Legal Question in Bankruptcy in Illinois

We filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Illinois. There were mistakes made by Attorneys office. We never received copies of our file to review prior to court. Is this legally correct, or is the Attorneys office not required to give us copies for review prior to filing?


Asked on 1/28/11, 12:43 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

The purpose of hiring an attorney is to allow him or her the authority to act on your behalf. An attorney should verify personal information you have given that is required to be revealed in filings for court by asking you for your verification. Other filings that are routine ordinarily are not presented to a client for approval. Some information, if in error, may have had no effect on the outcome, such as typographical errors that have no legal consequence. So first what effect did this have on the outcome? If none, then there may be no consequence. Second, if it did, how have you been harmed: if monetarily, you may have cause to complain. So the first step is to talk to the attorney and see if the harm can be undone. If the attorney refuses, you may have options. One is a claim against the attorney's malpractice insurance for the amount of the monetary loss. Another is to file a complaint with the Illinois Supreme Court (through the Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission). There may be other options but with as little information as you've given and no details as to what the mistakes were, it's impossible to say.

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Answered on 1/28/11, 1:03 pm


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