Initial Business Response / [redacted] (1000, 5, 2015/07/24) */ When I was retained in this case, Ms [redacted] agreed to pay me a $2,retainer feeBecause she only had $1,to put down, we agreed to a payment schedule which she did not keepHowever, she contacted me right before a court appearance and told me that she could make a credit card paymentWhen we ran the credit card it was declinedI had a conversation with her, and I thought we worked that problem outAlthough she made a payment, I heard nothing further from her until right before courtOnce again, she promised a payment by credit card, and once again it was declinedI went to court with her and was able to work out a settlement that was very satisfactory to Ms [redacted] I did agree to draft the final order, but when I learned that her payment had been declined, I told her that I would need the rest of my retainerShe wanted to work out another payment arrangement and I refusedI told her that I had lost faith in her as a client because she had not kept her payment promises several timesI told her that if she wanted to make payment arrangements, she should borrow money from a friend or family member and make payments to themThe next thing I knew, I received a phone call from her fatherHe started to tell me that "I was going to complete the work" and that "I was not going to be receiving any more money." I felt threatened and I told him I was ending the callHe became irate and abusive and started to call me a string of vulgar names as I hung upI sent Ms [redacted] a text and informed her that her dad had become abusive with me and that I would be withdrawing from her caseThis had occurred on a Friday, and I told her that I would sent my withdrawal to the court on MondayShe left a message for me on MondayWhen I responded, I did not reach her and left a voice mailWhen I did not hear anything, I filed my withdrawal the next dayIn short, Ms [redacted] received quality representation and she either could not pay for it, or did not want to pay for itShe still owes me for the services I rendered, and is apparently angry that I was no longer willing to keep working for her without getting the compensation she had agreed to pay me, even though she was happy with the result Initial Consumer Rebuttal / [redacted] (3000, 7, 2015/07/27) */ (The consumer indicated he/she DID NOT accept the response from the business.) He was not professional as he says he wasHe yelled and said way more things unessacary than he disclosedI did not call him and leave him a message the following mondayAlthough, I did get his voicemail saying I called him and he was just calling backI than did not call him back because I never called him in the first placeI had no problem paying him until he said I need to pay $in full within a few daysI never had a problem making payments, but he said he will not accept payments and I cannot pay it in full
Initial Business Response / [redacted] (1000, 5, 2015/07/24) */ When I was retained in this case, Ms [redacted] agreed to pay me a $2,retainer feeBecause she only had $1,to put down, we agreed to a payment schedule which she did not keepHowever, she contacted me right before a court appearance and told me that she could make a credit card paymentWhen we ran the credit card it was declinedI had a conversation with her, and I thought we worked that problem outAlthough she made a payment, I heard nothing further from her until right before courtOnce again, she promised a payment by credit card, and once again it was declinedI went to court with her and was able to work out a settlement that was very satisfactory to Ms [redacted] I did agree to draft the final order, but when I learned that her payment had been declined, I told her that I would need the rest of my retainerShe wanted to work out another payment arrangement and I refusedI told her that I had lost faith in her as a client because she had not kept her payment promises several timesI told her that if she wanted to make payment arrangements, she should borrow money from a friend or family member and make payments to themThe next thing I knew, I received a phone call from her fatherHe started to tell me that "I was going to complete the work" and that "I was not going to be receiving any more money." I felt threatened and I told him I was ending the callHe became irate and abusive and started to call me a string of vulgar names as I hung upI sent Ms [redacted] a text and informed her that her dad had become abusive with me and that I would be withdrawing from her caseThis had occurred on a Friday, and I told her that I would sent my withdrawal to the court on MondayShe left a message for me on MondayWhen I responded, I did not reach her and left a voice mailWhen I did not hear anything, I filed my withdrawal the next dayIn short, Ms [redacted] received quality representation and she either could not pay for it, or did not want to pay for itShe still owes me for the services I rendered, and is apparently angry that I was no longer willing to keep working for her without getting the compensation she had agreed to pay me, even though she was happy with the result Initial Consumer Rebuttal / [redacted] (3000, 7, 2015/07/27) */ (The consumer indicated he/she DID NOT accept the response from the business.) He was not professional as he says he wasHe yelled and said way more things unessacary than he disclosedI did not call him and leave him a message the following mondayAlthough, I did get his voicemail saying I called him and he was just calling backI than did not call him back because I never called him in the first placeI had no problem paying him until he said I need to pay $in full within a few daysI never had a problem making payments, but he said he will not accept payments and I cannot pay it in full