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[quote=Anonymous]We hired a contractor to do a project on our house and there were a lot of problems; many things not up to code and some major cosmetic issues.    Also the contractor broke/damaged many items in our home that were not related to the project through carelessness.

We reached out to an attorney who gave us a free 30 minute phone consult.    My husband had already done a lot of research about our situation and the lawyer confirmed everything during that phone call.   The retainer was a lot of money so my husband hoped to avoid court and sent the contractor a demand letter.

Several weeks passed and he did not respond.   My husband emailed the lawyer yesterday about sending him the retainer fee, since it looks like we will have to go to court, and we will do that next week.

Today, the contractor sent us an email saying that all future communication should be directed to his lawyer, and provided the lawyer's email address.

My husband is surprised that the lawyer did not reach out to us directly.    I think it's normal that the lawyer did not reach out to us.
Which is correct?

Do we wait and have our lawyer (once we have paid the retainer fee) reach out to our contractor's lawyer?

We've never sued anyone.   If it matters, the amount will be approx $35k, not including any legal costs.

Thank you.

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