QUESTION
How can I dispute the fees a lawyer charged for my mother's estate? He's taking advantage of me. We have no agreement and he never explained his billi
Asked on Jul 27th, 2016 on Legal Malpractice - Ohio
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His former associate charged a flat rate, he billed me $250. an hr and dragged a simple estate out for over a yr. He fabricated some services. Now he tells me he bills using percentages. I signed a paper to close the estate but didn't realize i was okaying the fees. A judge okayed the fees so he's threatening to take me to court. I've caught him in lies so he has come down in the fee from $12,189.32 to 7,700. Another lawyer agrees that I've been overcharged.
1 ANSWER
Contact your local bar association and request a fee arbitration hearing. You can also talk with the local bar counsel about an ethics complaint for charging an unresonable fee.
Answered on Jul 29th, 2016 at 6:52 AM
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