legal field is to calm the waters, clarify legal jargon and make things easier for you, not the other way around. So if you have been misrepresented, lied to, or if your case is being handled by an incompetent lawyer, you probably have a case against him or her – although winning the case might not be a walk in the park.
First thing’s first: Is poor performance a valid enough reason to sue? How do you know when your attorney has committed malpractice?
There is a lot of grey area in this answer, but we have some guidelines that you can follow in order to make your determination a little bit easier. A client can sue his or her attorney for negligence, breach of fiduciary duty and for breach of contract. The following are some common grounds for which you may sue your attorney.
- Your lawyer has abandoned your case
- Your case was tossed out of court due to a lack of research and effort on the part of your attorney
- Your attorney has settled your case without your permission
- Your attorney has misused your retainer money
- Your lawyer is representing another client to your disadvantage
- Your lawyer has made glaringly obvious errors that a professional in his or her field should have never made
- Your attorney has failed to contact you – your phone calls and emails have been left unattended for a long period of time
If your situation falls into any of these guidelines you may have a case. Next, we have outlined seven steps that you can take to start the process of filing a lawsuit.
7 Steps to Filing a Lawsuit
Here’s how to file a lawsuit against your attorney:
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Fire your attorney
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Get onboard with another lawyer.
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Decide whether it’s worth the headache.
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Get your wallet out.
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Save every document.
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Establish proof
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Expose lies
But be sure to understand the parameters of the contract the two have you have signed before you do so.
Sigh. Yes, we know – your experience with attorneys hasn’t been everything you had hoped it would be. But, alas, if you want to sue someone, anyone, you will need to hire another attorney. If you are unsure of whether or not you have a case, a legal malpractice attorney can swiftly help you make that determination.
While Oregon is the only state that requires lawyers to obtain legal malpractice insurance, or a professional liability fund, many attorneys nationwide carry such insurance in order to have protection in instances just like this. While no one deserves to be lied to or cheated out of money, you should take a deeper look at what you may be getting yourself into before you decide to pursue a case, and find out if you even have the potential to gain more money than you will end up spending.
As incompetent as your lawyer may have been in regards to your case, chances are he or she will put a lot more effort into defending him or herself. Suing another attorney can be especially pricey because they already know many tricks of the trade and how to use them to their advantage. If the lawyer decides to hire a defense attorney you’ll have even more stacked against you.
You’ll need an immaculate paper trail in order to prove your attorney’s malpractice. Maintain a complete record of communication, your contract, meetings, bank records that prove the financial condition the case has left you in, and even phone calls that you have made – especially all efforts you have made that have been left neglected.
Establish proof that your lawyer has misappropriated your funds, overcharged you or settled your case without your permission for a far lesser amount than you agreed upon.
You need to expose the lies that your attorney may have told you. If your lawyer promised you that he or she would handle your case personally, but you constantly find yourself communicating with the paralegal, junior, assistant or office receptionist instead the lawyer, and are unable to establish communication with your attorney, be sure to preserve proof.
Need to find the right attorney to take on this cse being going on since 2010 have little contact with attorney really feel he’snot doing his job all other partys have settled I’ve suffered the most still suffering please help
My boyfriend and I hired a lawyer for a judicial release so he can get out and fight his current case with another attorney that works for wrongful convictions. The lawyer doing the judicial was hired and paid. He lead us to believe he was doing his job and popping his head in to touch base with the judge. We just found out through our appeals lawyer that the lawyer for the judicial was denied because the lawyer purposely made a statement to the judge that lost him his judicial and appeal. We need help bad! Now my boyfriend is still stuck in prison and now the judge agitated with him and is making him wait everything out. His rights have been revoked in many ways we need help.
My lawyer handed over evidence to my ex husband with out a motion of discovery.and also I believe she working against me.she told me I had custody of my kids but I have paper work from court saying I don’t .and she failed to fax or give me info.saying I did.she cussed me.misses meeting.and has not been very helpful at all
I am from an abusive marriage and disabled for 5 years due to this. I heard of my divorce from my sister who in turn heard it from my parents that read it in the Sunday local newspaper. My husband was arrested and I have not had contact with him in 15 most. He did have his sentence reduced because for health reasons not able to take the stand in the domestic violence case. I had filed retainer fee but my attorney kept waiting he filed first. I spoke to receptionist more then attorney. Had me sign a paper that she said if I was unable to get documents she needed she could communicate with my father. Although numerous attempts she did not return calls to me nor consult me on anything.my father had to run errands for her make phone calls to my now ex mother in law. She lost papers turned into her. She list pictures of belongings. She said that my e’s attorney said that the would not pay attorney fresh. She did not have funds returned to me by my ex. Didn’t even attempt to collect. To this day and we divorced in march of this year. My ex was allowed to drag his feet getting necessary documents to his attorney to pass on. It took 6 long months for our divorce. I had to keep getting copies of bank statements that cost 22.00 each time copies of receipts. Was unable to keep up with. Always asked my dad regarding what he would settle for. Never asking m what I. Would like. Instructed me to pay off things of his including cell phone bill that he and his mother were on an account lusted in my name but unable to retrieve phone no contact. The abuse was never mentioned the disabilities were never mentioned no contact was ever mmentioned.Our 1st meeting with attires in october he found out what the prosecution offered him in domestic case. He was furious and she came to me and parents and told us she did not want to be in room as he was really mad I mean really mad she said. My ex was 6’7 278 lbs. Im 5’7 128 lbs. How did she think I felt. I had lived with it. The day if court she had to borrow documents from his attorney. I had to call and have documents faxed to courthouse. She was never prepared when we had set appointments. She was not prepared fir court nor did she explain anything to me it parents. She left with his attorney laughing and talking about her daughter in a beauty pageant. Never explained anything to us. Numerous attempts to set up appoints with her after to explain what had happened were just that attempts. She was always in with a client, in the shine or it if town. To this day I have only seen her once in March to sign my divorce papers. She still has not contacted me. I live on a disability check and little alimony. He made 69,978.00 by himself last year and I had to pay her 6300.00 out of my pocket because he would no agree to pay her fees. Im am living in my parents garage not able to get place of my own until I pay her off and pay credit cards that he in fact opened in my name ran bills up over 4500.00. I suffer daily do to my injuries I received emotionally mentally. I suffer from PTSD. I’ve never been in the military but was in traumatizing marriage. I expected her to help me. What can I do. She wants that money every month 655.00 out if my 1142.00 I draw. He was 3 most behind in paying alimony and she wanted to wait. I was renting a home 950.00 cheapest I could find. I have animals as well. My father to the judge that moving home want an option fir me. So the situation for myself and m animals is tough. Having no money no peace of mind living in garage my depression worsens. Have no real hope for the future. I have resentment towards parents for not consulting m resentment towards my attorney that I thought I could trust. I was nit allowed friends and is trust has been hard. I found out this that say Trust Me. Dont! What kind of advice did you have for me? Please I need your help. Thank you. Glenda
My lawyer got me to agree to slight settlement on a case that the judge denied me stating that my complaint was tol.d.when in fact the issue wasl within legal limitation.
I had to file bankruptcy and hit a rough patch while going through, but managed to pay the bill in full. Upon my finishing paying the bankruptcy, they came up with the story that payments were missed. I have every receipt and even put tracers on the ones they changed the story about not having (3) times. My attorney did nothing, except agree to some Ludacris catch up payment plan without my knowledge. So after just being out of bankruptcy for 4 years, I had to file again. Oh, I left out the part where I had to go to court by myself and represent myself and that is where the judge showed me an agreement that was allegedly made by me and my attorney . The judge asked me had I ever seen or agreed to that payment plan. My reply was, “your honor I would be a fool to agree to a payment that is higher than my income.” Then he says, “sounds like you got a case, you need to call your lawyer.” Of course no one would talk to me, thy kept saying your case is closed. I don’t want a lot, just the money I had to pay another attorney and the money back from me being in another bankruptcy; I am a single parent of (4) with (3) grandchildren trying to make it off of disability. Yes, I am disabled so I probably need an attorney to take my case pro-bono, just being honest. Thank you for reading this and your time!
On the morning of September 30, 2015, I contacted my attorney via email and told her my husband and I had come to terms on our settlement. I told her exactly what we decided and that he had agreed to pay all attorney fees.
She wrote the agreement and I questioned her on the attorney fee section because she had written it in a way that I felt was not obvious. She then rewrote it based on our telephone conversation when I asked her to be very clear that my husband would be paying all the attorney fees.
I thought it looked a littl round about, but I am not an attorney and decided maybe that,was how attorneys wrote it and trusted,she had made it clear. Since then, my husband and his attorney refuse to pay th attorney fees saying it is not clear and my attorney said “well, you signs it”. I feel she has grossly misrepresented me to the tune of about $10,000 for her fees. Do I have a case or is it even worth pursuing?
I had her write the other attorney and explain that Larry agreed, but he is unwilling to pay and his attorney said the email exchange between us is inadmissible and if I continue, they will ask for attorney’s fees for not following the PSA. I FEEL SO VERY MISREPRESENTED AND MY ATTORNEY IS NOW SENDING M ANOTHER BULL FOR THE CALLS I have had to make to get her to correct her error.
I want to fire her, but need some QDRO’s done when the divorce is final in early 2016. Can I hire another attorney to file those?
My husband has been fighting a wrongful conviction since 2010. Bribery.which the appellant court stated doesnt not constitute bribery. He also got a dui. But..when he fell in the water while out boating in the winter.his glasses fell overboard with him. He cant see anything without his glasses. After 128k dollars later and fighting from 2010 to 2015.. He was sentenced to 4years. All because his attorney was money hungry and didnt bringup vital information during the trial..
My Daughter had a accident case. First settlement was for $1500.1500.00 they told her to go back for injections. She did and they settled for $13,000. So why did she walk away with $1000.00? Law form Simon and Simon
I have had a worker’s comp case since 2011. I was told July, 2015, a settlement had been reached. I didn’t receive paperwork until October. I’m still waiting. I’m living in temporary housing since August because of what I was told in July. My attorney had me e-mailing since the beginning and told me, a month ago, to call them. I told them I prefer documentation because I’ve been lied to so much. I had a stroke five days after surgery and it was determined could not be proved TWO YEARS later. Why didn’t my attorney pursue more vigorously? Actually, the answer is the surgeon is a friend of his and he didn’t want him affected. I made it very clear the insurance company was at fault because they dragged a simple trigger thumb out so long the thumb, after two surgeries is permanently affected. So I’ve lost out on so much. THEN, worker’s comp waited two years AFTER I was disabled and put on Medi-Care. Again, negligence on my attorney’s part for not pursuing more vigorously? I’m now at risk of losing any settlement I’m entitled to. And still being told, “Be patient.” Since my future is so uncertain, I’m living in temporary housing with most of my belongings in storage, including my home therapy equipment.. It’s hurting me physically and financially. Next week will be four months since I’ve heard anything. This has been going on since May, 2013.
Hello Annette,
I am so sorry about what you are going through. I,too, am going through a very similar situation, we must have the same attorneys!
I HAD A LAWYER AND FOR A MALPRACTICE SUIT AND I CANT WALKPROPERLY TOGETAROUND HAVE TO USE A WALKER AND MY RIHT LEG IS BENDED IT CANT BE STRAIGHT AND MY LAWYERTOOK MY CASE IN 2009 HE KEPT TELLING ME ITS NOT SETTLE AND HERE ITS 2016 AND I STILL DID NOT RECEIVE ANYTHING THEN I JUST FOUND OUT HE WAS SPENDING THE CLIENTS MONEY NOW HES ARRESTED AND FACING 20 YEARS BUT I WANT TOKNOW IS WHEN CAN I RECEIVE MY MONEY IM GOING TOHARD TIMES AND THAT MONEY WOULD COME IN VERY HANDY RIGHT NOW MY LAWYER LEAVES IN A MANISON AND I STRUGGLING BUT THE SAYING GOES KHRAMA IS A BIT$$ IM LEAVE IT THE HANDS OF GOD
I have a work injury, Right Shoulder Rotater cup tear 4,neck Back, Lumbar . With Spurs and Bone Growth Pinching Nerves ,Physicians not doing their Job, and Attorneys not doing their.
Omg sounds just like my husband’s case!! But he fractured his humerus, which he had surgery before his insurance was approved so he was going to pt through the office he had his surgery, when the insurance approved his case he was still having severe pain in his arm and shoulder’s I kept telling them I believe it’s rotator cuff tear and the Dr. Kept saying that it was frozen from the surgery ok if that was the case why does his other shoulder hurt where he did not have surgery they just said come back in a month,which the insurance wanted him to go to another Dr. I had to keep calling the attorney to find out about the appointment they kept saying we are still looking for a Dr. Which i had emailed him several times to tell him that he is in pain all he would do is tell me he understands that he is trying a couple months went by I called to ask he said oh well they are wanting to settle I asked about him going to the Dr he said that he can’t go nomore but of course we did not settle so again we had to wait I mean it was so much crap I can go on and on!!
Hi.. My fiancee had case against the Police Department we wanted about a 100000 but the city only offered a percentage of that so we had to take it to trial the judge agreed to take the case if all the documents were in order the documents were not in order we paid a filing fee in 2014 the hearing for the case was December 2015 the police altercation took place November 2013 the judge dismissed the case and ridiculed our attorney about not filing the paperwork in time now the attorney has withdrawn himself from the case and us because the judge told him to file it through the Supreme Court I would like to have something done about the attorney however every other attorney I contact keeps claiming conflict of interest and I can’t find an attorney it is as if everyone is afraid of him…in a.l please help I don’t know what else to do I don’t have conflict of interest can I represent myself?
I had gotten a DUI I signed over my Bail to him. With the agreement that he get 7000 of it and I get it he told me it was the only way that I could do it. I had found out differently we could have done it where I didn’t sign over all the bell and let him take care of it. We could have done it officially as 7 + 8. With that being said and done he never came to see me ever in 8 months of him getting paid period additional $5,000 with him having the 15000 + – 5. Not once in 8 months when I begged him and my significant other did did he ever show up to see me. When I got out and always said and done he refused to pay my significant other back while I was in I went to go see him. And we made an agreement that he would pay me back every two weeks. It was a verbal agreement period he started paying me. And then you stop telling me he doesn’t have the money. With that being said and done this man has done nothing for me I went to prison on a DUI which I should have never gone I had a car he had lost they were waiting for him to show up he never showed up I paid him for that also. This man has done it to a lot of people. I found out that he was a law guardian and not a criminal case lawyer also. Which topped it all off he never read my file. Because when I sat down in front of him he said to me you were parked. That’s after I got out of prison that means he had no idea about anything in my case when I tell you my significant other begged him to come see me. I can’t tell you he did everything but sleep at his door. I saw a legal aid lawyers get more attention than me and I was paying this guy top dollar. He has so many things that he has done wrong it’s impossible to tell you in this page.
I got arrested for a 2degree burglary that I didn’t commit I violated a restraining order I was told because the person contacted me and picked me up my lawyer told me that is why I was being changed with second degree burglary she also pressured me into making a plea bargain with the state by threatening me that if I didn’t I was going to trail and was going to be convicted and sent to jail I’ve never been locked up for anything other than a dwi It’s a whole lot to this story I live in Springfield mo I cheated on my wife with another woman that thought I was going to leave my wife for her after 3years later im having the worst nightmare of my life im a black man and the woman is white and she know all she has to do here in southwest Missouri is say I done something to her the jail here is full of black men and the lawyers are taken advantage of our situation
Darroll, if there is a restraining order, neither party can contact the other. It does work both ways, yes. But if you violate (even if the other party contacts you), you will be locked up. It isn’t a racial issue, it is a factual issue. Should you find yourself in that situation again, please do not pick up the phone, go to her house, have any contact with her, etc. Leave the situation completely alone. Be in 100% compliance with the court order. Then there will be no reason to ever get locked up. Period.
MY LAWYER STOLE MONEY FROM ME WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT IT
I filed a bar complaint ( Georgia) several months ago and was notified a week ago that my attorney was negligent and violated 3 codes. How should I proceed? This was a case where he never found the final order in a child support case and I paid more than $100 a month in excess child support for three years.
We are in the process of filing a bar complaint because
Our attorney has taken nearly FOUR YEARS to wrap up a simple bankruptcy. Four bloody years and it’s still not done. He gave us some money back, but I’m taking it further. We could have been rebuilding our credit some these last four years. Our bankruptcy was medical in nature.
Thanks for the info . I have several situations with evidence and paper trail .
I live in B.C Canada so should be working with someone in the interior of B.C. I guess .
I need an attorney to sue an attorney for malpractices
My husband died of an aneurysm in 2009 I went to a lawyer and Philadelphia he asked me could he handle my case he put it in the court for 15 million the day before we would have go to trial or to pick the jury. he called me and said that the hospital would hold it up in court so long that I would never get the money he said if he knew then what he know now he would have never took the case he also told me that if I went to court I would lose he told me they made an offer of $140,000 I told him I needed time to think about it he said if I didn’t settle then they will pull it off the table this case included three hospitals a nursing home and an ambulance service this was a Philadelphia lawyer and basically he colhurst me to settle when I didn’t want to this has been eating away at me because I feel he was paid off when I asked him could he at least renegotiate where his portion of payment will be additional from the settlement he told me no I am looking for someone who can help me or more than that help me understand how lawyers can do this to people my husband had two children and because I wanted them to have something I settled because I know he would no longer help me this has been eating away at me for years if there’s anyone out there who can give me some information or could help me I am leaving my email address James 2090 at comcast.net it just won’t leave my mind I guess until I get some answers please help me clear my mind for me and the benefit of his children
Yes my father passed from wrongfully death due to advandia medicine well I no he passed due to the medicine advandia well make story short my father passed in pure agony and pain for months before he passed well I had a attorney for 4 years on my case and and next thing I no a with a different lawfirm totally he had left that law firm and went to another one
Never once contacted me a about sending my stuff to another lawfirm without my consent well so that lawfirm contacts me and says were dismissing all class act advandia cases that if I want to pursue my case somewhere else which I think is crazy thank you so much hope to here from you soon
Can a attorney get paid off by the other attorney we are sueing .. after 4 years of negotiations now my attorney is saying to take the settlement .. after having provided proof on video of a slip & fall resulting in an operation
I was rear ended by a company vehicle truck in 2014. The person who was driving the vehicle was under influence and got a second DUI.
I hired an attorney who was handling my case but in 2014 told me he was no longer able to represent me because he was retiring as his wife was sick and needed his full attention.
That attorney referred me to his colleague (William Frederick Salle Attorney in Glendale, CA)
William Salle started to handle my case and did many mistakes that someone in his profession shouldn’t have done.
1. He didn’t file for punitive damages causing me to lose punitive damages once and for all in August 2014.
2. He had his assistant whom is his wife working as his assistant and she failed to add to my discovery from 2014 regarding my memory loss and headaches issue. I repeatedly asked her to add it to the discovery she said she would but failed to do so. She even had the nerve to tell me in 2016 that I never mentioned anything to her regarding memory loss or headaches even though I have e-mails.
3. These Law Firm failed to send me to a specialist for my headaches/memory loss. Even though I repeatedly asked them to help me.
4. William Salle waived my rights without my consent or signature to file a claim gor headaches/memory loss. I sent the Law Firm 3 e-mails already asking them to send me the copy of the document in which I supposably authorized William Salle to waive those rights and they have not reply and are ignoring me until now. The last e-mail was sent to them on Friday February 10, 2017.
5. Up until this day I suffer from trauma due to the way he spoke to me. William would yell at me using profanity, abusive language and would nake fun of me, intimidate me in front of others. I suffer from nightmares from this attorney and am very traumatized from him.
6. Before settling the case I hired another attorney who promised me to help me out and I fired Salle. This attorney told me I have a case for malpractice and promised to help me out. The problem is as soon as he spoke to George an Assistant/Mediator for the Law Firm Salle my former attorney changed 360% and stopped communicating with me and ignored me.
My case settled in December 2016 I didn’t get any future medical treatment and I am stuck with daily back pain due to a surgery I had on May 2016 L5 disc replacement and constant and severe headaches.
The insurance had a million dollar policy limit. But what they are giving me is a joke!
The former attorney I hired told me if I didn’t sign the settlement agreement the Defendants side was going to get a court order and I would be forced to sign by a judge.
My Attorney never returns my call. I’m always communicationing with his Paralegal. This has been going on for three years. I hired them because of their experience in handling the nursing home case which I file against because of the negligence abused and the over dose of medication they gave my mother.
Well the owner file chapter 11 bankruptcy and I was told by my attorney sister because she is also attorney, she let me know that we was not settleing for under a million dollars. And she also said remember they have assets.
But somehow they my attorney so what the Paralega asked me would I take a 10,000
If I don’t take it we can go to court and its not a possibility that I will win and I could lose out on getting anything. But somehow I can’t get to talk to my attorney so he can explain to me what was going on. I wonder if he got paid
Please help what should I do next.
My attorney failed to properly introduce evidence and argue in the federal district court an extremely important document and evidence that affected the “statute of limitations clock reset time” which drastically affected the outcome of not only the federal district court case but the court of appeal’s case which ruled that it was too late to introduce that document and evidence. Following the district court ruling, several other attorneys reviewed the case and even though they could not take on the case in the court of appeals, they said they would represent me in a malpractice suit against my attorney for using the wrong document/evidence to argue. My attorney also made a number of errors in the pleadings he filed and had to refile them, five in all. The errors were found when I proofed the submitted document. Important information was omitted or stated in error. I am now loosing my home because of his negligence in the performance of his duty.
Can I sue my lawyer for malpractice? I was in an auto accident in Tennessee in June of 2015, but was not a legal resident of the state (I was a student) and my insurance was through my home state in New York. Knowing this, a prominent personal injury law firm in my home state (New York) took on the case, assuring me that they could proceed with the matter and that because it was New York insurance, they had jurisdiction. Having spent the past (nearly) 2 years undergoing treatment for cognitive and irreparable conditions related to the head injury sustained in the accident, it’s been determined that the nerve damage is permanent and unlikely to be resolved or go away (medications and treatments have been unsuccessful). My lawyers have since claimed that there is nothing they can do for me because since the accident happened in TN and TN doesn’t require their drivers to have uninsured motorist coverage (the driver at fault had no insurance) my insurance can refuse to pay any settlement despite my having uninsured motorist coverage. I’ve since contacted another attorney, who said that the NY law firm never should have taken the case because they do not have jurisdiction, as the accident itself happened in Tennessee. I spoke with another attorney in Tennessee who essentially confirmed that lack of jurisdiction and said it should never have been an issue and there’s nothing in TN law that supports the claim that my insurance doesn’t have to honor my uninsured motorist coverage. It’s likely that in all of this, I’ve missed the statue of limitations to file in TN…Because of all the misleading information and negligence on the part of the NY lawyers. Do I have grounds to sue or do anything???
My attorney never even filed a lawsuit and by the time I found this out it was too late before statue of limitations ran out. I signed 2 contracts and I think he shoved mine to the side for another more lucritive suit. I had been told that the insurance company was already making offers. I was told I was suing the hospital and the doctor and he never did anything . I feel so violated that he lied for 2 years.
Nicol I have a similiar case as yours. Medical malpractice dr cut my fathers main abdominal aorta twice, he bled out for 9 hrs UNATTENDED..! In turn he had a stroke, heart attack, and brain damage, he died 13 days later, 14 days he suffered a living hell, as did his family. Hired an attorney, said we had a great case. For a year and a half he never returned our phone calls. He calls for a meeting to tell us he was quiting our case with no explanation. He has all my fathers medical records, autopsy reports all my original documents. He just sent me a bill for 1700.00 then i could have my original documents that i lent him. My case was taken on a contingency basis , written contract. I think this attorney is on crack. Any attorneys reading this would like to take my case please call me, I will fight until justice is served, to the drs ,attorney and my beautiful loving father..Shame on you nasty people.. My father is dead now, does anyone care anymore????
I DON’T GET IT! WHEN YOU FIRST TALK TO AN ATTORNEY ABOUT YOUR CASE, HE IS GUNG HO AND PROMISES THE MOON. THEN AFTER A FEW MONTHS AND EVEN WEEKS, HE DOES NOT RETURN PHONE CALLS OR TELL YOU WHATS GOING ON WITH YOUR CASE. THEN THEY WANTS YOU YOU TAKE A PLEA, A LOW SETTLEMENT OR JUST ABANDONS YOU. WHAT’S UP WITH THAT?
Have you tried changing attorneys? That’s always an option.
Me and my 2 daughters were in a horric car accident a year and 1month, 2days ago. I was in icu for 4 days I suffered broken hip, broken femur, broken knee, and broken ankle, my ribs were also fractured. Head hit windshield we all were wearing our seatbelt. My oldest daughter suffered fractured ribs, seatbelt raptured her small intestine. She was 20 at the time of the accident. We got out on her 21st bday. My youngest daughter who was 15 years old at the time of the accident. Suffered 2 broken legs, a broken wrist, and she was pinned inside the car. After I was out of ICU, 1 day out of ICU. My brother had called this lawyer, like 4 hours from my home town. And Day 2 an investigator was at the hospital with papers. I was on all kind of pain meds. But I sign the papers the investigator. Had brought with him. My oldest daughter who was over 18 years old sign papers also. A couple of months after getting out the hospital. I was able to talk because my ribs , were starting to heal. So my mom called the lawyer. That my brother had found . He was like he has kids and a family that depend on him . And he’s gonna do everything to help me. The lawyer did everything but that. When I was able to move around a little. I called and told him I was coming to him. He stayed NO NEED FOR THAT!!!! I no news. I replied saying these medical bills are piling up, I lost my job, my daughter went back to work , she’s a correction officer , and they calling her threatening her about the medical bills also. I said after reading over your application and policies in your application. I states if we needed money until the case was settled. We would need to fill papers out. And each application is $50. The lawyer replied Nooo I can’t do that , I said it’s in your appplication. So I was upset. A friend drove my 4 uncomfortable hours to see the lawyer, who didn’t know I was still coming. When I got there, he was like who are you? But remembering his investigator took pictures of us . I stated my name, he replied you didn’t have to drive this far. I said I don’t know you, you don’t know me. Don’t you feel we should know who representing us. We went in a little conference room , he didn’t close the door. He asked my friend did he want to come in. He said no but the conference room was so close to entering the building. He still could hear everything that was said. I asked where was he in our case. He said their offering , you guys $100,000 each but your medical bills exceeds the amount. I said how, and we still were going to the doctor at that time. And still today. I see a neurologist, orthopedic, psychologist, Physical Therapy, an ear doctor!!! I said well can’t we sue them ? He replied you can’t and if you try to sue the guy that hit you guys. He might put everything in someone else name. I said I’m talking bout the insurance company. Although the guy was wreckless driving, rushing . Went around a car and we were right there. No drug or alcohol test was done on this guy. Stated in the state patrol report. He said I’m sorry but this is all. I said you told me that you would do all you can. I said I need to get someone else. He told me I couldn’t because, I sign papers , but he lied. Because we hadn’t sign for any money. I called the Bar association they connected me with the Patuala office. They lady I talked to said yes it sounded like we were getting blackballed. I asked what can I do. She said well since he know your case just threaten him. But keep him. I did and he took his percentage down from 33% to 20%. But he still didn’t sue, or anything. He told me to call the hospital and work something out. Everything that was done . Was mainly done by me and the guy that hit us insurance company. This lawyer made a couple phone calls . And printed copy of papers that me and the guy insurance agent got. We profited nothing. He Gain $110,000 and he did nothing. I keep hearing there’s nothing that can be done. But I don’t Believe God save all 3 of us, on 7-16-16, to be mistreated so poorly by a man He created.???????? we still have nightmares!!! Don’t sleep due to the accident. And how someone we didn’t know, who we put trust in to handle our case. To basically say FORGET YOU GUYS!!!! We were coming from a funeral that day!!! And our family almost was about to go to ours!!!! I know we live in a world of Evil!!! But God said Love conquers all. There are times I wished that Lawyer could experience what we went through. Then I pray and say to God, I don’t think he could’ve handle it!!!!! My purpose for writing this, is I know it’s too late for me and my girls!!! But to advice people to be careful!!! Who you trust with your life!!! Were worst off now!!! Then before the wreck!!! But I still have Faith through it all!!! A 44 year old woman, who can’t do none of the things I use to do. But I know we’re here for a REASON!!!
My lawyer settle my case with me paying all the medical bill on a no fault car accident and I was working at the time ..
The firm settled for $23,000 and I received only $4,800..he said I was lucky to get that..
I am looking to sue an attorney in NY on a divorce/matrimonial case based on several of the main points. I’m looking for help finding an attorney who will help represent me in this issue.
MY LAWYER SUED A COMPANY FOR 75000 I HAVEN’T RECEIVED A DIME HE LIED AND SAID THE PARALEGAL STOLE THE CHECK HOW DUM HE THINKS IAM I SIGNED WITH HIM NOT A PARALEGAL I HAVE ALL MY PAPERWORK FROM THE PROTHONITORY FROM CITYHALL IM NOT GETTING NO HELP I CALLED THE BOARD OF ATTORNEY THAT WHAT I WAS TOLD TO DO I LIVE IN PA
My daughter was searched 18 times over 4 months either walking, driving or sitting in a park. She was searched 6 times in one week. They never found anything on her until one day she gave a guy a ride and they pulled her over and found a small bag (.25 grams) of meth and a syringe under the passenger seat. Since he didn’t claim it, she was charged with 4 felonies. We later found out he is a CI.
I hired an attorney to represent her and over the last several months have found a half a dozen errors in the arrest along with violations by the police since hiring her attorney. I sent him a detailed list along with case law and questioned if any of these fit my daughter’s case which she signed before I sent it. We never received a response but her case was postponed. We were unable to get a reason for the postponement so we looked it up on Doxpop. He notified the court of a change in status, waiving her right to a trial and proceeding to a plea agreement and sentencing 3 days after we had a meeting with him in his office turning down the plea agreement.
We drafted a letter requesting him to respond in writing within 5 business days on why he did this and how he was going to fix it. I attended every meeting and my daughter never signed a plea agreement or any other document. His secretary started calling to set up another meeting which we ignored. I got an email demanding a meeting which I responded “When you provide us with a written statement on your actions, we will meet with you.” I imagine he is going to quit but with a criminal case, I believe he has to ask the court and she needs a new attorney ready to step in.
I left a paper trail a mile long. We intend to fight him quitting the case. He was paid to represent her. My daughter has a brain injury that prevents her from making agreements without my knowledge and her attorney was notified of this in writing. So I know if he managed to get her signature without me, I will nail him to the wall.
I did consult another attorney who believes her case has grounds to be dismissed. My daughter does not have an income and I refuse to hire a new attorney. It was suggested she request a public defender and with the status of the case, she name the attorney I talked to who does public defendant work. Not sure if that will work but worth a try when her current attorney attempts to quit.
We are now 30 days away from sentencing and unsure how to stop the freight train. I spent hundreds of hours studying case law and comparing to my daughter’s case. Plus spent thousands of dollars on an attorney who plead her out without her consent. I am at a loss on what to do?
My condo association collected insurance claims for water damages to my units over $16 thousands and refused to repair, I temporarily repaired the units because they are rental properties the units still leaking through the walls from the gutters/scuppers up to this date I requested my attorney to file for punitive damages for negligence/ breach of fiduciary duty this is an insurance collections fraud, i already had 2 meting with my attorney requesting him to file for punitive damages on my behalf he first meeting he gave me the excuses that punitive damages is only for attorney fees, second meeting I splain him that I did my research at the court library and google and YouTube on punitive damages and he agree to file for punitive damages now 2 weeks later I checked the state court website and he has not filed for punitive damages my trial date is 2 months away the status of limitation to amend the complaint will expire in one month I’m stuck with a possible crooked attorney and my gut feeling is telling me I’m getting screwed here
Please be very careful to hired an attorney they will use trade tricks to screw your over bicouse they negotiated crooks deal with defense attorney they can get money from you and money from defense attorney justice is only for who pay more this is just my personal opinion.
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On September 26, 2018, I received a traffic violations ticket (1)Intersection Violation Enter Without Space To Cross (2) Fail To Obey Traffic Control Device, To-Wit: A Sign Bearing The Legend. In which was set for court, October 16, 2018.(MUNICIPAL COURTS 1400 LUBBOCK HOUSTON, TX. 77002- COURT#3 @6:00PM. On October 4, 2018( IN PERSON), I hired a lawyer to represent me, on this issue. (KUBOSH & ASSOCIATES 1619 Lubbock Houston, TX. 77007)(713)222-0880). I paid $70.00 cash, to be represented by this Law Firm. I was told by the receptionist, ” NOT “, to go to court on October 10, 2018,( that one of the Attorney, would go, and for me to call, every 2 weeks, to check the status of my reset date, to go to court.( In which I did exactly what I was told to do). On November 27, 2018, I called the lawyer office, and told the receptionist, that I received a WARRANT WARNING mail. She verified, who I was, and immediately told me that I need to come into the office, and sign some papers; my reply, “I’m on my way “. Once I signed those papers, the receptionist told me that, I would be getting a letter from their office, stating my Court day, in 2 to 3 days. I the letter, and my court date was January 29, 2019, @ 8:00AM(COURT #1) I actually arrived there, 2 hours earlier, to avoid the morning traffic. Once court was in session, one of the attorney, from the office, called my name, and briefly went over my case. He then said, ” that the 2 traffic violations, will be dismissed and wouldn’t be on my driver’s license record, and that he was going to talk to the DA, on “FAILURE TO APPEAR “, I immediately said to him, “what you mean, FAILURE TO APPEAR?, NO ONE EVER TOLD ME, I HAD TO COME TO COURT, BECAUSE IF I WAS TOLD, I WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE “, he then said, ” WHETHER we dropped the ball, or you dropped the ball, IT DOESN’T MATTER”, and told me to go back to my seat, while he went over to talk to the DA. In which I did, just that. Once my name was called, to go before the Judge, I was told that, the 2 traffic violations were dismissed, and for the (FAILURE TO APPEAR), was not, and was I able to pay for Court Costs $71.00, Fine Amt. $50.00, DPS Fees: a total of $60.00 today. In which I did, went to the Cashier, on the 1st floor, and paid a total of $181.00. ( In All, I’m out of $251.00) I feel that I was NOT, represented correctly, and was Charged with another violation (FAILURE TO APPEAR), that the Attorney didn’t appear in court on October 16, 2018, after telling me, NOT, to go to court on that date. I really need to talk with someone, about this matter, and what can I do about this matter, what are my options, and what can be done, about this issue. PLEASE CONTACT ME
i need to sue an attorney in Illinois over a lawsuit against dupuy. i had to have a revision for a rt hip replacement because I was notified that my original hip had been recalled by johnson and johnson. I contacted an atty in Champaign, Ill in jan, 2014 after I had the revision surgery in Nov , 2013. Because I had to return to Knoxville, Tn for the revision surgery< i was told by Gail Robinson of the Broadspire corporation that all my expenses would be covered as a non-insured patient, which they were not. that was when i contacted Todd schum in Champaign,Il who took the case. Mr Schum has never returned any of my phone calls until just recently and when i would contact him, he would always tell me , i should receive a settlement soon. this has been going on for over 5 yrs. recently i ventured out and called Broadspire myself and was told that another company handled the settlement. i contacted the company call BrownGreer and was told that no suit had ever been filed under my name or claim number. I then contacted Mr Schum, gave him the phone numbers i had contacted. Obviously, he did not follow up because when I called him Feb 21, 2019, he admitted to me over the phone that he had dropped the ball and made some errors, He told me then that he would contact his insurance agent and that he would pay my claim and that i would get my settlement for sure. Well i did not hear from him today Feb 22, I do not trust the man, I feel that he was just feeding me a line to get me off his back. I am at my wits end because I accomplished more in 2 days than he did in 5 years and i am still facing how I am going to pay these unpaid bills from the surgery. i need to catch this man in his lies, and warn others that he is not to be trusted. I just dont know how to do it unless I can file a malpractice suit against him.