Legal Question in Family Law in Oklahoma

lawyer legal fees

I hired a layer to help with a family problem.He charged me a retainer fee of$2500.I gave him all the info about the case and he made two appearences in court and had three 15 min consultations and I have another court hearing coming up and he won't return my calls. I don't know if I have used all my retainer or if he thinks I can't win the case.Any sugestions on what I can do?


Asked on 9/18/08, 8:58 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Wayne Allison Allison Legal, LLC

Re: lawyer legal fees

I suggest getting a message to him in writing; mail, fax, and/or email, and keep a copy of what you send and when you sent it. If no response in one day, repeat, noting in your message the number of times you have unsuccessfully tried. My guess is he will return your call, and likely has had every intention to do so. However, unfortunately, attorneys can and do get exceedingly busy, are human, and sometimes forget or run out of gas. That's not an excuse, and not getting a return call is frustrating, but that's just the reality of the way it sometimes is.

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Answered on 9/18/08, 9:23 pm


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