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In the letter she sent me, withdrawing from my case, she included an itemized bill detailing everything.  Almost all of the things she put were something like "Review letter sent from opposing counsel" or "Review questionnaire from client" and things like that.  Once or twice she wrote "Draft response to suchandsuch".  In other words, almost all of her actions were "reviewing" something or other.  Very rarely did she actually do anything.

1. How would I word the part where I detail my rationale as to why I believe the billing is unreasonable?
2. Once the money is in the client trust account, what is the next step to "reach a settlement of my dispute"?
3. Is this something my new attorney can help with?

State: Florida

I am a mom in my 40's with four children (ages 8, 12, 14 and 17).  My husband has been having an affair for the past year and a half and we are in the middle of a divorce.  He is still living in the house with me and the children.

I have retained an attorney who has been working on the case for the past several months, but nothing has been done.  She has not filed any papers and we don't have any court dates set.  She has only responded to one thing filed by my STBex's attorney.  Now she has withdrawn from the case due to medical reasons.

I don't have any money for a new attorney.

1. Is there any way for me to get my money back from her since she has done extremely little with my case?
2. Without an attorney, is there a way for me to ask for an extension to respond to the latest paperwork from my ex's attorney?