{"id":7862,"date":"2012-03-27T18:03:36","date_gmt":"2012-03-27T22:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=7862"},"modified":"2012-07-13T14:36:56","modified_gmt":"2012-07-13T18:36:56","slug":"having-problems-with-your-lawyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=7862","title":{"rendered":"Having problems with your lawyer?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As three-thirty rolled around, [criminal defense attorney Edward] Hayes began to worry that his client wouldn\u2019t be able to afford him. \u201cOh, God,\u201d he said. I\u2019m gonna be here all day, and I won\u2019t get any money.\u201d After a while, the judge appeared, and [attorney Ken] Frenkel\u2019s client, \u201cJohnny Five,\u201d a tall man with a world-class gut, emerged for questioning… \u201cWe\u2019ll fight the case,\u201d Frenkel said. Hayes, sitting in the back, had a change of heart. \u201cI fucking love him like a brother,\u201d he said of his client. \u201cI\u2019m gonna represent him.\u201d \u2013 Lizzie Widdicombe, January 31, 2011 The New Yorker<\/em>, “The Bench: Roundup”<\/span><\/p>\n

When I began Sidebar<\/strong>, I planned to lead plaintiffs gently through a lawsuit. I did not expect to be writing so much about problems with lawyers. But hey, events have led me down this path. So, rather than digging out and re-planting the links to bring you continually up to date on the unpleasant subject, I’ve created a new sub-category under the Stages of Any Lawsuit category. It’s called “X. Problems with your lawyer.” As of today, there are 29 entries.<\/p>\n

What this means is, neither of us has to dig out the links. They are pre-dug.<\/p>\n

And now I’ve got to get back to the problems with my<\/em> lawyer who finally did at my insistence send me a draft Closing Statement. But I have questions about his expenses and disbursements.\u00a0 Some sharp questions. So I’m about to write a letter requesting further clarification. And I’ll be asking to see some of the actual bills.<\/p>\n

At the same time, I’m got some softened beans on the stove and need to get them into chili. Chicken chili, I guess, because I had some chicken in the freezer. So…<\/p>\n

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As three-thirty rolled around, [criminal defense attorney Edward] Hayes began to worry that his client wouldn\u2019t be able to afford him. \u201cOh, God,\u201d he said. I\u2019m gonna be here all day, and I won\u2019t get any money.\u201d After a while, … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1175],"tags":[32,4,247,213,487],"class_list":["post-7862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-facts-of-life","tag-how-lawyers-drive-clients-crazy","tag-interpreting-lawyers","tag-legal-contingency-cases","tag-personal-injury-lawsuits","tag-problems-with-lawyers"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t