I'd like to know what can be considered reasonable and customary charges for an uncomplicated 7 day DUI trial.

A seven day trial means about 70 hours of time, which at $500 per hour would be $35,000. Then there is the pretrial and hearing work so add...

Who do I report attorney to??

This is going to take some work. You can look at his State Bar records on-line and see if he has any discliplinary violations but that is quite...

Since you live in the San Diego area it is probably OK for you to contact either of these two programs and ask them to help you. They have low...

I hired an interpreter to come to an immigration meeting, he arrived too late to work, but still billed for 2 hour min + parkng

Just call the company manager and explain what happened and you will be fine. The discussion with the interpreter and your payment of the $20 as a...

I do not fully understand the basis for the arbitration in your matter, but the way you describe the handling appears to be a serious violation of...

I filed a lawsuit against someone and settled out of court.

It might NOT be ethical, depending on what was paid to you. The Cal. Rule of Professional Conduct, Rule 4-210 (A) prohibits an attorney from paying...

How can I find out if my new lawyer isn't a fraud like my last one?

You can check with the California State Bar on-line records at the link provided. Use the attorney search menu and put in the lawyer's name. ...

Procedures that I have to follow to fire a lawyer? If I don’t have another lawyer to replace

Why do you want to fire your lawyer? If the problem can be fixed then you may want to have a "heart to heart" chat and see if the problem can be...

Can communications between attorney and client ("A") on issue where attorney does not represent (A) be successfully deposed?

This is going to be impossible unless the client has been informed of the request and agreed to allow the testimony or the client has otherwise...

Being relieved of counsel

Do you WANT to be representing yourself? Perhaps you could find the present location of the original attorney, using the Californmia State Bar...