Matrona Law

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"Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one."

~ Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

Chances are, your lawyer likely had a good reason to terminate the retainer: non-payment, breach of trust, lack of confidence, etc. Your lawyer has the right to bring a Motion to the Court to remove themselves from the record; however, to avoid this costly and unnecessary step, you ought to consider seeking counsel immediately. A new lawyer, retained by you, will promptly file a Notice of Change of Lawyer, eliminating the step of your former lawyer filing a Motion with the Court to obtain an Order to terminate the retainer. An Order from the Court in such cases, will always stipulate that the client must find new counsel within 30 days. A failure to secure new counsel within the timeframe enumerated in the Order may result in counsel on the opposite side to move by way of a Motion to strike out your entire claim, or defence, as the case may be.

It is best to keep control in your hands and recruit new counsel right away, so as to avoid the potential of the Motion to strike your claim/defence for violating a Court Order.