Legal Question in Legal Ethics in California
Is this normal?
In response to questions re: my case w/my attorney, responses have included: 1.Be glad you're not a worker in Mexico. 2.Well the insurance co. spent over $11,000 on you. 3.I'm not making you a copy of you're entire file. 4.I'm not teaching you how to compute a permanent disability rating. All responses were in regards to what seemed like normal questions i.e. ''Can I view my case file'' or ''How was my PD rating arrived at.'' These are answers given after attorney finally made time to meet w/me in person after contracting their services 14 months ago. Is this normal?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Is this normal?
No, it is not normal. Under the ethics rules of most states, and certainly in California, attorneys have a duty to communicate with their clients and answer their concerns. You also have the right to fire your attorney anytime you're not pleased with his services and hire another attorney. As far as the file, the file belongs to you and not the attorney. Just tell the attorney is fired in your coming by his office to pick up the file. He is entitled to make a copy of the file and his own expense for his records, but the original file belongs to the client.
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