Fund Helps Victims Rebuild Lives After an Attorney's Theft

• Jurisdiction: California,United States
• Citation: Vol. 03 No. 2014 Pg. 02
• Publication year: 2014
• Pages: 02
• Year: 2014
• topic: Business of Law,Bankruptcy and Insolvency,Insurance Law,Civil Procedure,Public Sector Law

Fund helps victims rebuild lives after an attorney's theft No. 2014 #02 California Bar Journal March, 2014

Laura Ernde, Staff Writer.

Like numerous homeowners when the housing crisis hit, David and Janet Love were underwater on their mortgage. But their financial situation worsened when their bank turned them down for a loan modification.

So when a law group promised that California attorney Bruce Weiner could negotiate a deal to keep them in their home, the Chandler, Ariz., couple agreed to pay $3,495 in up-front fees.

"I trusted them, and I trusted him to do what he said," David Love said.

Unfortunately, the Loves never heard anything more from Weiner or the company after handing over their money. They ended up losing the home they had built.

"Our situation was dire, and to be taken advantage...