GeorgeChavez
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (Texas)?
My wife's and I were having a verbal argument almost two years ago and my wife's friend (who was at the house) called the police and falsely accused me of hitting my wife. My daughter, my friend and wife all told the police that her friend lied and falsely accused me but the police took me to jail anyway and charged me with assaulting my wife. I hired a lawyer and for the last two years the lawyer has been "working" on my case. I have gone to court countless times only to be told to go home, they don't need me or there were scheduling conflicts. The lawyer will not call me about my case but will only call my wife to talk to her about it and tells my wife to pass me the messages and refuses to speak to me when I try to get on the phone. For some time now I have let it go, listening to my wife and taking her advice about letting the lawyer do her job but I now feel nothing has been done and I am being taken advantage of. I check in every Monday with the bondsman, I pay my fines, I pay my lawyers retainer fees but nothing has been done. It's boon lingering for almost two years now and i'm at my whits end. The lawyer is again asking for more money, saying she is in court for me every day and I need to compensate her for her time. I don't want to pay her another dime but I need a lawyer and cannot afford a new one. What should I do?
My wife's and I were having a verbal argument almost two years ago and my wife's friend (who was at the house) called the police and falsely accused me of hitting my wife. My daughter, my friend and wife all told the police that her friend lied and falsely accused me but the police took me to jail anyway and charged me with assaulting my wife. I hired a lawyer and for the last two years the lawyer has been "working" on my case. I have gone to court countless times only to be told to go home, they don't need me or there were scheduling conflicts. The lawyer will not call me about my case but will only call my wife to talk to her about it and tells my wife to pass me the messages and refuses to speak to me when I try to get on the phone. For some time now I have let it go, listening to my wife and taking her advice about letting the lawyer do her job but I now feel nothing has been done and I am being taken advantage of. I check in every Monday with the bondsman, I pay my fines, I pay my lawyers retainer fees but nothing has been done. It's boon lingering for almost two years now and i'm at my whits end. The lawyer is again asking for more money, saying she is in court for me every day and I need to compensate her for her time. I don't want to pay her another dime but I need a lawyer and cannot afford a new one. What should I do?