Comments on: Michigan Attorney Needed For Help With My Question!?

By: Annie

Annie — Sun, 24 May 2009 06:07:57 +0000

You are being scammed!!! If there were a referral fee, the lawyer would pay it, not you. If someone is trying to claim ANY of any award your mother might get, and your attorney is agreeing to it, run the other way and find a more reputable law firm. Your attorney should have told them to go to Hell in no uncertain terms, because what they are doing is not legal. They might be entitled to a referral fee from the attorney, but they have no claim to ANY of the damages your mother might get
Be sure you document EVERYTHING– these people sound like they make their living scamming and suing people, and it sounds like your attorney is in on the deal. Good Luck!!

By: goz1111

goz1111 — Sun, 24 May 2009 06:07:57 +0000

if you never spoke directly to your friend’s father then |I would be hard press to find any privity of contract between your friend’s father and your case
unless your friend is a lawyer, he can not give out legal advice or bind you to a legal agreement and he is the only person you spoke to how can he bind you to his father
call your state bar ethics and file a comliant with the etchics board over this let them sort it out

By: Simcow

Simcow — Sun, 24 May 2009 06:07:57 +0000

Sounds suspicious. Just wait til Attorney Smith settles the case and if he says there was the fee, ouch. Don’t pay unless you are forced too.

By: Lifeboat H

Lifeboat H — Sun, 24 May 2009 06:07:57 +0000

You don’t need a lawyer for this answer. Any knowledgeable person will do. You don’t owe any money to the supposed friend for his having given you a referral. Also, you don’t owe any money to Mr. Brown. It seems from your attorney’s phone call that Mr. Brown wants some of Mr. Smith’s money (if there turns out to be any money in the end). This is a problem between Brown and Smith. You may be called in as a witness if Brown is eventually so crazy as to sue Smith, but don’t you give any money to anyone, okay?