Posted on July 8, 2008 by John Steele
Any attorney who practices for a while will have a client fire them. It’s a shock the first time, because as attorneys, we sort of take on our clients problems and fight for them. Any decent, or great, attorney never consider that they are letting down their client. To suddenly be told that we are no longer wanted can be hard.
Interestingly, this last week I took over two cases from other attorneys and had a client let me go. Changing attorneys is not that difficult, and any good attorney will facilitate the transfer of the client’s file to the new attorney. For example, when I called the first attorney who I was taking over for, he was polite and sent me the file immediately, gave me an update on what was going on in the case, and wished me the best. The second attorney I was taking over for was less polite, but he was younger and frustrated that he was losing a client (and their money). The reality is family lawyers run into each other over and over again, so most attorneys know how the system works.
If you do not get along with your attorney or if they do not like you, trade them. You are paying for a service, and your attorney should provide that service to the best of his ability and smile while doing it.
Lastly, if an attorney gives you a hard time when you fire them, tell your new attorney, they will take care of it. Posted on July 8, 2008 by John Steele
Any attorney who practices for a while will have a client fire them. It's a shock the first time, because as attorneys, we sort of take on our clients problems and fight for them. Any decent, or great, attorney never consider that they are letting down their client. To suddenly be told that we are no longer wanted can be hard.
Interestingly, this last week I took over two cases from other attorneys and had a client let me go. Changing attorneys is not that difficult, and any good attorney will facilitate the transfer of the client’s file to the new attorney. For example, when I called the first attorney who I was taking over for, he was polite and sent me the file immediately, gave me an update on what was going on in the case, and wished me the best. The second attorney I was taking over for was less polite, but he was younger and frustrated that he was losing a client (and their money). The reality is family lawyers run into each other over and over again, so most attorneys know how the system works.
If you do not get along with your attorney or if they do not like you, trade them. You are paying for a service, and your attorney should provide that service to the best of his ability and smile while doing it.
Lastly, if an attorney gives you a hard time when you fire them, tell your new attorney, they will take care of it.
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