Legal Question in Legal Ethics in Massachusetts

I have a complaint about an attorney that is to receive a third of money my insurance company was already going to give to me when he did nothing. He should not get any of the money I had already negotiated. He told me he could get up to 4 X more which was why I signed on with him and he never did anything - nor did he keep me up to date on what was going on. I had to email him asking what was being done to resolve this after not hearing anything for months. How can I get out of this contract with him? He also did not do any due diligence to see if it was worth to pursue a lawsuit against the person that rear ended the car I was driving, instead of taking the easy way directly through my insurance. I am in Ma, the accident happened in MA. The person that hit me was from RI and the attorney is from RI.


Asked on 8/18/10, 2:06 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Joseph Hennessey Law Offices of Joseph F. Hennessey

Did you sign a contingency fee agreement with the attorney? Any contingency fee agreement must be in writing pursuant to the rules of professional conduct in Massachusetts. There are also fee disputes that you can have mediated with the Massachusetts Bar Association. If there is no written fee agreement then the attorney will only be able to collect qauntum meriut on the case (what he actually did).

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Answered on 8/25/10, 8:34 am


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