What is the name of your state? California
Do to a divorce my soon to be ex and I were forced to file bankruptcy. Shortly after we filed my grandmother died. My lawyer testfied at the meeting of creditors that he was going to file a wild card exemption for the 16,000.00. He screwed up and only filed for 5,000.00. I discovered the error when the executrix of my grandmothers estate notified me that the trustee had placed a lien on my inheritance. I called my attorney who told me it was ok, we could always file and amendment. The trustee agreed it was within my wild card, but because the trustee had spent time and money trying to collect my inheritence (and i think the judge was trying to teach attorney a lesson) the judge threw out the amendment. Is the attorney who messed up in any way liable for the money i lost? In court trustee said if it was done right the first time that they never would have objected.
Do to a divorce my soon to be ex and I were forced to file bankruptcy. Shortly after we filed my grandmother died. My lawyer testfied at the meeting of creditors that he was going to file a wild card exemption for the 16,000.00. He screwed up and only filed for 5,000.00. I discovered the error when the executrix of my grandmothers estate notified me that the trustee had placed a lien on my inheritance. I called my attorney who told me it was ok, we could always file and amendment. The trustee agreed it was within my wild card, but because the trustee had spent time and money trying to collect my inheritence (and i think the judge was trying to teach attorney a lesson) the judge threw out the amendment. Is the attorney who messed up in any way liable for the money i lost? In court trustee said if it was done right the first time that they never would have objected.