As you can see from my last post, I am ready to at least move forward. I am still going to have to work at getting the stink of all of this off of me but I feel I have a pretty good chance at it.
Hard work (I own my own business) and staying focused on good, positive things is going to be the key to success. There is still some time yet for car shows and cruising too
Exactly right Dude! It's all about you now, put the stench as far behingd as poss and grow into the new life. The bitterness and anger only drags you down, she revels in it.
I agree that turning the other cheek is a valid response; however, society does need protection from her. I like this quote "all it takes for evil to win is for good to do nothing." If half of what you say is true, she'll be disbarred; if she has malpractice insurance, it's possible you will be able to recover from there. If she sold your jewelry to pawn shops, they have to report the purchase, and return it to you - then they can go after her for selling stolen goods. If they sold the goods, they will have record (required) and you can retrieve it from the purchaser. The pawn shop loses on this deal (at least temporarily).
The issue you want to underline to the bar association is she was responsible for maintaining the condition of your house and possessions as bailee (much like a mini-storage place) - as she sold your possessions without your permission she violated the trust that attorneys are supposed to maintain. Violation of a client's trust (or outside her practice, in her own life) is the number one reason attorneys are disbarred.
Don't rely on the attorneys to report her to the bar association, report her yourself. Then when they investigate, they can order her to pay you back.
All that said, if she goes bankrupt, it can make things more difficult, but if you've police reports and bar association disipline reports - the bankruptcy court can find that she was part of criminal enterprise and the debt is not dischargable. Further it gives you higher priority in collections. But the issue is you have to do it now - every lender tries for that exception in bankruptcy, so doing the footwork early and often can really change the results in your favor.
Side benefit is if criminal charges are proven (or she pleads out), having documented the losses well before Court makes your side that much more compelling.
anyway, should you need terms explained PM me.