Legal Question in Legal Malpractice in California
Misrepresentation by Attorney
My Attorney said he would represent me on a lien and than he decided to bail on me for a slip and fall case now i'm stuck with all the bills. What should I do? Am I passed the statue of limitations?
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Re: Misrepresentation by Attorney
Follow Mr. Nelson's advice!
Re: Misrepresentation by Attorney
Follow Mr. Nelson's advice!
Re: Misrepresentation by Attorney
SOL is 2 years from injury. You're stuck with all the bills regardless of getting an attorney; he never assumes liability for them; he only agrees to withhold them from your portion of recovery as an inducement to the medical provider to do it on a 'lien' instead of demanding immediate payment. Slip and falls are seldom successful or high recovery cases; he probably figured out yours wouldn't result in recovery. Just because you fell and were injured is 'so what'. Unless you can prove they knew or should have known of a dangerous condition that they failed to protect you from, you don't recover. If you think you can meet that standard of proof, feel free to contact me if serious about discussing the case, to see if you get a different opinion than his 'vote with his feet', if the case is in SoCal courts.
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