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I am in the middle of an intellectual property dispute with a large publishing company and my lawyer has suddenly stopped work on the case and isn’t responding to my calls emails and messages, she left her firm in December and I decided to stay with her as she knew all the details on the case, now she’s in a new firm and I have never received a contract I want to pay her but it’s so strange, my question is can I ask for my case file back and a bill to pay her for the current hours she’s done or should I just look for a new attorney to take over the case.
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It sounds like your relationship has broken down. Not attending to the dispute may harm your position, so I would definitely try to get back to taking care of business, and if your judgment is that you need another attorney, you should act promptly. You have the right to your files, and if you are going to pay your bill, you should have no trouble getting them. You should have any new attorney speak with your current attorney, so that you can minimize any negative effects of the change.
Answered on Jul 15th, 2011 at 1:08 PM