PICKARDLAW Paid $1,500.00 retainer fee for a $1062.50 case but refused the $437.50 refund. LITTLETON COLORADO

Accordingly, Terms 4 (c) specially states that within 60 days the funds would be returned. As to retainer there are a breach of contact because it was never signed.  Except of course, you admit never signing the retainer contract.  As such, quoting terms and conditions from a contract that's not in effect is sort of a problem.  You cannot technically claim a breach of contract, because you admit you have no contract on which to base a breach.  What it essentially means is that the funds you thought were placed into an escrow account, were technically not put into escrow because you didn't sign the retainer agreement.

The attorney accepted the $1,500.00 without question. Therefore, the 60 days was 10/26/18 now interest is owed! A contact is void if it is not signed.  All of everything here is true.  The attorney accepted the funds and any additional funds not refunded to you by 10/26/2018 would have to have interest attached to it.  The problem of course is that you have no retainer contract, as both you and the CSC indicated.

I have to believe the CSC came to the conclusion your $1,500 became a fixed fee contract, for which the attorney was entitled to all of it.  Therefore, there are no funds to refund.  Moreover, even if you asked for a full accounting of the work performed, the lawyer would still retain the entire $1,500 if the case reverted to a fixed fee, rather than an hourly billing.  I am sort of curious why you chose not to sign the contract?

Best of luck to you...

Accordingly, Terms 4 (c) specially states that within 60 days the funds would be returned. As to retainer there are a breach of contact because it was never signed.

The attorney accepted the $1,500.00 without question. Therefore, the 60 days was 10/26/18 now interest is owed! A contact is void if it is not signed.

It seems as if you are leaving out a few very key details that may explain a lot.

I paid the firm a $1,500.00 retainer for my daughter on 8/15/20
When you handed over the $1,500 what paperwork did you sign?  What type of case was this?

An amount of $437.50 went into a trust fund on 8/20/18.
Who is in charge of the trust fund and who is it for? By chance is your daughter a minor?

The CSC informed me due to the fact that I did not sign the retainer I was not entitle to the remaining funds
It seems as if they disagreed with you then you probably don't have a case. But again I think the details you left out would explain a lot.