Syed Mansoor Khan

Syed Khan

This particularly client had originally filed a pro se Chapter 7 Bankruptcy petition, but the bankruptcy trustee continued the 341 meeting of creditors a total of 3 times because the client was unable to prove that his disposable income was below the level necessary for the presumption of abuse not to arise. I agreed to amend his petition so that the presumption would not arise, and I agreed to do this on a payment plan. The total amount I charged was $995 for attorney's fees, along with the $30 filing fee to amend his schedules, and $33 to run his credit report and include all of his creditors in his amended petition, for a total of $1,058. He made partial payment of $750 prior to my filing his amended petition. The trustee then approved his petition, filed his trustee's report, and the bankruptcy was closed without discharge the following day (as it had been open for several months at that point). When I informed the client that there would be a filing fee of $260 to reopen the bankruptcy in order to file the certificate of completion of the post-filing financial management course, the client expected me to cover that cost myself, draft the motion to reopen at no additional attorney's fees, while still having an outstanding balance of $308. When I informed him that I needed a minimum of the filing fee, he did not respond, but instead sent me several threatening messages and filed a complaint with the ARDC, which the ARDC dropped immediately after I responded to them. It is truly unfortunate that a client who I helped by having his Chapter 7 get approved, which he was unable to do without my assistance, while simultaneously not being in paid in full, would then post a negative review of me online. Having said that, I wish him the best going forward.