Law Offices of Curtis O. Barnes reviews and complaints

I received a letter yesterday and panic. I should have taken a deep breathe and regrouped. I called these IDIOTS ! Before doing my research. I was dealing with another crisis and got caught up with their threatening tone... These people are nasty and uncaring. Before you call these "###" of the earth people... go to a debt counselor. Check with the BBB for a creditable company with a good reputation.

google cease and desist letters and fire one to him by certified mail, return receipt requested. he is a lawyer he will know you just got a check mate on his ###.

My complaint about this company is that they won't work with me to change my payment date. I get paid once a month and I need them to change my paydate to the 2nd of the month. iI get paid on the 1st of the month and these fools try totake the money off of my card at 12:00am on the morning of the payday and thefunds are not even posted to your account at that time. They told me that if My payment is declinec one more time they will sue me, what can I do. They also charge me 11% interest each day I will never get this bill paid off. They are really rudethey keep expressing tome that they are doing me a favor by setting up this payment plan. I need help.

white collar crime is so common and they are not responsible. the banks got their bail out from the taxpayers. when they are responsible for their actions (damaging the environment to start..) i will consider not attempting my own bail out.

If you low life trailer trash deadbeat consumers would pay your bills the lawyers would not contact you.

this same office offered me a settlement and after i gave them my banking info, the settle letter never arrived and they are behaving like sqaure one again after acquiring the settlement amount. they lied, basically. so beware, ask for the VOD like the info provided above and obtain the settle letter first. i should have known better, i was just reacting to the legal papers and wanted to get the ordeal over with. don't make the same mistake:) the banks got a bail out from the tax payers, go get yours too.

these people like the original company are predatory in general! HSBC is and has been fined for their practices along with Beneficial...that's fact! Strait up to the former "life employees ", you supporting these companies shows what pond ### you are! When banks call you offering help and charge you 28% on the dollar that's legalized loan sharking! The sad part is the government knows this and wont do a thing to stop it because when its party time for elections, banks are there handing out the doe. Back to you ### collectors and junk debt buyers...yea you lie like the banks but 10 time worst cause you bought that paper for peanuts and want to extort the entire amount owed plus interest...that makes you ### cause all your doing is taking advantage of a broken system that law makers wont fix! So you Mr Collector tell us more lies and deceit, keep th reatening and keep on stealing. See when the real judgement day comes and the man shuts the gate on you, the only friend you'll have is Lucifer and he'll put a boot up your #@$!

It is somewhat of a relief to hear that I am not the only one getting harassed and lied to. They told me they have been leaving messages 2-3 times per day everyday. LIES. I know I owe the money and I have been making payments every month. Now they are demanding the full amount of the loan. He would not let me hang up so I finally just hung up. I can't believe the law allows the treatment they give to the people they call. I am not a low life just lost a good paying job and can't afford the high payments they want. I will seek an attorney and I will file bankruptcy if they continue to call me. I am not playing with these so called professionals!

Law office of Curtis O'Barnes is the most unethical law firm around wondering if they are a law firm or just a collection company using the law firms name. If they used a better approach they might get money from the consumers. They called a company to get my husbands number that is not even on my loan. They contacted my husband and gave him all the information about my loan which he did not know about we keep everything separate. The contacted him on his work phone and my work phone told them not to call my husband they did anyway. They threatened my husband and told him they would go after him when I had already paid part of the loan to them. The bar association should really take a look at attorneys like this and revaluate them.

After reading KyKy's statement as a "former employee"...sounds very similar to exactly how they "perform their job"...in true legalized mafia style. Many people are in their financial situation not because of poor planning or misuse of credit cards...but how about unexpected life occurrences. Try to make arrangements with this office in a civilized manner...get the KyKy treatment. By the time you're through with the phone conversation you feel like either committing suicide or paying them a visit. Add more misery to more misery. See when you call...most people have the perception that "they care". IN Fact they DO NOT CARE. They DO NOT care what your story is...what your suggested pay back could be...They want it ALL...AND they want it NOW. PERIOD! The best advice for your sanity is to handle these [censored] legally. See legal advice what your recourse could be. IF you have many bills haunting you...seek filing bankruptcy. It's not the end of the world. Don't punish yourself trying to "settle" with these idiots. So reread what KyKy wrote...because that is exactly HOW they think and operate. So sorry that people are that way...but this is the way of this world.

I am having the same problem with this firm. I have never dealt with such rude, ignorant people in my life. They are now calling my EX in-laws. The amount of money they demand per month is unreasonable. The posts from the former employees of this only confirm the type of individuals that are employed here. There must be some something that can be done to stop the harassment. I will keep doing research to find out. I cannot believe it would be legal to do the things they do.

I do think they are an unethical business. I received a call on December of 2008 at work (David Hernandez left a message with Payroll Department). I called the number back and was yelled at by Mr. Hernandez. After he was done screaming at me for several minutes I had my boss at the time (VP of Company) speak with him to let him know I could not receive these types of calls at work 1. They are not allowed to harrass and call a person's place of employment 2. That it would jeopardize my job. He then proceeded to scream and yell at my boss that I had a bill I owe that I need to pay (By law, they are not allowed to divulge that type of information to other people other than myself, including family, friends, co-workers, etc...) and that he can call me whenever, wherever he wants. I wasn't disputing the fact that I owed the bill, just the way they were with me when calling. I then received a call from Heather on December 10th of that year. I advised her I could pay $500 a month to pay towards what I owed; I calculated and my debt would have been paid off in 11-12 months. She advised that amount wasn't sufficient that I needed to pay it all off or they would take me to court and garnish my salary and I'd have to pay attorney fees, interest and I'd have the embarassment of having this on my record. I flat out told her I could not pay over $6, 000 up front but I could make payments. Again, she reiterated the above.
I do think they are an unethical company (at the time I looked them up on the BBB they had an F rating; which didn't surprise me). AGAIN, I never disputed the amount that I owed, just the way in which I was treated.
They are a "Law Office/Debt Collection Agency" and are unethical in the way in which they do business. I think many people are afraid to speak up do to "Law Office". However, more people should then these companies won't get away with their business practices (or lack thereof). Since they supposedly "tape all of their calls", which it states when you call (and they also tell you), then they would have proof of these harassing calls. I have contacted BBB, FTC and State Attorney General's Office and The State Bar of California due to their harassment and the State advised they would look into their business practices (if they do tape calls, they can get access if they get enought complaints. My boss is also willing to testify to this if called to court based on my on contact with the State. More people do need to come forward (not about the $$$ you owe. If you owe $$S you should pay) about the harassment they have received in regards to this company.