I hired a lawyer to sue for money owed to me. it has been 2 1/2 yrs. why does it take so long.?
596138
It would have been faster if you "hired" the real "Sopranos"
891035
You should file an answer with the court that argues that the Statute of Limitations expired on 7/14/2006 and therefore the lawsuit is barred/not timely.\n\nYes, you have a chance of getting it dismissed.   The date of last activity should start the clock ticking on the 6 year term.\n\nWas the credit card issued while you were in Michigan?\n\nEdit: If the amount is significant I would highly recommend you get legal advice from an attorney in Michigan.\n\nBTW, when you made your last payment on 7/14/00 did that bring your account current or were you still behind at that point?\n\nFollowup:\nYou should stick with the story that you've had Indiana as a residence the entire 6+ years.  \n\nIf you were overlimit as of the time you made the last payment you have a stronger story that it was not only the date of last activity but you had been in default on your credit card agreement for some time prior to that.\n\nI would again urge you if it is a large sum of money to find an attorney to provide you with legal advice so you don't get run over in court.   Most attorneys will give you a free consultation.\n\nDo not admit to the debt being yours.  Make them prove everything.  Deny that they are entitled to late charges, interest, attorneys fees, collection costs, everything.  If you don't challenge something the court will take it to be true.  Deny that the amount owed is correct, make them produce copies of your statements showing the charges.  Make them produce your original, signed account agreement.   Deny, deny, deny.  \n\nIs the original bank suing you or is this some collection agency that purchase the written off debt?  If it isn't the original bank there is a good chance they can't prove anything and are just hoping you don't show up in court.\n\nDo not agree to any delays.  It is common when a collector goes to court they are hoping for a default judgment and when you show up they ask for a delay.  Insist that you came to court prepared and the other side should have as well.
1148671
Check with the lawyer and see what he says. If he says he filed, and the SSD says they never received it, your next call should be to your state bar assocation. Lawyers have a moral and legal obligation to do what they say they will do.
50812
it can take months or even years, but you really should ask a qualified divorce lawyer in your area.  If you don't have one, get one.
709378
I would send him a letter informing him that you have contacted a lawyer regarding the matter and the issue needs to be solved by such-and-such date. After that? Small claims court. Take it to Judge Judy!
1123394
First check with the bank as to why there is a delay, it may be that you may not have furnished appropriate details.\n\nElse you may seek remedy from Banking Ombudsman and not the Court.
539317
There is probably a statute of limitations, where you can only sue/be prosecuted within a certain time frame around when the original problem happened.  You'd need to check if it is less than 6.5 years.  Even then it can be hard to prosecute against.
300343
well what happened ? if your not using a lawyer. it will take longer. it can take up to 4 years for it to be approved. did you turn in a good medical history ? show proof of contact ? etc.. etc.. etc..
1034885
It really depends on your state statutes.\n\nBut generally it can take as little as a few weeks to a couple years.\n\nBe sure to answer the summons so they do not get a default judgment against you.\n\nLearn your rights, learn how to fight a law suit.\n\nIf you are not up to fighting on your own, get a lawyer. But I would still recommend that you learn your rights.
1114957
if you want to speed up the process get a lawyer for yourself, or at least find a pre law student that is willing to help you learn about the laws of your case.  If you want to get the attn of the other guy's lawyer...hahahahaha  I worked in a law office for a few months it was a trip!  Lawyers are all bs and smoke.  Return a call, the only lawyer that ever even cared about me really, was one that was a friend of my family since he had been a kid!  That lawyer is working for the other guy not you so he isn't going to work any faster than what they guy is paying him, god awful truth!  Good Luck because if you don't have a lawyer of your own you'll need it.  as for getting any money right away you might as well look somewhere else, even if you are awarded any money if the guy who is supposed to pay you doens't have it, you might be getting it in payments over a period of time.....\nhope this helped a little good luck
146927
what has to happen is that for some reason your trial is postphoned for different reasons that have nothing to do with you or your lawyer,for example, sickness,gathering evidence or witnesses, lack of a courtroom,or judge ,this is what your lawyer must file and it usually gets filed after the third postphonement that you are ready for trial.also it has to due with due process meaning that from the time you were offically charged with a crime the state has 180 days/6months to bring you to trial for your crime
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Write out a timeline of everything that happened, attach any documentation you have supporting this information and send it with a letter of complaint to the state bar association.  Follow up on a weekly basis by phone & in person.  Eventually, if you make enough of an nuisance of yourself they may bring all the lawyers involved up on charges, either suspend them for a length of time or disbar them, and make them reimburse you the amount of money you lost.\n\nI went through this same type of thing in Louisiana with an attorney who barely got me divorced and never followed up on the property settlement or child support.  He ended up being suspended for two months and reimbursing me half of the $1000.00 I'd paid him.  It took me two years of being persistant with the Louisiana bar to finally get some satifisfaction in this situation but it worked.
1113798
You need to hire a lawyer.\n\nASAP if you intend to get it in by Monday.
1029183
Unfortunately, the law works very, very slowly.  Getting a lazy judge to respond or do his judge in a timely manner can be supremely frustrating.  Especially when you're dealing with children. \n\nThat having been said, nine months sounds like a little too long even for the laziest of judges.  Sounds to me like maybe your attorney is not being as diligent as you'd like.  Contact another local attorney and see what can be done.
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Show up at his office, and let the receptionist know you'd be happy to wait in his office a few minutes while he finishes up his meeting/phonecall.  :-)\n\nI don't think 2 months is reasonable.  You could at that point send a polite but firm letter to him.  Let him know you need an answer on X.  You have called 12 times over the past 60 days, and if he isn't interested in representing you, you need to be notified immediately. Give him a fixed amount of time:  "Please contact me within 10 days of this letter to answer these questions about my case or to inform me that you'll be unable to take this case."\n\nMy guess is that he doesn't want your business.  Maybe he sees no merit in the case and hasn't been clear enough to you the case is unwinnable.  Maybe he notices you don't have much money, and he realises he won't get rich from you as a client.  Maybe the questions aren't in his field of expertise and it would take days of research to find out what you're asking.   Who knows?\n\nIf he has a retainer (your money given in advance in preparation for him doing work for you), I WOULD insist he do something.  In the letter state you would like the full retainer returned if he's not taking the case.  If you stil get no answer and no money back, contact the State Bar Assoc.   He can't keep your money but do zero work for you for months.
820849
You need to hire a Lawyer.
784825
You need to get in contact with a lawyer.