Woodlake, CA Personal Injury Law Firms & Lawyers

Why is he your "boyfriend"?!? The communications are abusive and deserve to be turned over to law enforcement for criminal prosecution and, if they continue, to be met by you with a DV restraining order. However, if you cease interaction with him his abuse might stop.

If your current atty "dropped" the first lawsuit that is litigation which probably would trigger the higher amount. In any event, most State Bar Associations have a fee dispute resolution procedure. Call the state bar office and see if they do. If so, get the information, but don't file anything until you call your attorney and tell him you would like to use the service. This may trigger a compromise that you and the attorney can agree to.

If you have a viable case, there is a serious statute of limitations problem. You normally have three years to bring a personal injury lawsuit from the date of the incident causing the injury. This statue is tolled while you are a minor, but then you have one year to bring the suit after you become an adult. Any acts of emotional abuse that occurred three years ago or less are within the Statute of limitations, So there may be some acts that you can sue for that occurred while you were 18. Perhaps the court would allow evidence of earlier abuse as it was a continuing process of abuse, but this is doubtful. Another thing to consider is whether the parents have assets from which you could collect a judgment. I think it will be difficult to find an attorney to take this case, but you could try. Your best future may be to seek counseling, try to but what they have done behind you, and rise above their abuse. The way you were treated was unfair and unjust, but you have the power to rise above it.