Atlanta, GA asked in Family Law and Child Support for Georgia

Q: How can I fire a lawyer he had not responded to me in one month? Any example letters? I paid 50% of a flat rate upfront.

The payment was in two more payments. However, after no progress on my case for a month I communicated that I need to know what work has been done on my case. The law firm then notified me that they had hired a fraudulent lawyer to work on my case that they now fired. However, when I asked for my case file it was not provided and they appear to have done zero work, and only taken my funds! The firm claims they now need to pair me with a new lawyer. It’s been over a month and they have stopped responding to my attempts to contact them for update requested. I have gotten no response in four attempts to contact the firm. I am seeking new representation in GA, but not having a lot of success or hearing confident lawyers in GA that have experience with international case since the dad is located in Colombia and I live in the US. And I am Leary about hiring a new lawyer in GA unless they are confident in handling international cases. I have a child to support and do not want to get taken adv

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A: You can terminate representation for any reason. It doesn't have to be fancy. You can just send an email saying "I no longer wish to work with you as my attorney. Please stop work on my case and I am hiring someone else. Thank you."

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