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legal malpractice

my former personal injury attorney swindled nearly half my settlement by claiming that medical recovered the maximum allowed by law.

i contacted medical and as another attorney at the time suggested that given my circumstances they would not seek to recover any expenses. medical did not recover any expenses.

should i confront my former attorney? would it be blackmail to threaten to report him, to the Bar?

should i report him?


Asked on 8/04/08, 10:16 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Robert L. Bennett Law offices of Robert L. Bennett

Re: legal malpractice

Report him to the Bar.

We do not need attorneys like him in our profession.

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Answered on 8/04/08, 12:03 pm
Robert F. Cohen Law Office of Robert F. Cohen

Re: legal malpractice

I agree with Mr. Bennett. In addition, you might have another attorney whom you trust to contact him to expedite the process. The other attorney can't threaten Bar proceedings, but could contact him to try to obtain the money quickly.

Also, it would help in the Bar proceedings if you would obtain from Medi-Cal a spreadsheet (breakdown) of your charges and credits.

Good luck!

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Answered on 8/04/08, 12:32 pm


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