Stacy Adam Eckert

It came time for me to find a lawyer to help me out, but I was searching for someone local so it somewhat narrowed down my options. I ultimately decided on going with Stacy Eckert after going through multiple different consultations with other lawyers and man am I glad I did. I set up an appointment ...for a FREE consultation and the day of I was speaking to Stacy at the exact time they had scheduled me for, no waiting or any issues. After my consultation not only did they work with me due to me not having a vehicle, but everything was handled extremly quick and professionally and before I knew it my case was filed. I had been worried about payment while searching for a lawyer since I do not make a lot and every lawyer I had gone to before this required me to pay the full amount before they would even begin working with me. This was not the case with Stacy Eckert and his team, they said they would work with me and allow me to pay as I could. I did not end up doing this, not only because I was able to have saved up enough so that I could pay for everything up front, but because I wanted to make sure Stacey and his crew were being paid to help me and that they knew I was serious about getting this done while not having them wonder when I would pay them. I just wanted to note that unlike anyone else I went to, they were willing to work with me on this and understood that some people are struggling. Not only this, but his rate ended up being cheaper than everyone else I had checked on in my area (which is why what I had saved ended up being enough)! I had gone into this even after reading a lot of these negative comments, but after having gone to Stacy Eckert and his staff personally.. I cannot understand how these people can say these things.. I'm not here to speak for anyone else, but just know if you're looking for a lawyer and he fits the qualifications for your specific case or legal issues, I would ignore all those negative comments and without a doubt hire him. For the first time in years Stacy Eckert and his team helped relieve me of a burden that was haunting and holding me back and I can't thank them enough for how kind they were and how easy they made the whole process. Thanks so much!

My husband and I never thought the day would come that we would have to file bankruptcy but unfortunately we fell to the point financially where we didn't have any other option. We were scared, nervous and didn't know what to do at first. I called several attorneys in the area unfortunately they were... out of our pay scale but the moment I sat and talked to Stacy in person I knew within the first 5 minutes he was gonna be my attorney. He is a very intelligent, smart, affordable and he walks you step by step to make sure your understand every detail of everything. We couldn't have chosen a better attorney than Stacy Eckert and we are blessed to have him in our corner.

I never thought I'd have to file bankruptcy, but my husband's job loss and having 2 minor children, a mortgage, etc., forced us to do so. Dealing with Stacy Eckert and his staff was smooth as silk, he was friendly, kind, open and answered all of our questions. I was SO worried (so was my husband) and... we had no idea what to expect - he made everything SO easy for us - it was awesome. Every penny counted to us & he was worth every dime we spent on his services. I couldn't say a bad thing about him. We used him 7 years ago and were discharged 5 years ago and I needed some info as we're trying to refi due to a LARGE increase in our variable rate mtg - they're putting up our mo $ from $1200 to $2k which we simply cannot pay - I asked him for documents - 5 years later - and he had them to me in minutes - he's the BEST - and we highly recommend him!

If you're looking for a litigator, keep looking. I paid for a consultation where Mr Eckert told me what he could do to help me, instructed me to contact his assistant to arrange the necessary next step in my legal case, and then: nothing. His office hasn't answered the phones, responded to emails, ...or voice messages. I wasted two weeks because this man didn't have the courtesy or professionalism to inform me he changed his mind about representing me. Reading reviews, I see this is not uncommon behavior for him (except his fee has gone up).

Hired him for simple chapter 7 bankruptcy. My case was simple; discharge of debt, keeping my primary residence with intetion to continue to pay mortgage. Along the way I was over charged by office staff by $100 outside the scope of the client-lawyer agreement. The agreement was $1300; I was billed an... additional $100 according to Bonnie, "Mr. Eckert says its been too long." There was no official written notice & I paid it. I was near the end of the case & just wanted it finalized. As I provided documents I was repeatedly told my documents would not open. I soon realized the office staff is not equipped with modern technology software such as Mircosoft office. Staff was unable to open word docx, excel spread sheets... Therefor I had to go back and change all my records provided to pdf format. This was time consuming and frustrating. If the staff notified me prior, I would have sent everything in pdf originally. Finally, my mortgage was blocked for online payments and sold to a "B" lender. This was a huge surprise. I was very upset & highly inconvenienced by this as I am now no longer able to pay online. The new lender only takes checks or phone payments for a fee; $13. I asked the original lender why this happened. They informed me that I failed to reaffirm my mortgage when I filed bankruptcy. They said they sent the reaffirmation document to my attorney. I was completely unaware this was an option. I called the law office & asked for clafification. Bonnie stated to me telling me there was no such document received. I asked for a copy of the document from the lender which they provided with Mr Eckerts address in the heading. Mr. Eckert was confronted and admitted they did not provide the document. He said he made the decision not to provide it because it was in my best interest to not reaffirm. This is outrageous that an attorney would deny his client services. I called the FL Bar & was told I could file a complaint & Mr Eckert would have to reopen the case at his cost & file the reaffirmation document. Unfortunately, this would not return me to my prior lender. Mr Eckert did refund me the $100 over charge. I suspect this was due to fear of me filing a complaint with the bar. I had other issues with office staff during the case. Mary Pat was incredibly uncouth on several occasions questioning me about the cost of my hair cut, the small $7-$8 expenditures from my checking account, and the unfriendly condescending tone. I am pretty sure the office secretary should not take charge questioning clients about the cost of their personal expenses. That is reserved for the professional. The failure of reaffirmation of my mortgage has caused me an incredible inconvenience. I felt that this attorney was not transparent with me. I feel as he was not on my side and skirted the case to provide as lean service as he possibly could. I hired him August 2013 and finalized the case in August 2014.