If I emailed my attorney

[Bernadine]

How long should it take for him to get back to me? He emailed me the petition for divorce to review, I replied with a few questions. That was last Tuesday. I should have gotten something back by now, right?

Actually, I emailed someone else- maybe a secretary or paralegal. But they still should have replied by now.

[doriswe]

I would think that's waayyyy more than enough time for a response. I'd either email again or call to verify they got the email and are planning to address your questions.

[stephbfan]

I would call them. Emails are pretty easy to ignore.

[jojoandleo]

S/he may get tons of emails a day and it may have been overlooked/not received, I would follow up with a phone call.

[turtle1120]

A week is plenty of time for a response. The only exception would be if he/she was on vacation, but in that instance they should have someone checking their email or have an out-of-office email message. Even if they're swamped, they should respond and say so and let you know when to expect a response.

I'd forward the original email and say that you're following up. I had a hell of a time with one of my attorneys, and got money knocked off of my bill due to his unresponsiveness and some other issues. It's best to have your efforts in writing. If you call and leave a message, I'd follow up with an email confirming that you just left a message and are awaiting a response.

[Bernadine]

Ok, I just emailed her again and cc'd my attorney this time. I have never dealt with lawyers before, so it seemed like an unreasonably long time, but I just wanted to make sure. Thanks!

[usedtobebear]

You would think that would be long enough!! However, I can commisserate that it took much longer than I expected every time I reached out to my attornery and or her assistant. I eventually asked if she's too busy to let me know and I'll find a new attorney... since then she has responded quicker. But, it has been a slow process for me, I also think my stbx attorney takes forever so to get anything done it simply takes way too long!!

[Deleted]

It seems unreasonably long to me but then again I have never felt with an attorney, so who knows.

[explorer2001]

Typically the rule is 24 to 72 hours. You can check with the state bar.