Karen - my W hired a lawyer that apparently doesn't mediate. This is the scumbag that filed all the court dates without W's instruction, and who reportedly works to increase fees with litigation.
If this is, in fact, true (and I have my doubts), she needs to fire L and get a new one. I not only stayed in a Holiday Inn last night, but I IS a L. If her L took action w/o her consent, she shouldn't pay. Plain and simple. Your state bar association should have a fee dispute procedure she could utilize.
