Should I be responsible?

[Southernscotty]

Hey's guys, I have a question, Without going into a lot of details in which most of you know already anyway, [extended "family"]
The Lawyer made a terrible mistake on paperwork and charged me 375.00 for the paperwork and sent it out... Which come to find out is all wrong and was completely unneeded to begin with.
He realized this afterward and yet still is making me pay for it? Am I responsible for his mistakes?

 

[Kevin Snow]

What? Would you pay a plumber if he double charged you? Or would you just pay what was his due?

 

[Call me Nic]

Hey's guys, I have a question, Without going into a lot of details in which most of you know already anyway, [extended "family"]
The Lawyer made a terrible mistake on paperwork and charged me 375.00 for the paperwork and sent it out... Which come to find out is all wrong and was completely unneeded to begin with.
He realized this afterward and yet still is making me pay for it? Am I responsible for his mistakes?

Of course you're not responsible, brother Scotty. He wants you to be fooled into thinking you are, though. As a client, you're entitled to quality service. I wouldn't pay for it until the mistake was corrected.

 

[Southernscotty]

What? Would you pay a plumber if he double charged you? Or would you just pay what was his due?

That is what I thought, But he says I am responsible. I am mad enough to chew nails

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

It can be distressing, but probably yes.
When a doctor's visit does not result in healing,
they are still allowed to charge thousands of dollars (or hundreds).

When a mechanic doesn't fix the problem, but put some hours in "by the book"
they still can (and often do) charge $750.

When a drug does not work, but it is "by the book" (and sometimes not) ,
even if it cost $2000.00 per dose, there is no refund.

If a carpenter or contractor does $5000.00 work on a chimney or a carport, and it still leaks later, or doesn't last long,
there's usually no refund (unless in the contract).

 

[Call me Nic]

That is what I thought, But he says I am responsible. I am mad enough to chew nails

Did you already pay him or no?

 

[Southernscotty]

Of course you're not responsible, brother Scotty. He wants you to be fooled into thinking you are, though. As a client, you're entitled to quality service. I wouldn't pay for it until the mistake was corrected.

I paid up front. He made me. SIGH

 

[Call me Nic]

I paid up front. He made me. SIGH

That's frustrating. Can you find a new lawyer? He's proven unreliable. You may not get your money back, but you can prevent him from getting any more of your money.

 

[Southernscotty]

That's frustrating. Can you find a new lawyer? He's proven unreliable. You may not get your money back, but you can prevent him from getting any more of your money.

Yes I am getting another one, I want to leave a bad review on his website but I guess that isn't a christian thing to do.

 

[Call me Nic]

Yes I am getting another one, I want to leave a bad review on his website but I guess that isn't a christian thing to do.

Isn't a Christian someone who warns others? Blow your trumpet on this guy, brother.

 

[Southernscotty]

Maybe I will move his name to the bottom of the prayer list!!! That will teach him..

 

[RaymondG]

Your Father is rich. No need to spend a bit more worry on a measly 350. He can give that back to you 10 times over. Go and live, my friend, like the sparrows.....live!

 

[Karin12414]

Yes I am getting another one, I want to leave a bad review on his website but I guess that isn't a christian thing to do.

As long as you don't exaggerate the situation or flat out lie, you can say what you like.

I work for a Personal Injury Lawyer and anytime we receive a bad review (almost never), our marketing team will take the steps to contact the individual and try to resolve the issue. If you are being wrongfully charged and the lawyer has admitted this, then just DON'T SIGN ANYTHING!!! If you already have, that doesn't mean you don't have a case. Keep ALL of your paperwork and if you communicate through email, great! Keep that too. I am not a lawyer, nor am I qualified to give legal advice, but if you feel wronged and have the information to back it up, then I would contact someone to help you.

Good luck!

 

[Southernscotty]

As long as you don't exaggerate the situation or flat out lie, you can say what you like.

I work for a Personal Injury Lawyer and anytime we receive a bad review (almost never), our marketing team will take the steps to contact the individual and try to resolve the issue. If you are being wrongfully charged and the lawyer has admitted this, then just DON'T SIGN ANYTHING!!! If you already have, that doesn't mean you don't have a case. Keep ALL of your paperwork and if you communicate through email, great! Keep that too. I am not a lawyer, nor am I qualified to give legal advice, but if you feel wronged and have the information to back it up, then I would contact someone to help you.

Good luck!

It was just an answer and a quick claim deed. It wasn't like an official case or anything. But the Lawyer had forgot that He had covered it in the will and by that time it was to late. He had already sent it and now this has caused me even more issues because they are holding on to it and refusing to send it back lol.

 

[Karin12414]

It was just an answer and a quick claim deed. It wasn't like an official case or anything. But the Lawyer had forgot that He had covered it in the will and by that time it was to late. He had already sent it and now this has caused me even more issues because they are holding on to it and refusing to send it back lol.

Jeeze lol well, like I said I am not qualified to give legal advice. But I would seek out help from another lawyer because that sounds absolutely ridiculous.

 

[Southernscotty]

Jeeze lol well, like I said I am not qualified to give legal advice. But I would seek out help from another lawyer because that sounds absolutely ridiculous.

Yeah he thought they were in the will and they weren't, "but now they think they are" and refuse to return the quick claim deed. lol

 

[Citizen of the Kingdom]

That is what I thought, But he says I am responsible. I am mad enough to chew nails

Think of it as a God-charge payable to the overcoming your anger fund.

 

[Southernscotty]

Think of it as a God-charge payable to the overcoming your anger fund.

Good idea. :]

 

[bcbsr]

Hey's guys, I have a question, Without going into a lot of details in which most of you know already anyway, [extended "family"]
The Lawyer made a terrible mistake on paperwork and charged me 375.00 for the paperwork and sent it out... Which come to find out is all wrong and was completely unneeded to begin with.
He realized this afterward and yet still is making me pay for it? Am I responsible for his mistakes?

That's why lawyers have the reputation they've had for millenia. Essentially what he's doing is theft. But you might have to hire another lawyer to get it back, which for that price isn't worth it. You could go to small claims court, but again it may not be worth the effort.

 

[JIMINZ]

Yes I am getting another one, I want to leave a bad review on his website but I guess that isn't a christian thing to do.

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It isn't a bad report if you speak the truth, it is the Christian thing to do if it protects others from the problems you have had with him.

Two other places you could leave a report on his handling of your affairs would be the Bar Association, and the Better Business Bureau.