I am confident no one has ever paid an attorney to research this (your presence on this site illustrates the point). Accordingly there is no...

Why do you think Attorney's are going to do something like this for free? Do you expect a car dealership to give you a $50,000 car for free? If...

No. Indeed if this site didn't exist and you had to pay even $5 to ask this to an attorney, I do not think you'd bother.

Ask your criminal defense attorney. None of us know the details of your case history.

You can "fight" it. The judge will decide.

Ask for an accounting. There is not some law that says " a lawyer gets X percentage". Know that you got all of the settlement. As to what costs...

This is something better directed to the district attorneys office, the only one who can bring charges.

You are indeed mistaken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

You have posted a story, but this is not a bulletin board. It's a question and answer forum. Why aren't you discussing this with your criminal...

You can discuss it with his criminal defense attorney. You're not a licensed attorney and it's illegal for you to attempt to give him a legal...