mshockey17
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York State....
I have retained an attorney to handle my divorce and we worked together to get to the point that we were a final court date away from leaving it to the judge to decide the final terms of the case since she and I were not able to come to a final agreement on our own. My attorney informed me that he has health issues and can not continue and has recommended a new lawyer. I feel that some of the money I have paid to the original lawyer should go to the new guy since the time spent was at least partially effort to finish the case which he is no longer able to do. I understand that he spent the time but a lot of the time was spent filling his head with the knowledge needed to go before the judge in a trial. Now the new lawyer has to repeat some of that work.
I am not trying to give him a hard time and I feel bad that he is sick but I am not rich. What do you think?
I have retained an attorney to handle my divorce and we worked together to get to the point that we were a final court date away from leaving it to the judge to decide the final terms of the case since she and I were not able to come to a final agreement on our own. My attorney informed me that he has health issues and can not continue and has recommended a new lawyer. I feel that some of the money I have paid to the original lawyer should go to the new guy since the time spent was at least partially effort to finish the case which he is no longer able to do. I understand that he spent the time but a lot of the time was spent filling his head with the knowledge needed to go before the judge in a trial. Now the new lawyer has to repeat some of that work.
I am not trying to give him a hard time and I feel bad that he is sick but I am not rich. What do you think?