Legal Question in Legal Ethics in Virginia

My attorney filed $1,500,000.00 open and closed wrongful death case the last day of limitations, had the case for two years, never showed up for any court dates or hearings, has never returned my calls and is not really part of the large firm he tries to make you think he is. He blocks any negative comments about his firm, has a 877 number, Post Office Box for his address, spells his name two different ways and has more than 30 years of experience, with no name by his telephone ads and wants to be called Billy also I found out his father is probably the reason he never wants to use or print his real name �his father was suspended for life from the Va. Bar for misconduct and he can�t remove the case from the web site.�
�Unless the company we are suing is paying him off� what is the reason for him to act this way?
With more than 30 years of experience �can�t be the first time he has done this.� What is going to be his surprise announcement he will tell me ?
Who should I report this to? Unless you are an attorney in the Sate of Virginia , reporting him to the bar is useless.
With this type of conduct, is their enough Probable Cause for the Sates Attorney office to request an investigation?
As long as he has let it drag on, is the case lost?

Asked on 8/15/11, 9:36 am

Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

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The Professional Rules of Conduct which attorneys in the Commonwealth

are obligated to follow require that lawyers maintain contact

with clients that they represent and keep them updated on their cases and

that failure to do so is a sanctionable offense.

If all that you claim is true regarding this particualar attorney, your

formal complaint to the Virginia State bar regarding the conduct of this particular

"counsellor at law" is long overdue.

The commonwealth attorney would appear to have no role in this

matter until probable cause has been shown that a crime may have been

committed.

Answered on 8/16/11, 7:52 am

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