Question for an Attorney - Grafton,MA

Wow, is all of this really worth it?
And WHY would you contact his wife, even once? Who does that?
I think there must be more to this story. Frankly you sound a little obsessed with this former chiropractor.
Unless he truly caused you harm (and therefore may harm others) LET IT GO.

It's not a conflict of interest for the attorney to represent the Dr's son..because the attorney is not "yours." They'll work for anyone who's willing to pay them, and anyone they feel has a strong case.

I'm a little concerned about the amount of time you've spent on this. Going to read the records, gathering evidence, planning a civil suit. It seems like you're trying to grasp for straws, and after this amount of time, the original issue of harassment has been lost.

And, a huge no-no for contacting the Dr.'s family. That makes your case look very weak. Your post almost reads like you have more of an emotional attachment to this guy than you should....was there something else going on between you that would prompt you sending him a marriage book?

My opinion is that you're pursuing something that's not going to amount to much. I don't see you getting satisfaction out of a civil case, especially if it's just about revenge. It's not always as sweet as it seems.

You made two mistakes. One contacting his adult daughter for an email and secondly sending his wife an email of what your intentions were. Why did you do that? If I were in your shoes, I would have never contacted your chiro family members. That leaves the door wide open and kind of describes your character w/o saying anything, your actions proved that. You don't need to send his wife anything! I would just forget this lawyer and and hire a new one. And since when do lawyers become sensitive? Sweetie, all they care about is the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$! Good luck!

Not a conflict of interest. Have you considered discussing this with your therapist? I mean you are here saying a lawyer is insensitive? That is what they are paid to be, insensitive.

Still you should get a new attorney because I am fairly sure this one will drop you anyway. I mean if I were an attorney, and representing you, it doesn't sound like you have a good case, and it does sound like you crossed lines contacting the doctor's family even if it wasn't a legal line, I would figure you will lose and sue me even though there is no basis in fact.

Then again maybe he is hard up for cases, which would explain taking the doctor's son's case, so he will stick with you in case you win.

This is of course just my opinion, as you asked.
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"Hi
I hired an attorney to represent me in a case where I was a victim of unprofessional conduct/sexual harassment by my chiropractor. And NO there is no question as to whether it constituted inappropriate behavior in a dr/pt relationship. The attorney helped me file a claim to the chiropractic board against his license. NOT ANYTHING LEGAL. Just a complaint to the Board. I later wrote an email to the chiropractor's wife apologizing for sending her a marriage book anonymously, letting her know that I filed a complaint and very briefly & respectfully explained what had transpired. The chiropractor then filed a harassment protection order against me so I had my attorney represent me in court. None of the allegations were considered harassment & the case was thrown out. The judge asked my attorney one question to which he answered,"Yes" when asked if he represented me. No questions for me & no further questions for my attorney. His complaints were that I called his adult daughter for an email address (which I did), I drove past his house (which I didn't) and I emailed his wife (which I did one time). The judge reprimanded him for wasting everyone's time.
A week later this chiropractor contacted my attorney & asked him if he'd represent his 20 year old son in court and he accepted the case. Of course paid by the chiropractor, his son has no job.
I found this out by reading in the paper that his son got arrested. Out of curiosity I went to the district court & read the record to see what the outcome was. I was hurt & offended to read that MY attorney represented him.
It seems like a conflict of interest because it was the Dr who contacted him and paid him.
At the very least it was shady. I'm sure he didn't think I'd ever know.
It bothers me that the Dr asked my attorney to do it. (No he wasn't his attorney prior to my complaint. My attorney had never heard of him). There are hundreds around here. Why call mine? And it REALLY bothers me that he said yes. After I receive the Board's decision in writing and get a copy of the complete file I'm filing a civil suit against the Dr. He has lied about everything & gotten away with it. Since the Board's investigation I've gathered some hard evidence such as inappropriate emails between him & I and 2 eye witnesses (ex-employees of his) of his behavior. I'm not out for money. I'm out for justice & revenge. He can see what it feels like to be hauled to court & pay the attorney fees. The difference will be that he's GUILTY of what I'm saying he did & he knows it. I was planning to use my attorney for this because he's been with me in this ordeal since January of this year. He's not the type of guy I thought he was. Am I over reacting?
Please tell me your opinion. Thank you so much."

"Hi
I need a new attorney. I was violated by my chiropractor several times (inappropriate touching, inappropriate comments, personal texts & emails). I filed a complaint with the Board of Registration. He denied everything to them and they chose not to take any disciplinary action. I'm planning to file a civil suit. I have witnesses to his behavior (past employees) that the Board didn't care about & have also recovered some emails. I've already spent plenty of $ on the attorney who drafted the complaint to the Board and represented me in court against bogus charges filed against me by the chiropractor out of retaliation. But shortly afterward he defended the chiropractor's son in a court case and that bothers me. It was the Dr who asked him to do it and it was the Dr who paid him for it. Not the teenage son. It doesn't feel right. I feel betrayed! Any attorney recommendations?
Thank you!!"

I'm sorry you experienced sexual harassment on the part of a medical professional.

HOWEVER, you hired the lawyer to accomplish a specific task. He's your lawyer as far as that case is concerned. But he's not "yours." He works for hire. He has every right in the world, judicially and ethically, to represent the chiropractor's son. The attorney-client relationship is not monogamous.

A., there is a bit of a red flag in your "I'm out for justice and revenge." You had a wrong and a harm done to you, and you have the legal right to file suit (though it's unlikely you'd get a significant settlement), but it's your responsibility to keep things in proportion. I don't care if the chiropractor's children are mass murderers or if they win the Nobel Peace Prize. You should not be in contact with them; you should not be tracking/following them in any way. That's stalking, and if it continues, honestly, you will wind up as a defendant in criminal court. (In which case the lawyer probably couldn't represent anyone, so I guess that answers your question right there.)

I am sure he hired the lawyer because he was good enough to get you off on harassment charges that sound legit (after filing a suit against him you contacted both his child and his wife?! big no no). There is no conflict of interest for your lawyer. Each of his cases are separate, and regardless of who is paying, the son is the client. For conflict of interest he would have to be representing the doctor against you. If you don't want to use the same lawyer then fine, but from what I see here he did not really do anything wrong, and he must be good if he got you off even with email proof of your contact to the doctors wife.

It is odd to me that you hired an attorney in the first place as anyone can file a complaint with the State licensing board unless your intent all along was to seek monetary gain. This is the way your post reads to me. I can't believe any attorney would not have advised you against contact with his family-that makes you look crazy and even more incredible. If you truly believe your attorney has violated his oath then I suggest you file a complaint with the Office of Bar in Mass.

Lawsuits are about money, not justice.

Your attorney was technically representing the chiropracter's son (even if he was paid by the chiro) so unless you had some kind of suit against the son that the attorney is now representing the son about, no conflict exists.

awww, I'm sorry you had to remove your question this way because the answers weren't nice.