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Would concealment negate all contracts?
answered on Jul 18, 2015
More information is need about what's going on here, but it sounds potentially very inappropriate. Sit down with the lawyer and get it straightened out.
lawyer failed to obtain discovery, obtain documents, retain experts and failed to comply with court orders leading to a dismissal of the case
answered on Jul 18, 2015
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I have sent my attorney a letter via certified mail requesting him to send me copies of the filed Legal Complaint. He has completely ignored my request as it has been over a month since my request. He does not answer my phone calls either.
answered on Jan 26, 2015
In most jurisdictions, a lawyer has an ethical duty to provide all records collected in a case to be shared with his/her client. In any event, all filed court documents are available to anyone because they are now public records, unless filed under seal for some reason where the court has so... View More 
I had signed a retainer, but not met with the attorney. Supposedly I was the client and would be involved this case, however a third-party was funding this and was actually running the show, that's clear now. A claim was field without my permission, and I do not support the testimony and... View More
answered on Nov 28, 2014
The answer to your question is yes in theory. It all depends on what the retainer agreement instructed the attorney to do. It sounds like you were possibly being manipulated by this third party, but it sounds like that is between you and the third party, not the attorney.
Andy.
Coming up on Dec. 9 and we still have outstanding alimony issues in the family court. Can he just quit on me like that?
answered on Dec 23, 2010
If you hired him on a "limited scope" basis, his actions may be proper.
Generally an attorney may not withdraw if a client has an upcoming court date, in this way.
I'd really need more information to give a better answer.
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