Business ProfileforLaw Offices of Michael Bialys The DUI MAN

This attorney was originally retained on 3/7/2024 on flat fee basis for a grand total of 7K for the entire case per the signed contract and per the invoice/receipt provided after I made the first payment of 2500 towards the 7000 agreed upon total fee using my credit card. This attorney was not retained on hourly basis and was not retained to do some work here and there just so he can justify charging fees then not to continue with the case.The agreement per the signed contract was to take on the entire case including trial for 7K total And outside the contract he told my son witness and myself verbally on the phone and in his office that if he cant stay on the case for any reason then he would refund the entire fees paid to him in full. My Son and I informed him well before retaining him that the judge is not going to give him a-lot of time to prepare and was set to go to trial. He assured us both that he can work it out with the judge as a new incoming attorney on the case that needs time for discovery. He told us both that if the judge doesnt give him the time he needs and he cant stay on the case then he will refund the money in full since it wouldnt be my fault. He then made a court appearance remotely on 3/8/2024 where he tried to ask the judge for 60days discovery period and preparation for trial and the judge only agreed to giving him 30days and asked him to commit to trial and he refused saying this is not enough time to prepare for trial. Shortly after, he informed my son and I client that he wouldnt be continuing on the case and that he will only be refunding 2000 from the original 2500 that was paid to him as an initial payment. My son and I both encouraged him to stay on the case and he kept refusing saying he cant since he needs more time to prepare and that he has a personal matter coming up as well which is a surgery for his wife and that he needs to be with her and he said he couldnt mention that to the court.