- Report: #156707
Complaint Review: Baker Law OfficesHoward Baker Randy - Decatur Illinois
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Baker Law OfficesHoward Baker Randy
250 N.Park Street Decatur, 62523 Illinois, U.S.A.
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Baker Law Offices, Howard Baker, Randy, took money out of a trust account that was for my hospital bills. shut my case without doing what i had asked which was to pay the remaining bill but instead he closed the case and took the money for himself Ripoff Decatur Illinois
I was in a bad accident in Dec.2003. I hired a lawyer (Mr.Baker) to help get the money from the insurance company, of the girl that was driving the car that I was in the accident in.
I received a check fromm the insurance company in Aug.2004. Mr. Baker put the money in a trust account. In Sept. 2004 I received a check for some of the leens that had been taken off of my medical bills.
In October 2004 I received another check from one of the remaining bills. There was still one other bill that needed to be taken care of. In April 2005 I personally called the Illinois Collection Service and set a up payment plan with them. Then I called Mr. Baker to see if I could get the remaining money for the bill since I had set up a payment plan. Mr. Baker said he couldn't release the money to me until the leen was taken off by ICS. Mr. Baker said he would do what he could to get the leen taken off.
In June 2005 I called Mr. Bakers office and left a message with a Kelly Joe who was the woman whom delt the medical forms and such, I asked her to let Mr. Baker know to just pay the bill. With this said I assumed the bill would be paid and my case would be closed.
In Sept. 2005 I looked up my credit report and there was thet bill with ICS that should have been paid in June 2005. So I called ICS and asked if my bill had ever been paid. And the gentleman said no and they had no record of me ever having an attorney. So I called Mr. Baker he of course wasn;t in to speak to but I did speak to Kelly Joe she said my case was closed.
So now I am stuck with this bill on my credit when in all actuallity it shouldv'e been dealt with months ago.
Noelle
Campbellsville, Kentucky
U.S.A.
I received a check fromm the insurance company in Aug.2004. Mr. Baker put the money in a trust account. In Sept. 2004 I received a check for some of the leens that had been taken off of my medical bills.
In October 2004 I received another check from one of the remaining bills. There was still one other bill that needed to be taken care of. In April 2005 I personally called the Illinois Collection Service and set a up payment plan with them. Then I called Mr. Baker to see if I could get the remaining money for the bill since I had set up a payment plan. Mr. Baker said he couldn't release the money to me until the leen was taken off by ICS. Mr. Baker said he would do what he could to get the leen taken off.
In June 2005 I called Mr. Bakers office and left a message with a Kelly Joe who was the woman whom delt the medical forms and such, I asked her to let Mr. Baker know to just pay the bill. With this said I assumed the bill would be paid and my case would be closed.
In Sept. 2005 I looked up my credit report and there was thet bill with ICS that should have been paid in June 2005. So I called ICS and asked if my bill had ever been paid. And the gentleman said no and they had no record of me ever having an attorney. So I called Mr. Baker he of course wasn;t in to speak to but I did speak to Kelly Joe she said my case was closed.
So now I am stuck with this bill on my credit when in all actuallity it shouldv'e been dealt with months ago.
Noelle
Campbellsville, Kentucky
U.S.A.
1 Updates & Rebuttals
Howard
Decatur,Illinois,
United States
Problem resolved to Client's satisfaction per Client's instructions
#2REBUTTAL Owner of company
Wed, March 16, 2022
This matter dealt with medical liens on a personal injury settlement proceeds. There were numerous liens to be resolved. The Client was dispensed her initial funds with the amount to cover the liens reserved in our trust account as required. The Client was dispensed additional funds as the liens were resolved.
One lien took much longer to resolve that the others - primarily because it was only partially perfected. The Client eventualy gave us permission to offer a partial settlement of the lien if it would resolve the entire debt. That offer was rejected by the lienholder. Per the Client's instructions, we paid the perfected part of the lien and sent the Client the rest of her funds.
This occurred many years ago. We are just now responding here because it only recently came to our attention that this report was ever made. The resolution of the final lien did come after the report was made but the Client never informed us about the complaint made to this site. Apparently, she also did nothing to correct it.
The Client recieved all monies to which she was entitled.
