Problem tenant demands to speak to my attorney, how to respond?

[Tandi H.]

We recently purchased a property with two inherited tenants. One of them is a "problem tenant". The previous owner said they were going to terminate the month-to-month lease if they hadn't sold the property to us. But of course it was easier to pass the problem tenant on. We are pretty new to REI and I didn't realize until too late that I should have asked them to evict the tenant prior to purchase. Oops.

Anyway, we purchased the property mid-January and immediatly gave the tenant notice.  We gave them till end of February (a generous 45 days) to move out.

The tenant is a "pot stirrer" and keeps demanding (in emails, our only communication), to speak with my attorney.  I believe they previously worked for an attorney and seem to think they have some sort of legal knowledge or "inside scoop".  I have ignored the request up till now.  Of course I don't want to pay $275/hr to my attorney to field questions, demands, complaints, etc from tenants.  

What is the appropriate response to the demands to speak to my attorney?  This appears to be a person who will drag you down a dark, nasty rabbit hole if you engage with them.  

[Nathan Gesner]

There's no reason for them to speak with your attorney. If they want to speak with an attorney tell them to go hire one.

You gave them the required notice. There's no need to discuss it with them or engage in debates. Stop communicating with them at all, especially verbally. If they are not out by the deadline, immediately start the eviction process.