The had no duty to you to act in any given manner.=harley_d;341879]No, I did not contract with the attorney.
anyway, I see the problem. He attempted to disinherit step mom. That is a no no in Pennsylvania. Since he didn't leave her anything, she had a legal right to seek her spousals elective share which would be a 1/3 interest in the estate.
from the sound of things, you might look to your attorney for his quality of counsel to you. Sounds like you spent a lot of money and never learned that she was legally entitled to a spousal share due to the lack of inheritance.

