We hired an attorney to settle a PI claim from an auto accident. He has/is doing a really crummy job. So bad that he didn’t get the info. to the defendents attorney’s in time for the depostions. They rescheduled because of it. We aren’t happy w/ our attorney at all and don’t know what to do at this point. Wondering about just getting the bills that weren’t covered by our health insurance paid and being done with it. It’s not worth the stress anymore.

My boyfriend and I were out drinking one night and both ended up pretty intoxicated. Because we were only a block away from home, I brilliantly decided to drive home. On the way home I hit a truck. The owners ended up calling the police and when the police arrived they split us up and argued with me on the fact that I was driving. They said they had 3 eye witnesses that saw my boyfriend driving and that I needed to "stop covering for him". After being hounded over and over again, I gave up and told them he was driving, as it seemed they would have it no other way. He was charged with a DWI (blew a 1.5) and I with a PI (I didn’t blow)…but I was the one driving. We have a lawyer, but I wanted some other opinions…

Can I get charged with the DWI if we go to court over this? I’m not sure if they can "transfer" that sort of thing over to me if it’s after the actual night of. Should I be worried about them not believing me and charging me with purgery?

I am in agony beyond belief. I cannot sleep. Seems that after nearly five years, my attorney did little to develop my PI case. Did not talk to the four witnesses, did not depose the defendants (owners of the art gallery).
Then, just 6 weeks before trial, he abruptly quit. Case worth 5,000 to 0,000.
5 years ago, at an art gallery a multi-paneled art object — 4 ft by 4 ft — broke from the wall & fell on me. Suffered soft-tissue neck injury. 4 witnesses. 5 doctors.
From the start, my Attorney said, We will have to go to trial. He suddenly quit just weeks before trial. Days before trial, Case so old judge would not grant me trial continuance. I settled for less than ,000. No choice. I plan to go to State Bar, then legal malpractice attorney. I was homeless, on welfare, this after working 6 years as software engineer. Lost everything I worked so hard for. Did get 100% Social Security disability. Needed compensation, though, to get back on feet.

you see my husband and his step dad got pulled over one night in 2004 and the step dad went to jail for a dwi they wrote out a warning for my husband on a pi they were going to take him to jail but i asked them to just let him ride with me so they. so now they have his records as never taking care of it and that he did go to jail for the pi. But i know he didnt and thats the only pi he has ever had The cops that was there that night had been picking on my husband cousion and he only half way there. The step dad took them to court and won his case. So they dropped the DWI and gave him his licenses back. But he had to hire a lawyer for that. We really can’t afford a lawyer because we have two kids to take care of. And to many bills to pay.

Which one is worth having a career in?
I’m stuck. I know that PI lawyers get paid more… and i know that sometimes with criminal law the clients can be a little on the offside…
but what do you think?