Complaint Review: Doan Law Firm

Well, I really wished I had looked here before hiring Doan Law Firm.  I am totally stressed out and feeling very taken advantage of.  I hired Doan Law Firm from Temecula.  My first encounter, I too,  thought I was meeting with an attorney, but very soon realized it was some sort of sales presentation.  I immediately told the salesman I wanted to file Chapter 13.  I  wanted to repay all of my debt but not with incurring higher and higher interest rates and and late charges I wasn't going to be able to keep myself afloat.

Well after speaking with (to be honest, I don't know who) they told me and my husband we could qualify for Chapter 7.  I was very uncomfortable with that but the attorney (I have to be honest, I thought he was an attorney) advised me this was our best option.  After appearing at the 341 Hearing and waiting to meet our Doan Lawyer, we soon found out, they sent a substitute attorney to handle the hearing in a wrinkled suit not knowing ANYTHING about our case.  We waited and was seen by a lady from the Trustee's office who grilled us on our finances while the attorney had nothing to say.  Needless to say, our creditors meeting was continued because papers were failed to be filed in a timely manner.  Second Creditors Hearing...another attorney NOT FROM DOAN showed up..this one also not knowing anything about our case.  I don't want to go into details but our creditors hearing was AGAIN continued for a bumble by Doan Law Firm.  Third Creditors Meeting, it was decided...guess what...You don't qualify for Chapter 7, now you are Chapter 13 and you need to appear again for confirmation of your chapter 13.  You guessed it...NO ATTORNEY FROM DOAN, someone else appeared for us.  Our chapter 13 finally gets confirmed.  I haven't even touched on the emails from Doan that were abusive and threatening to drop us.  We paid $4000 for these above services.  We have been in our Chapter 13 for a year now and everything was going okay until we had an offer to refinance our rental property.  It required a check the box form, No Hearing or appearance by an attorney and I just got a bill for $750.  Yep...that is no typo.  I filled out the form myself, I attached all the exhibits and exchanged a few emails with a paralegal and they now want another $750.  I am sick to my stomach.  I can't believe I fell for this and didn't listen to my inner voice.  PLEASE LISTEN TO ME...I am now considering going In Pro Per and representing myself or putting out more money for another attorney.  I have sent an email requesting a lower fee and I hope someone from this firm contacts me to right this wrong.  Stay posted....