STBX's lawyer will not recuse himself

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STBX's lawyer will not recuse himself
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Fri, 09-02-2005 - 1:57pm
I just spoke with my lawyer, and she said that she'd heard from STBX's lawyer. STBX's lawyer, Attorney P, has represented STBX and myself for our business, and I have met with him privately in the past (in 2002). I told my lawyer about this, and she has just heard from Attorney P, and he will not recuse himself from representing STBX. He claimed that he mostly met with STBX, and never met with me, which is untrue. I consider Attorney P to be OUR lawyer, because at the time, *I* had some questions regarding our business, and I asked STBX to set up an appointment with Attorney P and I to go over the questions that I had. Attorney P and I met privately in his office, and went over the papers I had. I also met with Attorney P and STBX at least 2 other times, and accompanied STBX to Attorney P's office. I distinctly recall going to his office, and seeing what a pigsty it was... it looked like he slept in his office, and there were piles of crap everywhere. I remember thinking, "STBX retained this yahoo to represent us?" The guy is a real sleaze, in my opinion. STBX is free to get a lawyer, but why does he have to use OUR lawyer?
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Registered: 06-13-2005
Fri, 09-02-2005 - 2:40pm
If you truly feel that this lawyer would present a conflict, ie., if he is privy to personal information about you, then you should definitely report him to your state's Bar Association.


Edited 9/2/2005 2:55 pm ET ET by lacietoo