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Dissatisfied with my attorney: what can I do?
I am trying to get out of a commerical lease, and have hired an attorney to help me with the matter. Although my landlord is interested in coming to a monetary settlement that will release me from the lease, he suggested that we have our attorneys negotiate the matter. The landlord has also started eviction proceedings, and a court date has been set. Neither I nor my landlord want this to go to court, however, my attorney tells me that now that a court date has been set, we have to go. He has not seemed very proactive in contacting the other attorney, and he has also not satisfied me that he really has a plan. He keeps reassuring me that it will all work out, and that he'll take care of it, but I'm worried because I stand to lose a lot of money if this drags out, since every day/week/month that this is not settled, I'm responsible for the rent on the space. If a court date is set and we can reach a settlement agreement before the court date, do we really have to go to court? Can I just ask him to schedule a meeting with me and him and my landlord and my landlord's lawyer so we can all just sit down in the same room and get this settled? If he doesn't like that idea, can I insist? What else can I do to get this resolved quickly?

Asked on 6/03/03, 11:30 am

Jonathan J. Braverman Jonathan J. Braverman, Attorney & Mediator

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Re: Dissatisfied with my attorney: what can I do?

If your attorney is not responsive to you, you have the right to get a second opinion or just hire another attorney.

Court dates can be adjourned on consent.

Answered on 6/03/03, 10:28 pm

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