The Lawyer Is a Fiduciary - Do Not Let anyone Browbeat You Down!
"I find repeatedly lawyers insisting that the doctor cut his bill, but the attorney refuses to reduce his when the settlement is not as high as was expected - or that is what the lawyer tells the doctor. In the typical case this is inherently unfair, as the doctor has spent weeks or months in treating the patient, while the lawyer perhaps saw the client once and made two phone calls.
--On the 8th day, file a complaint with the State Bar, send the attorney a copy of it and file your suit in Small Claims Court.
"You will get paid - and, if it goes to court, judges almost always rule in favor of the doctor," Steel concludes. Shawnstewel.com is his website which I highly recommend.