Lee M Perlman

In November of 2012, my husband and I had the unsettling experience of filing for personal bankruptcy due to job loss and trying to save our home from foreclosure. We were depressed and we took the advice of a friend who is also an attorney, on who to use, which turned out to be a mistake. Our prio...r attorney (NOT MR. PERLMAN) took our money, lost many of our personal documents, did not follow through on responding to our inquiries, and, when our discharge was finally granted, had not taken care of an integral part of the case, which he had discussed with both my husband and I at least twice, first at our initial meeting, and then again at the courthouse meeting with the trustee. After realizing that this matter was not addressed, I sent an email to our prior attorney to ask what the next steps were and to express disappointment that he had not followed through as he had stated. At that point, he lied and said he had never discussed that part of the proceeding with us, and really did not want to work with us any longer as he found us "difficult." I guess having a brain, and asking questions and wanting to understand the process is not encouraged at our former attorney's practice! After asking a trusted family member for another bankruptcy attorney to consult with, we were directed to Lee. Gosh, how we wish we had used him for the initial filing. Lee was so quick to respond to our inquiries, so thorough at explaining the law to us, not just telling us to let him worry about it as our former attorney had, and was the most decent human being, having compassion for what we had gone through previously, and concern for our future. Our previous attorney kept telling us to follow his advice, he had the experience, and not worry about the issues we WERE worried about. Lee provided me with so much information and also confirmed that something we were quite unsure of, which our former attorney told us needed to happen in order to proceed with the issue that was left unresolved, was actually true. He advised us the negatives and the positives of actually proceeding to resolve this one issue and gave us the time to make up our own minds. It turns out that we do not need to take care of this issue immediately, and so we can put it off for awhile. But we will absolutely be calling on Lee when we do move forward, as his kindness, his concern and his willingness to give us advice with the utmost regard for our current financial position, and with no problem answering our inquiries with a quick email or phone call, speaks to the person he is.

In November of 2012, my husband and I had the unsettling experience of filing for personal bankruptcy due to job loss and trying to save our home from foreclosure. We were depressed and we took the advice of a friend who is also an attorney, on who to use, which turned out to be a mistake. Our prio...r attorney (NOT MR. PERLMAN) took our money, lost many of our personal documents, did not follow through on responding to our inquiries, and, when our discharge was finally granted, had not taken care of an integral part of the case, which he had discussed with both my husband and I at least twice, first at our initial meeting, and then again at the courthouse meeting with the trustee. After realizing that this matter was not addressed, I sent an email to our prior attorney to ask what the next steps were and to express disappointment that he had not followed through as he had stated. At that point, he lied and said he had never discussed that part of the proceeding with us, and really did not want to work with us any longer as he found us "difficult." I guess having a brain, and asking questions and wanting to understand the process is not encouraged at our former attorney's practice! After asking a trusted family member for another bankruptcy attorney to consult with, we were directed to Lee. Gosh, how we wish we had used him for the initial filing. Lee was so quick to respond to our inquiries, so thorough at explaining the law to us, not just telling us to let him worry about it as our former attorney had, and was the most decent human being, having compassion for what we had gone through previously, and concern for our future. Our previous attorney kept telling us to follow his advice, he had the experience, and not worry about the issues we WERE worried about. Lee provided me with so much information and also confirmed that something we were quite unsure of, which our former attorney told us needed to happen in order to proceed with the issue that was left unresolved, was actually true. He advised us the negatives and the positives of actually proceeding to resolve this one issue and gave us the time to make up our own minds. It turns out that we do not need to take care of this issue immediately, and so we can put it off for awhile. But we will absolutely be calling on Lee when we do move forward, as his kindness, his concern and his willingness to give us advice with the utmost regard for our current financial position, and with no problem answering our inquiries with a quick email or phone call, speaks to the person he is.

If you are looking for a bankruptcy attorney, then Lee is your guy. Here's why... After interviewing just about every attorney in the SJ area that claims to specialize in bankruptcy, there was only one clear choice that stood out. If it were up to me they would change the definition of empathy in th...e dictionary and put Lee Perlman's picture there. Lee fully understands the emotional stress a family is going through in these most difficult times. Not once did he make us feel uncomfortable as we faced an embarrassing mountain of debt and the real threat of becoming homeless due to foreclosure. It's not a proud place to be and one you don't want to admit to, but in order to start digging out to get a new fresh start, you realize at some point you have to trust someone. We trusted Lee and his staff and never looked back. He was always there to answer questions. He was always easy to get a hold of and quick to respond, unlike any other attorney I have ever dealt with. Now that it is all over, we can breathe again as we are now completely debt free! No more phone calls. No more letters. No more people banging on the door. We can finally open our windows again! I can’t say enough about Lee and his staff. Not one complaint and the one thing that stands out the most… we got the distinct feeling that he actually cares about us and our situation. He never made us feel like a number or just another case file. You can’t go wrong with this guy and his staff! Call him now! You won’t regret it!

r. Perlman and his staff were with us each and every step of the way. Having to make the decision to file bankruptcy was not easy, but Mr. Perlman really made the process a simple and painless one. They made sure to explain everything to us so we understood what was happening and why. They answered a...ny and all of our questions quickly.

Mr. Perlman and his staff were with us each and every step of the way. Having to make the decision to file bankruptcy was not easy, but Mr. Perlman really made the process a simple and painless one. They made sure to explain everything to us so we understood what was happening and why. They answered ...any and all of our questions quickly.