Law Office Of Curtis O'Barnes/Washington Mutual Debt Collection Anaheim California

Dealing with these people now.  Spoke with Walter then someone named Steve Blair earlier.  I told them I would be contacting their Columbus office and Walter said..They don't have a columbus number and said, "you just think you know everything don't you".  He was so rude telling me over and over that I would be sued by their lawyer in Ohio Keisha Kinsey.  I tried to make payment arrangement but they would not accept and told me they would put me in for refusal to pay.  It was infuriating!  If anyone else has any advice for me I would be happy to move forward with getting this resolved but can't pay the full amount nor pay two payment to equal the full amount.  Thank You

I'm reading these comments dating back to 2007 and here it is 2013 and this company is STILL getting away with abusive treatment.  They need an undercover investigation.  

Just so you are aware LOCOB does practice law in Ohio, they have one ditzy lady lawyer working the Ohio cases.


TIP : when you call their phone number 8664778222 you can get either office the california or ohio. If you call 9AM eastern time your sure to get the Ohio office. If your account is in one office you can always call when that office is closed to get the other office. The California office is the most likely to violate (if you were to record the call) since they are Curtis's favorites lol. The main violater in California is easy to find... he is a MANAGER! lol his name is Angel Marty ask for him and record the call!!

They try to hide their physical locations
if you ask for an address they will try to give you the PO Box
lol a po box for an attorney what a joke!

if you really want to piss them off ask for the address and give them grief over them giving you the PO box. After you work them up a while let them know you'll just find it yourself. Then give them the Ohio or Cali address and give them directions to their office. I'm SURE they will do a double take lol They think no one can find them in Cali or Ohio... well now they can!

The Law Office of Curtis O. Barnes
Curtis Barnes Law Office
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OHIO-------
2323 Lake Club Dr
Columbus, OH 43232
(614) 367-2870
Get directions


it says columbus but they are really located right in reynoldsburg


from 270 on the east side

1. Head east on I-70 E 0.1 mi
2. Take exit 110B to merge onto Brice Rd N toward Reynoldsburg 0.8 mi
2 mins
3. Turn left at Channingway Blvd 0.1 mi
4. Turn left at Lake Club Dr 0.2 mi
1 min

To: 2323 Lake Club Dr, Columbus, OH 43232

Change address or drag marker


CALIFORNIA----

390 W CERRITOS AVENUE

ANAHEIM, CA 92805

If you are making DECENT regular monthly payments on your account it is highly unlikely that you will be sued. Technically they can sue you at anypoint if you are paying anything less than the balance (30 days after you receive your dispute letter if you haven't disputed it)

Pretty much all the collectors there are jerks because Curtis Barnes pays about $10/hr. So these guys do what they do to survive (not saying it's right by any means) (I sat by Mr. VanDyne and knew him personally)

The one violation that The Law Office of Curtis O Barnes employees make EVERY DAY is the fact by law they can only ask a Third Party (anyone except the consumer or their spouse) for LOCATION INFORMATION. They can only ask for your addresses and phone numbers (yes home and work).

WHAT THEY DO IS CALL YOUR RELATIVES AND ASK IF THEY CAN LEAVE A MESSAGE. THIS IS ILLEGAL THIS IS NOT LOCATION INFORMATION. THIS IS PERSONALLY ENCOURAGED BY CURTIS O BARNES.

There is basically a set of laws they tell you to follow in the training room, then out on the floor they tell you what to really do. I'm sure if any of these collectors got sued curtis would not represent them unless it would save the company money.



on a side not about curtis o barnes
by the way curtis o barnes is a joke his wife makes more money working in Nasa than he does. he probably has all sorts of inferiority complexes due to the fact he's a lawyer and doesn't wear the pants in the family. It's also obvious he is upset daily because he has a gay son (robbie) I don't think anything is wrong with that but it's obvious curtis does.




VIOLATIONS I HAVE WITNESSED PERSONALLY (IF THESE WERE RECORDED THE PEOPLE WOULD BE PAID!)

3rd party disclosure - people say verbally they have a power of attorney and the collector talks to them about the debt (must be received in writing anyone can say anything)

Harassment - Calling the same person more than one time AFTER ALREADY TALKED TO SAID PERSON THAT DAY (can call many times if no answer or no message left --- NOT ILLEGAL)

Foreshadowing - They can't give you a deadline to pay the debt if it's within the first 30 days. you by law have 30 days to dispute, if they say you must pay sometime before that 30 days is up it violates your right to dispute and is illegal

3rd party MESSAGES - as described previously, it is ILLEGAL for a collector to leave a message UNLESS the person is OFFERING to take the message (and not being qued to offer it.

there are many more let me know if interested or you have a specific problem with them