out-of-state representation

What is the name of your state? CA

What ethics rules apply when an out-of-state attorney talks you into filing a lawsuit in his state because that's the state the defendant has its corporate headquarter?

Does California have laws to control/restrict out-of-state attorneys to come fishing for clients?

What ethics rules apply when an out-of-state attorney talks you into filing a lawsuit in his state because that's the state the defendant has its corporate headquarter?

Does California have laws to control/restrict out-of-state attorneys to come fishing for clients?

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What kind of case is this -- is it a class-action case?

How did the attorney first contact you? Phone, mail, smoke signals?

If you want to file a lawsuit against someone, you usually have tp file in the state where the defendant resides, no nothing unusual in that.

It's fair credit reporting act case.
no a class action.

Attorney contacted me via phone a week after I submitted free case review submission via the firm's web site.

ttorney contacted me via phone a week after I submitted free case review submission via the firm's web site.

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Well, since you initiated the contact, there are certainly no ethical violations with regard to the contact.

What is the problem you are having with the representaion?