Jonathan FMarshall, Esq

The client can hire a new attorney and any unused portion of the fee shall be refundedAs soon as we receive a substitution of attorney from his new attorney, we shall be relieved from handling his caseUntil we receive the substitution of attorney we are not relieved from an obligation to appear in courtThe client also has a right to proceed to fee arbitration if he feels that the refund of the unused portion of the fee is unfairAs for his position regarding the facts of the case, we dispute his versionThe attorney handling the case had a death in the family and the need to adjourn the case was communicated to the clientHe took it upon himself to review court records online and thought that somehow necessitated his appearingWhen he appeared, the case was adjourned just as was representedHe apparently wanted the case done irrespective of the unforeseen circumstances with MrF [redacted] death in the familyIf he now wants to fire us because of that he has every right to do so and be represented by the attorney of his choosingNotwithstanding, this is not the way you go about things since there was no wrongdoing as is implied Once we receive a substitution of attorney we will prepare a bill and refund any unused retainerThat is the process that applies in a situation such as this and what will be fulfilled by my firm