QUESTION
can i hire another lawyer to make my lawyer surrender money held in trust in my name to me?
Asked on Aug 22nd, 2017 on Personal Injury - Wisconsin
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I settled a case over a year ago there is $10,000.being held in trust by my lawyer all of his fees have already been paid. all of my medical bills have all been paid. No one has made a claim against my money in more than 6mo.not medicade ,not hospitols, not doctors. I want my money and he refuses to release it to me.
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Does your lawyer offer you an explanation why any money needs to remain in escrow or trust more than a year later? The answer to your question is yes; you can consider hiring another lawyer to take over whatever is left of your case to secure the remaining funds for you. Another option would be sending your lawyer a written demand letter to release the funds within 10 days; if they refuse, and offer no explanation as to why those funds need to remain in trust, in writing to you, file a grievance with the office of lawyer regulation. (OLR).
Answered on Aug 23rd, 2017 at 5:19 AM
David B. Karp Karp & Iancu, S.C. 933 North Mayfair Road #300 Milwaukee, WI 53226 414 453 0800 dbk@karplawfirm.com www.karplawfirm.com