Hiring a Lemon Law Lawyer in Wyoming
The Wyoming lemon law for new cars, the rules for used cars, where to file a complaint, how to check a lawyer's license, and free help. We do not recommend or rank lawyers.
What a lawyer costs in Wyoming: fee rules
| If you disagree with a lawyer's bill | The Wyoming State Bar offers fee arbitration for fee disputes over $500 (disputes of $500 or less are not eligible). Generally you must file within one year after the later of the end of the lawyer-client relationship or the final bill; if the lawyer sues over the fee, you have 30 days after service of the required notice. Complete the Petition for Fee Arbitration and upload copies of bills and supporting documents. The bar sends it to the attorney, who has 21 days to respond; the Fee Arbitration Committee chair tries informal resolution, and if that fails within 30 days a panel holds a hearing and issues a written decision. |
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| If a lawyer takes your money | The Wyoming State Bar's Client Protection Fund reimburses clients who lose money or property through a lawyer's dishonest conduct (such as theft, embezzlement or conversion, including failure to refund advance fees), or when a lawyer dies or becomes incapacitated while holding client money, within a lawyer-client relationship. It does not cover negligence, business or investment losses, interest, or losses covered by insurance or bonds; awards are discretionary. The maximum is $15,000 per claimant per calendar year. File within four years after you knew or should have known of the dishonest conduct, using the notarized Statement of Claim (fill out online, then print, sign and mail) with proof of loss; a lawyer is not required. Questions: (307) 432-2104. |
Wyoming rules to know first
| Lemon law for new cars | Wyoming's lemon law covers self-propelled motor vehicles under 10,000 pounds unladen weight sold or registered in Wyoming. If a new vehicle does not conform to its express warranty and the consumer reports the problem within one year after delivery, the manufacturer must make the needed repairs, even after the year ends. If a defect that substantially impairs the vehicle's use and fair market value cannot be fixed after a reasonable number of attempts, the manufacturer must replace it with a new or comparable vehicle or take it back and refund the full purchase price, including collateral charges, minus a reasonable allowance for use. A reasonable number of attempts is presumed if, within one year after delivery, the same defect was subject to repair more than three times and continues, or the vehicle was out of service for a cumulative 30 business days; the manufacturer must first receive direct written notice and a chance to cure. A consumer must first use any qualifying manufacturer dispute program before seeking replacement or refund. An injured consumer may sue and recover reasonable attorney's fees. Source: Wyo. Stat. § 40-17-101 |
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| How to make a lemon law claim | 1) Report the problem to the manufacturer, its agent or an authorized dealer within one year after original delivery. 2) Written notice: the presumption that the manufacturer had a reasonable number of repair attempts does not apply unless the manufacturer received prior direct written notice from or on behalf of the consumer and had a reasonable opportunity to fix the defect. 3) Arbitration: if the manufacturer has an informal dispute settlement procedure that complies with federal law and rules, the consumer must use up that procedure before the refund-or-replacement remedy applies. The lemon law section does not create a state-run arbitration program or set a consumer fee. 4) Lawsuit: a consumer harmed by a violation may file a civil action and recover reasonable attorney's fees from the manufacturer. The lemon law section does not state a specific deadline to file a claim or lawsuit. |
| Where to file a consumer complaint | The Attorney General's Consumer Protection and Antitrust Unit accepts written consumer complaints, online or on a downloadable form mailed to the Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection and Antitrust Unit, 109 State Capitol, Cheyenne, WY 82002; supporting documents can be emailed to ag.consumer@wyo.gov. The office reviews and responds in writing to all properly filed complaints and may forward a complaint to the business for a written response; it focuses investigations on patterns of unfair or deceptive practices. It cannot act as a private attorney or give legal advice, and does not handle private contract disputes or landlord-tenant matters. Phone: (307) 777-6397 or (307) 777-8962. |
Find and check a lawyer
| Lawyer referral service | The Wyoming State Bar runs a Lawyer Referral Service. Its Lawyer Referral Directory lists only attorneys who are part of the referral program and is searchable by practice area; you can also request a referral online. Wyoming State Bar phone: 307-632-9061. |
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| Check that the lawyer is licensed | The Wyoming State Bar's Member Directory lets you search all lawyers licensed in Wyoming. It is separate from the bar's Lawyer Referral Directory, which lists only attorneys in the referral program. |
| Check discipline history or file a complaint | Complaints about Wyoming lawyers go to the Wyoming State Bar's Office of Bar Counsel. Complete the Ethical Violations Complaint Form, sign and date it (complaints are sworn under penalty of perjury; anonymous complaints are not accepted), and mail the original with copies of supporting documents to Office of Bar Counsel, P.O. Box 109, Cheyenne, WY 82003-0109; questions (307) 432-2104. Bar Counsel looks at possible violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct, such as missed deadlines, abandoning a case or mishandling client funds, but not the quality of a lawyer's advice or strategy alone, fee disputes (handled by fee arbitration) or rudeness. The lawyer receives a copy of the complaint; the complaint and investigation stay confidential unless a Formal Charge is filed, and you are notified before that happens. |
Free legal help
| Free legal aid | Legal Aid of Wyoming provides free civil legal help to low-income individuals in Wyoming. Apply online or call 1-877-432-9955. LSC lists Legal Aid of Wyoming as its Wyoming grantee. LSC grantee list: https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/our-grantees |
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Last verified against official sources: October 27, 2026.
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