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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

Usually the lawyer or the client makes it very clear when the lawyer-client...
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Moises Aguilar
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Contributor Level 4

Sorry to hear about your story. I'm familiar with Mr. [name removed]'s firm (...
Alec Scott Rose
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Contributor Level 7

You may want to consider applying to the State Bar's Client Security Fund. It...
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Brian Richard Dinday
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Contributor Level 8

I am a California lawyer, though I by no means specialize in State Bar fitness...
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Brian Richard Dinday
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Contributor Level 8

If you mean that he is taking a full 40% fee and IN ADDITION he is charging you...
Gerald Gould Knapton
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Contributor Level 5

No it is NOT legal. Attorneys used to make all kinds of secret referral deals...
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Lucreita D. Becude
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Contributor Level 6

go to the California Bar Members on the internet and look the attorney up in...
Lucreita D. Becude
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Contributor Level 6

go to the California Bar Members on the internet and look the attorney up in...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

Simultaneous representing parties who are in an adversarial position is a...
Henry Daniel Lively
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Contributor Level 7

Your attorney owed you a duty of loyalty, and he is not allowed to enter in to...
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Steven Alan Fink
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Contributor Level 8

He is a professional and has an ethical duty to represent you to the best of...
Gerald Gould Knapton
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Contributor Level 5

Be helpful and available to your lawyer. Tell your lawyer the truth. Don't...
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Robert Lee Marshall
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Contributor Level 7

You can report your attorney to the State Bar, but that isn't going to help...
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Henry Daniel Lively
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Contributor Level 7

She should discuss this with her attorney. If she does not receive an answer...
Robert Lee Marshall
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Contributor Level 7

I don't quite understand your question. If your friend wants to make changes...
Nicole Quijano Valera
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Contributor Level 5

I don't personally practice loan modification but I have been keeping up with...
Jonathan H Levy
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Contributor Level 9

My feeling is that most of the loan modification business is a scam sorry to...
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Jonathan H Levy
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Contributor Level 9

Sounds really messed up to me with that sort of lapse of time, 30 days delay...
Jonathan H Levy
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Contributor Level 9

I don't see any malpractice lawsuit if that's your question. Criminal and...
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Jonathan H Levy
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Contributor Level 9

No it is not malpractice, most likely a civil rights case since DCFS is a state...
David Allan Bressman
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Contributor Level 2

Here are some general suggestions. First, make sure you get a complete copy...
Peter Robert Stone
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Contributor Level 7

I think you should search on the web for someone who speaks Dutch or German,...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

The prosecutor isn't your lawyer and owes you no duties, to provide you with...
John M. Kaman
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Contributor Level 10

If the statute for a civil suit has run that is not the DA's fault. The DA...
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Dana Howard Shultz
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Contributor Level 7

Please see the portion of the State Bar website at the first link below. If...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

The State Bar has the authority to disciplne and publicly reprove lawyers,...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

No, judges don't punish litigants for hiring new lawyers, but it does slow the...
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Steven Alan Fink
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Contributor Level 8

There is no standard rate. It depends on the experience, the firm size, the...
John M. Kaman
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Contributor Level 10

You just can't let this drop can you? This is the fourth question about this...
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John M. Kaman
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Contributor Level 10

No and it is also against the State Bar's Rules of Professional Responsibility....
Steven Alan Fink
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Contributor Level 8

Mr. Kaman is correct. I would call the lawyer first and tell her if you don't...

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