ann micheles the empire legal group ,took 3000.00 from me. then disapeared of the face of the earth.

what company did you hire to go after empire legal?   And the company working for you now?

Right your number is no longer avail

If Robb Evans has over 255,000 then he should be returning this to the consumers so we can move on this was money that you had we paid to solve our problem.   Now that you have not solved our problem in a timely manner the money should have paid staff and timely would have gotten completed and none of us would be in this mess.    So I will contact Mr. Robb evans and ask he pay me back the money I reach my mortgage company and I request the law firm Empire legal be removed and work directly with them.  Supposedly mine was almost completed in June 2012 when my mortgage was sold.  The fact it was almost completed and mortgage sold it should have take less than 30 days to finalize with the new mortgage company.

BTW:   The mortgage companies won't tell you anything about the firm.   They just say they are receiving all the information.   NOT ME.   I am not even receiving my statement.



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yEAH WHAT CAN WE DO.   Since the mortgage company won't talk to us and the mortgage companies are sending all information to them.   They should contact every mortgage company they were working with and state they are authorized to talk to the mortgagee on their account till this is cleared up.

Yeah I haven't been able to reach Ann Michaels either,  the mortgage company won't talk to me.   I suggest you just give me back the 3000 and I take care of this with the mortgage company myself.   She should still be able to work from home.   All files should have been separated and put on disc also and work could be continued.    She should get on the phone and try and and phone everyone she was working with.   I haven't been able to reach her since October.    I will be forwarding this on to the mortgage company and suggest they tell me what the offer was.  so I don't have to start over and move forward.

Yes they are all working together.  They are related to Brian Carsten I believe  he is alarge scammer

I was referred to a company by them and the company has not responded to me since October.   Their phone number now has been disconnected.  They say e-mail is the easiest way and we respond within 24 hours and by phone it is 24-48 hours.  
1.  Phone is not working and disconnected and been disconnected for over one month.
2.  E-mail is the quickest way.   Well, do they mean 24 months not hours.
3.   I am going to BBB, I am also finding where my checks were deposited and going after the person in small claims to get my money back.
4.  I need to start this entire process over with the bank and in the mean time someone has my bank information, my ss num etc.  My home address, what previous addresses I lived at
5.  If this is not a scam you better get get empire legal to call all their clients immediately because I have already started my process after I could not get anything on my mortgage because they say a lawyer is involved and they are not to coorespond with me.  

Mine was simple and has drug on for over 8 months causing further and further stress, based on late fees.

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As I had stated to you many, many times -- you received a successful workout. You are one of dozens of clients who had received a workout through our efforts before we closed. Unfortunately, you were the only one of our clients who, despite my repeated efforts, did not follow the simple directions with respect to finalizing the deal. I worked with you. I was responsive to you over, over. and over. And yet, you continue to defame me. Please stop. You know what happened.

mitch tarter 732-320-3917 good luck

For those interested in the empire legal group and while some claim they had good results this doesn't apply but I received a call back from The Consumer Fraud Protection of NY phone number 212-416-8300 she gave me some good advice, but if they get enough calls they can do a little more regarding these people than you can do on your own,  but they can give you advice on what you can actually do on your own,  hope this helps some of you.

I so appreciate all of your help and I will definitely report this. My husband, bless him for trying, did this thinking he was doing something good for us, didn't tell me or I would have checked them out first, and after he told me I called this Ann Mitchell and talked to her myself and asked her if she wasn't on the up and up to please not mess with our home, it was probably about a month later all contact with her stopped and when the 3rd check was never cashed,  first 2 were right on the first of the month, I knew we were in trouble,  I have owned my own buisness,  he has worked for the same company for over 30 years, we, but in this we were not smart. Had to close my buisness, he just wanted to reduce our 1300 payment down, it is now 1700 because of the 6 months we didn't make a payment, unfortunate life lesson. Thank you again for the info,  I will put it to good use

Thank you for replying, apologies for not responding sooner. Suggest the following:

1.  If you haven't already, you should replace all bank, credit/debit card, whatever, accounts that the scam loan company or this scam law firm know about. They may not withdraw additional money anytime soon but you are vulnerable to future theft. Even if they don't have a live check from you, they can attempt a ACH withdrawl using account numbers on your check that they already have. It's a PITA but your accounts are at risk. You should also check if your bank or card issuer can claw money back for you because this fraud. The probability of success is low because you wrote the checks voluntarily but some banks/issuers will bend the rules to help their customers out. It's worth a try and the worst that can happen is your bank/issuer will say no. Do not delay, try this ASAP if you haven't already.

2.  You abandon your search for the scam attorney. This is fruitless and will consume your time that's better spent elsewhere. What's important now is to alert the AG Offices of your state and the scam attorney's state (NY? CA?). They have wide powers and can find this guy way better than you can (if they're not swamped by other scam reports). Mortgage scam is presently a high priority for all law enforcement agencies and that you lost money may get you a (relatively) quick response from them. They cannot help you if you don't report your problem to them.

3.  If you *REALLY* want to search for "Michael Tartar" (if that's even his real name), try these links:
in CA:  http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/MemberSearch/QuickSearch  
in NY:  http://www.nycourts.gov/attorneys/registration/index.shtml  then click on the "Check Registration Status" link.
in TX:  http://www.texasbar.com/am/template.cfm?section=simple_search
I could have searched myself but I think I already know the answer, no need for me to search. Scammers are scum.

4.  This scam is across state lines so the Feds have jurisdiction. If you haven't already, please file a report with the FTC at the link I gave earlier. Reports to state AGs are also needed so they are aware of this scam "attorney".

5.  Re. "the loan company we called that referred us", please do not trust wierdo loan companies that advertise in print, on radio or TV or the web. Always check them out thoroughly before calling. Google is your best friend on the web. Many a scam could have been avoided if people had just taken the time to check them out.

6.  A legit place to look for mortgage/foreclosure help is  http://www.makinghomeaffordable.gov/pages/default.aspx  and somewhere on that site is a link to find free HUD counselors in your local area. I strongly advise you to read through that WHOLE site to see what help can be had. Won't help you with your lost money but maybe there is some gov program that can help you get your payments reduced.

Best of luck. I'll come back and read your reply (if any).

We have been calling- emailing-and trying to fax ( no longer working number) for 3months Why don't you have Ann Mitchell call me and prove it.

Thank you so much I live in Texas they are either in NY or CA apparant to me after all the calls and paper work faxed to these people and the fact they still haven't cashed the 3rd check ( stopped payment on it)  we were most likely scammed. I have called every place in NY I can think of looking for an attorney by the name of Mitchel Tartar and only one firm he no longer works for its an unfortunate lesson learned and since Ann Mitchell told us not to make any payments ( for 6months) my credit is not good and my payments (while modified) actually went up and we either sign on the dotted line or lose our home.... not much of a choice and to make it worse the loan company we called that referred us is no longer a working number... double whammy!!!

The FTC's MARS Rule prohibits up-front charges for loan mods. Attorneys are exempt from the MARS Rule if they meet certain criteria as described in detail here  http://business.ftc.gov/documents/bus77-mortg ... es-rule-lawyers  Do you know if your attorney is licensed to practise law in your state? If he is, then he can collect up-front fees (with noted restrictions). If he isn't, then you've been scammed. Some mortgage mod scammers simply pretend to be attorneys, collect fees, do nothing, then vanish. The domain theempirelegalgroup.com was only registered on 03/20/2012 so there's not much history on this Empire Legal Group (mentioned by other posters). If I need an attorney, I'd look for a LOCAL law firm with some history behind it, not one on the internet that's only 4 months old (from March to July when you paid $2,000). I suggest you call your state bar to ask whether your attorney is registered to practise law in your state. If not, you been scammed and need to file complaints with the FTC https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ and your state AG http://www.naag.org/current-attorneys-general.php and also the state AG of this law firm you paid money to. I'll bookmark this page and come back to read you reply (if any).

Please let me know if you found Ann Micheals she took 2000 dollars back in July to do a loan modification for us haven't heard from her in at least 2 months doesn't answer calls or emails and my house payment went up 200 dollars I cant even find Mitchell tarter the attorneys office we sent our money to HELP!!!! If you can

Vicky -- did you leave a message for Ann? If so, when? Ann usually returns all calls promptly.

How? I have been sold at least 3 times!! and the servicing companies have ripped me off more ways than one. So if you know how I can save my home please let me know... I am desperate...

I am also having a hard time reaching anyone...I have called the number and only get a prompt operator, their lines can't be that busy!! and then I sent an e-mail, still waiting for a response... I talk with Ann Michaels before and can't believe that I've been ignored like this!! I'm so worried about my modification on our mortgage. I don't have any more money to find a new lawyer... I really feel stupid and upset.

Where are you now 3 weeks and no response!!!!!!!!!!!!

What is my recourse since I can no longer get in touch with Ann Michaels at empire legal group, also told me not to pay my mortgage for 4 months??? Ty

It is the same person.

Once again I do not get any return calls or emails from Ann Michaels. Now I'm hiring another attorney to go after Empire Legal Group.i will also contact BBB.

Why can't I get in touch with Ann Michaels with empire legal group. I have paid them 2000.00 so far , I received a statement from mortgage co , mortgage went down 1000.00 , great but it states forbearence , thought this meant temporary , faxed the statement to Ann 3 weeks ago have not heard from her either by phone or email. Help !!!

Relief network and Empire Legal group are nothing but thieves, please do not do as I did. They took my money and did nothing but get me into foreclosure and ended our relationship with a warm regards.

Robb Evans is trying to steal $255,000 of funds that were earmarked to complete work on existing customer files.  

People please, pull your heads out.  My office's success rate in obtaining modifications was over 85%.  You have not been victimized by me but rather by Robb Evans who shut down my office and removed 25 members of my support staff from their positions.  They then shut down the phone lines and computers in order to create panic.  Now, they have committed perjury and fraud in an effort to take all the funds that would otherwise be used to finish work on files and for refunds in the event a refund demand was made.  

Ladies and Gentlemen, Robb Evans is asking the Court to give it $255,000 for six weeks worth of work during which they did nothing but intentionally sabotage your files!  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has the power to simply contact your banks and obtain modifications on your behalf.  However, they WANT TO MAKE VICTIMS OUT OF YOU IN ORDER TO JUSTIFY THE EXISTENCE OF THEIR AGENCY!

WAKE UP PEOPLE!  I AM NOT ENEMY HERE!

I am not sure why you are claiming you cannot reach Empire Legal Group. Their website reads " Empire Legal Group is not accepting any new cases. If you are an existing client, please feel free to call us at (855)505-1555. We can also be reached via email at admin@theempirelegalgroup.com. Please allow 24 hours for someone to respond. Thank you."

I was also a victim, I paid 3600.00 over 3 months.  Go to www.robbevans.com and you will find all the informaton about the suit aginst this firm and all the other names he used. You will be ashamed that you made the mistake of using this firm,  also go to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau website(CFPB) and log a complaint.  Thats what I did.  If you find anything out let me know.  Thanks