Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in New York

Asking Lawyer for Refund

Hello,

I hired a lawyer and fired him after 3mos because he was not meeting the promises he made to us. He refunded only half the money I gave him, and kept about $9,000. He did nothing for us besides show up in court 1 time. No motions were submitted by him and no agreement was signed by us with him. I don't believe the services he provided us was worth $9,000. A couple of thousand maybe. He ripped us off and when we requested more of a refund with a formal letter he sent a letter back threatened to charge us more money if we continued to pursue asking for more money. I would like to take him to court sinse he is not willing to work with us. Please Help.

Thank you


Asked on 3/21/05, 1:05 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Stephen Loeb Law Office of Stephen R. Loeb

Re: Asking Lawyer for Refund

Suggest to him that if he does not provide you with an intemized list of services provided complete with a breakdown of the time spen on each task you will report him to the grievance committee and perhaps he should forward a copy of the letter to his malpractice carrier. I imagine it will get results. If it doesn't nad you have grounds, follow through.

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Answered on 3/21/05, 1:40 pm


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