My Lawyer took me for a ride

[Stephie-Lynn]

Nevermind, I misunderstood this but upon re-reading, I know understand!
Thanks for the helpful replies!

Stephie-Lynn,

Remember, paying for a Ch 13 includes paying for a 3-5 year commitment for a lawyer. He obviously did not earn his fee.

The actual fee to convert to a Ch 7 (in Colorado) is $15.00. Don't let him try to tell you it is for filing fees.

Not sure what the paperwork is like for a conversion, but if his paralegal is using Best Case or something like that, it will be a five minute process to change the program to say that you are Ch 7 instead of 13.

[anonymuse]

Nevermind, I misunderstood this but upon re-reading, I know understand!
Thanks for the helpful replies!

Sorry, didn't make it clear that I'm 100% on your side and didn't want to see you get burned.

[Stephie-Lynn]

Oh no, I didn't think you weren't on my side. For some reason when I read your message I thought you were trying to tell me that my lawyer was going to make more money off a 13 because he would get payments from the Trustee during the 13 (even though he had already been paid in full).

But I realize now you were saying that I paid him for representation throughout the 3 or 5 year plan and now he is not going to have represent me that long so he got paid for a service he didn't provide.

The plot thickens though as I just looked at Pacer and he has already processed the conversion and a new 341 hearing date has been set, but he has not been paid his conversion fee, nor has he mentioned it.

I wonder if he's worried now since the Trustee seem to be giving him the evil eye at the hearing?

Sorry, didn't make it clear that I'm 100% on your side and didn't want to see you get burned.

[InLimbo]

I like the attitude of your lawyer. A lot of lawyers won't take that chance since they can be fined for having someone file Ch 7 when they should be a Ch 13.

This is the same lawyer my brother hired about 3 years ago and suppose to be the best in our area. He doesn't want us in a 13 at all and that impresses me, but it also worries me a bit since we are over the income and if the trustee decides to tear apart our expenses then we have to go thru two 341 meetings I will be a basket case at that point! One thing I need to ask him though is how long do we have to wait to file a 13 if our 7 is dismissed, does anyone know?

[JusticeForAll]

I do not believe you will have to re-file. If the trustee tears your budget apart (as you say), he/she will motion to convert you from a 7 to a 13.

No re-filing required.

[InLimbo]

I do not believe you will have to re-file. If the trustee tears your budget apart (as you say), he/she will motion to convert you from a 7 to a 13.

No re-filing required.

thank you very much, so glad to hear that!