(Names have been changed to protect real identities)
Client C1 tells his attorney A1 that he will only consider a settlement/mediation if his wife (W1) will consider returning some of his belongings. A1 either never tells W1's attorney (A2), or A2 never tells his client W1 about this settlement offer. Instead A1 and A2 file all kinds of motions, withdraw filed motions, postpone/continue hearings, etc. delay going to trial (no trial date as of yet), etc. A2 even charged $1,000 for a less than 30-minute appearance in a CA Family Court just to postpone a motion!
C1 speaks to W1 about a year later, and learns that W1 was never informed of his request to consider settlement on the condition of the return of said belongings (which W1 would have been willing to consider).
Would this be considered a collusion between A1 and A2 to misappropriate the marital estate of C1 and W1?
Client C1 tells his attorney A1 that he will only consider a settlement/mediation if his wife (W1) will consider returning some of his belongings. A1 either never tells W1's attorney (A2), or A2 never tells his client W1 about this settlement offer. Instead A1 and A2 file all kinds of motions, withdraw filed motions, postpone/continue hearings, etc. delay going to trial (no trial date as of yet), etc. A2 even charged $1,000 for a less than 30-minute appearance in a CA Family Court just to postpone a motion!
C1 speaks to W1 about a year later, and learns that W1 was never informed of his request to consider settlement on the condition of the return of said belongings (which W1 would have been willing to consider).
Would this be considered a collusion between A1 and A2 to misappropriate the marital estate of C1 and W1?