Gail A Balser

Gail A Balser

4.0
Rating: 1.0

Licensed for 42 years

Personal injury Lawyer at Providence, RI
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Foreclosure

255 Hope Street, Providence, RI

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2022
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About Gail

Biography

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Personal Injury 40%

Toxic Tort, Products Liability, Accidents

34 years

40%
Foreclosure 20%

We can help you stop your foreclosure and save your home.

34 years

20%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 60 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Rhode Island for 26 years

State: Rhode Island

Acquired: 1999

Suspended/Disciplinary Action

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2017

Licensed in Massachusetts for 42 years

State: Massachusetts

Acquired: 1983

Disbarred

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2022

Location

BK Law Group In RI

255 Hope Street, Providence, RI, 02906

BK Law Group in MA

182 N Main Street, Attleboro, MA, 02703

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Gail A Balser's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.0 /5.0

32 Client Reviews

Showing 1 - 5 of 9 reviews | Foreclosure

Posted by Gina | February 27, 2015 | Foreclosure

Gail truly is THE home savior!!

I could never thank Gail enough for all her help over the years with saving my home. My adjustable rate skyrocketed years ago and my home was in foreclosure. It took six years ( I think I was her longest modification) and was so stressful but gail never gave up and never let me down ever. Each time a... letter would come that the modification couldn't be done for one reason or another Gail would get right back on it and start again. All the times I fell off on my payments and she needed to do more work she never charged me more. She always answered my calls and my emails and even met me near my house an hour away from her office to get paperwork!! She is amazing!! The day I got word that my modification went thru I promised myself and Gail that never ever would I get in that place again. She made it possible to keep my family home and I can never thank her enough!!!

Posted by Mark | February 24, 2015 | Foreclosure

Not good for divorces

I first contacted Attorney Balser about avoiding a foreclosure, but I was also going through a divorce and she insisted she could help me with that too. I gave her a $10,000 retainer for both. Everything went fine with the foreclosure, but the divorce part was a disaster. She kept telling me she'd f...iled paperwork even though she wasn't filing it. Months went by, and I began talking to other Attorneys, because I was concerned. Finally, when the papers did get filed I found out they were done wrong and had to be done over from scratch. I switched to a new Attorney, and I was expecting about 6-7K back from her, but she sent me a statement (the only statement I ever got from her) showing I actually owed her money. The statement showed tons of bogus charges. I was going to try to take legal action against her for this, but with my other two legal battles going on, I just didn't have the heart for it. Stay away from this attorney, or at the very least, don't use her for a divorce, and don't pay her too much at a time, or she'll take it.

Posted by Sue | February 23, 2015 | Foreclosure

Proud to say Thank you!

I initially hired Attorney Balser six years ago to help me save my home. It has been a long fight but has never lost faith in me. Her kindness goes above and beyond the call of her job. She never charged me extra for any of my new crises along the way or answering countless other questions on other... matters. On many occasions she reached out to me after hours to help resolve a new crisis that had developed in my life. I was always so ashamed and but Attorney Balser made me see I should be proud for my continued hard work and refusal to give up. So I am PROUD to say, with her knowledge and assistance every step of the way, I have saved my home and gotten back on track financially . I never could have done it without Attorney Balser. Thank you and God Bless You and your family.

Posted by Pete | February 22, 2015 | Foreclosure

Bankruptcy Chapter 13

I just finished a five year Chapter 13 Plan with this Attorney. Gail let me pay her monthly because I didn't have all the money to file in the beginning. Everything went fine in my bankruptcy for about two years. Then I fell behind in my mortgage payments. I was getting very nervous and finally ga...ve her a call. I thought she was going to be mad and I felt like such a failure. But she told me not to worry and my situation was not uncommon. She said she would handle it and she did. She got me another six months to catch up on my mortgage. She didn't charge me anything additional even though she had to go to court for me extra times. I was able to keep up until the last year. I again contacted her and she put me at ease again. We met and talked about doing a loan modification because my income had permanently changed. I decided to hire her to do that too. Over the last year she was able to modify my mortgage and lower my payment by over $400 per month. It has made all the difference. I just received my bankruptcy discharge and can not thank her enough for all the extra time she spent with me. Attorney Balser has been a true blessing in my life and I highly recommend her.

Posted by anonymous | February 13, 2015 | Foreclosure

Blessed to find this attorney

I first hired this attorney to stop a foreclosure on our house about two years ago. I was very stressed and ashamed because I had been out of work. My wife and I were constantly fighting. But Attorney Balser made us feel very comfortable. She looked at our whole situation and made a plan that wou...ld let us keep our house and rid us of a 2nd mortgage and credit card debt. She was able to get the foreclosure postponed for over six months while i found a new job and reestablished some a small savings for emergencies. She then got a very favorable loan modification and we were able to keep our home. We then hired her again about six months ago to file bankruptcy and now we are working on rebuilding our credit. Without her we would be homeless. We were also headed for divorce but our marriage survived because of her. She made herself available to us anytime and even gave us her cell phone number so we could reach her anytime. I have never had an attorney do that.

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Gail A Balser's Lawyer Endorsements

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Bankruptcy and debt lawyer | Feb 27

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Very competent and extremely professional. Also, very knowledgeable on the laws and procedures of Bankruptcy Practice. Pleasure to work with as well."

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Experience

Rating:  1.0 (Extreme Caution)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2022.

Disbarment issued in MA, 2022

updated on 06/28/2023

Disbarment is the most serious penalty for an attorney. If this attorney is currently practicing law, you should contact the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers to understand the reasons for disbarment.

Reciprocal - Suspension issued in RI, 2017

updated on 08/09/2017

This means that the attorney's misconduct in another state, or jurisdiction, also violated the rules for practicing law in Rhode Island.

Suspension issued in MA, 2016

updated on 06/10/2016

This status means that an attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a specific period of time. The attorney typically returns to practicing law when the suspension expires.

Honors

2015

Volunteer Lawyer, Rhode Island Bar Association, Volunteer Lawyers Program

Work Experience

2000 - Present

Attorney, BK Law Group PC

Associations

2009 - Present

American Bankruptcy Institute

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

In Re: K Lezema

The Debtor kept his home and will be discharged within a year.

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Education

1985

Boston University School of Law

LL.M - Master of Laws

1983

Suffolk University Law School

JD

Speaking Engagements

2010

Monthly Education

Pitfalls of Short Sales

2010

Bible Study

Bankruptcy and the Bible

Publications

Languages

English

Activity

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