QUESTION
Am I liable to pay a disbarred attorney
Asked on Feb 25th, 2020 on Personal Injury - Florida
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He was disbarred in 16, had to get another attorney who took on the disbarred attorneys cases... Now at settlement period, the disbarred attorney wants to charge me for conference calls made before his disbarment
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Consumer Debt Collector Harassment & Abuse Attorney serving Tampa, FL
Partner at
Tischhauser Law Group
2 Awards
There may be entitled to fee incurred during the period he was practicing. The issue will be whether the reason for disbarrment or the lawyers handling of the case inititially is basis for squabbling over the fees. As a general rule, this will be addressed by the lawyer that got the case resolved.
Answered on Feb 26th, 2020 at 5:48 AM
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