Brenna Hope Mendelsohn

We spoke with several attorneys before choosing Brenna Mendelsohn. The first time we filed there were alot of missed calls and missed cues. We were busy with my recovery, 2 weddings, and Brenna had her first baby. While in Illinois our missed cues with each other caused a missed filing date. They wou...ld call me and my cell reception was so bad the messages would arrive the next day or not at all. We would call them every morning and leave messages and not hear back. That really frustrated us that things did not work out the first time. We spoke with Brenna and left things calm down then the second time we really were ready to file for bankruptcy and keep on track. Our second filing went much better. As we met and chose what was going in the bankruptcy and what wasn't the court set our monthly amount to pay the trustee each month. Over the first couple of months we realized we missed items or had the wrong amount listed. Kirsten and Brenna would handle all the changes we made and would give us the new amount to be paid. The only thing I did not know was if you listed a debt and the company ignores the paperwork sent them, that that debt remains and is not eliminated. I wasn't ready to hear that from Brenna. I was always told if they don't answer the court orders or filings the bankruptcy took care of that debt. So although we went through a bankruptcy, the second largest filing case was not erased. I was upset to hear that. I would have been more ready if told in the earlier filing days, not while we were closing the case. So we keep trying to figure a way to clear that filing, but they don't respond. The last thing we heard from them was they put a lean on our house and haven't spoken to us at all. We made our monthly payments as scheduled and finally after 4.5 - 5 years we paid back all we owed everyone with the one exception, the trustees amount, and our lawyer and can pretty much be done with it. Were there issues along the way... yes there were, there was at times issues arise that caught us off guard and we would call Kirsten and she would explain it to us or she would have Brenna call us back. One thing to keep in mind when filing for bankruptcy is to ask questions about the different types. We did not realize there we that many different types of bankruptcies. We didn't really know what kind we had until we were filing our paperwork. We thought there was one kind, a Chapter 7. We were wrong and found out we were a Chapter 13. I am sure Brenna probably did tell us, but finding out 3 month down the road, shook us up a bit. During all thru the bankruptcy we put our faith that Brenna would do what we needed her to do. We were in a car accident during all this and had to let Brenna go while we were dealing with all the doctors, surgeries, physical therapy, and are still facing more surgeries and rehapping. We knew we had to trust Brenna and Kirsten to let us know what we had to do and when. We had issues with our communications at times and the every day problems. But regardless of the problems with the first filing and second, we learned you need to have trust in which ever lawyer you chose. We had that trust in Brenna and Kirsten and tell anyone who asks for a bankruptcy lawyer Brenna 's office number and tell the Kirsten is her secretary and the two of them make a great team, they listen, they research, they get you your answers. Don't think oh this will only take a little bit of time and my problems will be solved... WRONG!!! Bankruptcy is a slow process. The lawyer you chose has alot of footwork to check everything before you file with the courts! You have 2 classes you must complete online. Don't rush the classes there are alot of questions that make you think... and teach you how not to do what you did that got you to this point. Be honest with yourself, your lawyer and their team, and the courts! When you are ready to really file for bankruptcy call Brenna Mendelsohn and Kirsten, you will be glad you did.

I was referred to Brenna from a friend of the family. From the first conversation I had with Kirsten, Brenna's paralegal, I was made to feel that having to go through this process of Chapter 7 was nothing that I had to be "ashamed" of and that the laws were there to protect the public from complete f...inancial devastation. Kirsten explained EXACTLY how the process works and what I needed to do. After my first call it took me a couple of months of trying to stay afloat on my own by juggling payments, etc. After months of trying and not being able to keep up due to a major income reduction and some health issues I contacted the firm again and got the process started. I was guided through the process in a way that made the negative public thinking about having to file for personal bankruptcy go away. Although I can say I am not happy I had to do this, I am relieved that the pressure to keep up is gone and I have a fresh start. In closing if you are considering doing this I would say talk to Brenna & Kirsten. The firm is top notch, class A all the way. Thank you for making this process problem free. Keith