I’m not sure what question you are asking. If you have an attorney who is retained to work on your case, and you are asking the attorney to do something which they do not believe is in your best interests, it is correct and proper for the attorney to advise you against taking that action. If the attorney is engaged in representing you and you want to file your own court action outside of the litigation the attorney is doing for you, the attorney certainly should give you their legal opinion regarding that proposed action. If your attorney is retained to represent you, and you take an action outside their advise and file something with the court, that they have specifically advised you against filing, it is not unusual for that attorney to decide that they are no longer comfortable representing you. If you are acting against your attorney’s advise it often means that there has been a breakdown in trust between you and the attorney, it is often possible to represent someone in those cases.
The attorney cannot stop you legally from filing something with the court, however, they can withdraw as your counsel if their fee agreement with you permits them to terminate representation on those grounds.
Helena M. Nevicosi
Attorney with Rosen Law Firm
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Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
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