QUESTION
My lawyers advised me to take a legal loan against my case.
Asked on Jul 19th, 2014 on Legal Malpractice - Florida
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My lawyers advised me to take a legal loan on my case thus depriving me of ssi. He said it was a loan but Social Security said it was income so I was denied SSI on having assets and now cannot pay my rent, medical and food bills.
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He ADVISED you to do so? Or you approached him with the idea and he didn't inform you that it could impact your eligibility? If the lawyer brough the deal to you, then you should probably finda new lawyer and consider filinga complaint with the Florida Bar as this may well be imporper and part of a scam where lawyers use such deals to "bait" PI cients to hire them so they are chosen over other lawyer who wont offer "money up front". If YOU chose the deal, typically a lawyer is NOT obligated to deal with the impact of what you do with the money from a PI claim. If you have any further questions feel free to call 1-800-922-6442 for a FREE consultation.
Answered on Jul 21st, 2014 at 7:12 AM
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