Q: My attorney has ignored my emails,phone calls, even 2 certified letters for 2 yrs now. 6+ yr case, what do I do?
I expressed if he did not want to handle this case to surrender with no pay so I can hire another attorney in 2 certified letters sent to both his locations and he never responded. I gave him no money and he quoted when I hired him “ if I don’t win this case, you pay me nothing” he passed on the case in court in 2013, hasn’t communicated anything with me. I want to file a complaint against him, I’m not sure what to do, I wrote letters to AG office, anyone I could and no answers from anyone. No one will help me.
Edit: I have seemed other attorneys and they won’t help unless I fire him, I have a $20,000 plus invoice/ bill with this attorney, I’m afraid if I fire him he will still make me pay the $20k.
A:
My gosh, do you need to be hit by lightning first? Do you think if you wait another year, this attorney will wake-up and call you? It does not sound that you signed an engagement letter with this attorney. To determine if you have a malpractice case against this attorney, would depend on the damages you suffered, i.e., the statute limitations would prevent you to move forward with this case.
Go engage another attorney, if you believe you have a valid case!
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