Opinion ID: 2583949
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Heading: Zamos's alleged promise to represent Brookes in the foreclosure action

Text: Brookes alleged that Jerome Zamos told her he would continue to represent her against the nonsettling defendants in the foreclosure lawsuit. However, at the January 29, 1996 hearing, the judge advised Brookes there was a motion pending to relieve Mr. Zamos in the foreclosure matter. Is there a problem? he asked her. No, Brookes replied, other than I can't understand how Mr. Zamos can be relieved when he's never been my attorney of record to my knowledge. After listening to Brookes's rambling diatribe against Zamos, the judge asked her, What's the point? The point, Brookes replied, is I don't care if you sign him off or not. He's never been on. Brookes was apparently being sarcastic because as the judge pointed out, Mr. Zamos had tried the foreclosure matter and had persisted in obtaining a favorable settlement for her when lesser lawyers would have just bowed out. Hearing no objection whatsoever from Brookes regarding Mr. Zamos's motion to be relieved, the judge, after admonishing Brookes that she couldn't have had a better lawyer than Mr. Zamos, ordered him relieved.