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Hurricane Attorney
By billtab1 at Citysearch March 09, 2012
We saw Charles Gallagher during a St Pete Foreclosure Workshop, where struggling homeowners could learn more about how to avoid foreclosure. Charles discussed their practice of suing the bank and putting them on the defensive, not what banks are in the business of doing. He discussed ballpark figures of $2-3K down and a portion of the savings they promote in your post-proceedings mortgage payment. This sounded fair and we decided to see their office for a consult. We met with a different attorney (the father?), who was very defensive to answering any questions, responding "your obviously not ready to commit to saving your home". The verbal fees were suddenly quoted as $6K down, and $600 EVERY TWO WEEKS until your case was completed, 2-3 years later on average. That is $35k best case, and $50k++ worse case PLUS COSTS! We felt like we left a buy-here/pay-here used car lot with a sleazy salesperson. These folks are taking advantage of people in the worst position, and they are working for you! Thankfully we have found an attorney that will help us through this turmoil, with a fair flat rate. Good luck if you are in a similar position. ...read more
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Vincent A. DiStefano has successfully completed the Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist curriculum and now joins the ranks of select professionals nationwide who have earned the CITRMS certification. The CITRMS certification program is the nation’s only training program specifically developed for professionals who are dedicated to educating and assisting clients, customers, businesses, and the general public in combating the epidemic of Identity Theft and related fraud. CITRMS-qualified professionals are employed by financial institutions, financial services firms, law enforcement and other government agencies. Many others are private practitioners including attorneys, CPAs, financial advisors, counselors, and consultants. The CITRMS course curriculum addresses such key areas as: the nature and forms of identity Theft and related fraud; consumer protection laws and related requirements; the public dossier and sources of information; Identity Theft risks and issues for businesses, including information security laws, related requirements and liabilities, and risk management; Identity Theft risk management services and anti-fraud resources; and more. To attain the certification, CITRMS candidates must successfully complete a rigorous final exam designed to thoroughly assess their comprehension of the course materials. The Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist program is provided through a cooperative effort between the award-winning Institute of Consumer Financial Education (www.ICFE.info), and The Institute of Fraud Risk Management (www.TIFRM.com) . Indicative of the ever-increasing threat of this emerging crime and the critical nature of providing business owners and the public with the knowledge and tools to address and manage their risks, the CITRMS certification course is accepted for professional continuing education credit by such organizations as: the Certified Financial Planning Board of Standards for Certified Financial Planners (CFP®); PACE and The American College for Chartered Life Underwriters (CLU) and Chartered Financial Consultants (ChFC); the International Association of Registered Financial Consultants for Registered Financial Consultants (RFC); and The Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education for Accredited Financial Consultants (AFC). Vincent A. DiStefano, CITRMS P.O. Box 10141 St. Petersburg, FL 33733 727-345-2825 ...read more
By IDENTITY THEFT SHIELD / PPL January 06, 2007