February 6th, 2009 
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I was lawyer shopping and one of the lawyers I met with told me i could speak to him on a free consultation. We spoke for about 40 minutes and then he told me if i decided to hire him to bring a check to his office and to sign a retainer agreement. The business deal i was going to hire him for never panned out and I never returned to his office. Now 3 months later i get a bill from him for the consultation fee and actually 3 hours of work he did on my case.
My question is since i never hired him in the first place nor signed a retainer, what should I do with this $300.00 bill I have in front of me? He does not have my social or any other information and I never ever agreed to hire him nor asked him to do any work on my case. I somewhat feel cheated and scammed, but I dont want my credit ruined in anyway. Can i ignore the bill and tell him to get bent?
sorry i’m new to yahoo answers and did not know how to add more detail. I have been calling the laywer and he has not responded to my inquires. So i called the Wisconsin Bar and filed a complaint, they said an investigator will be contacting his office within the next 2 weeks. Without any signed paperwork, or social security number, can the attorney submit me to a credit bureau and can that bureau actually affect my credit score? If not, ***** this scammer. 
Thank you all for your very very helpful answers.
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