What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Pennsylvania
Right now, someone I know is in the process of getting divorced and he asked me for help. He already had three lawyers who did not have satisfactory performance. The person who I know is an immigrant who can only speak broken english. The lawyers he has had up to this point have realized this and taken advantage of this by not explaining things thoroughly, charging him for things extra things that he did not need for his case, and prolonging the legal process. His first lawyer helped him a little bit and ran of with the money later on. The second and third one would literally write bibles about what they were doing, while little/no progress was being made in court. On several occasions, his lawyers would make statements and then contradict himself later on. The lawyer also asked him to pay for legal court transcripts which both sides were supposed to pay for (and the lawyer wanted him to pay for both sides). The all of this has already cost my acquaintance about $30,000 and he still isn't finished divorcing yet.
How can my acquaintance find a lawyer, who is HONEST, does not make contradictory statements, and does not try to exploit his language barrier? He is located in the Allentown area and needs a lawyer for an upcoming court date in December. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Right now, someone I know is in the process of getting divorced and he asked me for help. He already had three lawyers who did not have satisfactory performance. The person who I know is an immigrant who can only speak broken english. The lawyers he has had up to this point have realized this and taken advantage of this by not explaining things thoroughly, charging him for things extra things that he did not need for his case, and prolonging the legal process. His first lawyer helped him a little bit and ran of with the money later on. The second and third one would literally write bibles about what they were doing, while little/no progress was being made in court. On several occasions, his lawyers would make statements and then contradict himself later on. The lawyer also asked him to pay for legal court transcripts which both sides were supposed to pay for (and the lawyer wanted him to pay for both sides). The all of this has already cost my acquaintance about $30,000 and he still isn't finished divorcing yet.
How can my acquaintance find a lawyer, who is HONEST, does not make contradictory statements, and does not try to exploit his language barrier? He is located in the Allentown area and needs a lawyer for an upcoming court date in December. Does anyone have any suggestions?