In July of 07 I was entered into a civil lawsuit as a defendant by the owner of my previous house that I sold to her in 2005. The lawsuit contends that I had previous knowledge to a leaky roof, and the plaintiff wants restitution of $14K. In August 07, I retained an attorney to represent me, but last week, I finally had it with the level of paper shuffling and a bill to date of $5k, so I sent him a scathing email and now he is asking to be removed as my counsel.
So at this point, we have 4 parties (both realtors, and a contractor from each side) that have agreed to sit at a court ordered mediation to see if we can pony up enough money for the plaintiff to avoid going to trial. The problem is that the plaintiff's lawyer has ignored my lawyer's request for scheduling the mediation, (this has been going on for 2 months) and I think it is the plaintiff's lawyer's game-plan to frustrate me and possibly just settle for the full amount.
My question is, at this juncture of the legal process, can I do without a lawyer and just wait until the plaintiff's attorney schedules a firm date for the mediation process. I'm reaching a point where any money that I have left for a settlement will end up in my lawyer's pocket before long.What is the name of your state?
So at this point, we have 4 parties (both realtors, and a contractor from each side) that have agreed to sit at a court ordered mediation to see if we can pony up enough money for the plaintiff to avoid going to trial. The problem is that the plaintiff's lawyer has ignored my lawyer's request for scheduling the mediation, (this has been going on for 2 months) and I think it is the plaintiff's lawyer's game-plan to frustrate me and possibly just settle for the full amount.
My question is, at this juncture of the legal process, can I do without a lawyer and just wait until the plaintiff's attorney schedules a firm date for the mediation process. I'm reaching a point where any money that I have left for a settlement will end up in my lawyer's pocket before long.What is the name of your state?