Switching attorneys partway through — what I learned doing it once

Started with one attorney and switched to another partway through my case, for reasons specific to my situation (a mismatch in communication style and availability, nothing dramatic). Wanted to share the practical logistics, since I hadn't seen this discussed much here and worried it would set me back significantly. The transition itself was smoother than I feared: my new attorney needed time to review my existing file and get up to speed, which did cost some real calendar time, but the underlying evidence and work I'd already done transferred over completely intact — I wasn't starting from scratch, just re-establishing a working relationship and having a new person review what already existed. Having my evidence well-organized already (per the organizational habits other posts here describe) made this transition significantly less painful than I think it could have been with a more chaotic file. If you're considering a similar switch: it's a real, viable option if the current relationship genuinely isn't working, and the cost is mostly in transition time and getting a new person oriented, not in losing the substance of what you've already built.