When you file Chapter 7 bankruptcy yourself – what happens?
when you decide to hire an attorney? I completed all the paperwork and made all the necessary copies. I also paid the bankruptcy fee. I started getting nervous and hired and attorney for 5.00. He did 2 addendums and never went to court with me. He said that I had to go Chapter 13. I hired him in Oct. of 2006 and his paralegal contacted me twice by phone and once by mail. In Jan. of 2007 he went court to be release as the Attorney of Record. He told the court that I never contacted him. I feel like I'm being cheated. He never did the Chapter 13 paperwork or 7? What can I do?
Posted June 19th, 2009 in File Bankruptcy Yourself. Tagged: addendums, bankruptcy, chapter 13, mail, necessary copies, paperwork, paralegal.
File a letter or a paper with the court telling them of the situation, asking the attorney not to be relieved of responsibility. Show that you DO care about the case and you're willing to help the attorney if he'd just ask. You've paid; you're entitled to his help (or, at a minimum, a refund and an extension from the court to get a more reponsive counsel).
June 19th, 2009 at 5:39 amFile a complaint against him with the Disciplinary Board of your state bar. They'll have forms for you to use. At a minimum, they will probably make him refund most or all of his fee. This process is free.
June 19th, 2009 at 5:39 amCONTACT THE STATE BAR AND COMPLAIN.
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