u/Head_Towel_8037

So Ask LLP dropped the ball on multiple occasions — all well documented through emails that either went unanswered or failed to address specific bullet points I raised repeatedly. On top of that, they delayed submitting my final Option C form for well over a month before I terminated them.

Now they're attempting to place a 40% lien on my judgment, plus an additional $5K hold for potential future legal costs, which, at this rate, feels inevitable.

My last conversation with David Stern ended with me offering 25% to proceed with them; Given the delays and missed action items. He came back at 33%, at which point I ended the call and formally terminated with the trust under Title 13.

For anyone who has terminated representation in the past 2–3 months, how are you handling this? And which Bar Association did you file your formal complaint with?

After 5+ years of decent communication, the last 6 months have been a completely different experience. Hard not to notice the shift now that they've collected their $1.3B from the class.

*EDIT: Please share freely — the more visibility this gets, the better.

That said, I want to be clear: I'm not saying they deserve nothing. But 40% plus an additional $5K is not justified given how they handled the most critical stage of this entire case.

Personally, I'm not doing this for the money. At this point I just want it resolved and this chapter closed for good. But on principle — when a vendor fails to meet the basic expectations of an agreement — I will fight this all the way and spend every cent of the recovery doing it if that's what it takes.

This isn't about a payout to me. It's purely about accountability.

As a disabled frequent flyer, I’ve noticed a frustrating pattern in how TSA handles my incontinence briefs.

I’m a wheelchair user. Most of the time I travel with my power chair, but on day trips I can sometimes manage short distances with arm crutches and airport wheelchair support. I wear an adult diaper due to lifelong bladder incontinence.

What I’ve noticed is this: when I’m using crutches, I’m far more likely to be pulled backstage for a private screening and have my diaper visually and/or physically inspected. Yet when I remain in my power wheelchair for screening, I’ve never been asked about the brief, expected to enter the body scanner, or disrobe in private for further inspection.

That pattern is hard to ignore. The same medical garment is treated as less suspicious when I’m seated in a wheelchair than when I’m standing.

I’ve tried to tell myself I’m overthinking it, but after years of frequent travel, the pattern feels clear - - - and it’s not okay.

Before becoming mostly full-time wheelchair dependent, I had multiple TSA experiences that crossed the line. I’ve had agents require me to remove my diaper so it could be run through the scanner. I’ve had an SFO agent comment that my diaper was “too thick,” as if that’s suspicious and not simply the reality of managing incontinence while traveling internationally without an aide to assist with changes. On another trip through LGB, I was forced to discard a slightly saturated diaper, leave security without protection, change in the public lobby (restroom floor), and then re-enter screening... Resulting in soaked pants and an unnecessarily humiliating travel day.

I understand security has a job to do. But there has to be a more informed, consistent, and dignified way to handle disabled travelers managing medical incontinence. In my experience, maybe 20% of agents even understand what I mean when I discreetly say “incontinence brief,” which often forces me to say “I’m wearing a diaper” out loud in front of other travelers just to be understood.