Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Florida

Re: Withdraw as Counsel

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An attorney may choose to withdraw for many reasons. Generally, if the attorney cites irreconciable differences, the attorney has had disputes with the client. This may result over false statements of fact being made, personality clashes, differences in opinion for trial strategies or many other reasons. The withdrawl may also be the result of your attorney no longer believing in the viability of the lawsuit. You should meet with your attorney to discuss his or her reasons and to obtain your file.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

Re: Withdraw as Counsel

The most likely reason is that the lawyer heard something at the deposition or learned about something that has convinced him that the case is not very good, will be hard or impossible to win, or that the damages are not sufficient to cover the fees and costs and still allow much of anything to the client (or the fee will not be big enough in her judgment to justify the case).