Comments on: How Can I Sue A Lawyer?

By: Best Personal Injury Lawyer

Best Personal Injury Lawyer — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:57:58 +0000

Very important information! This can happen to anyone, and when it comes to firing a lawyer, it is better to use some of the tips in this post!

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By: Maxine

Maxine — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:31:23 +0000

I hired a lawyer and after more than a year the only thing I have in hand is two poorly written, and potentially damaging, letters. There are no copies of motions filed, which he has been asked to do repeatedly, no dates for meeting, and no paper work showing what, if anything, has been done. A professional lawyer should send a monthly statement of work rendered. At this juncture he has been told to either produce the paperwork, return the money or I will go to the bar association.

By: Patrice Bertke

Patrice Bertke — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 13:22:32 +0000

The attorney in question in my case handled a Trust of the estate of my mother and step father. It was an irrevocable trust. Then, after my mother passed away, at my step father’s request, he drew up amendments that changed the distribution of the assets considerably. The court ruled that this was wrong and the amendments were thrown out. Unfortunately the assets were already distributed and are irretrievable. Our lawyer who handled the case, refuses to go further, although he feels we are in the right. Apparently there has developed ties between his family and this lawyer and could not continue to handle our case. I think he was pressured by his firm to drop it. I cannot find a lawyer willing to sue another lawyer, they seem to stick up for each other. I feel I have a good case, but need to find the right lawyer who has the guts to take it up.

By: Lynell Corcoran

Lynell Corcoran — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 01:26:17 +0000

Hello, I have seen this post somewhere else before, are you the original author?

By: Jean

Jean — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:13:16 +0000

Examples of guilt by ommission: He did not depose key witnesses timely, and waited until the other side deposed this witness, often qquite a long time after the fact. This means he is either cheap or he took a payoff from somewhere to ruin your case. Key witnesses should be deposed very early on in a case when memory of the facts are fresh. If he does not return calls, emails, and does not send you copies of court correspondence, this is also bad. If he never shows you copies of depositions that have already been taken, or conceals evidence that will help your case, this is bad. The latter is an example of malfeasance. I have been the victim of an insane lawyer who is guilty of all the above and then some. I cannot get rid of him because he is residing in the American territory where I was injured and filed suit, but I no longer live there. So I tired to get other lawyers from there involved but he ran them off. I have a lot of evidence that proves wilfull malfeasance. After three years, we finally had a bogus mediation with the defense attorney and I was offered a ridiculous sum of money for my injuries. I wrote a long treatise and sent it to my lawyer, exposing all I know about what he has done wrong. I have asked him to re-negotiate or we will try the case. In any event, I am still going to the Bar Association to report both lawyers.

By: Jean

Jean — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:05:46 +0000

Before suing, send a detailed complaint to the Bar Association in your city/area. They have a Grievance Committee set up to police lawyers. So, file a grievance and write it well. Explain that the attorney is either guilty by ommission, meaning he did NOT do things he should have done, or gultiy by commission, meaning he DID things he should not have done. He may be guilty both ways. They will handle it from there. If it has been egregious negligence or breach of contract or malfeasance, he could be disbarred. The Bar Association can also refer you to another lawyer. In any event, your lawyer will be called to task.