You will have to look at your retainer/fee agreement that you signed with your lawyer to understand the terms. My guess is that at least a portion if the fee you paid was earned upon receipt, but you may well e entitled to the refund of some money if it had not yet been earned by work done in your behalf. That work could involve taking phone calls from creditors and answering questions for you - it does not necessarily mean the final preparation and filing of a case. I would contact the attorney and either try to make arrangements to continue with your filing or, ask for a refund of unearned fees and an accounting of the work done to date.
Answered on Aug 16th, 2013 at 12:46 PM