Legal Question in Personal Injury in New York

I've been seeing a therapist, one hour a week for the past 10 months, at $250 a session. He's been telling me that he's going to get me well-paid jobs with various friends and clients, though nothing ever came of it. Recently, he told me that he's starting an arms trading company and wants to hire me to go to South Africa with his partner, an ex-Navy Seal, even though he knows I have no experience in weapons or sales. He also told me that he works for the CIA and has a maximum-level security clearance.

I think that he's making all this up to keep me coming back. None of the jobs he mentioned have ever materialized. He also asked me to give him a portfolio of my tee shirt designs to show to a patient of his, who (he claims) owns a top retail clothing chain, and that he's negotiaing a deal to license my designs.

If I decide to sue this guy, would I have a case? Would the lawyer take a third of the settlement, or would he bill me for the hours?


Asked on 8/26/10, 3:27 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

I agree that you should doubt the things this man tells you. In particular, you should doubt whether he's really a therapist. How sure are you about that? If he isn't, you have a good fraud case against him -- assuming he has any money with which to pay a judgment.

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Answered on 9/01/10, 6:04 pm


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