letting go of lawyer

[InterprovincialParents]

It may not seem like a lot, but a few thousand to a lawyer is what they pay per month for their staff, their bills, their operational requirements...same as any other business...

[asnf]

I let go of my lawyer at an early stage of my case, I did it by sending him a fax that clearly inform him that he is no longer representing me. The lawyer was also given instruction that he is to stop communicating about my case and that he is to return all the documents in my file and any unused retainer fees, which he complied.

[logicalvelocity]

Yes, on speculation, if the individual is facing financial woes when faced with creditors including legal bills and their actions - One could more or less bring about interim stay by filling Consumer Proposal and/or Bankruptcy. I think I would be also demanding my file from the professional.

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[copping]

Hi Tug, If you don't pay they can place your file with the credit bureau and will stay on your file for at least 6 years, trust me you don't want that to happen. You don't know where you will be in this amount of time, meaning you might have moved on and want credit only to have this bite you back. Pay it and be done.

[billiechic]

TUG, can you clarify if it is you who is thinking of changing lawyers or your ex?

You could try to work out a payment plan with the lawyer if you still owe them, but I'm not sure if they would pass along your file to a new lawyer until it is paid up.

[tugofwar]

When shopping for a new lawyer especially while in the process of courts, is a higher retainer almost always asked for up front? I called one lawyer and he wanted $7000!
Will a lawyer agree to "pay as you go?" Or does $7000 seem reasonable?

[Mess]

If you are on the verge of going to trial this is what they will ask for. (Reasonable? No legal bill is that.)

At your point in things, I don't thik they will pay as you go. It would be really bad for them to do half a trial and then you can't pay them. They will want to know they can see it through to the end.

[tugofwar]

Originally Posted by Mess

If you are on the verge of going to trial

I sure hope so!

[tugofwar]

If the lawyer continues to try to collect their money owed, what type of things can they put a lien against?
I think I might be in a pickle with this.....