Wow! I'm starting to think malpractice here. Your L is a real piece of work! No wonder she dragged her feet so much, she was just churning you for higher fees.
And about the being D'ed for nearly two months without any knowledge -- If I were you I don't know if I would want to laugh or cry! At least that much is over, but it's like you've been paroled all that time and yet no one ever bothered to release you from "jail".
