Lucas Law Center-Paul Lucas-Christopher Betts Takes your Money and does nothing Aliso Viejo California

I too was scammed by the Lucas Law Center. I visited their offices in Aliso, CA in October of 2008 and met with Adam Zucker who was a real smooth talker. I noticed that the entire staff was very casually dressed with no one in business attire. Anyhow, I paid them $3500.00 up front and they did nothing. When Adam Zucker took my money, he advised me to miss two mortgage payments. Several weeks later there was a CNN report on Loan Modification Companies making false promises and that any employee telling a client to purposely miss any mortgage payments was illegal! I notified Adam Zucker and requested a refund. He was very apprehensive about issuing me my refund! Everytime I called him, I was always forwarded to his voice mail. In July 2010, the Federal Trade Commission shut down the Lucas Law Center for deceptive practices and appointed Robb Evans and Associates, a Bonded Fiduciary to take control of the companies assets. I filed complaints with the Federal Trade Commission and the Better Business Bureau against the Lucas Law Center. In 2011, The Federal Trade Commission won their case against The Lucas Law Center for a judgement of 6.1 million dollars. The bad news is that only about one million was recovered. I dont know all of the particulars of the case but I did speak to a representative from the FTC who was assigned to the case. My main concern was if and when the consumers who were scammed into paying up front fees would be getting any of their money back. It is still up in the air if and when any refunds will be issued. I then contacted the California Bar and filed a complaint with the Client Security Fund. I provided them all my receipts which included copies of cancelled checks to the Lucas Law Center and a complete narrative of what had happened to me. I was refunded my money! I urge everyone who was scammed by the Lucas Law Center to contact the Client Security Fund with the California Bar and file a complaint. Paul Jeffrey Lucas has since been disbarred! There is more information on the California Bar website.
http://www.calbarjournal.com/December2011/AttorneyDiscipline/Disbarments.as

I was an employee until the FTC came in. First off, Mr. Lucas has been a licensed attorney since 1993 (you can check the California Bar Assn. web site). I am just going to guess that the person who wrote this got fired for misrepresenting the firm and its services. For someone to state that the attny. has only been practicing for six months, when the facts are verifiable is just stupid.

While I was there, loan modifications were getting done. The team of negotiators and processors were excellent. I can personally attest for that. Also, a refund was issued to one of my clients because we couldn't help him. Prior to the FTC temporarlily shutting the company down, Mr. Lucas performed an internal audit, which was confirmed by the court appointed receiver, and just over 500 loan modifications were successfully completed. Seems to me that if Mr. Lucas was a dishonest attorney, his firm wouldn't have been so diligent and saved so many homes.

Again, just guessing but probably a disgruntled former employee.