How do you fight a "nationally" known Insurance company, and win?

Our home was damaged from a tornado. The contractors (obtained by ins.co. referal) negligence caused more damage to our home, then walked off the job after we complained about it. Ins. adjuster said " tuff luck", and the contractors are sueing us. We have hired a lawyer. Is it typical for the lawyer to play his hand close to the vest, even with us (his clients)? We have a court date in just two weeks and our lawyer has not gone over any of the facts of the case with us (other than our initial consultation). A friend told me this is the way lawyers work. I hope thats true, other wise we will probaly lose our home. Funny........ Mother Nature tried to take our home, but it is the people we have paid our hard earned $ to protect or help us who could be the actual cause of us losing our home.