ScottMalkinson
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Indiana
Back in Sept. of 2016 my former attorney and I went to court for an expungement/record sealing. At the end of November I hear back from the state police telling me that, in not the exact words, that things were mostly taken care of, but there were a few "MC" numbers that weren't sealed and DUIs were not sealed from my driving record. I called and informed my attorney of this. He said he would take care of the MC numbers but wanted to wait another month on the driving record.
After a month I checked and my driving record still wasn't taken care of so I called him back. He still had not taken care of the MC numbers and tried to avoid the driving record issue all together. When I brought it up, he responded by saying "well an employer might not even check". I thought that was ridiculous that he would say that. That's not the point. And an employer will check because I am trying to get a driving job, which I explained to him from day 1.
So he said to give him 2 weeks and he will call me back. He didn't call me back. He never did. So I called him. MC numbers still not taken care of, and again, tried to avoid the BMV record issue. When I brought it up, he said the BMV just isn't doing what theyre supposed to do and he will have to call and argue with them about it, which he would do in a few days. I gave him 2 weeks and called him back. He said he had finally filed the paperwork on the MC numbers but hadn't done anything about the BMV record. When I asked him when he planned on taking care of it, his response was "when I have time". I thought that was a ridiculous answer, so I fired him.
This was late January, 2017. He was just giving me the run around the entire time about it and I was tired of it. At what point does something become job abandonment? Do I have any grounds to get any of my money back?
Back in Sept. of 2016 my former attorney and I went to court for an expungement/record sealing. At the end of November I hear back from the state police telling me that, in not the exact words, that things were mostly taken care of, but there were a few "MC" numbers that weren't sealed and DUIs were not sealed from my driving record. I called and informed my attorney of this. He said he would take care of the MC numbers but wanted to wait another month on the driving record.
After a month I checked and my driving record still wasn't taken care of so I called him back. He still had not taken care of the MC numbers and tried to avoid the driving record issue all together. When I brought it up, he responded by saying "well an employer might not even check". I thought that was ridiculous that he would say that. That's not the point. And an employer will check because I am trying to get a driving job, which I explained to him from day 1.
So he said to give him 2 weeks and he will call me back. He didn't call me back. He never did. So I called him. MC numbers still not taken care of, and again, tried to avoid the BMV record issue. When I brought it up, he said the BMV just isn't doing what theyre supposed to do and he will have to call and argue with them about it, which he would do in a few days. I gave him 2 weeks and called him back. He said he had finally filed the paperwork on the MC numbers but hadn't done anything about the BMV record. When I asked him when he planned on taking care of it, his response was "when I have time". I thought that was a ridiculous answer, so I fired him.
This was late January, 2017. He was just giving me the run around the entire time about it and I was tired of it. At what point does something become job abandonment? Do I have any grounds to get any of my money back?
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