How to deal with attorneys

[Frankie Betancourt]

Hello let me start off saying I'm clueless when it comes to attorneys but I just hired a attorney about 3 months ago and gave him upfront 3000$ without signing any contract or anything I recently have been calling he's office for the past 3 weeks on any updates but hes assistance always tells me he's out of office is this normal? I hired him for a quiet title law suit against me. But if I'm no longer interested in he's Services how do I go about getting a refund and fining another attorney? 

[Patricia Steiner]

That isn't the way it works...when you retain an attorney (pay him upfront), you have a retainer agreement stating the scope of work and each parties obligation to perform.  So from enjuris.com:

"If you think your attorney is ignoring you, send a certified letter to his office questioning the silence and that you are prepared to find a new lawyer if necessary. This will jolt him into action."  (End)  Request a face-to-face meeting within five days of receipt.  Be sure to keep a copy of the letter for your records.  

And, read this article and more before any meeting:  https://beersandgordonlaw.com/...

Plus this one on legal fees paid upfront:  https://www.legalvoice.org/working-with-a-lawyer#:~:text=Most%20lawyers%20require%20advance%20fee,that%20money%20is%20used%20up.
It states:  Most lawyers require advance fee deposits for most kinds of cases. It is important to know that the advance fee deposit may not cover the entire cost of the case. If you are asked to pay an advanced fee deposit, ask your lawyer what that money will pay for and what will happen once that money is used up.  (End)

The attorney represents you. He/she is required by the American Bar Association to communicate with you as the client.  Send the letter.  Remember: what starts out crazy, ends crazier...don't let this continue on as is.