Can I get a refund if I already paid a lawyer but decided to get another one?

Whether you are entitled to a refund depends on what work the attorney has done so far and whether the $1,300 paid to him/her could be considered a reasonable fee for the work completed. You should ask the attorney for an accounting of his/her time spent on the case, as well as any fees incurred. If the billable hours and fees would be less than $1,300, then you'd have an argument that the attorney shouldn't be able to keep the entire $1,300 as a reasonable fee. However, the attorney would be entitled to keep part of it for work completed, and would ethically only be bound to return the unearned portion of the fee.