Joshua Franklin Porter

I probably know Josh and his work better than any client here. In addition, I have probably hired more lawyers than anyone here. Josh helped me with a massively complex estate issue (including quiet title, homestead devise litigation, partition, and probate administration, and litigation). In add...ition, Josh has helped me numerous times with regulatory guidance for a company I own. Josh is probably the smartest attorney I know. You won't find someone that digs into the details as he does. Oh, and he listens and considers client input (unlike most attorneys).

Circumstances put me in a bad situation (Ch 13 bankruptcy, loss of job, Ch 7 bankruptcy) and with no previous experience of it (bankruptcy and giving up my house), I was stressed, confused, and frustrated such that my health was beginning to suffer. I went into the bankruptcy with foreknowledge, but ...I contacted Mr. Porter when I could not get clear, concise answers about surrendering my house from other lawyers who worked the bankruptcy. Mr. Porter explained and reassured me of the process and was patient when I allowed my stress to build up again and again. He also practiced a great deal of patience when I would try to take shortcuts and would inform him after the fact. The worst incident was when I was contacted by a real estate agent who said he represented the bank to which I had surrendered the house at the Ch 7 bankruptcy and I was talked into signing documents for a short sale. I learned from the bank that in my case the house was not eligible for short sale or deed in lieu, so I didn't understand how or why the real estate agent made a contract with me. When I informed Mr. Porter, he found out that the agent did not represent the bank and he attended a meeting with me and the agent to resolve the situation and saved me from signing yet another document that would not have voided the contract because the real estate agent filled in the documents incorrectly. Since then, I am allowing the process to continue in its course (it takes time!), and I will work with Mr. Porter at the conclusion of the process to begin rebuilding my credit.