Essexville, MI Personal Injury Law Firms & Lawyers

A Michigan attorney has an ethical duty to keep their client informed of the progress of the legal matter they are handling for the client. The attorney also has a duty to fully and fairly explain to the client their legal options and any offers of settlement. The case, and decisions whether to settle or not, belong to the client, not the attorney. Unless you have given the attorney authority to settle a case on your behalf, the attorney may not ethically settle the case, nor sign any papers agreeing to settle.? It is typical that if insurance is involved in paying any settlement that the paying insurer will require the client sign a Release. You likely will want a 2nd opinion from independent counsel as to whether your lawyer acted in your best interests in agreeing to the settlement you mention. Of course, you should get more particulars from your counsel as to the amount of the settlement, why they agreed to same without informing you, the benefits of the settlement, the likelihood of getting a better settlement and/or the pros and cons of rejecting the settlement and proceeding further, including to trial, how much their costs and fees are that they will expect to receive out of the settlement, what the settlement covers, etc. You are also entitled to hire new counsel and/or file a Grievance against your lawyer for failing to keep you informed (if that is in fact the case, which you indicate it is) and in settling the matter without your consent (if that is in fact what occurred, which you indicate it did). If your allegations are accurate, I do not think the State Bar would be happy with a lawyer who did not keep his client informed, explain the clients options and who acted to resolve a matter without the clients consent (again, assuming that is exactly what occurred).

I would need more details. Police can search in the following circumstances: 1) If the police have probable cause to believe evidence of a crime or contraband exist in the vehicle. This would be the same probable cause that the police could use to get a search warrant, but a warrant is not needed to search a vehicle if the police had enough probable cause for a warrant. 2) If you are arrested while you are operating or in the vehicle, the police can search the vehicle incident to the arrest for weapons for their protection. Any contraband or evidence found in this search incident to the arrest can be used. 3) I the officer has legitimately stopped the car and has some articulable suspicion that the occupant(s) is/are armed and dangerous, the police can search for weapons and seize andy evidence or contraband found in the search 4) If the police impound a vehicle, and the Department has a policy of searching the car for purposes of taking an inventory of its contents, the police can doa n inventory search and use any evidence found as a result. In your case, if you were legitimately arrested for DUI, the police had a right to search the vehicle incident to the arrest, or if they legitimately impounded the vehicle, they could do an inventory search.

It depends on the amount of medical bills that your son has accrued. The liability of the day care center is also a consideration. You would be wise to consult with an attorney about this matter as soon as possible.