We hired Mr. Stockton and paid the full retainer fee on the same day. After being cursed at by Nr. Stockton on speaker phone, we sent him a certified letter letting him know that his services as our Attorney were no longer needed. We requested our original file, an itemized statement and the return of any unearned Attorney’s fees. Mr. Stockton only sent us copies of our file and a check for half of the retainer fee with no explanation as to why he felt like he should keep the other half of the retainer fee. We gave Mr. Stockton several months to do the right thing before we filed a complaint with the State Bar. After still not hearing anything from Mr. Stockton for several months, we filed a complaint with the BBB. In Mr. Stockton’s response to the BBB, he proceeded to include background information about our case and copies of our original file, revealing our personal information and private business to a third party without our consent.
