QUESTION
I wish to recover funds paid to an attorney no longer licensed to practice law who withdrew.
Asked on Mar 14th, 2014 on Foreclosures - Florida
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Paid law firm $3,000 to process and mediate a home loan mortgage modification. Firm took the full payment promising resolution in maximum 90 days. After 5 months, response from Mortgage company. I was notified that attorney was "voluntarily" withdrawing from pursuing modification to completion. Received letter, new attorney identified and promise made to help during transition. Law Firm failed to notify me that loan had been sold. Contacted new mortgage company. I was told the entire process has to begin again. Advised by attorney not to pay mortgage. Now we are eight months past due and they are threatening foreclosure. I need to recovery all funds originally paid to law firm since they withheld important information and did not see modification process through to its conclusion. How do I recover the funds? Must is still go to arbitration even though single attorney in firm is no longer licensed?
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Answered on Mar 18th, 2014 at 12:34 PM
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