Linda Deos - Law Office of

Review: In 2013 my husband and I discovered we were the victims of extensive identity theft. We reported the theft to the police and there is currently an active investigation being conducted. The theft was so extensive that we were forced to file Chapter 13 in order to save our home of 27 years. What made the situation worse is that the person responsible was our adult daughter. In August, I met with Ms. [redacted] to discuss the case and our desire to pursue claims agains the banks for their failure to have practices and procedures in place to prevent the theft. I explained that time was of the essence since the longer it went on the less cooperative the banks would be. I gave her $1000 to review the case.I submitted the documents she requested and waited FIVE months before hearing back from her. Finally, in February, 2014, I received an EMAIL from her stating that she needed a $10,000 retainer to take the case. She also said she would only take the case if we sued our daughter as well. Had we even discussed that option back in August, I would have told her that the police do not want us to do anything that would jeopardize the criminal investigation. Their criminal investigation will continue for many months due to the the complexity and comprehensiveness of the case. We lost five months with Ms. [redacted] and got absolutely nothing for either the time lag or the $1000. She knew that time was critical, and that if our finances were in such straits due to the id theft that we had to file bankruptcy, we clearly did not have $10,000 for an upfront retainer. I have since found an attorney who will file suits against the banks and allow us to pay monthly instead of a huge upfront retainer. I do not believe Ms. [redacted] did anything for the $1000 and severely jeopardized our legal case by waiting 5 months to tell me she wanted $10,000.Desired Settlement: Refund of the $1000. Ms. [redacted] delay in responding has had a severe impact on our suits against the banks. In addition, the two things she said when she finally did respond was that she needed a large upfront retainer and that she would only take the case if we also sued our daughter. Had I known thosse two things, our discussion would have ended there and I would have sought a different attorney.

Business

Response:

This letter is in response to your letter dates April 18, 2014. In that letter I first learned of a complaint filed by the above individual on March 21, 2014. This is the only complaint I have ever received from any client, past or present, in nearly twenty years of practicing law in Sacramento.

Due to issues of privileged attorney client communications I am very limited in what I can share with you and your organization. What I can share is that we met on August 27, 2013 to discuss a situation involving potential identity theft involving a family member. The former client provided with several documents,statements and correspondence to and from other parties to review. I agreed to perform certain tasks in exchange for an agreed upon retainer. On February 3, 2014, I contacted the former client to discuss possible next steps and invited her to contact me to discuss the matter further and/or ask any questions.

I first learned this former client had concerns and questions about my legal services on April 12, 2014. I responded to the former client's concerns on April 20, 2014. At that time I also informed the former client of possible resources she could employ if she needed further resolution.

Consumer

Response:

I am rejecting this response because:

Please see attachments for detailed explanation. In addition, it must be noted that Ms. [redacted] failed to respond in a timely fashion when originally contacted by Revdex.com thus causing the case to be closed. I have included a copy of your letter indicating so. Unfortunately, late responses appear to be her typical way of doing business. In this case, she has made only a token gesture of compromise in this case. My letter to her dated April 24, 2014 clearly outlines both the problems with her response as well as my expectations for resolution.

Business

Response:

this letter is in response to your letter dated April 28, 2014. As stated previously, I did not receive your first letter, dated April 18, 2014 until April 18, 2014. Apparently sometime in March 2014 you sent a letter to an old office address and the post office did not forward it to my current address. I received your letter dated April 28, 2014 on May 5, 2014