William Hilton Ridings Jr

I hired William Riding back in 2015 to help me with my overwhelming debts and he walked me through the process, explaining everything to me so I knew what would happen next. Getting a lawyer was definitely one of the best decisions I made to get myself in a better financial situation. I appreciate Mr.... Riding and his hard work!

In January I contacted and visited Mr. Ridings regarding a problem to do with keeping my home of 38 years. I was devastated but Mr. Riding assured me he would be able to assist me in making my problem palatable. He worked with me, went to court with me, represented me and made the whole experience t...he best it could be. He and Christy put my mind at ease. I thank him and Christy for all they did and do and will be very happy to work with them at any time.

I was SOLICITED BY WILL RIDINGS when my property was advertised for auction in St. Louis County. I hired him because I believed all those lies he made in his solicitation letter that he would see my case through to the end. I won my lawsuit against Chase Manhattan Bank and paid Ridings over $3000 ...in legal fees. Chase Manhattan admitted that they erred, however they stated in court that Ridings brought my case to the wrong court. Foreclosure is a state issue, however because Ridings had re-opened my Bankruptcy case, Bankruptcy Judge(Schermer) heard my case and he did not award me anything other than reimbursement for my legal fees. He had Chase's attorney prepare the Order of Judgment. Immediately, after the "unneccessary" trial, Ridings told me and my brother that he did not know what was wrong with that judge, however we could file an appeal. Two weeks later, I asked about the appeal and he said I only had ten days to file and that time had already passed!!!!!!!!!! He told me that Chase should be sending me an Order of Judgment and I was to follow that. He would not do anything to help me and left me in the hands of Chase. I tried to get others to file and appeal and they all said he had a duty to complete my case. Chase Manhattan proceeded to bill me for all types of fees that were not part of the Judges Order. (I did not understand a lot of the jurisdictional issues this judge and Ridings had caused me at the time). When I wrote South and Associates who represented Chase and asked for explanation of the fees, they called my whole loan in???!!! My property was foreclosed on in less than 60 days after that. Ridings was the only one who could have helped me, and he abandoned me!!!! Also, I never received my reimbursement from him or Chase for my attorney fees($3000+)!!!!!!!!! However, he did send me the reimbursement for my court cost. Btw, my property was located in Richmond Heights were I grew up. The property has increased in value because if you are familiar with real estate that has been a "hot" area....also, very suspect!!!!!!! I resigned from a job that I had been on for over 23 years to get the retirement funds to try to hire a new attorney. I took numerous Paralegal courses to try to learn my rights..all of these things did not help when I took Ridings back to court for abandonment in front of Bankruptcy Judge Schermer again. My Statute of Limitations is over even though I definitely have a Wrongful Foreclosure on the books. I have learned that he should have requested a whole new trial in the proper court. My case became so convoluted that one attorney read my transcript and said "you poor girl, this is worst than fiction"!!! I hope that he will think twice when soliciting clients and then abandoning them. I do not know why this happened to me, however God knows. I followed the law and only filed Chapter 13 because I tried to have an event at the St. Louis Convention Ctr. and made some bad business decisions. I pray the Judge and Ridings will follow the ethics that their profession requires in the future!!!

My case is a Judicial Review. I was informed by William Ridings 4weeks before the court date that he wanted to withdraw. I was forced to try and find new legal counsel which I was unable to get. Mr. Riding explained to me that he might not be getting and money if I win my case and my case will be d...ismissed. My Ridings never called informing about what he could do to help my case. I stated could you file a motion informing the court that a time line to transcribe a hearing proceeding and exchange brief between attys was not being followed by the civil service commission of st loius as ordered by the Judge. This was not done on my behalf I was giving a reason: No! I am not going to do that. But mostly he would just hang up on me. Very Rude and Unprofessional man. I informed atty Ridings that I got his profile off of a PRO BONO seeking lawyer website. No money! NO respect! POOR service! MONEY Highly Respected! Excellent Service! N0 I would not recommend this atty His lack of empathy and doing good research for me as his client is devastating