How do you dismiss an attorney to seek another?
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How do you dismiss an attorney to seek another?
Asked on August 19, 2013 under Malpractice Law, Missouri
Answers:
S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
You can send a letter certified mail return receipt to the attorney informing him/her that they are terminated.
The attorney can charge you for time spent on the case up to the date of termination.
Another alternative is to obtain a substitution of attorney form which you may be able to download from the court and complete it so that you are in pro per (representing yourself) and send it to your former attorney to sign and return to you.
If you retain another attorney, the new attorney can complete a substitution of attorney form, sign it and send it to your former attorney to sign and return.
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