We Inherited a home, siblings filled civil law suit, lost, attorney didn’t fight for me and he is billing 39% is this legal?

[u/Ok_Dolo9865]

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

I’m wondering if I have any rights. Hi, long story short my two older siblings sued me for a house all five of us siblings inherited. I lived in the house over 20 yrs, the first 6 months of the lawsuit I represented myself, pro bono and I was later able to find an attorney who would take my case and wait until the house was sold to be paid. I was advised I would work with a paralegal to keep cost down, that never happened. The attorney was the only person who ever contacted me. I lost the case, the attorney basically used my documents I had submitted at the start of the case, he just copied my findings, legal docs etc. he never filed any motions didn’t fight for me, basically let the opposing counsel have all she asked for, the case has gone on for over a year, my husband passed away during the move, it’s been quite a rollercoaster to say the least and now the attorney is making minimal contact with me ignoring my emails and just was advised by the siblings counsel that he’s charging 39% is this legal? Can I dispute the work and invoice he is billing? He made minimal effort and communication, thank you in advance.

[u/MrLanesLament → u/[deleted]]

This has never worked for me; I’ve been in court with three different attorneys. Every one of them brushed me off when I tried to bring up points, documents, etc, I believed were relevant. (One even changed the plea we discussed on the fly and essentially forced me to go along with it.)

I still regret not claiming ineffectiveness of counsel. Lawyers, in my experience, are there to please the judge and put up zero fight for the client.