Legal Question in Personal Injury in Hawaii

Re: Changing contingency law firm?

You are always able to change lawyers, however read your current lawyer's fee agreement carefully to check the terms that apply upon release. Generally, your former lawyer can have a "lien" against any recovery for the actual time spent on the case, but will not receive a 1/3 fee of the recovery. Many times the lawyer will not seek any fee but rather will just seek reimbursement of his/her out of pocket expenses incurred. Other lawyers will generally not be Most lawyyers will not be reluctant to take the case simply because you are changing lawyers. Lawyers will look at the merits of your case and determine the difficulty of recovery.

Re: Changing contingency law firm?

You can change attorneys - but it is often difficult. Many cases where a client wishes to change attorneys, the case is a difficult one and they were lucky to get an attorney at all. One situation where it can work out to the best for all concerned is the situation of an overworked attorney who is simply not getting to a client's affairs. If you wish to have me do a quick consultation on your matter - you may contact me through the email address below.