Full question:
We paid an attorney to take us through Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Nov., 09. He has been difficult to contact, and now we cannot contact him at all. He has all paperwork necessary to file. Our financial situation is worsening. What can we do? What recourse do we have? Thank you so much. (He is in Austin, TX.)
- Category: Courts
- Subcategory: Attorneys
- Date:
- State: Texas
Answer:
An attorney may be dismiissed by the client, in order to hire a new attorney, and the client may request delivery of the non-privileged file documents. A motion for withdrawal is filed in court by the attorney and then a later hired attorney files an appearance notice.
It is possible to file a grievance against an attorney for failure to communicate or turn over files to a client. Complaints against Texas attorneys are handled by the State Bar of Texas, Client Assistance and Grievance.
Please see the information at the following links:
http://www.texasbar.com/Template.cfm?Section=Client_Assistance_and_Grievance&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=51&ContentID=7034
http://www.txethics.org/
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