Mark G Griffin

After charging me $5,000, this guy refused to file a lawsuit on my behalf which is exactly what I told him I wanted at our initial "free" consultation session. The firm told me that I didn't have standing (suffered no harm). However, the DC Condo Act specifically states that people with complaints ag...ainst their condo association just like mine DID, in fact, have standing for lawsuits. When I discovered this only on my own, I fired the firm for their obvious incompetence in their field. When I fired him, he withheld my entire retainer. He claimed that I had not paid him for the first bill he allegedly sent me. Of course, I paid him for the two following bills which I DID receive. The first bill that he sent me only after I fired him included our initial meeting which was supposed to be a free consultation. I have written (if I called him, he'd charge me against my retainer) him repeatedly to return the amount that he still owes me. But he never responded.