Mace & Aleman Aka Legal Helpers MACEY & ALEMAN THIEVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLS. DON'T DEAL WITH THESE PEOPLE, IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND, THEY DO NOT GIVE YOU YOUR OWN MONEY BACK!!!!!!!!!!!! Internet
On November 19, my husband and I had a "free consultation" about bankruptcy with Atty. David Gallagher, who, in order to retain the services for Chapter 7 charged us $ 100.00 and explained "he would not be able to do anything until the entire amount of $ 1,600.00 was paid. Due to the crisis, we almost bled to make the payments. We paid $ 400.00 in January (no attorney was available and the receptionist'a attitude was nasty). Finally and as I mentioned before we "bled" to pay the remaining $ 1,100.00. When I went to the Rockford office, Atty. Gallagher was not there, instead, a young attorney called Ryan (he would not even give me his last name) literally treated me like a rat and like a kid. I would say something and he would literally say: "I don't believe you". I said, "Excuse me, I'm not a child".
When telling my husband what has happened and told him that Gallagher had disappeared from the scene, he said that we were not going to tolerate this lack of respect (among others) and that he wanted to deal with someboy locally particularly after reading the Rip Off reports online.
I called and talked to Vince who told me that the refund was going to take between 30 and 45 days, I almost fainted. That Monday, March 22nd. I had given a Cashier's check to Ryan for $ 1,100.00!!!!!!!!!!! I told him I wanted my money back ASAP!
On April 23rd. I got a check for $ 955.00!!!!!!!!!!! They had attached a statement full of lies in regards to the reason they were retaining $ 645.00!!!!!!!!!! The accountant, Eric, called me and tried to explain why they were not refunding that money, I almost had a heart stroke but I told hiim that he was going to refund that amount or that I would go to the media in Chicago.
Please, don't even call them, there are about 32 rip off reports online and you can read them, and you will know that they have not returned the money in most cases.
They are "sophisticated" thieves and scoundrels.
Shame on you, and you have offices in the Sears Tower???? You're the mob!!!!!!!!!!
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Anon
United States of AmericaGo to the Illinois state bar and tell them of your problem
#2Consumer Suggestion
Mon, May 10, 2010
that's what their there for. They the onez who watch over the attorneys.