What to do when the attorney didn't sufficiently represent his client and there was an unfair trial?

It depends as well on what this attorney did or didn't before the trial. Why **was** there a trial? Were no plea bargains offered, as they are...

How "binding" is legal fee arbitration in New York and must an attorney return client's money immediately?

(1) Yes, if you get into litigation and have some kind of retainer agreement with an hourly fee basis, the attorney can certainly counterclaim for...

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What is the administrative fee for? Was your application accepted for filing and then rejected on the merits for some legitimate reason (bad...

Is an attorney required by law to report a legal malpractice lawsuit filed against him to his malpractice insurance carrier?

There's probably no requirement in a statute or case law to report potential claims, but I'd bet either the attorney's "errors and omissions"...

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My attorney talked to my ex wife many times while she had an attorney and failed to tell me and I found out

Mr. Chen's answer is excellent, and raises a number of pertinent questions about this conversation. Was there still a case pending involving you...

Do I have the legal right to have my name and case information removed from my former malpractice lawyer's website advertising?

If the case has been completed (that is, is not still pending), as Mr. Rothstein said, it's a matter of public record, and if nothing in the...

I just want to say thank you to all the attorneys who take the time to answer our questions

This site is a good resource not only for the potential clients who get a better handle on their legal issues and how to begin to approach them,...

If a neighbor whose land abuts our land and starts construction on a building and grades there land towards our land

Call the regional office of the NYS DEC and ask whether the neighbor might be responsible for preparing a Stormwater Polllution Prevention Plan...

If the LLC is entirely owned by family members and the property is conveyed by the family members who own the property into their LLC for no...

Isn't it a conflict of interest for a party to be represented by his/her spouse who is also an attorney?

It's not a conflict unless, as Mr. Todd says, the attorney previously represented you in the same sort of matter with the same or similar parties...