Legal Question in Business Law in Massachusetts

Re: Corporate Legal Programs

Contact the Massachusetts Bar Counsel's Office:

http://www.mass.gov/obcbbo/

and discuss it with them.

Re: Corporate Legal Programs

ask for your money back, or file a complaint.

Re: Corporate Legal Programs

First, if they think the lawyer is competent, they should send him a certified letter requesting that he file the paperwork as promised, and that he produce the shareholder's agreement in accordance with whatever their fee agreement stated.

It's not clear what paperwork you are referring to. As a practical matter, they want the business incorporated ASAP (i.e. a corporation or llc created with all legal formalities), not any more delay, I assume.

If there is no response, then you could contact another attorney in the area to request assistance as suggested in other answers - a letter from other counsel suggesting what will happen if he doesn't either return the money or produce the work should be fairly effective.

Re: Corporate Legal Programs

Another option is to have another attorney contact the current attorney and get your retainer back and then that attorney could handle to business organization for your boyfriend.

Your boyfriend's current attorney would be better off to just return the money; as the other responses to your question indicated, your other option is to contact the Bar Counsel's office. I would consider this a last resort if all else fails. Somtimes a polite, but firm nudge from another attorney will do the trick and that will move things along quicker for your boyfriend so that he can get his business up an running.

Good luck.