Ahmad Tayseer Sulaiman

Mr. Sulaiman and his team were knowledgeable, accessible, and delivered 100% on the service and results that they promised. I had problems with a foreclosure, bankruptcy, creditors, servicers, and credit bureaus, which he and his team resolved including lawsuits that resulted in a hefty settlement pa...yment. I highly recommend Mr. Sulaiman's services.

I hope my story will help you if you are facing foreclosure or stuck in a high interest or underwater mortgage. I purchased my condo in 2005 at the peak of the market in Chicago. I was paying a high interest rate due to some credit issues that I had years prior. I was assured by my mortgage banker... that if I could raise my credit score, I could refinance into a lower interest loan. I lived in the condo for 5 years and despite repeated attempts at refinancing, I was always declined due to not enough equity, or the best was when I was told I “could afford the high interest rate because I was making over $100,000 a year.” I continued to pay faithfully, hoping something would change in the future. In the meantime, the market tanked, more than half of the units in my building went into foreclosure, and I found myself more than $150,000 underwater on a $255,000 loan. I had since married and was living with my husband, and my unit was a rental. The rent I was paying was only covering less than half of my monthly expenses. After discussing with my husband, we made the decision to stop paying the mortgage and let the property go into foreclosure. I felt embarrassed and like a loser, but it was time to stop throwing good money at a bad situation. When I finally received the official notice of foreclosure/sheriff’s sale, I also received a letter stating that my lender would pursue a deficiency judgement against me for the difference between the loan amount and the sale price. So after 9 years of paying a mortgage, I would be left without a property and a $150,000 lawsuit? I decided I needed help fast. Through a Google search, I found Sulaiman Law Group. The reviews were outstanding, and I decided to set up a consultation. From my first phone call to every conversation after, the employees and attorneys were nothing but exceptionally kind and professional. My consultation was with Ahmad Sulaiman. He very patiently laid out all of my options and explained everything in detail, until he had answered all of my questions and I felt comfortable that my situation was not as hopeless as I had once thought. I hired Sulaiman and they immediately began working on my case. I was assigned to work with attorney Nathan Volheim, also extremely patient, kind and professional throughout the process. I had to wait several months to see if the lender accepted our proposed plan, and I was so excited to get the phone call from Nathan… it worked! I was going to be free of this overwhelming burden once and for all. After my case was finalized, I was invited to meet with Nasim Ghebari about the process of rebuilding my credit. Sulaiman offers a service that can help with writing the letters, send in credit disputes and following up on the process. I gladly signed up for the service and less than 4 months later, my credit score has improved and I have actually MADE money in the process. Please take the time to meet with Suilaman Law Group. You don’t have to feel helpless, and they will show you how it feels to be the one in control of your financial future!

Sulaiman and Associates provided knowledgeable, timely and professional service. Most importantly they took the time to explain my options and the procedure for each. They kindly answered my repeated calls when I needed additional clarification. This is not a "cookie cutter" firm. These are attor...neys who take the time to address your individual needs. I am especially grateful to Mr. Sulaiman who took extra care to help me understand my situation from a variety of legal, ethical and financial perspectives. This allowed me to feel comfortable and secure with the proceedings. Thank you, Attorneys Ahmad and Charles and your entire team. You helped me to get my financial life back on-track so that I can make insightful decisions for the future.

Just started this process and have done nothing but request multiple meetings, calls and emails. I was sure that this firm was going to fire me before I even started. We purchased at the height of the market and utilized creative lending. Now our property value is less than half of what paid and what... we owe. Being current with very good credit I have to admit I am so afraid of what will happen but I feel confident to partner to this firm. Both my fiance and I have been nothing but impressed. I am amazed at what an intelligent and hard working group this has been. The meetings and atmosphere is a "family-like" calm. These are real people who so far really seem to care about the two of us and our future. We are not being treated as a case number or a walking dollar sign. Several friends who are in a similar situation told me about Sulaiman Law Offices. Reluctantly I called. I was born into real estate and worked in mortgage banking so as you can image, I was very negative walking in. I will update my experiences as I walk down this road with Mr. Sulaiman and his team, but so far I am very impressed and am starting to see a small glimmer of hope for my situation. They know their stuff and they seem to enjoy explaining every detail to you until you understand...which to me is priceless.

I had a consultation with Mr Sulaiman a few days ago. He and his staff were polite and friendly. During the first 5 min, I clearly stated to him that my goal was loan modification and was not at all interested in bankruptcy. I was solvent and made profit from rental properties. However he continued t...rying to persuade me to go with the bankruptcy. He tried to lure me into the additional benefit of filing a bankruptcy which would allow me to collect rent without paying mortgage for at least a year. It sounded nice until at the very end when he mentioned that all tenants must be notified of the foreclosure. I’ve worked in this rental business for almost a decade. Tenants either leave or stop paying rent once they learn about foreclosure. So much for his great saving scheme; collect rent without paying mortgage for a year. When I asked about one of the foreclosure defending strategies (produced the note) to be used to strengthen my negotiation with the banks, he told me that the banks have original notes. He said that the original notes were stored in the vault somewhere in California and they could produce it anytime. Wow, I was surprised to hear this from him. He knew that my loan was originated by Countrywide Home Loan years ago and was sold to Fannie Mae to be put in the pool and bundled/sold as mortgage back security to institutional investors. When I mentioned this fact to him, he conveniently changed the story to “oh the banks would just forge the notes that they don’t have and try to foreclosure”. Basically he knew about the note forgery scandals but he made up the story about the vault in California… He also tried to tell me that judges in Chicago would ignore the fake documents and rule in favor of bankers. I haven’t checked this claim yet. He then continued trying to convince me that bankruptcy (his main business) is my best option. I felt like a fool paying $150 to listen to him selling me the bankruptcy even though I initially let him know it wasn’t my goal. The guy was knowledgeable but I seriously doubted his honestly. He seemed to always ready to bend the facts or make up stories to support his sales on bankruptcy. He could be an excellent salesman, but I would not recommend him to be used as a lawyer.