Legal Question in Personal Injury in Illinois

Let me make a couple of points. First, your issue is with your attorney and you pose no legal question. I think it would be inappropriate to comment on "what you can do" to assist you with your current attorney. Second, you can certainly enlist prior to the completion of your case. You appear to be choosing not to for some reason, but a lawsuit does not bar you from any such activity. There are military stay calendars in many jurisdictions and, most of what you would be required to do could be done via email or U.S. mail

There are some things stated by you that are out of the attorneys control such as how quickly the other side asks for records directly from your provider. Every attorney who practices injury law can tell you that we have had times when the other side says a month and then it takes longer. I might also add that it is rare that a case is settled in 6 months time so I would not wait on enlisting.

That being said, there is no excuse for a lawyer not to communicate with his or her client. The most important part of an attorney-cient relationship is communication andthere has been a breakdown here and based on what you have provided, it sounds like the attorney is the cause. She should return your calls promptly. If she is too busy at the time to discuss your case, such as when there are court deadlines or trials and hearings, she can certainly send an email or have someone call you to tell you that she will get back to you soon.

You have an asbolute right to discharge your attorney at anytime. She will be entitled to hourly compensation for the work performed to date and will have to provide an itemization to you.

Usually, a discharged attorney and the new attorney work out a method of compensation. The new attorney will get paid based on a contingency fee, less the amount that he or she will pay to your old attorney for the work performed prior to discharge.

Good luck.