QUESTION
Does the filing of a grevience against a lawyer stop the statute of limitation if done inside of three years after she withdraws as my lawyer
Asked on May 25th, 2012 on Legal Malpractice - Washington
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I hired a lawyer to represent me in a traffic infraction case. She did not go to court for me and i was convicted of failure to appear and speeding. She threatened me with a restraining order if i ever contacted her again. Being intimidated by her threat i left her office. She withdrew as my atty on 3-9-2009 . I filed a grevience with the W.S.B.A. on 2-29-2012. Did i get my grevience filed in time to avoid the statute of limitations . I want to file a law suit against this lawyer and am concerned about the statute of limitations.
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Filing a grievance with the WSBA does not toll (stop) the statute of limitations for a lawsuit against an attorney. An actual lawsuit would have to filed in order to toll the statute.
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Answered on May 25th, 2012 at 12:38 PM