US Advocate Law Group reviews and complaints

This same thing has happened to us, luckily we were still able to save our home by going through our own Mortgage company (at first they refused to help us). But I talked to my bank and they told me they would refund the charges...unfortunately when I called today to find out what happened to the credit they promised...I was informed that the bank decided to deny the claim that they do not refund home loan fraud...So I am pissed at Chase AND US advocate law group.

My wife and I were taken for $2500.00. we received the same letter as some of the others here. We received the letter telling us due to unforeseen circumstances they could no longer help us. Does anyone know if anything is going on with this or if anything is being done about it. The FBI told me that all they could do is track and monitor. So i wonder if we will get any of our money back or if the crook will get away with this..

I'm a loan officer...sent my client who I refinanced their loan about 5 years ago and are currently upside down on the mortgage to this company. They took $3, 500 from them and the company has since 'disappeared'. They ended up losing their home as the money they gave to the US Law Group was their only savings! They didn't pay the mortgage under the advise of this company and were unable to catch up the payment with the bank before losing the home. I suggest not referring or using this company at all. The only thing my borrowers received was 'cash for keys' under the banks forclosure program...$2500. SAD!

happened here too now that i see these posts...you can add AMBER NEWBERRY AND DAN HUFF to this list...been trying to contact them now for 4 months...how did you get your money back ?

It also happened to me...$3000 scammed...I just wonder if is part of the scamm when the guy who was taking care of my case @ US ADVOCATE call me giving the advice for asking my money back @ the bank just before the company closed... I claim back my money and the bank denied... Anyone ?
thanks
cris

Make sure that you also file against this scam with:

1. The California Department of Real Estate
2. The FBI Internet Fraud Unit
3. The Federal Trade Commission
4. The State Bar of California
5. The Better Business Bureau
6. The Orange County (California) District Attorney's Office
7. The California District Attorney's Office

File lawsuits against them.

Exactly same happened to me, just got a letter from them with same unforseen circumatances crap. They stole $3000 from me. We shall not let these people go, this is a fraud case. I'm thinking contacting US attorny general. This is like you're living in some lawless third world country in Africa. How could general public is not protected agaist these fraud companies.

DITO Here. They SUCK, but they took $2495.00 of my money. They do not even return phone calls.
They do not care at all. US ADVOCATE SUCKS!

DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!

THEY AS WELL TOOK 3000 FROM US 7 MONTHS LATER I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL - AND NOW I AM UNABLE TO REACH ANYONE WITHIN THIS COMPANY!

I HOPE ALL OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THEIR SCHEME KNOW THAT KARMA IS A ###!

muy cierto yo tambien le entregue $6, 160 en febrero 28 del 2010, tambien los reporte (state bar) y aqui espero justica.

Hello FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, and State Bar, BBB DEC 28 2009
On [protected] we were contacted by Michelle Hickler Senior Mortgage/Financial Advisor of The Star Financial @ mhickler@thestarfinancial.com Toll Free: [protected] Ext: 225 Fax: [protected] for a Loan Modification. Michelle asked my Father put together a long list of personal financial items. On 12- 29-08 Michelle sent us a contract with who she works for a Loan Modification Proposal for US Advovate Law Group. US Advocate Law Groups address is 28202 Cabot Rd, Suite 650 Laguna Niguel, CA [protected] Ext [protected] FAX
I notice that Advocate was spelled wrong so I also checked with the BBB. At first the US Advocates address, phone number was incorrect /and or missing. I emailed Michelle the info I had found from the BBB's website and a few days later address phone and credit rating is A+. My Father signed Proposal on 1-14-09 for $3, 500.00.
Michelle advised us that US Advocate Law Group will call us will a update contact person. On 2-23-09 we were contacted by email ~ by Heather Torres and advised, I will be your Case Manager and one point of contact through your loan modification process. On average it takes 10-12 weeks for completion. During the process, you may or may not get phone calls, letters, or emails from your lender, however, if you do, it’s vital you forward any information you receive to me. It is very important that we stay in constant communication throughout this whole process for us to have a successful loan modification. Our contract reads we are not to speak with anybody but US Advocate, Heather Torres Case Manager, US Advocate Law Group, [protected] ext. 504-Toll Free [protected] Heather.Torres@usadvocatelawgroup.com.
Then our paper work got lost, pages missing, and we had to refax and send all the personal paper work again. Heather Torres was taking a long time to return calls and emails so I contacted a Manager Elizabeth Moriel elizabeth.moriel@usadvocatelawgroup.com [protected] ex 513
on 3-20-09, because Heather didn't know how to open attachments. Then we emailed Glenda Wright glenda.wright@usadvocatelawgroup.com of under righting personal documents again on 4-1-09. Then my Father talked to Mark Moss mark.moss@usfinancialproducts.com President EX 103. My Father was Very upset. On 5-6-09 we were reassigned again to a new case manager Jeanette Duran" jeanette.duran@usadvocatelawgroup.com Ex 507 and asked us for the same documents but new verbiage.
Then we were to contact Mark Bennett Owner of US Advocate Law Group 28202 Cabot Rd Ste. 650 Laguna Niguel, CA [protected] [protected] Fax markbusalg@aol.com . Asking us for more personal information again on 8-13-09. Then on 8-14-09 I received this email from Mark Bennett ~ Myself and Angela will be the only persons contacting you, we are working as a team. In regards to the email being aol our system got over loaded. Therefore, to insure that we have contact with clients you & your Dad Angela & I are using aol.
Then on 10-26-09 we received a letter stating US Advocate Law Group Jeff Nemerofsky the other owner I have resigned with charges pending from the State Bar of California. Unfortunately, neither I nor USALG can continue our efforts to modify your existing residential loan. Now all the phone numbers are disconnected. I check on the BBB's website and there rate is F+. We were told that an update was every 2 weeks then every 4 weeks. There was never an update just were working on your file or we were resigned to somebody new.
On Nov- 11-09 I write this letter to you because we have not received our Loan modification as promised. The Group of Lawyers have taken our money, broke their own contract, performed No services to us, and closed their business without any acknowledgement to us. I believe this was dishonest conduct and fraud of our personal information.
I would like a Full Refund of $3500.00. to my Visa account please. My email is vsunsets@yahoo.com Thank You, Tora...

ATT: To otheres that have been with US Advocate Law Groups company contact the STATE BAR [protected] or www.calbar.ca.gov to down load client security fund refund and most important to file a complant against the group of lawers.
Thank you for contacting the FTC. Your complaint has been entered into Consumer Sentinel, a secure online database available to thousands of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies worldwide. Your reference number is: 0000

This is soo unhumane, I got scam also by US Advocate Law Grp. They sound so promising when they were asking for the payments and like the other peeople said I am left hanging right now don't know what to do after 5 months dealing with them. We should get our refund back because that money I paid them is not hard to earn specially this time of econommy. They should be imprison also and pay everybody they victimized.

I work in the mortgage industry and know and understand the process of how a mortgage is modified. I, also paid USALG a lot of money up front to modify my personal mortgages. I have ended up with no results and no refund. However, you have the state attorney general to thank for your modifications not being completed and not getting a refund. USALG has successfully modified many mortgages till they were issued a cease and decist order to stop accepting money and new cases from new clients. This seems to have forced them to have to let go most of their staff due to not being able to fund payroll based upon no new business being accepted. This seems to have in turn caused USALG to have more cases in process than manpower to handle the existing caseload. I am in no way defending USALG. I want my money back also. I am just saying that I am not happy with no results and no refund and I don't agree with the way things are being handled. However, I do understand that this wouldn't be happening had they not been ordered to stop accepting new business. Apparently, this is what ultimately put us in this situation, not that it is or was a scam.

I too was scammed by US Advocate Law Group. After only receiving calls from them regarding payment, never regarding the service I was supposed to receive, I called them back to question what was going on. A so called "manager" screamed at me on the phone, like it was my fault his staff did not do their job. He also told me he would take my money and not do anything for me. He was completely rude, degrading and seemed to thrive while humiliating me. They still had a couple of thousand dollars of mine so I felt I had to try to move forward with this process of modification with this company. I just took the verbal abuse over the phone. Finally, after 9 months of ultimately no service and having to call them almost daily (trying the squeaky wheel approach) I began receiving updated phone calls each week. Now, out of nowhere two weeks ago I get an email saying "due to unforseen circumstances" they are unable to continue working for me in my modification. Sounds like that manager was good for his word to just take my money and do nothing for me. It sounds to me like there was alot of misappropriating funds somewhere to just drop out like that. I wish I could sue them. I wish we could all sue them! I am so sorry for anyone who was fooled by these rotten people. I am hoping this is true: What comes around goes around.