A Troubling Pattern

A Michigan tri-county hearing panel ordered a 90-day suspension and restitution to five clients for the following

Tri-County Hearing Panel #69 found that respondent committed professional misconduct in connection with his consumer credit protection practice, his advertising for his practice, and his representation of various clients in actions pertaining to the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The panel found that respondent had a “troubling pattern of practice, which was designed to deceive unsuspecting and/or unsophisticated clients who had been subjected to debt collection actions and/or inaccurate credit reporting into signing engagement agreements with the mistaken belief that they would receive ‘free’ representation,” when in fact they would not.

(Mike Frisch)