Christie Dee Arkovich

I had a great experience working with Angie, Barbara, and the team at Arkovich Law. They assisted me with my Chapter 7 bankruptcy and were extremely organized, very helpful, and made the entire process smooth from start to finish. Communication was clear, everything was handled professionally, and I ...always felt confident I was in good hands. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for reliable and efficient legal help!

We worked with Barbara Leon on our chapter 7 bankruptcy, she was very helpful, professional and knowledgeable. We had a few questions pop up post discharge and she answered them thoroughly and promptly, even though she was technically no longer representing us which was incredibly helpful. We highly... recommend Barbara!!

My wife and I appreciate and value everything Christie has done in order for us to keep our home. Without her expertise and assistance, we would have gone through foreclosure, lost our home and still been liable for a second mortgage. Prior to engaging Christie, we enlisted the services of three ...other attorneys for bankruptcy, mortgage and/or foreclosure defense. We found one that helped us through the bankruptcy, but only really provided “logistic” support. It was difficult to get straight forward answers and they were not nearly as knowledgeable as Christie. The other two were arrogant and seemed to only be in it for the money with extensive “fine print” that would have made it unfeasible to settle any negotiated amount. Bankruptcy: Our original bankruptcy attorney only helped us with our “secured” debt obligations. We tried to get them to include our second mortgage but said there was no way to include that in our Chapter 7 filing, although I had found some cases in which it had been done based on the fact that our home was upside down and there was no value for the second to secure. The court approved our bankruptcy and discharged our obligations, except for the second mortgage since we didn’t include that in the filing. When we met with Christie, she informed us that we in fact could have the second mortgage stripped off and helped us reopen the original bankruptcy. It was approved! This cleared the way for us to now work with the mortgage servicer and keep our home. Mortgage and Foreclosure Defense: We had a situation where we originally had a first and second mortgage. The bank, WAMU, sold its holdings to Chase. Chase had two separate divisions, one that handled the first and another that handled the second. Neither communicated with each other. Although we tried to accept Chase’s first mortgage offer, they could not confirm that this would satisfy the second (note above situation). As time went on, when we did try to accept the offer, it was too late and they made the determination that we had declined, although they wouldn’t accept our counter offer of our acceptance it they included the second as part of the satisfaction. Also, we had paid a few months while going this process (another mistake). At that point, Chase sold our loan to BSI, a mortgage servicer (no matter how they spin it, they are an unscrupulous debt collector!). They made numerous offers that we tried to accept and then they would say that their management would not approve! As well, they got nasty. My wife checked them out online only to find that their reputation was horrible. My wife then went looking for another attorney and found Christie. What a blessing! She helped us get our second mortgage obligation discharged (as mentioned above) and helped us understand our options in order to keep our home. She provided us with a clear understanding of how the process works, with examples, and helped us map out a plan. In addition, Christie helped us as we worked through the short payoff. She negotiated with BSI when things got sticky and was available to speak on the phone or in person when we needed to resolve issues or review status. Oh, and she NEVER brought up money after our initial agreement! And, she didn’t gouge us or have additional “hidden” fees. Christie has a great deal of integrity, is very compassionate, intelligent and takes a personal interest. Without Christie’s professionalism and understanding of how the “system” works, we probably would have lost our home or been in huge debt with the mortgage servicer. We cannot express our appreciation enough. We highly recommend Christie and her firm if you need bankruptcy, mortgage or foreclosure defense. Thanks Christie!