whoisonfirst
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What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? OR
I recently retained a lawyer for Chapter 7 in Oregon. Now, I am starting to wonder if I chose the wrong person.
When I have questions, the lawyer replies with terse, one-word answers, leaving me more confused than before. I would understand if my questions were merely clerical, but they are not. I am seeking legal counsel - not a pencil-pusher.
For example, I asked about what it meant to reaffirm a certain debt for a store credit card. The only thing charged on the card was clothing, since that is all the store sells. I wanted to know if I would be paying high interest and payments, or if I could reaffirm for a smaller principle and interest or redeem for a lump sum ... The only answer I got was "reaffirm or surrender." There was no explanation to satisfy my questions.
Also, I received my petition in the mail today, and it was littered with errors - despite the fact that I had provided detailed and meticulous forms, along with written documents detailing certain issues.
Then, I found out he has only been practicing bankruptcy law since 2003 ... Yikes.
Is there any hope of receiving a refund? I think I might want a different attorney.
I recently retained a lawyer for Chapter 7 in Oregon. Now, I am starting to wonder if I chose the wrong person.
When I have questions, the lawyer replies with terse, one-word answers, leaving me more confused than before. I would understand if my questions were merely clerical, but they are not. I am seeking legal counsel - not a pencil-pusher.
For example, I asked about what it meant to reaffirm a certain debt for a store credit card. The only thing charged on the card was clothing, since that is all the store sells. I wanted to know if I would be paying high interest and payments, or if I could reaffirm for a smaller principle and interest or redeem for a lump sum ... The only answer I got was "reaffirm or surrender." There was no explanation to satisfy my questions.
Also, I received my petition in the mail today, and it was littered with errors - despite the fact that I had provided detailed and meticulous forms, along with written documents detailing certain issues.
Then, I found out he has only been practicing bankruptcy law since 2003 ... Yikes.
Is there any hope of receiving a refund? I think I might want a different attorney.