I only want whats fair ?

[ketcutie]

I had the same attorney for 12 years . He called me one friday night and said he needed to stop by my home OD but I figured there was somthing of important he needed to discuss w me ,instead He spills his guts about his horrible marriage. I was shocked but I had no reason to doubt him being I had trusted him w ALL my personal issues pertaining to my legal issues . LONG story short . We ended up sleeping together . Several months later I was at work at the church preschool daycare when my boss called me into her office and fired me . Again I was mortified . I loved my job,I am a single mom of 3 kids . I was fired because his wife showed up at the school pretending to want info for a friends child . She was told tours are only on thurs. and she would need to schedule an apt. she blurted out that an employee had slept w her husband . (she is also an attorney but wasnt working at the time ) .She was asked to leave immediately but only to return w/in the hour w/ info out of my personal legal files that were then enough to get me fired . Her husband offices at home so she had easy access to my files obviously. things that were document and had occurred in my personal life but things i were never criminally charged w but didnt look good being i was working w children in the church . I was then out of a good job for a good 9 months and I lost all benefits as well . We are scheduled for court on jan. 13 but have a mediation on jan. 11 and I need to know exactly what to ask for . My loss of wages ,mental anguish, attorney /client confidentiality ,slander???? You see after I was fired she also then left me numerous messages on my hm phone answering machine (that I saved ) stating exactly what she did and that she would do it again if she felt the need .

 

[dee_dub]

only to return w/in the hour w/ info out of my personal legal files that were then enough to get me fired

We are scheduled for court on jan. 13 but have a mediation on jan. 11

Court and mediation with who - your former lawyer, his wife, or both?

My loss of wages ,mental anguish, attorney /client confidentiality ,slander????

You need to think about what you're asking for and from whom, and on what grounds. Your former lawyer's wife didn't breach your attorney/client privilege - your former lawyer (arguably) did by not keeping your file secure and confidential. I would strongly suggest you consult a lawyer. As far as slander goes, you should be careful - it's only slander if it's not true. If she only said "this is in her file", then it may not have been slander. It also may make the things that didn't look good in your file fair game in court.

You see after I was fired she also then left me numerous messages on my hm phone answering machine (that I saved ) stating exactly what she did and that she would do it again if she felt the need .

Have you lodged a complaint with your local bar association? I would expect that is where you will really get proper redress.