Legal Question in Personal Injury in Wisconsin

Re: what is the definition for for cause before you fire your attorney

It is not completely clear what "for cause" means, but it would generally mean that the attorney was not fulfilling the requirements of the contract that you signed and agreed to, or that the attorney was not doing what he had been retained by you to do for you. Understand that you you do have a right to discharge your attorney at any time, either for cause or not for cause, but you will be financially obligated to the discharged attorney for his fees and any costs he has incurred for pursuing your case, assuming the contract or retainer agreement that you signed provides for that. On the other hand, if the attorney did something that he should not have done, or did not do something that he should have done, that he was retained by you to do, he may have breached the contract and you might potentially not owe attorney fees, but that, again, is a more difficult determination. I do not know the type of case that you have, so it is difficult to give you specific advice. I can tell you that generally in the area of personal injury law, if a client discharges an attorney and retains a new attorney to continue representation, if the first attorney was not discharged "for cause," the new attorney and the original attorney usually reach an agreement as to how to each share in the ultimate attorney fees in the case, especially if the fees are contingent on the ultimate settlement or verdict.