Legal Question in Legal Malpractice in Florida

Re: Sustandard legal representation

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If you feel that you did not get the legal services you paid for and were entitled to, you can do one of three things. First, you can demand your file/papers back and retain another attorney to finish the work. Second, you can file a complaint with the Florida Bar about the failure of the attorney to do the work as agreed upon. Third, you can seek an attorney who handles legal malpractice and consider suing for damages, if you have been financially damaged by the attorneys actions. In order for an attorney to accept a malpractice case, the damages would have to be very substantial.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.