Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia

My lawyer of 6 months filed a motion to withdraw as my atty 3 weeks before trial. She filed Fri.,Sep. 30 because I would not sign a paper saying that I was satisfied with her work and would never file a malpractice suit against her in the future. I had told her I would be happy to sign such a statement if she would simply file the 2 "motions to compel" that she had told me for months she would. One was to my husband and his atty requesting financial info : credit card statements and financial account info.that he has thus far refused to give us, the other was to the owner of an airplane my husband has leased since 2005 at a cost of more than $60,000 per year.

I do not know what to do. I cannot afford to retain another lawyer and I do not want to appear unreasonable to the judge. What should I do?

I wrote my atty an e-mail this morning, Oct 1, and asked her to please withdraw the petition and continue as my atty. What are the chances she will withdraw it? Is that ever done? What happens if the judge will not allow her to withdraw? I am at a total loss as to what to do and I am fighting panic every second.

I would very much appreciate a reply. Thank you very much.


Asked on 10/01/11, 6:54 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

You posted before and you got responses. They are not going to change because you tried to change the wording around and leave out the comments you were told were huge red flags. Further, it would be HIGHLY inappropriate for a lawyer here to get between you and your lawyer or in an existing lawsuit, which is basically what you are asking. You are not going to get it. Work it out with your lawyer, or get a new lawyer.

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Answered on 10/01/11, 7:02 am
Paula McGill Attorney at Law

You might want to contact the Georgia Bar CAP.

The bar states the following:

"The Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) of the State Bar of Georgia handles problems between attorneys and clients. CAP has many ways to help solve your problems. For general and statistical information about CAP, please see the CAP Web page. If you wish to speak to a CAP Administrator, please call 1-800-334-6865 or 404-527-8759. CAP cannot receive inquiries by e-mail."

Also, read the rules on the instructions that are cited in the notice of withdrawal. This will give you some guidance on what to do next. You do have options.

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Answered on 10/01/11, 9:21 am


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