Reyes v. Franchise Tax Board
May 03, 2019OUTCOME: settled for less than one percent of claimed tax debt of $142,000
Dispute in Bankruptcy Court with Franchise Tax Board over tax claim for 1989 tax year.
James Anthony Michel's Legal Cases (4)
San Francisco, CA
Bankruptcy and debt Lawyer at San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas: Bankruptcy & Debt, Consumer Protection, Foreclosure
T.R.E.S. v. R. M.
Apr 05, 2019OUTCOME: jury verdict in favor of James' client -- the jury found that the real estate brokers breached the fiduciary duties they owed to James' client
James won a jury verdict in favor of a seller being sued by his real estate brokers. The brokers attempted to purchase the property from the seller three days after signing the listing agreement to be ... the seller's agent. The jury found that the brokers breached the fiduciary duties they owed to the seller and that the broker was not entitled to enforce the contract. The trial began on March 27, 2019 and the verdict was rendered on April 5, 2019.
St. Francis Bay v. Ferro, Ramil
Mar 25, 2015OUTCOME: Homeowner paid nothing to Condo Ass'n. However, the homeowner obtained payment from debt collector JQD LLC (ProSolutions) who had sent a demand letter to homeowner.
Condo Ass'n sued former homeowner for HOA fees in the amount of $9,648.72.
National Collegiate Trust v. Norberg
Aug 13, 2014OUTCOME: award of attorney fees for borrower's lawyer, in the amount of $24,412.50
Student loan borrower filed cross-complaint against NCT's law firm, Patenaude & Felix, and was awarded $24,412.50 for his attorney's fees. National Collegiate Student Loan Trust had obtained a default ... judgment against student loan borrower based on a false proof of service. Borrower had moved away from that residence address two years before the claimed date of personal service. Attorney James Michel got the default vacated and fought the suit in court, later obtaining a dismissal of the student loan lawsuit. A lawsuit (cross-complaint) was filed against the law firm for violations of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, and the law firm paid the borrower as awarded in the judgment.
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