My name is Debra and I am writing on behalf of my son.. In April 2009, I searched online for a family law attorney for my son because he doens't have a computer and he needed to try and find an affordable attorney. I submitted a brief summary of his situation and his contact information thru a attorney referral window. I had a couple responses on line but my son could not afford the retainer fees required so I never responded back .A few days later my son received a phone call from Covert and Covert L.L.C. and they asked him for another brief summary of his situation. He spoke to them briefly but told them he could not afford the retainer fee and that he would call them when he is can. Within a week of that phone call he started receiving letters from them saying he owed them $1500.00 . My son called and tried to explain there had been a mistake. That he never consulted with or received any services from them. They told him he owes that money and if he didn't pay they would take all he's got in court. He now receives letter after letter threatening him and they call him constantly with threats of court. I called the firm and tried to explain that I had gone on line on behalf of my son to search for an attorney and that a few attorneys responded and that they were not one of them and that there were no contracts or promises made of consultation or compensation on line. That would mean anyone could go online and use someone else’s name, say an enemy, and obligate them to pay for services never received. They refused to speak with me any longer because I was not their target.
Today, 7 /14/2009, my son received another call from them threatening to take everything he has from him if he doesn't pay. They don’ t even have his daughters name correct and seem scattered and confused when it comes to details that an attorney should know if there has been a consultation. They even address some of the letters to Jason’s girlfriend but name my son as only a file # at the top of the letter, after obtaining her name from a caller ID on the firms end and she wasn’t even involved in any of this. I informed my son that it is apparently a scam and they were trying to scare him into paying. It has been about 3 to 4 months since I searched the attorneys on line and they aren’t following thru with any of their threats. I went online and searched a national complaints board and found that there are several similar complaints about this law firm. What they are doing is wrong and they are constantly unjustly harassing my son on a daily