It is reasonable to infer that the trustee is evaluating whether or not to reopen the case and to try to recover part or all of your settlement for the benefit of your creditors. Your lawyer appears to be concerned that he will be called as a witness for any bankruptcy proceedings, and appears to be trying to both avoid a conflict of interest and to avoid having you make disclosures to him that a court might later order him to testify about. Your best bet to find out what is happening is to ask your accident lawyer's new attorney.

