Attorney Out... Pro Se In #2

[liz417]

Yes, I am guilty as charged.
'Hub and Ms. 'Hub are incredibly dear, honest, special people. It was SO wonderful to meet them; I wish you all could!!! You have no idea how charming, open and sincere they are. It was a privilege to meet them, and I sincerely hope it isn't the last time!!! My only complaint is that we didn't have a great deal of time to talk, which I hope we will rectify the next time we are all in the same town.

I had the pleasure of being in the courtroom for the hearing, and they comported themselves extraordinarily well. It was pretty obvious that the would-be-ex-atty was there to cover her behind, and 'Hub was exceedingly generous toward her in every respect. As I said to them after the hearing, not only did he throw her a bone, he threw her a year's worth! And to be honest, she did seem visibly relieved, which lends even that much more credence to what 'Hub & Ms. 'Hub have been saying about her: she clearly knew what she might have had to face. Ms. 'Hub had her big black binder full of ammo if needed, but fortunately it wasn't, and no blood was shed.

I do honestly believe that they won all around, because there is no possible chance that IF this atty is even remotely sane, she will ever again just ignore them. And if she does, well, the hearing was worth it because both the trustee and the judge showed a tremendous willingness to work with 'Hub & Ms. 'Hub, and the judge left the door open for further changes (I thought) by telling the trustee that in his courtroom, he has no problem with pro se litigants, and later to 'Hub & Ms. 'Hub something to the effect of, "If you end up representing yourself, we'll deal with it." (I hope I am remembering the wording correctly -- if not please correct me! ) Since the proverbial last straw was that 'Hub & Ms. 'Hub couldn't speak to the trustee directly because this atty was still the atty of record, well, that's absolutely fixed now. So I really do think it accomplished everything they wanted it to!

'Hub & Ms. 'Hub, y'all rock so hard. Please Ms. 'Hub, no more surgery on my account!!!

Hi!
I'm glad Mr & Mrs Cat took the higher road and didn't throw that attorney under the bus (I think I would have ) As for meeting them, I can only imagine...we all communicate on this board and have somewhat of a mental picture of who we are talking to...I'm sure my 'mental picture' is totally wrong ...but I will continue to see them as the sweetest (Grandparent-types come to mind), helpful and caring couple; but don't mess with them!!

[Phillymanhere]

Mr. and Mrs. Cat,

I want to applaud you guys for your ability to "read" the situation that you found yourselves in and to shift directions accordingly. It is really difficult, but sometimes, you have to read the body language of everyone around you and follow that.

This reminds me of the day my mother stood in front of the church to push a motion to change the church name to add the name of a church that had merged with our church years earlier. Well, someone from the audience suggested we add the names of both of the churches that merged with us. This proposal drew strong and loud support from the congregation.

My mother and the minister did not see this coming, and they quickly shifted gears and accepted the wisdom of the crowd and the motion overwhelmingly passed.

I think you guys are now in wonderful shape to contact the judge or the trustee if there are any other problems. And you know what? ... You won't have any because if you complain, the judge and the trustee are going to get on the phone with that lawyer and your problems will be solved.

Congratulations on reading the situation.

[FreshLikeADaisy]

...I'm sure my 'mental picture' is totally wrong ...but I will continue to see them as the sweetest (Grandparent-types come to mind), helpful and caring couple; but don't mess with them!!

Nope, that's pretty accurate!!!

(People should never mistake *nice* for stupid or weak, especially in the South. They are extremely nice... and NOT to be underestimated. )

[AngelinaCatHub]

Mr. and Mrs. Cat,

I want to applaud you guys for your ability to "read" the situation that you found yourselves in and to shift directions accordingly. It is really difficult, but sometimes, you have to read the body language of everyone around you and follow that.

This reminds me of the day my mother stood in front of the church to push a motion to change the church name to add the name of a church that had merged with our church years earlier. Well, someone from the audience suggested we add the names of both of the churches that merged with us. This proposal drew strong and loud support from the congregation.

My mother and the minister did not see this coming, and they quickly shifted gears and accepted the wisdom of the crowd and the motion overwhelmingly passed.

I think you guys are now in wonderful shape to contact the judge or the trustee if there are any other problems. And you know what? ... You won't have any because if you complain, the judge and the trustee are going to get on the phone with that lawyer and your problems will be solved.

Congratulations on reading the situation.