Home     Law Advice     Insurance Advice     Community    
Go Back   FreeAdvice Legal Forum > COURTS, LAWYERS & LITIGATION > Legal Ethics & Lawyer Malpractice
Reload this Page lawyers

Powered by Attorney Pages


  Find An Attorney In Your Area    
 

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
  #1  
Old 09-22-2006, 06:39 PM
Junior Member
  
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 1

lawyers

What is the name of your state? GA
I have hired a lawyer to represent my boyfriend. This is a federal criminal case. My question is, Can my lawyer ask to be dismissed from the case after the case has already started? We are waiting on a verdict from the suppresion hearing and I still owe the lawyer $5000.00. There is no written agreement or contract signed, the lawyer just took my word that i would pay him the fees. I have all intentions on paying the lawyer the rest of the money and I send him money every two wks, its not like im not sending him any money at all. His secretary stated that they may ask to be dismissed from the case. Can they do that when I only owe them $5000.00 more and Im making payments every two weeks?


Sincerely, Jonesy
  #2  
Old 09-22-2006, 07:06 PM
Senior Member
  
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: "Harvey and Me"
Posts: 25,177
Of course he can ask to be dismissed. It may or may not have anything to do with your payments. Why don't you ask the attorney. But then, since you are NOT the client, the attorney is under no obligation to tell you anything.
__________________
Just because I'm a miserable human being doesn't mean I'm not right...
Reply

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Linear Mode Linear Mode
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On
Forum Jump

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:08 PM.

Contact Us - FreeAdvice - Archive - Privacy Statement - Top

IMPORTANT NOTICE
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE WERE NOT REVIEWED BY THE EDITORIAL STAFF OR ATTORNEYS AT FREEADVICE.COM. Thousands of professionally prepared and reviewed questions and answers in 130 legal categories are to be found at the Question and Answer pages at FreeAdvice.com.
FreeAdvice Forums are intended to enable consumers to benefit from the experience of other consumers who have faced similar legal issues. FreeAdvice does NOT vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any posting or the qualifications of any person responding. Use of the Forums is subject to our Terms and Conditions which prohibit advertisements, solicitations or other commercial messages, or false, defamatory, abusive, vulgar, or harassing messages, and subject violators to a fee for each improper posting. All postings reflect the views of the author but become the property of FreeAdvice. Information on FreeAdvice or a Forum should not be relied upon and is not a substitute for advice from an attorney licensed in your jurisdiction who you have retained to represent you. To locate an attorney visit AttorneyPages.com. Copyright since 1995 by Advice Company. All Rights Reserved.