What should I do from this point?

I currently have a lawsuit going on with an ex-employer. Today they recieved the letter stating that I am suing them for defamatory statements writting on letterhead from the company. I notified my attorney that the company has been contacting me trying to make me drop the lawsuit. Should I tell the company that if they want to settle out of court with my attorney, then to please let me know?
Unless you are unrepresented, you should wait for your attorney's advice.
Keep your lawyer in the loop, but listen to an offer first, then consult your lawyer and make it legal...they might give you more money if you promise to keep it out of the public view, so don't talk to anybody except your lawyer (and maybe your wife if you still want to keep her after you are rich)
Let your lawyer represent you in this matter. That's what you hired him for, silly. There should be no direct communication between you and the company. If they want to contact you, immediately forward anything you receive to your lawyer. If you want to contact them for any reason, let your lawyer do it.

Do not entertain any offers without your lawyer present.
Have your attorney find out what their offer is, but remember, it is an attorney's job to drag it on as long as possible and make it as complicated as he can. The better he is at accomplishing this, the higher his fee and his share of the settlement. YOU are the one who should decide if the offer on the table is good for you.
your attorney said drop it. want a second opinion...ask another attorney
If you have an attorney, give the attorney all the letters, and e-mail, text messages, etc. and let the attorney do the talking for you; that's what the attorney is to be paid to do. The attorney knows the law and will look out for your best interests and will know the next step. Don't be talking to the people without your attorney's knowledge. Don't sign anything without your attorney advising you about the paper. Let the law run its course. Good luck
No. You have an attorney to speak for you.
Be very careful and have no further contact with this employer. Everything at this point should go through your attorney.


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It would be best to let your attorney handle this rather than you. You seemed to have acted wisely by telling your attorney about the call. Trust him/her to take advantage of their willingness to settle. I am an attorney and generally have represented employers, so I'm giving you advice from the 'dark side.' You could make admissions in a telephone call that can be used against you and if they want you to drop this lawsuit, are you really capable of determining what amount the settlement should be? There is a service available to attorneys known as jury verdict research. Do you know what a jury is likely to give you for your case if you went to court? Your attorney can find that out for your specific court and that's crucial information. It sounds to me that you've had success already, because your former employer would not be contacting you if they did not think you had a solid case. I am NOT saying your attorney knows better than you, but I am saying he/she has resources unavailable to you to assure that your ex-employer settles this for a fair and reasonable amount. It is not the attorney's role to drag out a case as long as possible. I settle cases as quickly as possible. Good attorneys have heavy case loads and we want to move our cases along as quickly as we can--unless we represent the defendant. Your lawyer will want to push this case fast and get a quick, successful resolution. Moving this cases are very important to good attorneys. I've never advertised even in the Yellow Pages. I depend on happy and satisfied clients to refer new clients to me. Your attorney doesn't want this to drag on. We want exactly the opposite.