There is nothing unethical about a lawyer threating civil litigation (versus threatening criminal prosecution in order to obtain advantage in a...

Well, if they are different from the company they claim to be, then that's one clue. Also, if they ask you for any money up front, that's a red...

When a Court changes a date it normally notifies all parties (see the proof of service that came with your written notice from the Court.) However,...

Two locations of a possible answer are in the bylaws of the HOA or the CC&Rs. On call 24/7 for what is usually an unpaid position is patently...

No attorney (including volunteer atttorney like you get on Avvo) can express an analysis without reviewing the agreement.

Requests for admissions are for facts or genuineness of documents. It is a proper objection that a request calls for a legal conclusion. Facts...

Block their calls; that's it. Most askers are too young to either remember Publishers Clearinghouse, or the company that gave you ten free CDs and...

You talk to your current lawyer who you hired who knows the details which no volunteer attorney on Avvo can possibly know.

There does not appear to be any alternative but to sue them.

For $269 you move on. Litigation and recovery on any judgment are totally unrealistic.