QUESTION
How can I get my retainer fee back from my suspended lawyer?
Asked on Oct 26th, 2013 on Labor and Employment - New York
More details to this question:
I had not heard from my New York lawyer about my case for months. I just found out her license was suspended in September. I had paid her a $5000 retainer fee and all she did was write a couple of letters. How can I get my retainer fee back? (At least a reasonable portion of it for work not done.) Now I believe we are probably past deadlines for my case. We were trying to settle it without going to court.
1 ANSWER
Send the lawyer a letter by certified mail, if it doesn't help, depending on the area of law you might have to arbitrate it.
Answered on Oct 28th, 2013 at 9:31 PM