chapter 7. Lawyer was paid $1625. After filing I was billed $1450 which is not legal. He refused to appear in court. We did appear we were not prepare

You don't ask any question here, but I will merely comment that your situation is precisely why I wrote my article on the importance of researching your bankruptcy attorney before hiring them. Again, you don't ask any specific questions, but I would suggest hiring a new attorney to get you through the rest of the case and, if the new attorney feels it is warranted, file a motion seeking to disgorge the fees paid to your current attorney (although he did file the case, so he's probably entitled to those fees). You also don't disclose what your retainer agreement states the services to be provided are supposed to be.  Most fees paid in Chapter 7 cases are for work done prior to filing the case, and does not include services to be provided after, except for--sometimes--appearance at the Trustee's Meeting. Mark Markus has been practicing exclusively bankruptcy law in California since 1991.  He is a Certified Specialist in Bankruptcy Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization,  AV-Rated by martindale.com, and A+ rated by the Better Business Bureau.