Experienced counsel and representation for lawyers on matters involving legal ethics and the law of lawyering.
Fee Disputes and Fee Arbitration Overview
Q: My law partners and I are furious at a deadbeat client. She built up a huge bill that she now refuses to pay. We want to take immediate agressive action to collect what is owed us! What do we need to know before filing our lawsuit?
Answer...
Attorneys have a right to be paid for their work, but a law license is not, to quote the California Supreme Court, a license "to mulct the unfortunate." On the flip side, clients often respond to attempts to collect fees with allegations of unethical behavior and malpractice. The law of attorney fees is intimately bound with the law of legal ethics and the rules are constantly changing.
Q: My former attorney has really got me mad. He has the audacity to keep billing me for services when he did a very poor job. I received a letter from him telling me that he was going to sue me if I did not file for arbitration. What should I do?
Answer...
David Cameron Carr provides advice and representation for lawyers and clients in fee disputes, fee arbitration proceedings, and civil litigation, including prosecution and defense of attorney liens.
David Cameron Carr provides experienced counsel and representation at reasonable rates.