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yes I thought he was doing it pro bono. We had a pro bono relationship as well as a separate fee based client relationship simultaneously on two separate matters. So it was not clear to me and I feel that he took advantage of me. From a reading of the rules of engagement he should have...

wanted to add, if his rate was reasonable I wouldn't mind, but he is an extremely expensive attorney whom I hired to do something totally unrelated. It was my intention to deal with this other matter pro se. At the very least I would have hired an attorney who specialized in that field and whose...

In new york where this is based out of letters of engagements are mandatory for all matters. Letters of Engagement Are Now Mandatory | New York Legal Ethics Reporter | New York Legal Ethics

Yes I would have preferred him to say "Well, Sherlock, before I answer any of your questions I'll need another retainer because this is a separate matter." because that is what our limited scope retainer agreement dictates. He did work I didn't want him to do on a matter that I intended to...

No I didn't expect him to do work for free. but he did work I did not hire him or ask him to do. Yes I expected that until we had a retainer agreement that he was not billing me against a retainer that was for a totally different matter in an entirely different type of law. yes I know it CAN...

I hired an attorney to return a call from the police for me. I paid him $5k on retainer. The retainer specifically discussed the scope of work to be done (speaking to the police for me). It is a limited scope retainer, not a general retainer. In the midst of that work being done, I was sued...