Must an attorney provide you with copies of court orders or filings on your behalf?
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Must an attorney provide you with copies of court orders or filings on your behalf?
My parents were willed property, and the person willing the property to them has not died but requested that the properties be put in their names now. They have paid late and overdue property taxes on the properties via the attorney. He said that he has paid and filed the necessary paperwork in the courts to have said property put in their names. They have asked repeated for copies of filed paperwork, but to no avail. The lawyer keeps pushing the date out, and claims he is working other cases. What can we do?
Asked on March 15, 2011 under Business Law, Florida
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
You need to send the attorney a letter by certified mail and ask him for a detailed accounting of the matter, including the money that you have paid him, that he has paid in filing fees and what exactly he did. Advise him that you wish an accounting within the next 30 days or you will have no choice but to speak with another attorney about your recourse here. Really you can report him to the ethics committee but filing a complaint is always your trump card if he does not comply. It is also quite drastic an action. I am sure that you will get a response sooner that the thirty days and he will give you the information that he you are looking for. Good luck.
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