{"id":1546,"date":"2025-06-16T08:52:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T08:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediumspringgreen-yak-422544.hostingersite.com\/change-lawyer\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T09:02:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T09:02:26","slug":"change-of-lawyer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/geneveavocats.ch\/en\/change-of-lawyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Change of lawyer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1546\" class=\"elementor elementor-1546 elementor-347\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35da33d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35da33d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e1d4bc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e1d4bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c58388 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c58388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can I change my lawyer?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5cbcb8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b5cbcb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a30b3 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"11a30b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/geneveavocats.ch\/en\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Make an appointment with a lawyer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20a7ed0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"20a7ed0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64796ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64796ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e61d69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e61d69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to change your lawyer in Geneva\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ca55ea elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3ca55ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b08d4b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b08d4b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The assistance of a lawyer is essential to better defend your rights in the event of a dispute. If you are not satisfied with the lawyer you have contacted, or for any other reason, you can engage the services of another. The law gives you this option, and the lawyer you wish to change cannot oppose your decision.  <\/p><p>Ideally, you should inform your lawyer of your wish to change lawyers in Geneva. You can formalize your change of lawyer by e-mail, letter or registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. In this letter, you must inform your lawyer that you intend to recover your file. Your lawyer cannot oppose the return of your file, even if you have not paid his fees. It should also be noted that you are not obliged to justify your decision. However, to complete your letter, you may wish to detail the grievances against your lawyer that justify your decision to terminate his services.<br>If you change the lawyer you have retained to assist or represent you, it is a good idea to pay all the fees due. If this is not the case, the lawyer is not entitled to retain your file.      <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can I change my lawyer? Make an appointment with a lawyer How to change your lawyer in Geneva The assistance of a lawyer is essential to better defend your rights in the event of a dispute. 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