QUESTION
Our Attorney continually threatens to withdraw from our case.
Asked on Nov 26th, 2014 on Legal Malpractice - Washington
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Anytime our Attorney doesn't like what we say, or if we have a problem with the way he communicates with us, he threatens to withdraw. We are nearing some crucial court trials related to our case. We have a large retainer tied up with him which will make it difficult for us to hire another attorney on short notice. The last time he threatened to withdraw, he immediately called up the other party in the case and told them he did withdraw! This seems unethical or even illegal. After we got the "misunderstanding" straightened out (which means we apologized to him yet again) he wrote an email to the other party telling them he hadn't withdrawn after all. We feel he doesn't have our best interests in mind but he is all we have for now.
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What is your question? If your attorney does try and withdraw he has to file a Notice of Intent to Withdraw with the Court. The notice allows you 10 days to object to the withdrawal. If you do object, your attorney would have to file a motion to withdraw. If you appear at the motion and tell the court about your situation, it is unlikely a judge will let your attorney withdraw.
Answered on Dec 02nd, 2014 at 4:40 PM