Holy cow! A former Document Specialist Supervisor for National Legal Staffing Support, Kevin Mason, GM Law Firm, and Stuart Goldberg just clubbed NLSS and GM Law Firm over the head. Williamson worked for NLSS up until July 18, 2018.
Her affidavit calls the business a “student-loan-fraud racket.” She describes her job as working with clients and “managing the daily customer service aspects of what now operates as NLSS and GM Law Firm.”
Williamson says “NLSS, Resvolvly, and GM Law Firm are not legitimately-separate business entities. They are controlled, managed, and primarily, if not entirely, owned by Gregory Fishman.”
Williamson says “I swear by the following facts:”
- “NLSS regularly (i.e., daily) forges client signatures of legal documents, including client retention agreements.”
- “The student loan resolutions “program” marketed by the Defendants in this case, Ali, et al. v. Mason et al., is, indeed a lie and a fraud.”
- “Jon Sabia, a non-attorney employee of NLSS, effectively manages the attorneys involved in this racket.”
- “Joe DeVito, a non-attorney employee of NLSS, is the Floor Manager.”
- “Ari Pollard is the day-to-day Assistant Manager of Resolvly, who reports to, and takes orders from, Gregory Fishman.”
Probably the part of the affidavit that caught my eye was this statement, “My intention is to be a whistleblower in this case. Gregory Fishman learned how to put together this racket from his experience as the Sales Manager for a now shut-down consumer-fraud racket that operated as the Berges Law Group out of South Florida.”
[The links in the quoted sections are my addition to past articles and not in the affidavit filed in court.]
I think it is safe to assume that the Defendants are going to disagree with some or all of those assertions.
The entire document can be read here.
If anyone has any specific questions about this case the court record lists the attorneys involved as a whole list of people. You should sirect specific questions to the appropriate attorney(s).
Plaintiff Lawyers:
Daniel Ray Gamez
Gamez Law Firm PC
515 South Flower Street 36th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
213-315-0050
Fax: 858-777-3410
Email: daniel@gamezlawfirm.com
Macy D Hanson
The Law Office of Macy D Hanson PLLC
102 First Choice Drive
Madison, MS 39110
601-853-9521
Fax: 601-853-9327
Email: macy@macyhanson.com
Attorneys for Kevin Mason, P.A. and Kevin P. Mason:
Joel P Glaser
Joel Glaser APC
11300 West Olympic Boulevard Suite 910
Los Angeles, CA 90064
310-943-8005
Fax: 310-295-1831
Email: joel@glaserlaw.org
Wendy Leigh Wilcox
Skane Wilcox LLP
1055 West 7th Street Suite 1700
Los Angeles, CA 90017
213-452-1200
Fax: 213-452-1201
Email: wwilcox@skanewilcox.com
Attorneys for GM Law Firm and Chantel L. Grant:
Beth-Ann E Krimsky
Greenspoon Marder PA
200 East Broward Boulevard Suite 1800
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
954-527-2427
Fax: 954-333-4027
Email: beth-ann.krimsky@gmlaw.com
Cameron Gardner Stout
Thurman Legal
1055 East Colorado Boulevard 5th Floor
Pasadena, CA 91106
415-595-5409
Fax: 626-380-4880
Email: cameron@thurman-legal.com
Jessica B Alhalel
Greenspoon Marder PA
200 East Broward Boulevard Suite 1800
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
954-527-6236
Fax: 954-333-4245
Email: jessica.alhalel@gmlaw.com
Michael A Thurman
Thurman Legal
1055 East Colorado Boulevard 5th Floor
Pasadena, CA 91106
626-399-6205
Fax: 626-380-4880
Email: michael@thurman-legal.com
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November 20, 2018, 01:49:31 pm#21
Before anyone plans to sign a contract with GM Law / Kevin Mason / NLSS please google search ‘Kevin Mason Law Scam’. He is currently being sued by multiple people. Below is an affidavit of a whistle blower who worked for NLSS. Very interesting document.
I was able to get out of my contract with them for a full 100% refund but not before Gregory Fishman and Jon Sabia left me very nasty voicemails.
I have personally spoke with Steve Hofer and he’s as genuine as it gets. If you’re currently still under contract with these companies, please reach out to him.
https://getoutofdebt.org//wp-content/uploads/2018/08/86-Affidavit-of-Jehenna-Williamson_Ali-v.-Kevis-Mason-P.A.-et-al..pdf
https://getoutofdebt.org//114089/affidavit-gm-law-national-legal-staffing-case-leaves-little-imagination
https://getoutofdebt.org//tag/gregory-fishman
Mr. Rhodes:
You stated in an article you wrote recently that you ” Kinda feel sorry for me”.
Mr. Rhodes, I “Kinda feel sorry for you as well”.
I was not aware of the lawsuit with Mr. Hoffer or any aspect of a settlement, nor was I aware of yours or Robert Farrington’s on-line publications until after the postings.
Simply, I bring forth that which you are possibly unaware, as was I.
Julie
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To: Julie Queler
Cc: Julie Queler
Sent: Fri,
Subject: Important info for you
Hello Julie,
I wanted to bring to your attention some information I found. Jon Sabia asked me to see if I could find out who swamileoni is on the College Investor site. After researching this a bit I did find some interesting information. Attached please find that our cancelled client Dominic Murphy does have an alias Nick Leon. After researching his Instagram and Facebook accounts it is apparent that the two are one in the same. I went into the clients cancelled file and looked at his loan validation information for his student loans. It is very interesting that the name at the top of the page shows Dominic Murphy but the signature says Nick Leon…………. Also on the College Investor he mentioned getting a full refund, so I looked at the refund letter and it is signed the same way, as Nick Leon.
Just wanted to share this with you.
October 04, 2017, 07:56:19 am#17
I have some experience with law firms, and everything I’ve read here sounds like National Legal Staffing Support (NLSS) et al are running a classic scam. (Everything, that is, except the post by ChargerRT1983, who sounds like an NLSS plant.) Competent law firms do not work the way the posters here say Joe DeVito and NLSS work. What’s more, everything NLSS say it’ll do for lots of money is stuff that you can do yourself for free with just a bit of Internet research, letter-writing, and follow-up.
I don’t know Steven Hofer from Adam, but I’d trust him and his consumer-protection law firm over NLSS any day, and I hope he wins his suit against them. I can’t believe NLSS can get away with this stuff, but that’s the sad state of consumer protection in America these days. By and large, we 99% folks are largely defenseless against scamsters unless we can get a consumer-protection lawyer to take our case in a class-action suit, which is time-consuming and expensive.
I went to the federal court records (Public Access to Court Electronic Records: PACER) and read Steven Hofer’s first amended complaint against NLSS et al. It’s damning. You can read it here:
http://www.archive.org/download/gov.uscourts.innd.89966/gov.uscourts.innd.89966.21.0.pdf
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May 24, 2018, 05:47:12 am#18
I’m in this same boat right now. Can anyone share updates? I am sick over this and don’t know where to turn. I see there was a recent lawsuit against them for this.
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May 24, 2018, 07:24:14 am#19
My name is Steve Hofer, I am a consumer attorney in Indianapolis, Indiana. I have received complaints about Kevin Mason, GM Law Firm, and National Legal Staffing Support LLC from people located in multiple states. If you have information, I would love to talk with you (no charge), and I will try to refer you to a NACA consumer lawyer in your state. My policy is that I only take clients from Indiana.
Steven Hofer
Consumer Law Office of Steve Hofer
8888 Keystone Crossing Suite 1300
Indianapolis In 46240
(317) 662-4529
http://www.hoferlawindy.com
(You can Google me to find out I am legit. For a quick response, call me on the phone or fill out the intake form on my website listed above. I can’t check this message board very often, and I don’t want my email address spammed. Some states might consider this to be ATTORNEY ADVERTISING MATERIAL.)
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May 31, 2018, 08:57:30 am#20
so I have been following this thread of information because I have been thinking about using GM Law Firm to help me with my debt. I have to say the information I have been reading is very hard to follow. the link a couple comments above, posted by user Colleague is very misleading as well. it directs you to a link that shows a lawsuit, “Castellanos vs GM Law Firm” however, if you actually look up the lawsuit it shows that it has ben dismissed, I have attached a copy of the pdf dismissal I downloaded. It seems as though this Attorney Hofer has some sort of personal gripe with GM Law because the case with Castellanos was dismissed, however he is back on this forum searching for potential clients again? This is all very confusing as the information i have pulled up about GM Law Firm doesn’t lead me to believe they are Fraudulent or bad. It simply shows that there are a few clients that just aren’t happy. I’m going to keep following this info thread for more information before i make my decision and do some further research. I hope what i have found here is helpful to others.
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November 20, 2018, 01:49:31 pm#21
Before anyone plans to sign a contract with GM Law / Kevin Mason / NLSS please google search ‘Kevin Mason Law Scam’. He is currently being sued by multiple people. Below is an affidavit of a whistle blower who worked for NLSS. Very interesting document.
I was able to get out of my contract with them for a full 100% refund but not before Gregory Fishman and Jon Sabia left me very nasty voicemails.
I have personally spoke with Steve Hofer and he’s as genuine as it gets. If you’re currently still under contract with these companies, please reach out to him.
https://getoutofdebt.org//wp-content/uploads/2018/08/86-Affidavit-of-Jehenna-Williamson_Ali-v.-Kevis-Mason-P.A.-et-al..pdf
https://getoutofdebt.org//114089/affidavit-gm-law-national-legal-staffing-case-leaves-little-imagination
https://getoutofdebt.org//tag/gregory-fishman
—–Original Message—–
From: Craig, Darren A.
To: Julie
Sent: Tue, J
Subject: Steve Hofer’s Post on The College Investor Student Loan Debt Forums
Julie,
At Julie’s request I reviewed Steve Hofer’s most recent post on The College Investor Student Loan Debt Forums to assess whether the communication may violate the Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct. The post at issue states the following:
https://forums.thecollegeinvestor.com/Themes/DilberMC_2/images/post/xx.gif
Re: Kevin Mason Law Firm
« Reply #19 on: May 24, 2018, 07:24:14 AM »
My name is Steve Hofer, I am a consumer attorney in Indianapolis, Indiana. I have received complaints about Kevin Mason, GM Law Firm, and National Legal Staffing Support LLC from people located in multiple states. If you have information, I would love to talk with you (no charge), and I will try to refer you to a NACA consumer lawyer in your state. My policy is that I only take clients from Indiana.
Steven Hofer
Consumer Law Office of Steve Hofer
8888 Keystone Crossing Suite 1300
Indianapolis In 46240
(317) 662-4529
http://www.hoferlawindy.com
(You can Google me to find out I am legit. For a quick response, call me on the phone or fill out the intake form on my website listed above. I can’t check this message board very often, and I don’t want my email address spammed. Some states might consider this to be ATTORNEY ADVERTISING MATERIAL.)
That communication likely violates Rule 7.3(c) of the Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct in two ways. First, any electronic communication soliciting employment must include the words “Advertising Material” at both the beginning and the end of the communication. While Mr. Hofer includes the necessary language at the end of the communication, he omits it from the beginning of the communication. Mr. Hofer also undermines the significance of the disclosure by stating that “[s]ome states might consider” his communication to be advertising material.
Second, attorneys are required to file all written and electronic communications that constitute advertising material with the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission and to pay a filing fee of $50. I doubt that Mr. Hofer filed the communication or paid the filing fee because he posted the communication above almost immediately after he deleted his previous communication on the forum that I had asked him to delete in accordance with the settlement agreement.
Mr. Hofer’s post could include a false or misleading communication in violation of Rule 7.1 of the Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct. The only sentence that might be false or misleading is “I have received complaints about Kevin Mason, GM Law Firm, and National Legal Staffing Support LLC from people located in multiple states.” The rest of the post simply identifies Mr. Hofer and describes his practice and how to contact him.
Mr. Hofer has told me that he received complaints from people other than Joseph Castellanos, Bethany Castellanos, and Michael Ponder (the plaintiffs in the case we settled), who live outside Indiana, but that he decided not to represent those people. For that reason, Mr. Hofer contends that his post does not relate to the lawsuit we settled and, therefore, is not covered by the confidentiality clause in the settlement agreement. If his statement concerning the source the complaints is true, then his post – standing alone – does not violate Rule 7.1.
Even if all the statements in Mr. Hofer’s post are true, he may have engaged in a misleading communication, if he coordinated with a third-party to generate interest in his post by making the post look responsive to a genuine legal inquiry. Less than two hours before Mr. Hofer posted his communication, a user going by “Italipino” posted the following comment:
Re: Kevin Mason Law Firm
« Reply #18 on: May 24, 2018, 05:47:12 AM »
I’m in this same boat right now. Can anyone share updates? I am sick over this and don’t know where to turn. I see there was a recent lawsuit against them for this.
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If Mr. Hofer coordinated with Italipino or himself posted using the alias Italipino, then his communication could be considered misleading because it seems to respond to a genuine inquiry about GM Law Firm when no such inquiry existed.
If you want to ask the Indiana Disciplinary Commission to investigate Mr. Hofer, you can complete a Request for Investigation, available at this link: https://www.in.gov/judiciary/discipline/files/grform.pdf
Do not hesitate to contact me with any questions.
Darren A. Craig
Attorney at Law
Indianapolis,
IN
46244-0961
Thank you for taking the time to share your information.
Things went nowhere. They are still able to practice law in Florida and still in good standing with the Florida Bar. They are all crooks and I don’t understand how they are able to continue to do this.
This is great news. I contacted you about this almost 2 years ago and almost published my letter to the FL Attorney General, I opted out because I was afraid I wouldn’t get my refund. I still have it and also have verbally abusive voicemails from both Fishman and Sabia when I told them I wanted my money back. Bunch of low life crooks preying on the unfortunate. I hope the judge throws the book at them.
Hi Steve, has there been any update regarding this case that you’ve heard of?
It looks like things fizzled out and the suit is now dead.
Dominic, please feel free to send me an email or give me a call. I am one of the attorneys working this case on behalf of victims of this operation. There is a pending case in Orange County, California, federal court right now.
Thanks,
Macy Hanson
macy@macyhanson.com
601-853-9521.