You d better hire another lawyer soon to make sure your first lawyer has not forfeited any of your rights by failing to show up. Depending on teh type of case, you might also get some guidance from the applicable court on that. A new lawyer could help you release your current lawyer and ensure that your files get back to you. You ll want to state that you are unhappy with him for his lack of representation, that you are firing him and that you want copies of all of your legal records that he has. The law does not expect you to have to jump through hoops to release your lawyer, but there can be complications for a criminal trial, where the judge may need to be involved to ensure that you have adequate representation. By the way, You can report the no-show lawyer to the state bar for disciplinary proceedings (and can sue him for malpractice if he actually has resulted in your losing any money or rights).
What you need is a check that wont bounce, lawyers are in it for the money and the best ones cost the most and they are totally proffesional and would never miss a court date and if they did someone would be there to represent your funky butt
write your lawyer a letter and tell him/her, you no longer need his/her services,.....
Like the first answer, the best way to go is simply hire a new attorney. The new attorney will take care of the rest for you by notifying both the court and the old attorney that he is substituting for the old attorney.
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