What Can You Do When Your Own Lawyer Fails You!
Poor communication or lack of, over billing, lack of proper case analysis, competence and diligence any of these sound familiar? These are among the most common complaints filed against lawyers. So if you have been failed by a flawed system? We would like to hear from you and listen to your story.
We are producing this documentary not only to help affect change but from personal experience as well. You see I survived a helicopter accident due to negligence then I hired a lawyer, James Virtue from Siskinds and during a 15 year period they failed due to his negligence. Standing on a statement, "Get the Strength of big firm with the comfort of a small firm" one would think someone would have called to follow up as to why I was changing representation after 15 years? With an improper case analysis he missed a key clause within the insurance policy, didn't follow direct instructions, neglected to secure key witness statements, and did not handle my case in an expeditious manner. To top it all off he left a privileged file with the opposing solicitor after a meeting at the Toronto Yacht Club. Not realizing he had forgotten the privileged file however, the opposing solicitor also failed to notify Mr. Virtue. The opposing counsel, Mr. Robert Allen should have informed Mr. Virtue about the forgotten file instead Mr. Allen chose to file it. This missing file was only discovered when my new representation was accused of withholding information. This went on for a month until he asked them directly to send him what they thought he already had. There is so much more..
Long story short I am being bullied into accepting terms of a settlement that I do not agree with. Should I not sign nor accept this agreement I am told it could cost me more money and I am the victim. If any of this is familiar please send us your story perhaps together we can change the manner with which Lawyer complaints are handled?
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