Attorney negligence?

[JSC]

I received a ticket for driving with
suspended license in August. The court
date was scheduled for mid-September,
but I had moved to another state to
work. My attorney said she would get a
continuance so that I could go back at a
later date, and not jeopardize my job. I
recently found out that she never went
to that court date and I now have a
warrant for failure to appear. Numerous
calls to my attorney have not been
returned. What should I do? Besides
wanting to straighten this all out, is
this grounds for a grievance to be filed
against the lawyer?

 

[juanitag]

Find a new criminal attorney to handle the driving offense; then file a complaint with the state bar against your first attorney complaining of her failure to meet a court deadline and failure to keep you informed of status of your case. Hopefully the new attorney can convince the judge that you were not at fault for failing to appear earlier. You may also have a case for malpractice against the first attorney; ask the state bar or the new attorney what your options are.