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Report: #1257525

Complaint Review: John T. Orcutt - Raleigh North Carolina

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  • John T. Orcutt 6616 Six Forks Rd. Raleigh, North Carolina USA

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What this crooked, rotten, greedy scam artist of a so-called "bankruptcy attorney" is trying to do to me is so reprehensible that I am compelled to report it. In February of this year, I decided that it would be in my best financial interest to file bankruptcy. I retained this shyster John T. Orcutt to represent me in this bankruptcy. The paperwork was finished in March but the actual bankruptcy wasn't finalized until June. By then, I had already paid $600.00 to this so-called "Chapter 13 Trustee", Joseph A. Bledsoe, a crony of this Orcutt organization and a d**n crook as well. The $600.00 was paid in May. In July, after the bankruptcy was finalized, I paid $762.00 (as per the Bankruptcy Agreement). In August, I sent in another $762.00 to this "trustee". At this point, I decided that these $762.00 payments were more than I could afford, so I decided to have the bankruptcy dismissed.

 

The dismissal was finalized on September 24, 2015. The very next day, I called the office of this John T. Orcutt to inquire about just how had the money that I had paid been disbursed to my creditors because it was my intention to personally contact the creditors to see if I could continue to just pay them what I thought they had been receiving while I was in the bankruptcy. To my complete and everlasting shock, horror, and disgust, this John T. Orcutt informed me that NONE of the money that I had been sending in had been disbursed to my creditors. When I demanded to know where the money was, I was told that ALL of the money would be going towards so-called "attorney's fees". Can you believe this?

 

This crooked shyster Orcutt and his equally crooked crony and so-called "trustee" Bledsoe, instead of disbursing my money to the CREDITORS, like they were SUPPOSED to do, were pocketing ALL my money and not sending my creditors a CENT. Now people, it's things like this that make the average person go BALLISTIC and "POSTAL". When you put your trust, faith, and money in someone and they turn around and SCREW you like THIS, can anyone blame the person for going "postal"? At this point, all I'm going to say is this: their "day of reckoning" is COMING.

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#4 Consumer Comment

Dear Mr. Orcutt

AUTHOR: Giselle - (United Kingdom)

POSTED: Friday, January 20, 2017

Did you really write that rebuttal?  The reason I ask is because as a lawyer, you should know that slander is spoken and libel is written.  Therefore, it is incorrect for you to refer to the OP's review as "slanderous".  You should have said libelous (while keeping in mind, of course, that truth is an absolute defense to any charges of slander or libel). I hope that helps.

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Down But Not Out

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POSTED: Friday, November 20, 2015

 Well folks, I lost my battle with this crook orcutt. That lousy, equally crooked and corrupt so-called "bankruptcy court" awarded ALL of my money, money that I had dutifully been sending in to pay my creditors with, to this shyster orcutt. Just to show you what a miserable, lying little weasel and vindictive little coward this orcutt truly is, he had the police arrest me after yesterday's hearing on a trumped up charge of "communicating a threat". This dirty, rotten piece of scum may have won this battle but the war is NOT over. I sincerely believe that his "day of reckoning" is coming; and it just might be sooner than he thinks.

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Orcutt, You're A Liar

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POSTED: Thursday, October 22, 2015

Orcutt, regardless of how many lies you tell, the facts speak for themselves. Your 1st lie: you "helped" me get my car back after it was repossessed. How did you "help" me? To begin with, I find it more than a little suspicious that my car was repossessed on the very day that my bankruptcy paperwork was finalized. The lienholder must have had advanced knowledge of my intention to file bankruptcy. How did they get that advanced knowledge? Certainly not from me. I don't believe in "coincidences". I believe someone in your office gave this lienholder advanced knowledge of my intent to file bankruptcy. Because of your incompetence and gross negligence, I had to pay $500.00 just to get the car back; that's what your refusal to represent and protect my interests in an asset that was listed in the Bankruptcy Petition cost me. Thanks for the "help". Secondly, you were well-aware of the fact that I was going to sue this lienholder for the damages he caused to my car and property during this so-called "repossession", yet you refused to represent me and protect my interests. You did absolutely NOTHING. As my bankruptcy attorney, it was incumbent upon you to represent and protect MY interests in ANY assets that were listed in the Bankruptcy Petition. Thirdly and most egregiously, you were GROSSLY NEGLIGENT in failing to insure that the money that I was sending in monthly was being properly disbursed to my CREDITORS, after FOUR MONTHS of my making such payments. I'm no lawyer, but even I know that when a bankruptcy is finalized, the PAYMENT PLAN is the "plan". As my bankruptcy attorney, it was YOUR job to make sure that the "trustee" did HIS job and disburse my payments to my CREDITORS in a TIMELY manner. If a person's creditors are not being paid, even when the debtor is sending in payments, then what in the hell is a bankruptcy good for? Your incompetence and gross negligence has caused an almost insurmountable rift between me and my creditors, especially concerning any future attempts by me to try and work something out with them. Lastly, your greedy attempt to profit from this debacle by trying to take ALL the money that I sent in, money that was supposed to have gone to my CREDITORS, is the very EPITOME of a disgusting SCAM and a RIP-OFF. You d**n well KNOW that you were only supposed to be getting a PORTION of my monthly payments, and you have the temerity, the unmitigated GALL, to whine about me supposedly "threatening" you. My anger and total disgust with you and your lousy company is totally justified. If there is ANY justice in the world, you will get just what you deserve: NOTHING!!  

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#1 REBUTTAL Owner of company

Response From John Orcutt

AUTHOR: Law Offices of John T. Orcutt - (USA)

POSTED: Tuesday, October 20, 2015

John Orcutt here: Into every life comes a little rain.  We have Donald Lee. He hired us to file a bankruptcy case for him. Everything we were supposed to do ethically and legally was done. He signed a contract with us that spelled everything out. He acknowledged by his signature he had read it and understood the terms. We even got him started for $0 money-down and, in the process, even fronted the $310 cost of the required court filing fee.  Think about it.  We did services and shelled out money on behalf of Donald Lee, a complete stranger, without getting a dime up front.  Who else would do that?

Prior to filing he had lost his vehicle to repossession.  We got it back.  The money he paid into his case was not paid over to his creditors because, by no fault on our part, his case never got as far as "plan confirmation".  Not having gotten as far as plan confirmation, the money, subject to the permission of the court, is then paid over to the bankruptcy trustee and our office to pay for services rendered, services which, I might add, total up to a lot more than what he paid in.  And this hateful and slanderous and hurtful review is the thanks we get.

My guess, and it's just a guess, is that we are not the first people he has taken violent issue with in his life.  He even threatened to blow up our office and go "postal" on us, scaring my staff so deeply we felt the need to call in the "police". In any event, as anyone who knows me knows, I am totally dedicated to my clients and helping people.  

We have represented upwards of 50,000 families.  The experience we have gained has made us the best, or one of the best, bankruptcy law firms in North Carolina.  For anyone who is reading this client's review in order to decide whether to use us or not, I would simply say this:  Read our reviews on Google or Yelp or AVVO or the Better Business Bureau website or as set forth in testimonials on our website.  As you will see, we enjoy a well-deserved reputation for caring and competence in what we do, bankruptcy law.  I am sorry Donald, but the truth is, we are not the source of your problems. Blaming us is just blaming the people who were trying to help.

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