What can i do? Lawyer is performing poorly and charging me a lot? -

Hired a lawyer for a business matter but he has been providing substandard service and charging me thousands of dollars for basically doing nothing. Can I report him to the Bar?

You can hire a different attorney and report him to the ARDC (Attorney Registry and Disciplinary Commission).

sure go ahead and report, lawyers charge $170 per hour and do only half of what they say they will.

Have you told him you are unhappy? There could be viable reasons for his perceived lack of performance. Of course, it could be that he is not an ethical attorney and has no problem charging you for substandard representation. I would have a sit down discussion with him and ask the tough questions. Why has he not made more progress on this? Question his response, whatever it is. After the discussion you need to decide if you want to give him another chance make good on his promises. You always have the right to complain about a lawyer to the bar. Good Luck.

No, that s standard business practice.