Legal Question in Bankruptcy in California

Re: Did Attorney Look Out for My Best Interest?

Did your attorney tell you why he won't seek a modification of the plan, or conversion to chapter 7? If he did it on the basis that such services were not a part of his original retainer, and that you must pay additional fees for that work, then he's probably correct. We don't include future plan modifications in our base fee, and would charge more to do so. If, alternatively, the attorney has another reason for not wanting to do the modification, then he needs to explain clearly to you why that is the case. If its laziness, then that is not permissible. If it is because he feels that there are not grounds for a modification or conversion, he may have proper basis for rejecting your request. You haven't provided enough details to know why he is refusing. You can certainly express your concern to the court, but that is not the proper forum to resolve your differences with your attorney - you need to work with your attorney to know why he is not willing to do this work.

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