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Old 05-13-2005, 12:17 PM
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attorney dragging his feet

What is the name of your state? wisconsin

ok my attorney said in aug of 04 that in december of 04 i would get a court date. now it is may of 05 and i call him every week and he says i will get you a court date in a week. he has said that so many times i want to laugh. but all the papers have been side there is no property or children i have paid him in full. but for some reason he wont do a thing. just wondering what i can do to get stick a pin in his butt to get this court date. jeeeeez. thanx
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Old 05-13-2005, 12:18 PM
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all the papers have been signed not side. can you tell i am frustrated.
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Old 05-13-2005, 12:40 PM
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Similar thing happen with my lawyer in my custody battle, so I hope your lawyer is not in the Green Bay area


If he is still unresponsive, write him a letter detailing everything you are dissatisfied with and let him know that if he does not get back to you with the court date within 1 week that you will be contact the Office of Lawyer Regulation.
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fyi, do not expect your court date itself within a week, but he should let you know WHEN your court date is, within a week
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Old 05-13-2005, 05:29 PM
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no this lawyer is in madison. he says that he is short on help and that his tooth was impacted or something like that. but it has been 5 months since he should of had a court date for me. i mean all he has to do is go to the damn courthouse and probably file some paperwork i mean i paid him. would he have waited an extra 5 months to pay him. so i have been polite to him since he does have my money and all. which is funny because my girlfriend wants me to be aggressive towards him. but i figure if i was him and someone was yelling at me that wouldnt make me work any faster. so nothing seems to work.
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Old 05-13-2005, 11:27 PM
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Here's how I handle stuff like this. I start calling and I call every day. If I can't get through to the person I leave voice mail messages or leave a message with the secretary. I call EVERY SINGLE DAY and occasionally twice a day. I am usually VERY nice, apologetic even at times. Sometimes I like to sound bored and leave short messages, "Sam Jones here, please call me at 619/555-1212. Sometimes I am upbeat, "Hi Mr. Lawyer, how are you? I'd really like to finalize my case. Please give me a call. Have a nice day!."

I keep notes of when and what time I called so that the next time I call I can say, "I know I phoned you yesterday at ___ a.m., but since I haven't heard from you, thought you might not have gotten the message. I know you're busy, and I hope your tooth is feeling better. I'd really like to get my case finalized. Can you please give me a call to discuss ......"

They quickly get tired of hearing from me and to get rid of my annoying phone calls, they will eventually do what I want.

It's a shame you have to play this game, but it DOES work.
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Old 02-03-2006, 03:38 PM
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hey now everyone should be happy. so how about an answer please.
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Old 02-03-2006, 03:54 PM
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What is the name of your state? wisconsin

ok my attorney said in aug of 04 that in december of 04 i would get a court date. now it is may of 05 and i call him every week and he says i will get you a court date in a week. he has said that so many times i want to laugh. but all the papers have been side there is no property or children i have paid him in full. but for some reason he wont do a thing. just wondering what i can do to get stick a pin in his butt to get this court date. jeeeeez. thanx
If you have further questions on this subject (your divorce) post them in this thread and do not start a new one.
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Old 02-03-2006, 04:21 PM
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if you look up above your post there you will see i beat you to the punch. anyways sorry i didnt know the way you categorize these subjects was so specific. ok on hands and knees kissing butt may i please have an answer.
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Old 02-03-2006, 04:26 PM
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if you look up above your post there you will see i beat you to the punch. anyways sorry i didnt know the way you categorize these subjects was so specific. ok on hands and knees kissing butt may i please have an answer.
Go camp out in his office till he gives you satisfaction on your questions.

If that doesn't work, fire him and file a complaint against him:

[url]http://www.wisbar.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Lawyerregulation/Lawyerregulationdiscipline/Lawyer_regulation_di.htm[/url]
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Old 02-04-2006, 06:38 PM
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sounds good but i have been there or called everyday, would love to fire him but he has been paid in full and i dont get my divorce decree. if i hire a new lawyer i will have to pay him. so i think i am screwed. he sent me a copy of what he should be sending to the judge. i wonder if i could take that to the judge and have her sign it. or send it in the mail to her with a letter explaining the situation. the funny thing is my lawyer on the courtdate had mentioned this judge like to get on him for not doing paperwork on time. so maybe she would understand.
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