Sean Christopher Serpe

I first retained this attorney in 6/11 for a bankruptcy filing. I have paid him over half of the retainer and he has not followed up with my case or offered to refund my money. I only realized there was a problem when I called his office and got a disconnected phone message. He called me several w...eeks after that date describing his health problem and that he would promptly reassign my case to another attorney to ensure prompt action. To date, I have heard nothing. I have spoken to Lambda Legal who have given me the details for filing a complaint. I have been holding off on the complaint as I had been trusting that Mr. Serpe would follow-up with a plan, but I have not heard from him since. All I want now is a prompt response as to when I can expect a refund of the $1,250 retainer I have already paid--otherwise the complaint will be filed. I intend to find another attorney on my own to resolve my bankruptcy filing.

When I read the good reviews for Sean Serpe, I would have agreed when I first hired him. However, he has left me in the lurch, never did get me a modification as he swore he would do, took my $3000.00 and I have nothing to show for it except another year of unpaid mortgage bills and inching closer t...o foreclosure. I have an ulcer and he is gone with the wind.

we hired Sean one year ago to protect us from foreclosure. We have since found out that although he took our money he never submitted anything to the bank including our modification paperwork. We now need to hire a new attorney, after we paid Sean in full (he was very pushy, like a bill collector) we... have now learned that legal documents were sent to him over the summer requiring immediate respones and he did nothing. We did not get copies as he had power of attorney, which has been very difficult to revoke. STAY AWAY WE MAY LOSE OUR HOME DUE TO HIM

I paid him upfront with the expectation that he would be filing my bankruptcy within 3 months, Mr. Serpe did not follow through on appointments or telephone conferences. He said he was turning over his cases to another laywer due to illness, made an appointment for three of us to meet to prepare f...or a meeting of creditors, was to take care of a hearing on dismissal for failure to pay fee (which was sent to an old residence address). Closed his office and moved out without notification or forwarding address. Cannot be reached by phone. I believe his actions are in violation of the New York Lawyer's Code of Professional Responsibility. I will be taking this up with the NY State Bar Association. I believe I have a legitimate grievance and would like to protect others from going through this process. I was widowed recently, on a fixed budget, left with husband's responsibilities and now this.... Every month's delay costs me $1000 in garnishments.