My Attorney Is Charging Me For Filing A Motion To Withdraw From My Case, Can He Do This?
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at
7:29 am
Granted, he’s useless but to charge me 210.00 for filing a motion to withdraw is ridiculous. He did this the same day we agreed upon a sum to continue the case. Any suggestions?
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Filed under: Attorney FAQ
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Well now you can add this to your life lessons. When dealing with an attorney, you pay bigtime for everything.
Some minor legal slights should be let go. That’s life. And remember, $210 isn’t as much money as it used to be; just a few fill-ups for an SUV!
And at least it’s over now.
Call your State Bar Association, and get in touch with the Grievance Committee. Explain and ask if you can file a grievance report against your attorney for being ineffective, charging you for filing a motion to withdraw as counsel from your case and/or what he called a free consultation.
A free consultation is FREE, in case some of us haven’t heard. If he wasted his time, well, that’s just tough… it goes with the territory… there’s no guarantees in life that says that everytime a lawyer/attorney steps outdoors it’s going to rain dollar bills on him/her.
something is wrong here … you agreed on a sum to continue his representation and then he filed a motion to withdraw ?? doesn’t add up … did you PAY him that sum ? was payment one of the conditions of his continuing the representation ?
what I can tell you is that if **I** wanted to dump a case I would not charge you for my withdrawal … if you decided to fire me, I might ….
it’s hard to tell what’s fair here based on the facts you give; one option — if you REALLY think this is unfair — is don’t pay him … yes, it really is an option …. a lot of attorneys are quite used to not being paid … not likely he’s going to sue you for $210 …. particularly if he’s on wobbly ground …. he WILL NOT want any judge to hear about this …..
but if you’re in the wrong, admit it and pay him …..
Yes, he can. You are wasting his time. Even if he sat down and gave you a free consultation and you said YES, go ahead…and then you change your mind..Then he is charging you for the consultation basically.
Either way..your are paying for his time.
Time is money
The majority of that fee is likely the charge for filing motions with the court.
You have to pay for his time, he is in business, not a social service agency. Would you mow someones yard for free ?
Would you wash someones car for free, or do your job for free one day a week, since they paid you for the other four,
does your boss ask you on Friday, you want to get paid for today too, we paid you for Mon though Thur already.
call Debbi Carroll she’s a friend of mine 1-866-471-3782 or her website http://www.debbicarroll.com please tell her that mark referred you
Any work done on your case, even to withdraw from representing you, is chargeable to you.
It’s guys like him that give the honest 1% a bad name!
Yes, especially if the attorney has filed anything with the court stating he or she is your legal representative in the matter. You should ask your attorney for an accounting (i.e., detailed statement) of the expenses and work done on your matter, as this is required anyway. The attorney must get permission from the court to withdraw and remove their name from court record as your legal representative.
If you feel he was useless and didn’t help your case…..Go to a law library and get a form that will help you file for….”INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL”, THEN prepare to defend your charge that he was useless..you will need counsel to do this..you will have 2 cases running , the first , where you now don’t have an attorney..than a 2nd where you have to file and fight your allegations against him……So…if you’re worried about money you would do right by considering what I am saying…
The allegation against the attorney have to be so harmful to your case that a board of other attorneys will have to all agree with you……..
I don’t really have a suggestion. He’s filing paperwork. Anything he can charge you for, he will.
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