I'm in need of a lawyer but can't really afford one. If anybody
knows a
lawyer in the Cincinnati area who does pro bono work or is willing
to do
just a little work for a small fee, please let me know. The college
I was
attending is suing me for unpaid tuition. But they lost my financial
aid
application, which I can prove. They also failed to notify that they
had
lost it. They also lost my friend's application and he ended up
having to
apply three times. They actually let him know that he had to reapply
though.
I never heard anything from him. Every time I received their bill I
called
them and every time was told that it was OK, my application was
still being
processed. After the semester I got another bill and called again
and was
told that there was never an application received and that it was
too late
to reapply. If anybody could help, please let me know. email me at
stewart6034@adelphia.net If you could just give me a little guidance
as to
what to do, that would be great, but I really need a lawyer. I can
pay a
little bit, but not much.
I don't know any attorneys in Cincinnati. You can contact legal aid
societies and see if they will help. There is nothing wrong with
calling big firms and asking to speak to their pro-bono attorney, but
don't get your hopes up. And don't use up much of the time available
to file an answer to the complaint. If you can't afford an attorney
and if all else fails, you will have to defend the matter yourself.
That means learning how to do it. If you meant it literally, that the
college is suing you (and not just demanding and threatening), the
first step is to file an answer. That could possibly be in "General
Denial" form, which is pretty easy, and you can learn it easily. You
would start in the County Law Library, studying a practice guide. In
my state, a good one is called: "Rutter-Civil Procedure Before Trial."
It will be called something else in your state.
McGyver
