I was catastrophically injured and the lawyer I hired used deception and my lack of knowledge of the law to gain my assent to a low settlement - the lawyers from the other side actually threatened to sue me if I didn't sign the paperwork agreeing to the low amount.
He's also trying to take what little I may get by adding in all these fees he is not legally allowed to take. I ran it by another lawyer and he told me in no uncertain terms to get a new lawyer. I tried but the lawyer refuses to release my files - he's blatantly breaking the law. I read that no one breaks the law more than lawyers and cops.
I I've had many many battles in my life that God didn't deliver me from but forced me to face. Similar to how he dealt with the Israelites: he made them fight their enemies - but I'm weary, and angry at God - I need a break.
Sorry for the delayed response. I've been on the run!
In these kinds of actions, the lawyers usually gets paid a percentage of what he wins for you, so it's in his best interest to get you as big an award as he can.
But having said that, I've been in a similar situation. I had a case where my employer had already done an investigation and concluded that I had suffered trauma at the hands of my co workers. The only question at that point was how much is it worth? I sent the report to ten different workplace attorneys, only one responded, telling me to get over it. Meanwhile, another guy going by the nickname "big dog" got fed spaghetti with dog food in the sauce and was handed 3.5 million. You'll never convince me there wasn't something demonic involved in my case influencing the attorneys.