Getting Rid of your Lawyer
Getting Rid of your Lawyer
I am not a lawyer. This is my opinion and a summary of what I have learned and observed. If you need legal advice, contact a lawyer.When you purchase a Judgment, you can either hire a lawyer to represent you in court or you can (much more likely) represent yourself Pro Se (also known as Pro Per, meaning without a lawyer representing you.)The reason you can represent yourself in court is the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. In addition to guaranteeing a trial by jury, it provides for self-representation in any court of law. The decision has been upheld in every state. You can represent yourself in all legal proceedings. However, you cannot represent another person unless you are a licensed attorney.When a judgment enforcer looks at judgment cases, they will find and purchase judgments where the Original Judgment Creditor (OJC) had to hire a lawyer to file the lawsuit and win the Judgment.You may be fortunate enough to discover your OJC has already paid his lawyer in full, with no remaining balance owed to the lawyer. Even then, in some states, you may need to have your OJC request that their lawyer remove themselves as the lawyer of record in the court the judgment was awarded at.The lawyer is usually not listed on the judgment enforcer's Assignment of Judgment form - only the original judgment creditor signs it under a notary's supervision. The Judgment Enforcer's purchase agreement often names, and is signed by both the OJC and their lawyer.Even when lawyers remove themselves, they will still be owed money for their fees, and may file a claim in court for such fees. The OJC is obligated to pay their lawyer, and you should make sure your purchase agreement addresses the payment of all lawyer fees.Some lawyers will file suit and win a Judgment with the OJC retaining the lawyer on a contingency basis. When this is done there may be fees to be paid out of any recovery made on the judgment. In this case the OJC has to request the lawyer to remove himself or herself as the attorney of record.In most states, when a lawyer removes himself or herself from representation on a judgment, they use a (usually) court-provided Substitution Of Attorney form. This same form is also used when there is no new attorney. With no new attorney, the OJCs is representing himself or herself.Although there are forms available to send to the OJC, it is smarter to request the OJC to ask their lawyer or former lawyer to remove themselves as attorney of record. If you are not a lawyer, note that if you prepare a substitution of attorney form for the lawyer, you always should be careful that your actions are not for "a client" as that could be interpreted as an Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL).Once in a while you will run across a lawyer that wishes to charge more than the OJC is willing to pay. Sometimes the lawyer has no interest in either preparing or signing a substitution of attorney form for the OJC.If the attorney will not cooperate, the OJC can contact the attorney's office and thank them for winning the case, and explain that this is a way to get the attorney's fees paid. As soon as the money comes in, they will be paid. Most lawyers will be happy to hear this and sign a substitution of attorney form.
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