Ask SAM: How do you dismiss an attorney?
July 6th, 2021
If you pay an attorney who dismisses you as a client when the time comes to go to court, and then you find out he was not the type of attorney you needed in the first place, can you dismiss him? ~ O.B.
Answer: We forwarded your question to local lawyer Mike Wells, who writes a column about legal matters for the Journal.
"The facts presented here are sketchy, and we do not know what occurred to cause the lawyer to decide not to represent the client when it was time to go to court, " he said. "But if the lawyer decides not to proceed, the client should be allowed to ask to have the court matter continued so the client can have time to find another lawyer.
See the full article at the Winston-Salem Journal.Posted in: Ask SAM: Legal Questions & Advice