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Freedom Legal Group provides loan modification services for fees paid in advance.
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License Number: 78533 Status: Disbarred
Agency: California State BarDescription:
On April 25, 2013, Bruce Steven Weiner was disbarred from the State Bar of California and is prohibited to practice law in California by order of the California Supreme Court. The State Bar found Weiner committed 51 counts of misconduct in 15 loan modification matters, ten of which were undertaken in states where he was not authorized to practice law.
According to the State Bar’s Discipline summary states that while operating as owner and attorney for Novation Law Center, the All State Law Group and the Realty Law Center, Weiner used fee agreements that attempted to divide the services his companies provided into prequalification and post-qualification services to bypass laws that prohibit attorneys from receiving compensation in loan modification matters until all services have been performed. Several of the fee agreements required the clients to pay in full following the completion of prequalification services which consisted of basic tasks such as interviewing the client or setting up a file. Clients paid thousands of dollars in advanced attorney fees and did not receive any modifications.
Weiner was found guilty of, among other charges, failing to perform legal services with competence, violating loan modification provisions, failing to return unearned fees, collecting illegal fees, failure to cooperate with a disciplinary investigation and the unauthorized practice of law in another state. He has been ordered to pay $41,052.50 in restitution, plus interest. Weiner has a record of past disciplines with the State Bar.
We urge caution. These companies typically offer to stop foreclosure on your home and assist in obtaining a repayment plan from your mortgage company. Some companies may make reference to your mortgage company in their solicitation implying an affiliation or may use other insignia or names that imply a relationship or affiliation with a mortgage company or government agency. Despite their claims these companies do not have affiliations with any government agency or any special relationship with your mortgage company. Nor do they as they may imply have the ability to obtain more lenient repayment terms than you may be able to obtain by contacting your mortgage company directly. ~~If your written contract does not inform you of your right to a refund or to cancel you may demand your refund or cancel your contract at any time without regard to these time limits. Despite the law’s protections if you are not dealing with a reputable company you may find it difficult to enforce your rights.~~Homeowners whose residences are in foreclosure are subject to fraud deception harassment and unfair dealing by foreclosure consultants from the time a Notice of Default is recorded until the time surplus funds from any foreclosure sale are distributed to the homeowner or his or her successor. These foreclosure consultants often charge high fees the payment of which is often secured by a deed of trust on the residence to be saved and perform no service or essentially a worthless service. Homeowners relying on the foreclosure consultants' promises of help may take no other action are diverted from lawful businesses which could render beneficial services and often lose their homes sometimes to the foreclosure consultants who purchase homes at a fraction of their value before the sale. Vulnerable homeowners are increasingly relying on the services of foreclosure consultants who advise the homeowner that the foreclosure consultant can obtain the remaining funds from the foreclosure sale if the homeowner executes an assignment of the surplus a deed or a power of attorney in favor of the foreclosure consultant. This results in the homeowner paying an exorbitant fee for a service when the homeowner could have obtained the remaining funds from the trustee's sale from the trustee directly for minimal cost if the homeowner had consulted legal counsel or had sufficient time to receive notices from the trustee regarding how and where to make a claim for excess proceeds. ~
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