Years ago I got ripped off by a car dealership, then hired an attorney in that state to pursue them. months and months and months went by with only phone calls and requests for more money, all with the notion "they are going to settle" or "I have a court date set."
Turns out, NOTHING was ever attempted and these bills I paid and owe, they can't produce a single receipt for, only throwing up threats for payment.
The one guy at the firm handling my case left to start his own firm and told me he was transferring it to a "good friend of his" to take care of me, but asked me to send him a check to square things up and this firm will take the case and finish it.
Last week I find they don't know this guy (my original attorney) and said he dumped a ton of cases on them, most past the statue of limitations...
Turns out, they can do NOTHING since he didn't file proper paperwork to continue the case, although he charged me back in July for it
I was told that I could go after him, and his firm for damages, but I'm not sure if this is a battle I want to take.