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Help for former clients in Westmoreland County

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If Ashley Lovelace represented you and you have a concern, the options below explain whom to contact. You can read through them at your own pace. You may need to contact more than one office, depending on your situation.

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Start with your concern

More than one option may apply

What do you need help with?

Money or property may be missingContact investigators.Start with Westmoreland County detectives. How your case was handledReport attorney conduct.Use the Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board complaint form. Possible financial lossExplore possible reimbursement.Review eligibility, then file a separate claim if appropriate. Fees or a current caseGet help with fees or your case.Contact the Westmoreland Bar Association or independent counsel.

A report to detectives, an attorney conduct complaint, and a Fund claim go to different offices. Filing one does not automatically file the others.

Westmoreland County detectives

Report possible theft or missing property.

If you believe money or property entrusted to Ashley Lovelace is missing, or you have firsthand information relevant to the investigation, contact the Westmoreland County Detective Bureau directly. Ask how to share your information with the detective handling the case.

Call detectives: (724) 830-3287 Open the DA’s tip form

The online tip form is not for emergencies or an event in progress. Call 911 for an emergency. If you are unsure whether the tip form is the right channel for a client report, call detectives first.

Before you call

  1. Write down your own timeline. Include when you hired the attorney, what money or property was involved, what was supposed to happen, and what you observed.
  2. Call the detectives. You can say: “I was a client of Ashley Lovelace in Westmoreland County. I have information about money or property from my matter. How should I report it and provide records?”
  3. Ask how to send copies. Have payment records, agreements, messages, and case numbers ready. Keep your originals.
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Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board

File an attorney conduct complaint.

If Lovelace represented you and you have concerns about her professional conduct or how she handled your matter, file with the Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel. Use its online form or download a form to mail. The complaint process does not reimburse you or take over your case.

Open the official complaint form Call the Board: (717) 231-3380

Before you open the form

  1. Have basic details ready. Your contact information, Ashley Lovelace’s name, what work you hired her to do, approximate dates, and any court or docket number you know.
  2. Describe only what you know firsthand. Explain what happened in date order and what documents support it. The form asks about earlier complaints and any new attorney.
  3. Submit through the Board. Save the acknowledgment and file number the Board sends you. Use that number for follow-up.

If using paper, the Board says to sign the form and mail it to the disciplinary district office where the attorney practices. Its page links the form and office directory.

Lawyers Fund for Client Security

Explore a Lawyers Fund claim.

If you believe you lost money or property through attorney dishonesty, review the Pennsylvania Lawyers Fund for Client Security claim process. A Fund claim is separate from a report to detectives and a disciplinary complaint. The Fund decides eligibility; payment is not guaranteed.

Get the official claim form Call the Fund: (800) 962-4618

The Fund says there is no filing fee and you do not need a lawyer to file. It will provide the attorney named in the claim with a copy of the claim and supporting documents.

How the Fund says to file

  1. Read its instructions and complete the Statement of Claim. Answer every question; name the individual attorney, not only a law firm. Sign and date the form.
  2. Include copies of supporting records. The Fund lists payment proof, fee agreements, and correspondence as examples.
  3. Include the disciplinary complaint if required. If you have not already filed a corresponding complaint, the Fund says a completed, signed complaint must accompany the claim, except when the attorney is deceased.
  4. Send it to the address on the current form. The Fund prefers mailing the signed claim and records. Its FAQ explains email and fax alternatives and which address to use for ordinary versus overnight delivery.
Read the Fund’s full filing instructions

Help with an active case or fees

If your concern is a fee or an active case.

If your concern is a fee disagreement, an upcoming hearing or deadline, a custody matter, or getting your file, seek help for that issue directly. A county bar fee-dispute process may address an ordinary fee disagreement. For an active case or missing file, consult an independent Pennsylvania lawyer promptly; the reporting agencies do not represent you.

Where to ask

Your information stays with you

Send your report directly to the office that can help.

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