My lawyer deliberately didn’t file my trial brief. First, my lawyer didn’t show up to court the day of. He didn’t tell he wasn’t gonna show up. He also didn’t notify the court. I had to track him down that morning. The judge granted me another court date. I spoke with my lawyer that night.
Don't get into details about why you're firing the lawyer; it's not relevant. In the letter, request all of your files. Or, if your new attorney is handling the transfer of files, ask your old lawyer to cooperate with your new lawyer in this respect. Set a deadline for handing over the files, and detail how you want to receive them.
Feb 13, 2017 · 3.Ethical Issues. The final reason that I see as a fairly common reason lawyers withdraw from cases is that their client has committed a violation of what us lawyers shorthandly refer to as an ethical violation. Many people don’t know that lawyers do, in fact, have a code of conduct that they are required to follow.
First, talk with your lawyer. A lack of communication causes many problems. If your lawyer appears to have acted improperly, or did not do something that you think he or she should have done, talk with your lawyer about it. You may be satisfied once you understand the circumstances better. I have tried to discuss my complaints with my lawyer.
In most cases, clients have the ability to fire their attorneys at will. But you should not fire your attorney before giving careful thought to the timing and your reasons for doing so. Consider other possible solutions and the possible ramifications. Before taking any action, ask yourself these questions:
Once you've definitely decided to change attorneys, there are still a few things you should do before notifying him or her of the change.
The biggest and unfortunately, most common, way in which a client can be fired is not paying their bill. It’s true, lawyers charge money for their services and expect payment. I’ve found that in most divorce cases the problem is that the client doesn’t really understand how expensive family law cases can be and they simply don’t budget for it.
Another common reason clients are fired by their lawyer is if there is a personality clash between the client and the lawyer, it isn’t fun for anyone. A common tell that I have is that if after every phone call with the client I hang up and I feel exhausted I take it as a good clue that perhaps that client should find a new lawyer
The final reason that I see as a fairly common reason lawyers withdraw from cases is that their client has committed a violation of what us lawyers shorthandly refer to as an ethical violation. Many people don’t know that lawyers do, in fact, have a code of conduct that they are required to follow.
A lack of communication causes many problems. If your lawyer appears to have acted improperly, or did not do something that you think he or she should have done, talk with your lawyer about it. You may be satisfied once you understand the circumstances better. I have tried to discuss my complaints with my lawyer.
If you believe you have a valid complaint about how your lawyer has handled your case, inform the organization that governs law licenses in your state. Usually this is the disciplinary board of the highest court in your state. In some states, the state bar association is responsible for disciplining lawyers.
In a lawyer-client relationship, acting responsibly involves duties on both sides—and often involves some hard work. You have a right to expect competent representation from your lawyer. However, every case has at least two sides. If you are unhappy with your lawyer, it is important to determine the reasons.
For example, a lawyer may not be involved in writing a will for a client who leaves the lawyer substantial money or property in that will. Keeping Clients’ Property. If a lawyer is holding a client’s money or property, it must be kept safely and separately from the lawyer’s own funds and belongings.
Communication. A lawyer must be able to communicate effectively with a client. When a client asks for an explanation, the lawyer must provide it within a reasonable time. A lawyer must inform a client about changes in a case caused by time and circumstances. Fees.
A lawyer must be loyal to his or her client. This means that a lawyer cannot represent two clients who are on opposite sides in the same or related lawsuits. And, ordinarily, there can be no representation of a client whose interests would conflict with the lawyer’s interests.
Unless the company is accusing you of a crime, there is most likely do about it. If the company is willing to say that you resigned, you are in a better position than if it maintained that you were let go because of job performance.
Whether you "prove your innocence" or not it is unlikely that Macy's would rehire you and they would be under no obligation to provided you were not terminated for a discriminatory reason. You do not say what you were discharged for, so it is difficult to advise you on how you would go about "proving" you did not do it.
Your age was the reason given for firing you. Although it may seem obvious, it is important to note that if an employer fires you specifically because of your age, that is age discrimination. However, you must prove the main reason you were fired was because of your age.
Amongst other facts, a key sign that you were fired based on your age would be if your replacement was younger than you. Specifically, the significance in age difference is the giveaway that you were discriminated against. So the bigger the age gap, the more likely it is that you can prove you were terminated based on your age. For example, Joe, a 52-year-old car salesman, worked for 13 years at a dealership. His employer fired him without reason and replaced him shortly after with a 27-year-old woman with the same if not less experience than Joe. Based on this set of facts, Joe could potentially prove that he was fired based on his age. Alternatively, let’s say instead of Joe being replaced by the 27 year-old, he was fired and replaced by a 39-year old. Although Joe’s replacement is still younger than he is, the age gap is not as significant as the one between him and the 27-year-old replacement. Joe may still have a claim, but his claim is stronger in the first scenario because there is evidence to support an inference that he was fired because of his age.
Comments, jokes, remarks, or name calling in regards to age, made by an employer or a supervisor to an employee 40 years of age or older is considered discriminatory behavior. Name calling may include titles such as “Old fart”, “Pops”, or “Ole’ goat”.
Leading up to your termination, if your employer tried to create a divide between your age and the rest of the employees who were younger by characterizing you as belonging to a certain age group, that may be considered discriminatory. Another example would be if the employer actively took steps to keep you from obtaining employee benefits or promotion opportunities.
If you’re 40-years-old or older, that ticks an initial box in determining if you can sue your old boss for discrimination, but it’s not that simple. Employment laws in California forbid discrimination from taking place in the workplace. Discrimination laws in the state do protect certain classes of individuals as well as particular characteristics an individual may possess and age is protected for employees and applicants who are 40 years of age. Keep in mind though, the age of 40 and older is not sufficient to protected age discrimination. In other words, employees who are 40-years-old or older do not have automatic special status that is protected by the law. But, an employee who was fired because of age and they are 40 years of age or older, that set of facts does give rise to a potential age discrimination claim. If age, specifically age 40 or older is in fact raised in the decision to terminate an employee, that is perhaps sufficient to establish age discrimination.
This would be a form of retaliation because you made a complaint about unlawful behavior and in response your employer essentially punished you. Showing that you were retaliated against for complaining of being singled out based on your age may strengthen a claim for age discrimination.
But, an employee who was fired because of age and they are 40 years of age or older, that set of facts does give rise to a potential age discrimination claim. If age, specifically age 40 or older is in fact raised in the decision to terminate an employee, that is perhaps sufficient to establish age discrimination.
First things first.#N#"My lawyer failed to show up in court on my behalf. I am in Rehab, and he forgot the court date. He said he will take care of it, but I called the county, and they have issued a warrent for my arrest for failure to appear."#N#I believe that a defendant is required to appear in court during a criminal case...
The issue is whether or not you can actualy prove what you said youyr lawyer said to you or what he would do for you. Sometimes, lawyers like all human beings can make simple honest mistakes or there could be an explanation for the mix up.
This is a very difficult predicament in which you find yourself.#N#First, if you were obligated to appear for court, you needed to appear without excuse. If you were unable to appear, you needed to seeka continuance of the hearing. It makes perfect sense that a warrant issued for your arrest as your failure...
The property next to me was there long before mine but was recently torn down to build 5 condos. This morning, they tore my fence down and started cutting into my property. They told me that the survey showed our property was covering 8 inches of theirs. Coincidentally, they need 8 more inches for wheelchair access.
As the title says, I have a coworker who is sharing a picture of a girl naked saying she’s me to all of my coworkers. Her and I do have similar features and a necklace that looks the same. The thing is I did not take these pictures. You cant see her face either so it’s easy to say she’s me. I’m honestly terrified that I’m going to lose my job.
I know you can practically sue anyone for any reason, but what can this actually turn into, am I going to be dragged into court for ending a bad relationship?
Landlady had cameras inside the house and told us that they were off, only the outside cameras are on. We turned the cameras so they were facing the wall (the ones inside). Later while in the living room, I saw that the camera had been turned back around.