Legal Question in Legal Ethics in New Jersey
lawyer threw case out due to fraud and deceit
can a case where a lawyer screws up and never contacts me about the stats of the case and then he gets disbared for his actions be reopened, or charges brought up in a new case involving a defective commercial vehicle. i lost my truck, business, business credit, personal credit, marrage, and children to a large extent due to this lawyers actions. cant find anyone who can help, thanks
Asked on 8/08/08, 10:05 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
Re: lawyer threw case out due to fraud and deceit
You may wish to consider filing a claim with the Virginia State Bar's Client Protection Fund which may be able to partially compensate you for at least some of your losses. (See www.vsb.org.)
Answered on 8/09/08, 12:40 am