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review1
December 17, 2010
Failure to refund the money for the services not provided
In December 2009, I paid Atlantic Legal Group $2, 500 to represent me during my divorce. On top of $2, 500 for the divorce, I gave a check for $1, 000 to William (Bill) Ridings for criminal defense. William (Bill) Ridings reassured me that $1, 000 check would only be cashed if we needed to provide a defense for myself, which we never had to. Nevertheless, the check was cashed. I called William (Bill) Ridings and asked him why did he cash my check. He said that he would check his records and if they did not perform a criminal defense for me, he would send me a check back. On October 26 at 11:04 a.m., I received a call from Bill Ridings. Mr. Ridings said that as he did not perform a criminal defense for me, he will send me a check for $1, 000. He even took my address. I have been waiting for a check for more than a month. I have received $0. I contacted Atlantic Legal Group and asked to speak to Bill Ridings. The receptionist (Mike) transferred me to his voicemail. I left a voicemail, explained to him the situation and asked to give me a call back. I waited a couple of days but did not receive any phone calls. I kept calling for two weeks, left multiple messages on general voicemail, with this receptionist Mike and on his voice mail. I did not hear from him. I called the accounting department of Atlantic Legal group and explained to them that I have been waiting for $1000 refund check for more than a month from Bill Ridings. They had no idea what I was talking about, and they were very rude and even hung the phone up on me saying they did not want to talk to me. I called back and asked them why they were so rude, and then they said that I owe them money for the divorce THAT NEVER HAPPENED! I did my research on this company and was not surprised that BBB rated this company F on a scale from A to F. This place needs to be closed down before they scam more people. I just filed the Florida Bar and Better Business Bureau complaint.
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tell all 1223
May 28, 2010
Fraud - Scam
BE AWARE of this so called law firm. They are very corrupt. All they want to do is SELL you their service and collect your money. They care nothing about their clients. Files they have are rarely touched, getting a hold of someone over there to give you a straight answer is impossible. They lie and cheat their way through everything. They treat their employees like CRAP so imagine the way they treat their clients. They changed their names so many times so they don't get busted for all the NASTY things they have done to people. On top of the nasty list are KENT GROSS and DAN BENJAMIN who threatens client that if they do not pay for their balance owed that he will call their lender up so they will loose their home. If you need help with your home, go to your lender first. They can direct you to a nonprofit organization that will not charge you any fees. If you are a client be careful and report them to the Florida Bar if they are doing things unethically.
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