Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California
conflict of interest
a hired an attorney on a real estate matter, i payed him $4000.00 and the rest was on contingency thereafter the attorney entered into a conflict of interest with the foreclosure company whicb alutered a document then recored it and proceeded with the forclosure, my attorney didn't tell me of the conflict of interest months later and because i wouldn't sign a waiver he droped my case and went with the foreclosure, not only that he then put a lien on any money i gain if i win. what can i do to lift the lien, and the fact that he should of sued the foreclosure company for aultering a deed, the attorney also left out documents that were important to my case and sand bagged my case...i tried to get a continuance but the judge would not grant one.....what should i do
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: conflict of interest
It is not clear what the conflict is, if it is that he took an interest in the property without proper notification you may have a legal malpractice situation.
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Re: conflict of interest
Your attorney may have a conflict of interest. See another attorney as soon as possible; there is a very short statute of limitations on claims against attorneys.
Re: conflict of interest
Did he earn his $ 4K? What is the nature of the next hearing? Did you get your file back. Call me directly at (619) 222-3504, I will be in Santa Monica tommorrow.
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