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philliprchard

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I have an attorney that has been on my comp. case for 2 years.After refusing to have a third surgery it looks like he no lonnger wants to talk to me. When i do get ahold of him all i get is a bunch of lies. Its been 3 weeks scince i got a comp check and my attorney wont return my calls or give me reason for not getting my checks.I want to find an attorney that wants to work for me. If i fire my attorney can he still get money from me. Is there a way to keep him from getting more money out of me..louisiana
 
In NY, fees are paid out of the compensation award (not medical). If you get an award, a fee is calculated, then and only then does the issue of how many attorneys are there becomes a factor. The law judge then determines how to divvy up the fee. In this way, your fee does not change if it is for one lawyer or to be shared by more than one.

Then, in NY, if one of the attorneys complains on how the fee is split, it goes before a panel of three commissioners, like I used to be, and we then decide, based in part of comments from the claimant, as to whether the law judge's decision was fair or not.

So, if you feel you are not getting a fair shake for your attorney, CHANGE HIM. Would you keep the same car mechanic if his work was unsatisfactory? You may not know how to fix a car but you know if it runs or not. Same with an a attorney: you may not know the law but you sure know if they're working!

Although it s not relevant to your question,, why was surgery refused? Did the carrier refuse to do it? And was this affirmed by a law judge? Or did you decide not to pursue it? A minor fact but this lack of clarity causes more confusion than you can image.So if you are asked by a law judge about how to split the legal fees, stick with the facts, i.e didn't return 6 phone calls, etc and not that he was rude one day.

Good luck.
 
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