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I paid an attorney to file a lawsuit for me and I found out today that his license was disbarred from The State Bar of California because he failed to pay Bar member fee. How can I get my money back?Thank you
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Good afternoon. You can do a couple of things. One, file a civil claim against him asking for actual and Punitive Damages due to his bad faith. Once the suit is filed and a judgment awarded, you become a Judgment Creditor and can have thesheriff serve a summons on the losing party for a debtor examination. Thatforces the losing party to meet the judgment creditor in court and answerquestions under oath about the losing party's assets. After that information is obtained, the judgmentcreditor has the power to garnish wages,attach bank accounts, and/or have the sheriff seize other property to satisfy the judgment. Two, since he has been disbarred, you can contact the district attorney's office and file criminal charges against him for practicing law without a license and for stealing your fee.
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Should I suit the Attorney or his law firm
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Name them both in your suit. Let the judge then allocate responsibility between the two parties. You're welcome...it's been my pleasure!
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