What would be considered an unreasonable amount of time when waiting to hear from your lawyer?
My attorney has failed to return calls or emails about details of my cases well thursday will make it 3 weeks.
When we last spoke, he said he would need to call me back, but did give a very brief synopsis and said we had a settlement offer from one of the suits. That was three weeks ago, and I dont know how long he had been sitting on the offer before that.
There was a call five weeks ago on a Monday, he said he needed to call back, I tried an email, didnt hear anything via phone or email, then two weeks later called him, this is when he gave me the mini update and now here we are three weeks after that and I still have no communication.
So what would one consider a reasonable amount of time? What should my next step be? I am thinking something like if I dont hear from you within 48 hours I wiell seek new counsel, but I do not know how that works now that we were past the statute of limitation for filing the claims?
Any advice (prefer someone in the legal profession). Thanks
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What's a reasonable time? I'd say it's the time it takes you to hire another lawyer & demand your files from this one. Did you ever find out what the settlement offer was? You should at least know that! I don't know where you live, but I'd be starting to make inquiries with your Law Society or Bar Association, and make sure this lawyer knows you're doing it.
Just walk-in on him NOW. If he won't call VISIT!
When there is a development I'm sure you will be called. In the meantime if you have money to waste -by all means set up an appointment to speak with him.
TYPICAL lawyer behavior. I can't stand them motherf****rs. Keep calling him 3 times a day every day till he finally answers!
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