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Helpmeplease321
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What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? New York : I had a divorce attorney from 10/20/2001. I had signed a retainer which stated that I would pay the attorney $300.00 an hour. I never bothered to look at the retainer again and sincerely believed that the amount on the retainer read $250.00.I was under extreme duress at the time of signing this retainer and still do not recall signing the agreement with that amount on it. When I started getting her bills, I was being charged $250.00. I thought this was the correct amount so I didn't question it. The attorney was billing me at $250.00 an hour and continued to do so for 31 months. At the end of the 31 months she finally caught her mistake and went back and changed the billing day one to the amount of $300.00 an hour. I was really upset about this and feel that I should not be responsible for her mistakes, especially since it took her 31 months to find it. Had she billed me correctly from day one, I would have realized my mistake in signing that agreement and would have found another attorney. I do not believe she was worth $300.00 and hour. I would have went into Manhatten if I wanted to pay that amount. I had much difficulty with her throughout our relationship, I would have cancelled her services immediatly if I had known that her rate was $300.00. Am I responsible for her mistake? Is she allowed to go back and change the previous bills? I don't know what my legal rights are when it comes to something like this, but I I know that this higher rate would have influenced whether or not I kept her services.