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Moe Bedard · 03-02-2009, 03:43 PM

das0331,

These are attorneys............for any work that any attorney gets retained to do, an attorney can collect a retainer fee.

What you are talking about is a modification company.........not a law firm, a modification company, according to the laws in many states are not able to collect up front fees before providing services.

If you are going to hire a third party to help you with a modification, short sale, or foreclosure protection...............it is best to use an attorney that offers these services, you can easily check an attorney through their state's bar association, versus an out of work mortgage broker who just became a "modification consultant" to part you from your money.............that is where the scams start.

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Moe Bedard Founder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 16,887 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	re: Contemplating Hiring Attorney for Countrywide Mod Attempt das0331, These are attorneys............for any work that any attorney gets retained to do, an attorney can collect a retainer fee. What you are talking about is a modification company.........not a law firm, a modification company, according to the laws in many states are not able to collect up front fees before providing services. If you are going to hire a third party to help you with a modification, short sale, or foreclosure protection...............it is best to use an attorney that offers these services, you can easily check an attorney through their state's bar association, versus an out of work mortgage broker who just became a "modification consultant" to part you from your money.............that is where the scams start. __________________ Moe Bedard Founder LoanSafe.org "America's #1 Home Loan Forum" LoanWorkout.org "America's # Loan Modification Blog" Get My FREE Loan Modification E-Book \| Please donate to LoanSafe.org \| Loan Modification Training For Attorneys \| Rate Your Mortgage Servicer The comments by me and the materials available at this web site are for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. Most of the information you find here is easily available on the internet. You should contact your attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular issue or problem. The opinions expressed at or through this site are the opinions of the individual author and may not reflect the opinions of the firm or any individual attorney. Please Read our Privacy Policy and Legal Disclaimer Here.