candice harvey

Response from owner

Ms. Harvey, Your review makes it sound as if you brought me your case in 2020, immediately after the incident, and that nothing was done between then and now. To clarify, your daughter’s incident happened at the end of February, 2021. You initially went to Morgan & Morgan who filed a lawsuit and later wanted to refer it to me to pursue, and the dog owner had no insurance available. Because your case was already in litigation when I received it in late December of 2021, I had to wait for certain legal requirements to be met before the court would allow me to proceed. Once these requirements had been met in May of 2022, I actively set depositions, scheduled mediation, and booked your case for trial. I told you when you signed up with me that there was a possibility that we may not be able to recover a settlement because there was no insurance. The fact is, I aggressively pursued your case when other attorneys wouldn’t touch it. As with any case, there is always the possibility that the responsible party can file bankruptcy before, during, or after a lawsuit is initiated. In your case, your friends who owned the dog filed for bankruptcy, leaving no legal repercussions available to you. While you are correct in that this isn’t fair, it unfortunately is legal. You can at least take comfort in knowing that despite the outcome, you won’t have to reimburse me for the costs I spent in pursuing your case until the bankruptcy brought a halt to everything. While I understand your anger and frustration, you are forgetting we’re on the same side. I also took a gamble -- and lost, both time and money on this case because of the bankruptcy. Yes, it’s a sad situation for your family, but no, your case was not “mishandled”.

September 9, 2024