After a settlement was approved in my case I asked my attorneyfor a copy of all receipts for obligations that would be paid out ofthe settle...

Question

After a settlement was approved in my case I asked my attorney

for a copy of all receipts for obligations that would be paid out of

the settlement and was never provided with any, other than a breakdown

of the liens that would be paid and that the attorney would take

out 50% from the gross of the settlement for his partner and his fees,

then pay all of the liens and whatever remained would be for me, which

amounted to less than 1% of the gross of the settlement. I have a brain injury

and am incompetent therefore I knew that the contingency fee was 50%

of the outcome of the trial, which we lost, but not for the settlement,

which I would not have agreed to if he had told me his fees were 50%

of the gross of any settlement. Do I have any recourse for his unethical

tactics.

Answer

Again, was there a written retainer agreement with this attorney? This is the first question the State Bar would ask if you filed an ethics complaint.