Legal Question in Constitutional Law in Oklahoma

Legal rights to your files

If you ask your lawyer for a copy of everything in your file pertaining to your case does he have the right to refuse to give it to you?


Asked on 10/25/01, 5:44 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert Restivo Restivo Law Firm

Re: Legal rights to your files

Typically, no. The file is esentially yours...not the attorney's. If you ask for copies, he can charge you for them, but he should provide them to you. If you fire him, he has to turn the file over to either you or your new attorney.

If you have an attorney that is refusing to give you copies of documents in the file, contact the attorney complaints office of your State's Bar Association.

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Answered on 11/25/01, 2:21 am


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