Business ProfileforSteidl & Steinberg PC

My problem is that my attorney Chris charged me hundreds of dollars in fees without doing any work. I paid $1100 in early September after my free initial consultation. On Sept 18th 2023 I asked for a refund, not on October 15th as they claim. On September 18th I asked Chris directly for a refund. Chris said fine and said he would have my money back that week - very easy. So I call back the next week when the money did not arrive. At that time, much to my disappointment, I was told by the secretary that my refund would take 4-6 weeks to be returned to me. There was no mention of any work done at this time. I wait 4 weeks, and then I call on October 18th to ask AGAIN about my money. They said ok we will get it to you. Again, no mention of work done. A check arrives, and it's for $320 with a bunch of itemized fees taken out. And, it misrepresents that I called on September 18th, saying I asked for a refund on October 18th! | And, the refund letter claims that all this work was done on September 14th and 15th! That just so happens to be a business day before I called to request my refund originally. I do not believe any work was done. From what I can discern from the itemized bill, these supposed hours of work consisted of opening a file and searches and valuations. I never received any of these files, and I do not know what searches and valuations are, since they did not provide any to me. I have no record of any electronic file being opened for me. My issue is that I never heard from anyone in 6 phone calls to demand my money back that ANY work was done. Nor did I see any of this so-called work - there is no record or work product available to ME. I'm supposed to take their word for it that $780 was spent on entering records? I did not even get a fee letter as they claim. This behavior by this firm is egregious, especially given that their clientele is COMING TO THEM FOR BANKRUPTCY. That $1100 was the last of my savings, and these guys took it.