Thank you for bringing to my attention that this response was to a very outdated post!
My daughter is needing to find a lawyer who deals with civil law (damages) that was brought into a family law case (domestic violence) by her previous lawyer whom we had to fire because she was acting more on behalf of the criminal spouse than my daughter. My daughter had to self-represent at the last settlement conference where her spouse's lawyer bulldozed her way through the conference, and my daughter was not allowed to speak. The presiding judge was the same judge who sentenced her spouse to jail time for criminal activity, including domestic violence, but who now turned around and said that the domestic violence that occurred was only "allegation." We are having a hard time finding a lawyer that will take the case as it is so complicated. If there is anyone who wants to set a precedent in family law, this could be the case.
I wrote earlier (sorry for some repeat):
There was a criminal conviction in my daughter's case, and we have been researching tort law for damages; however, we had to fire my daughter's lawyer as she seemed to be fighting more for the criminal spouse, and now we need to find a lawyer who will do tort law in our area. Nobody seems to want the case, as one lawyer put it, "I wouldn't touch your case with a 10 foot barge pole!" It is a very complicated case but we need a lawyer ASAP. I have read of some personal injury lawyers doing this type of civil case but, because it is connected to the family law case, it's hard to find someone willing to do it. If anyone reading this has suggestions, anything would be welcome.
My daughter is needing to find a lawyer who deals with civil law (damages) that was brought into a family law case (domestic violence) by her previous lawyer whom we had to fire because she was acting more on behalf of the criminal spouse than my daughter. My daughter had to self-represent at the last settlement conference where her spouse's lawyer bulldozed her way through the conference, and my daughter was not allowed to speak. The presiding judge was the same judge who sentenced her spouse to jail time for criminal activity, including domestic violence, but who now turned around and said that the domestic violence that occurred was only "allegation." We are having a hard time finding a lawyer that will take the case as it is so complicated. If there is anyone who wants to set a precedent in family law, this could be the case.
I wrote earlier (sorry for some repeat):
There was a criminal conviction in my daughter's case, and we have been researching tort law for damages; however, we had to fire my daughter's lawyer as she seemed to be fighting more for the criminal spouse, and now we need to find a lawyer who will do tort law in our area. Nobody seems to want the case, as one lawyer put it, "I wouldn't touch your case with a 10 foot barge pole!" It is a very complicated case but we need a lawyer ASAP. I have read of some personal injury lawyers doing this type of civil case but, because it is connected to the family law case, it's hard to find someone willing to do it. If anyone reading this has suggestions, anything would be welcome.
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