Legal Question in Legal Malpractice in California

legal malpractice
I was arrested with a small amount of meth while hunting/my att. talked w/ judge came out and told me that he worked a deal. the sentence seems pretty stiffpleading to a felony formal probation and never own a gun again. unexceptable. hired another attorney. attorney told me that I should have been offerd a lessor sentence. which i did end up with. felony will be dismissed and off my record. I believe that this is what 1st attorney thought he had.he charged me for time he spent to study the laws pertaining to my case and for dealing with weapon charges that never existed. 2nd attorney said it appears he didn't know what he was doing. and that he never brought up offering me a liter probation.I'm a business man for 26 years never been arrested . the second attorney charged 6000.00 to clean up the mess.I now have maap class 1 a week must attend 6 na meetings and when done it comes off my record.I paid him$1000.00 to start then fired him. we had no written contract. after I'm sentenced with my 2nd att.present, 1st att. wants to charge me 2500 more.do I have to pay for him to learn as he goes. I think the fact that he wants to charge me for studying and to get rid of ghost charges that never existed is ridiculous.what can I do

Asked on 6/08/07, 8:19 pm

Michael Stone Law Offices of Michael B. Stone Toll Free 1-855-USE-MIKE

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Re: legal malpractice

You can't sue for malpractice because you did plead guilty to a crime. You can ask for a State Bar fee arbitration, which you might win.

Answered on 6/08/07, 9:30 pm

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