Scott Michael Forrester

My husband and I retained Scott Forrester to handle our bankruptcy. We have business and personal debt so after speaking with Scott via phone he recommended we file a chapter 13 for both. Our 1st red flag should have been when we received an email on when our bankruptcy hearing would be and realized... the date was conflicting with another hearing that we had in California. We reached out to his office via phone and via email more than multiple times to see if we could get it rescheduled. We heard nothing until the day of the hearing. He said he was sending another attorney out to do a continuance because the trustee never got back to him on rescheduling our appointment. He said this cost was $250 but given our situation he would give us a break and we only had to pay a 150. The day of our hearing arrived and Scott was not there. The trustee had us call him and Scott said another attorney was there waiting but he was late. When the trustee asked us about specific paperwork being signed we realized we hadn't signed it. The only communication that we had with Scott was via email and via phone we had never been to his office or met him in person. The trustee was concerned about this and filed a continuance and we were told he was going to reach out to Scott in regards to the situation. In addition when the trusty showed us the paperwork we realized only our personal information was listed on the BK. We asked the trustee why our business stuff wasn't listed and he said that Scott only filed personal. My husband and I both very frustrated at this point and didn't understand why Scott had told us in previous conversations that are business and personal were included in the bankruptcy. On a side note we were getting calls from business debt collectors that were saying we weren't in bankruptcy and we would speak with Scott about it and he said it must be some sort of miscommunication because we have all this stuff and it's filed in your BK paperwork. After leaving the hearing we started receiving several calls from Scott. When my husband spoke with him he was frantic and said we needed to come into his office to sign the paperwork that that trustee had asked about. We told him we were unable to get to his office so he was trying really hard to get a paralegal to come out to our house to sign documents. He told us the document should have been signed but if we signed them he could let the trustee know that it was a misunderstanding as long as the paperwork was back dated. We told him we would come into his office the next day however my husband and I discussed it and were very uneasy with the way he was acting over the phone. We then reached out to the bankruptcy court and found out that there was actually a hearing going on that same day in regards to some other cases that he had handled. This was very disturbing and my husband called him the next day to get answers and ask him about getting a refund. My husband started off by asking Scott why the trustee only had our personal information listed on the BK. Scott started to get very defensive and was unable to answer the question. He told my husband his business had 0 value but when my husband asked him what his business was Scott was unable to answer the question. He then very quickly told my husband he did not want to be our attorney anymore and " Good luck with getting your refund you loser" When my husband had called the bankruptcy court they forwarded us over cases pending about Scott. My husband sent another e-mail explaining the information that was sent to us and once again asked Scott for the refund. At this point Scott became very erratic and started sending emails about us threatening him, saying that I had my husband forge a signature, and other statements that were untrue. Please before you retain him please call the bankruptcy court they will be able to give you the same information that they gave us. Do not hire untill you research!

Scott as well as his dynamic and amazing team were great to work with. They were understanding, empathetic, and very patient as we walked through the process of filing for my Chapter 13 bankruptcy (thus embarking on what was essentially a 3-year journey together). They were always very prompt in r...eturning a phone call or email; I recall once or twice when I received something in the mail that threw me into a panic, and I was always given immediate attention and follow-up when I reached out for help. The best part of working with this firm: I never lost sleep throughout the whole legal process; Forrester Law Practice earned my confidence early, and retained it for the duration of our relationship. I not only recommend Forrester Law Practices, over the years I've referred several friends and family to them, including my mother!

Scott represented my and my husband in a Ch. 13 Bankruptcy, then also a chapter 7 when my case was converted following my husband's death. There were many complications due to some money I received, but Scott was extremely zealous, attentive, and impressive in Court. This matter is finally over and... I could not be happier with the representation. I STRONGLY recommend Scott to anyone interested in any bankruptcy matter

I had talked to a few attorneys before choosing to go with Scott. I was very stressed out by my debt, but he made the process very simple for me, and made me feel a lot better about my situation. He has been working to strip a second lien on my house for me, which will save me about $110,000. Scot...t was very patient and understanding and he has really helped me out of a pretty bad situation.