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"Dear Mr. H. In view of the lack of response from you to my letters of 5/14/06 and 7/11/06, I have reluctantly come to the conclusion that it is advisable for me to register a complaint with the State Bar of California."

We'll see if that gets some action out of my erstwhile lawyer. Of course, the Bar doesn't actually have the power to make him do anything, but I'm hoping that perhaps his attention will finally be engaged. The sad thing is, I really don't think he's a crook -- I just think he's incompetent at office paperwork. I could even have overlooked the questionable line-items on the bill if he hadn't tried to charge me a higher rate than the one on the contract. And he really does need to return my retainer.

But there's something oddly satisfying about composing a detailed description of the events, complete with executive summary, attachments, and time-lines that nails the facts to the wall with excruciating precision. If I could have managed an excuse for 8x10 glossies with circles and arrows ... but, no. (And my co-workers were disappointed that I hadn't manged to squeeze in a spreadsheet and a graph or two. I'm infamous for my spreadsheets and graphs.)