Sentences with phrase «one's previous lawyer»

Cuomo said that in the early 1960s, not long after he started to practice law, he took over the representation of an association of about 15 junkyard dealers after the group's previous lawyer, Michael Castaldi, became a judge.

His previous lawyer, Mylan Denerstein, has retained his own counsel according to the New York Daily News.

I felt he had my best interests in mind as he fully explained all possible courses of action at hand and he was able to keep the costs far below what I or a previous lawyer had estimated.

Either a fairy tale firm where the all lawyers live happily ever after, or more realistically, a concept for a new law - themed television show that dwarfs the ridiculousness of any previous lawyer show in my recent memory.

If you are on the receiving end, advise the client and the previous lawyer that you are not retained until you receive the file.

The claimant offered the defendant a letter from her previous lawyer confirming the terms of the settlement she received for the injuries she sustained in the prior accident, together with medical - legal documents from the previous accident.

There, the lawyer who raised an IAC claim about her client's previous lawyer was herself found ineffective because she failed to preserve an argument about the legality of the sentence length under the Supreme Court's holding in Booker.

A not - insignificant proportion of currently self - represented litigants have retained counsel in the past, but for one reason or another, there was a breakdown or dissatisfaction with the previous lawyer - client interaction — and, for such reasons, these individuals have decided to forego any legal assistance at all.

The individual says his previous lawyer is not available as «he has just retired» or «was on vacation.»

In order to win your legal malpractice case and to receive the damages to which you may be entitled, contact a legal malpractice attorney outside of your previous lawyer's firm to help.

However, Justice Ramsay held that the lawyer did not act fraudulently or oppressively, nor did he use confidential information that he had obtained during the previous lawyer - client relationship.

In that case, you would end up paying the previous lawyer (s) for their work plus the new lawyer full fees for his / her work.

A word of caution; Some lawyers have you sign a Contingency Fee Arrangement allowing them legal fees of up to 33.3 % without reference to the fees owing to the previous lawyer (s).

We do have a right to dispute an invoice provided by your previous lawyer or your current lawyer.

He did for me what my two previous lawyers couldn't seem to do.

He is very responsive and returns calls in a timely manner unlike my previous lawyer and most lawyers for that matter.