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Tami came into the site and posted a comment about a new company that appears to be selling mortgage assistance in California. Here is what she said:
“Is this organization legitimate- Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition (CPAC)?
Recently, I was solicited by a legal case evaluator for this not-for-profit organization, Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition (CPAC) to help me avoid foreclosure. (www.consumerprotectionhelp.org)
The legal case evaluator contacted me, did a basic over the telephone interview and emailed me a questionairre to determine whether I could file a lawsuit against my lender. According to him, my [l]ender, BOA, had violated most of the legal requirements and that I was eligible to be referred to meet with the lead attorney, Dr. G. Lee Lane. Included was a glowing C.V. of Mr. Lane’s legal accomplishments. The web site has changed in the past few days. Previously, they touted themselves as a firm organized as a “A Registered Non Profit Law Clinic Helping Families with Children and the Elderly facing homelessness caused by Lenders.”
Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition – Let’s Take a Look
I think Tami’s radar was going off for all the right reasons. I took a look at the information she provided.
The phrase Tammi provided led me to another site for Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition.
CPACAid.org
Created On:21-Oct-2010 01:01:06 UTC
Expiration Date:21-Oct-2011 01:01:06 UTC
Steven Koelsche
2635 Santa Ana Ave. #B201
Costa Mesa, California 92627
steveng@koelscheservices.com
koelscheservices.com
Alexander Koelsche
2635 Santa Ana Ave Apt B201
Costa Mesa, California 92627
However the domain name given to Tami led her to this site.
consumerprotectionhelp.org
Domain Name:CONSUMERPROTECTIONHELP.ORG
Created On:25-Jul-2009 16:22:23 UTC
Expiration Date:25-Jul-2012 16:22:23 UTC
Pepi Abad
19321 Fairhaven ext
Santa Ana, CA 92705
pabad@fhofa.com
Fhofa.com is owned by:
First Housing of America
1516 brookhollow dr # a
SANTA ANA, CA 92705
But Pepi Abad was citied by the California Department of Real Estate in 2008 for his actions as First Housing of America.
In the public record it says that Pepi Abad also was know as Arthur Pepi Abad and Pepi Arturo Abad. In July 2005, the Department of Motor Vehicles revoked Pepi Abad’s vehicle salesperson license. The revocation “stemmed from his misconduct as a managerial employee of a vehicle sales dealership during the time persons under his direction and control committed wrongful acts which resulted in the suspension of the dealers license.” – Source
From November 2007 to September 2008, Abad and his company held themselves out as real estate brokers and collected advanced fees from consumers for loan modification services. Abad had, as of the date of the action, never been registered or licensed by the Department of Real Estate. Even the broker, Toro, that represented Abad’s company lost his license.
Pepi Abad was also charged for illegal mortgage activities by the State of Washington, New Hampshire, Illinois, and Connecticut. – Source
You’ll see this name First Housing of America on the sign for Consumer Protection Legal Services, mentioned further down in the article.
Pepi Abad owns a number of other domains that promote loan modification or mass joinder suits.
In fact the domain above is sitting on the same server as the domains below owned by Abad.
- 1800shortsale.com – Source
This site links to the following domains. I did a spot check of some of these domains and all the ones I checked were owned by Pepe Abad.
- 1800bankfraud.com (C.P.A.C Non-Profit Owner Help) – Source
- 1800ezmod.com (Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition, Non Profit Law Clinic) – Source
- 1800ezmod.org (Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition) – Source
- 1800lenderfraud.com (Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition) – Source
- 1800lenderfraud.org (Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition) – Source
- 1800mortgagelaw.com (Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition) – Source
- 1800reosales.com (Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition) – Source
- 1800shortsale.com (Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition) – Source
- 1800sipuede.com (Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition) – Source
- 1800sueyourlender.org (Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition) – Source
- 800nonprofit.com (Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition, A Non Profit Law Clinic) – Source
- 800nonprofit.org (Mr. Pepe Abad, Director, Of Counsel Attorneys, pabad@cpacaid.org (800) 991-7634) – Source
- banklitigation.org – Source
- cpacnonprofitlaw.org – Source
- fraudebancario.org – Source
- freehomeloanmod.org – Source
- illegalloan.com – Source
- irsbailoutnow.com – Source
- lenderclassaction.org – Source
- lenderlawsuit.org (“Our objective is to refer your information and facts to for profit firms that specialize in assisting homeowners with a loan modification.”) – Source
- lenderlitigation.org – Source
- loandocfraud.com – Source
- lowermyloanbalance.com – Source
- nacaloanmod.com – Source
- nacaloanmod.org (National Association of Consumer Advocates – National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) A Coalition of Legal Professionals, Mortgage Banking and Loss Mitigation Experts helping Homeowners)- Source
- nonprofitdebtsettlement.org – Source
- nonprofithomeloans.com – Source
- nonprofithomeloans.org – Source
- nonprofitlegalservices.org – Source
- nonprofitloanmod.com – Source
- nonprofitmassjoinder.org – Source
- nonprofitmortgagelitigation.com – Source
- nonprofitmortgagelitigation.org – Source
- not4profitloanmodifications.org – Source
- sbamitigation.com – Source
- 1800sipuede.com
- 1800sueyourlender.com
- 1800sueyourlender.org
- 800nonprofit.com
- 800nonprofit.org
- banklitigation.org
pabad@4cpls.com (more about this in a bit) - bankloanfraud.org
- barbaralubin.com
- commercialbailoutnow.com
- consumerprotectionhelp.org
- consumerprotectionlegalservices.com
Pirus, Inc.
Bob Syverson
PO Box 181407
Coronado, CA 92178But further research into this company and address led me to Pirus Call Center USA, Inc. Pepi Abad is the president of this company and it is located at PO Box 181407, Coronado, CA 92178
According to State of California Records there is no company called Pirus, Inc. There is however Pirus Call Center USA, Inc. which has a suspended corporate registration.
Entity Name: PIRUS CALL CENTER USA, INC.
Entity Number: C3168275
Date Filed: 11/13/2008
Status: SUSPENDED
Jurisdiction: CALIFORNIA
Entity Address: 1700 MONTEREY AVE
Entity City, State, Zip: CORONADO CA 92118
Agent for Service of Process: ROBERT SYVERSON
Agent Address: 1700 MONTEREY AVE
Agent City, State, Zip: CORONADO CA 92118and
The Pirus Company, Inc.
Entity Name: THE PIRUS COMPANY, INC.
Entity Number: C3159070
Date Filed: 08/26/2008
Status: ACTIVE
Jurisdiction: CALIFORNIA
Entity Address: 1700 MONTEREY AVENUE
Entity City, State, Zip: CORONADO CA 92178
Agent for Service of Process: ROBERT SYVERSON
Agent Address: 1700 MONTEREY AVENUE
Agent City, State, Zip: CORONADO CA 92118Syverson lists himself as the CFO at Pirus Company. – Source
- cpacmassjoinder.org
- cpacnonprofitlaw.org
- fraudebancario.com
- fraudebancario.org
- freelegalloanmod.com
- 4cpls.com is on the same server and owned by:
Pirus, Inc.
Bob Syverson
PO Box 181407
Coronado, CA 92178
Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition Affiliate Agreement
The site 800nonprofit.org had a link to the affiliate agreement for CPAC.
The typos are theirs but it says:
CONSUMER PROTECTION ASSISTANCE COALITION, INC., (DE) A Non Profit Law Clinic
National Headquarters: 24 Spyrock, Irvine, CA 92602
Mailing Address: 3943 Irvine Boulevard, # 614, Irvine, CA 92602Attorney At Will Employment Agreement
Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition, Inc., (DE) (“CPAC”) is hereby offering you employment with our office on an ‘Of Counsel’ basis. The details of the relationship shall be as described on the attached Exhibit A.
All Attorneys with CPAC are hired on an at will basis. This means that both parties are free to terminate the relationship at any time with or without cause.
As a Lawl clinic, we constantly deal with confidential information. For this reason, all people employed by CPAC must agree that they will maintain confidential all confidential information that they have received during the course of their employment with CPAC.
Employees are required to maintain only the very highest level of ethical standards, honesty, integrity, fair dealing, and avoid any illegal activities, both while at and outside of the work place.
Employees of this law office must agree to obey all laws and regulations of any and all relevant government bodies and maintain in good standing their licensure with their respective state bars. Any payments by CPAC employees to individuals or entities not employed by CPAC, for referring clients or business to CPAC, except to other licensed attorneys allowed within state bar rules, are strictly prohibited, with a zero tolerance rule. Capping (paying for referrals) is in violation of the law and will never be tolerated by this law office. Nor will fee splitting with non attorneys. Attorneys are responsible for and required to maintain their own Attorney Malpractice Insurance where as CPAC may assist with if needed.
Employees are required to inform management of any actions by other employees who violate these rules.
If you are interested in joining our law office, kindly sign below, stating your agreement to these terms of employment and welcome to Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition, Inc., (DE)!
Agreed to by: _________________________________ ________ Signature & Printed Name Date
ATTORNEY AT WILL EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT EXHIBIT AConsumer Protection Assistance Coalition, Inc., (DE) (CPAC) is entering into an Of Counsel relationship with you, ______________ (“Attorney”, or “You”).
You agree to hold yourself open to assist CPAC with legal matters, as needed by CPAC, from time to time, as the need arises by CPAC.
You and CPAC understand and agree that these needs may vary from time to time, and you agree that you will remain flexible in meeting these varying needs of CPAC.
You may continue to maintain your own independent law office, and may perform some of the legal work obtained by you from CPAC at your own office.
You will be signing some documents for litigated matters, operating out of your own office. The initial review of all such documents shall be done by you. The Principal of CPAC, G. Lee Lane, Attorney at Law, will subsequently review said documents.
During the performance of any such work, or other work to be determined by CPAC, you shall be operating as an Of Counsel Attorney to our law firm. It will be your responsibility to obtain approval for the Delaware law corporation, Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition, Inc., (DE), to operate in your state of practice, both by registering that name with the Secretary of State or other relevant governmental office in your state, and also with any other entity in your state with whom such registration is mandatory. Of Course CPAC may assist there as well if needed.
You shall maintain malpractice insurance at a reasonable level, listing both yourself and CPAC and its members, as named insured’s. Verification of all of your responsibilities being performed shall be necessary.
CPAC shall not be responsible in any way for your actions taken on behalf of your own private clients and CPAC clients handled personally by you, through your offices. You agree to indemnify CPAC and its members fully for any actions taken against CPAC by anyone, brought due to actions or inactions on your part, either not part of your employment by CPAC or through wrongful actions or inactions on your part during the course of your employment by CPAC.
AGREED TO BY:
_____________________ ________ ____________________ _______
Signature & Printed Name Date Signature (G. LEE LANE) DateSource (800nonprofit.org/docs/Of%20Counsel%20employment%20CPAC%20Atty%206-4-10%20(3).pdf)
G. Lee Lane
According to bankloanfraud.com (bankloanfraud.com/f/userfiles/file/G_Lee_Lane_Resume.pdf) G. Lee Lan publishes a detailed resume with highlights. – Source. BankLoanFraud.com is owned by Pepi Abad.
G. Lee Lane is actually registered under a slightly different name with the California Bar, Gary Lane.
Here’s what’s odd. Lane says he’s firm is Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition, lists his email as glanea@cpacaid.org and says his website is 4cpls.com which is actually Consumer Protection legal Services, a completely different company name.
Cpacaid.org is owned by Steven Koelsche, a non-attorney, and 4cpls.com is owned by Bob Syverson at Pirus, Inc, another non-attorney, and the primary website for Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition (consumerprotectionhelp.org) is owned by yet another non-attory, Pepi Abad.
Gary Lane claims to have been:
California Pacific School of Law, Bakersfield, CA, DeanofLawSchool. 1997-2000
• Supervise 40 attorneys. Organize statewide Moot Court Competitions. Teach Health Care Law.
The small school is reported to have closed in 2002. – Source
Yet Lane also claims that he was the Dean at California Pacific School of Law from 2000-2003. – Source. Big difference.
Corporate Records
The State of California actually shows two registrations for companies using the name Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition.
Entity Name: CONSUMER PROTECTION ASSISTANCE COALITION, INC. (DE)
Entity Number: C3353183
Date Filed: 02/24/2011
Status: ACTIVE
Jurisdiction: DELAWARE
Entity Address: 24 SPYROCK
Entity City, State, Zip: IRVINE CA 92602
Agent for Service of Process: G LEE LANE
Agent Address: 24 SPYROCK
Agent City, State, Zip: IRVINE CA 92602
and
Entity Name: CONSUMER PROTECTION ASSISTANCE COALITION
Entity Number: C3114382
Date Filed: 09/30/2009
Status: ACTIVE
Jurisdiction: CALIFORNIA
Entity Address: 2911 SOUTH BIRSTOL ST
Entity City, State, Zip: SANTA ANA CA 92704
Agent for Service of Process: ELIZABETH BARBANTI
Agent Address: 563 S FASHION DR STE A
Agent City, State, Zip: ORANGE CA 92866
The 2911 South Bristol Street address will make a bigger appearance in a moment as you continue to read.
Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition (DE) was filed in Delaware on February 9, 2011.
Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition Address
It’s hard to nail down exactly where Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition is located. They claim:
- 24 SPYROCK, IRVINE CA 92602
- ConsumerProtectionHelp.org says they are located at:
563 South Fashion Park Dr.
Suite #A
Orange, CA 92866 – Source
Consumer Protection Legal Services
4cpls.com, the website Gary Lane says is his website, says it is located at:
2911 South Bristol
Suite B
Santa Ana, CA 92704 – Source
But as I showed previously, even the website claimed by Lan to be his is not even owned by him.
Lane’s website 4cpls.com for Consumer Protection Legal Services has an F rating with the BBB. – Source
Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition in the News
Here are some press releases that CPAC paid to distribute.
Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition (CPAC) Non Profit Law Clinic Helps Homeowner Achieve Principal Reduction with Foreclosure Lender Law Suit Settlement
Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition (CPAC) Federally Registered Non Profit Law Clinic Staff Members Help a Struggling Family Achieve $250,000 Permanent Principal Reduction on a Faulty Mortgage Loan that was in Foreclosure Identified by Free Lender Fraud and Violation Analysis
Washington, DC (PRWEB) December 11, 2010
According to CPAC’s court filings, Mr. Wang of California had received a Notice of Trustee Sale on his family’s home well after he was purposely misled by his lender about an ever elusive loan modification that never materialized. Although, according to court filings, they accepted 10 months of temporary trail modification payments that apparently were never applied to his mortgage balance. All the while he was being reassured the loan modification looked good, Mr. Wang stated that his plea for help was eventually rejected. Mr. Wang states he never requested a lower loan amount. He only wanted a stable and sensible interest rate so he could not understand why his lender rejected him. According to Mr. Wang his Lender then suggested he short sell his home, he painfully agreed to do so to avoid foreclosure but according to Mr. Wang’s licensed Real Estate Broker, his lender rejected offers presented to them, so the foreclosure seemed unavoidable. Sounds like a very common story so far?
According to Mr. Wang he is now only responsible for a loan balance that is $250,000 less on the same home. The 30-year fixed rate now allows the stability he originally was seeking and a payment that is less than half including tax and insurance. His prior loan had a crazy variable payment with tax and insurance paid separately that was more than double! What happened you ask? Mr. Wang’s Church referred him to one of the staff members at Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition (CPAC) the Non Profit Law Clinic.
Mr. Charles Ton, one of the three Directors for CPAC and a Licensed Litigation Attorney was available to comment “Fortunately Mr. Wang was willing to take a more aggressive offensive approach and decided to file a Civil Law Suit against his foreclosing lender and the true Note holder who we later found had no idea Mr. Wang wanted to keep the home let alone able to afford the home with a minor modification. We quickly identified what appeared to us as over 40 State and Federal violations in his loan relationship and immediately filed a law suit on his behalf (Filed 11/12/09 – SUPERIOR COURT OF SANTA CLARA CASE # 109CV1572) CPAC legal staff discovered what appeared to have not only loan origination but various alleged predatory lending violations as well. Based on the complaint filed with the court, the servicing of the loan was now also in question because of what appeared to be predatory in nature”. Charles Ton adds “The icing on the cake was that through our discovery and investigation we learned that the original Notes whereabouts may not be so easily identified due to multiple beneficiary transfers, one being the infamous MERS making the ownership of the Note potentially very difficult to prove, in my book no ownership, no standing, no legal standing, no foreclosure”.
Mr. Ton adds “Most people may think you need a long expensive jury trial to get these type of results, at least that’s what a typical attorney will have you believe. The truth of the matter is these types of illegalities; misrepresentation and fraudulent business practices are quite commonly found and guess who’s known this for decades? You guessed it, the lenders and their attorneys. What sets us apart from all other law firms is we are a true Non Profit Organization registered with the federal government. Although we don’t get any government funding yet and we would love to help more Americans in need, we still do what we can and what we do, no one else does like we do it”.
According to post litigation records, CPAC arranged a settlement that allowed Mr. Wang, his wife, children and grandfather to not only move back in to their home, but now the balance owed on the same home is $250,000 less than before. Charles Ton states “We’ve accomplished various settlements with similar results. The funny thing is that in the Wang case, Mr. Wang originally didn’t ask for any principal reduction at all, he only asked his lender for a simple stable rate adjustment. People don’t realize that majority of homes getting foreclosed on today are very questionable and may not even be legal as has been very recently made public by the 50 atate attorney generals investigation. We want people to understand that this is our mission, educating the public that the United States court system can and will protect the consumer; the consumer just needs to know who, how and when”.
Charles Ton continues to state “With the small amount of resources we have and the cooperation of the consumer we turn the tables on the lender. We pre-qualify the homeowner for one of several permanent principal reduction programs for free while we perform a free Lender Fraud and Violation Analysis and educate and inform Americans of their God given consumer civil rights”.
Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition (CPAC), a federally registered Non Profit Law Clinic with locations in Arizona, California and Washington DC can help struggling homeowners in 48 States thru reputable and experienced Licensed Attorneys in every State. CPAC offers many completely free services and products to those who may benefit from them as well as very aggressive and effective legal representation when needed. Mr. Ton adds “Tell your neighbor, co-worker, friends and family that its never too late, we’ve helped people even after they’ve been foreclosed on and achieved complete trustee sale reversals, even if your current on your loan and just want out, we don’t work with your lender, we work against them using a venue that allows the average American to beat the Wall Street tycoon.” Charles Ton makes his final comment “Once the American consumer decides that he has had enough of being abused by their lender they have power. The power of the court system, this kind of power can result in our court system determining that the lender was in fact in the wrong and the American consumer will have his day in court. Maybe even get a the entire loan eliminated! Quiet Title suits until now were thought to be a myth, not now, not here in California like the recent Nguyen vs. Chase Bank (Case cv09-4589-AHM filed in U.S District Court) similar to Mr. Wang, he decided to use the court system and now he not only gets to keep his home, but even better than Mr. Wang’s result, according to the Judges ruling the loan was completely eliminated! This is how powerful and how fair our court system can be when people make the decision to use it when they’ve had enough”. CPAC Non Profit Law Clinic. (866)773-7864 or visit us on our web site at http://www.CPACaid.org. – Source
It is a bit confusing. In the article above they claim to be a federally registered non-profit but the IRS has no registered charities by the name of Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition.
They even make the claim again, “federally registered non-profit organization called Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition,” but again, the IRS has no listing using their online tool. – Source
The State of California lists CPAC’s registration status as “Not Registered.”
Defective Product Liability Lawsuit Filed Against the Mortgage Industry as a Group. Mortgage Product Recall?
Mass Product Defect Liability Lawsuit Charging Mortgage Industry as a Group Filed by CPAC Non Profit Law Clinic in LUIS FRANCISCO, ET AL, V. CITIGROUP, INC. ET AL,
Santa Ana, CA (PRWEB) March 14, 2011
According to the just filed California Superior Court Case # 30-2011-00455676-CU-OR-CJC, titled “LOUIS FRANCISCO, et al. v. CITIGROUP, INC., et al”, CPAC, Non Profit Law Clinic focused on helping struggling families with small children and the elderly facing Homelessness due to bank fraud and lender abuse, is charging the mortgage industry has been operating in a manner designed to defraud homeowners.
According to CPAC Non Profit Law Clinic’s President, G. Lee. Lane who is a 39-year multi-state licensed attorney who served as dean and professor of several law universities for 18 years and has authored numerous books, some of which have been cited by U.S Congress, “CPAC is doing what our government has not. CPAC Non Profit Law Clinic is fighting against a display of alleged bank fraud and lender abuse that is detailed in our California Superior Court documents just filed.”
Details on similar violations, misrepresentations, errors, mistakes or fraud that may exist in your home loan can also be easily identified and documented for you by accessing their consumer friendly site http://www.CPACnonprofit.orgEven Hollywood’s recent Academy Awards recognized the problem in the recently acclaimed film “Inside Job”. In his Academy Award speech Charles Ferguson’s comment, when he accepted the award, “Forgive me, I must start by pointing out that three years after our horrific financial crisis caused by massive fraud, not a single financial executive has gone to jail, and that’s wrong.” Perhaps you should ask yourself if it were the average Joe, John Q Public, you or I , would we NOT be behind bars?
Under California’s recent law SB 94, attorney and dean G. Lee Lane opinions that the government prohibits private sector professionals, including the honest and effective ones from attempting to help the American consumer. “SB 94 is an absolute prohibition of such prepaid work,” stated Dean Lane.
CPAC Non Profit Law Clinic currently represents over 240 individual civil lawsuits against banks. CPAC Non Profit Law Clinic fights mortgage bankers who can afford to hire the most expensive attorneys.
According to attorney Lane CPAC’s position is that this new California Superior Court lawsuit, Francisco, et al, v. Citigroup, et al, is a special kind of lawsuit. This type of lawsuit has not happened against the banking industry before, because it allows those who until now could not afford to use the American court system, to file a lawsuit against their lender to put an end to the banking problems in the mortgage spiral.
Lane continues “What CPAC Non Profit Law Clinic has done is what we would expect our government to have already done; file a ‘Defective Product Liability Lawsuit’ against the mortgage industry on behalf of the American people”. He went on to state that not since working 30 years ago on the asbestos and lung disease epidemic, has the strategy dean Lane crafted been used in America.
Author and dean Lane states, “Finally, someone has put a neon yellow florescent sign on the 1000 lb gorilla in the room. Finally there is an opportunity for the average American to stand up against the JP Morgan Chases, GMAC’s and all the others.”
CPAC’s president and staff attorneys crafted this suit so that it allows additional homeowners to be joined with previous plaintiffs to enter into this lawsuit economically. The suit makes it clear that banks are foreclosing on American families with small children while allegedly falsely misleading them into believing they were on track to get a simple loan modification. Instead, after many thousands of dollars being paid to the lenders, rather than a loan modification agreement they get a notice of sale on their homes forcing families, even mothers with small children to be evicted from their home, facing homelessness, states the just filed lawsuit.
Lori Krasch and her four-year-old son are just one example of such a family. In a separate individual case, Case # GC044987 filed in the Superior Court of California by Charles Ton Esq, just one of the CPAC staff attorneys representing the consumers against their mortgage companies states “This young woman was told by her bank that she was getting a loan modification. According to court documents she states that she did everything her lender requested, for almost a year. Then her lender told her that her loan modification was not approved and her house was instead going to auction.”
According to CPAC’s just filed mortgage product defect liability lawsuit this is a typical story for millions of Americans. Court documents on Lori Krasch et al vs. Wells Fargo US Bank et al reflect that what makes Lori’s story so different is she went beyond what most Americans today are doing. Her story is she wrote a letter to California’s Governor Brown, but was not responded too.
Then, according to court documents, Lori contacted the FDIC & the U.S. Department of Treasury, getting the same lack of response. Lori then, according to court documents, contacted the Attorney for her Bank Trustee, who actually foreclosed on her, with the details that her signature allegedly was forged and the lenders allegedly backdated court documents, providing hard evidence and proof to the lender’s attorney that the same signatures on her very questionable documents bared the same name and signatures in what has been previously referred to as a ‘robo-signer’ in the recent 50 state Attorneys General investigation. All she received was a letter telling her “The contractual terms of the trust documents limit our role”, or in a clearer translation “Too bad!” In Lori’s opining; no one was willing to assist her and her small family that then sought refuge in a seedy run down motel.
CPAC feels the recent state Attorneys General investigation against bank fraud and lender abuse very quickly and quietly ended up as a quiet whisper including the forgery and robo-signing discovery. Well CPAC cares; CPAC Non Profit Law Clinic cares enough to continue to fight for trustee sale reversals. The reversal or rescission of the foreclosure trustee sale is one of the more aggressive legal services CPAC offers.
CPAC is currently looking for any homeowner, with a small child or not, elderly family member living with you or not. Any homeowner that thinks they were lied to, misled, defrauded or abused by any mortgage company.
Attorney Charles Ton states, “The more people who actually stand up, the more the people can make a difference”. If you know someone who may benefit from CPAC’s help, do not let the abuse continue. If you would like to have your situation reviewed to be included in the mortgage industry product defect lawsuit against your lender, CPAC Non Profit Law Clinic will perform a Lender Fraud and Violation Analysis free while you get Pre-qualified for one of several permanent principal reduction programs that are available. Go to the “enroll here” page at http://www.CPACaid.org. More on CPAC’s fight with the mortgage lenders to be released on CPAC’s web site. – Source
So Who Are The Alleged Attorneys With Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition?
Even their own website is silent on who the attorneys allegedly with Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition are.
It wasn’t till I got my hands on the lawsuit they filed that I found a list of associated attorneys. – Source
- Gary Lane SBN 50960
- Charles Ton SBN 219487
- Auriol Steel SBN 263202
- Nandita Swamy SBN 261154
- Phuong Pham SBN 272331
What is very interesting is that besides Lane who says his firm is Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition, none of the other attorneys do.
My Reccomendation for Tami
Tami, I’d feel more comfortable if you sought the opinion of a licensed real estate attorney in your state before you signed to do anything with Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition.
There are enough concerns here from my research that I think you should proceed with extreme caution.
I am most concerned that the websites of the alleged law firm are not even owned by the firm, the owner of many of the sites has a serial spotted past with regulators, and many of the sites appear to be pushing modification or mass joinder services to sue your lender.
I can only say that if it was me in your position I would avoid this firm.
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I received a txt from 714-920-7269, it looks like to be Mr. Pepi Abad.wanting to interview me. Thank goodness for this site. They should be locked up to protect people from getting abused and deceived.
https://nacalaw.org/
1503 South Coast Drive, Costa Mesa
Pepe Abad’s Current Office.
Right Hand is Roman – Robert Kutz.
Brother to Damian Kutzner – recently sent to federal prison for fraud from ULG. They all utilize Alias’s. Multiple start up companies claiming assistance and preying on people’s current situations and trust. They even go as far as to pray and claim God while lying and ripping off the public.
They work in unison with Pablo Garcia / or “Paul E Garcia” . They aren’t even slick, look at their linked in profiles where they literally follow themselves and their other fictitious companies.
Thanks for the comment. As a result, I went and did some research and posted this. https://getoutofdebt.org/116488/nonprofit-alliance-consumer-advocates-questions-raised
My parents were paying this company to help them now they wont pick up the phone. what can we do? They have already paid over $7200 and traveled many times to their location in santa ana.and they are still in debt
They should read this. https://getoutofdebt.org/20126/how-to-try-to-get-a-refund-from-a-debt-relief-company
Hi Steve, they scammed on me 2, I had working with them for about 3 months when I received a letter from them saying that CPAC and Gary L Lane were not able to continue doing real state litigations nomore that they would work on other types of cases like
Bankruptcy, Immigration, living trust, etc, but they said they will pass this kind of cases like mine to other real state litigation attorneys, also that they would contact me, but they kept saying that until they are not responding. looks like they disappeared or under another name. I don’t understand how come local, state,
and/or federal government haven’t caught them yet if seems like
this people have scammed and robbed many people for long time.
please if anybody can provide info to find them I would appreciate it
Thanks in advance
That sounds like the California Bar took exception to what they were doing. Others in California have been dumped recently by their attorneys as well for mortgage help.
WOW amazing!!!! I have reported this company to the BAR, the BBB and other “Governing Agencies” and nothing has been done. I worked at this place and it was a joke! I was reprimanded for turning down clients and not selling or charging them for “something/ anything” when it was evident that the company could not help them. I worked there when Pepe Abad announced that CPAC would be endorsed by Mr. Dann, needless to say I was amazed and could not believe that someone like Mr. Dann was willing to affiliate themselves with this company!! I am familiar with everything that you mentioned in your research and could write a book on all the different laws they are breaking and how they prey on hispanic non-english speaking victims. There are 1 or 2 “Legal Advisors” that speak English, everyone else speaks Spanish and truly think that what they do is legal (they cant communicate with the Attorney’s so both sides are in the dark)!!!! The Attorney’s that they hire are fresh and recently graduated or passed the BAR. They have NO experience what so ever. Once they figure out that the company is a fraud, they end up leaving. Their employee turn-over is unbelievable. The Irvine home belongs to Pepe and Marithza’s mother (Marithza lives in this home), and the Orange address also belongs to the mom and she lives there. They go months with out paying their employees. I am willing to work with anyone that is willing to shut them down! They are taking advantage of the hispanic community when they are most vulnerable. There is so much that I can tell you, but I don’t have time to writer a book right now.
They are now operating under a new name: N.A.C.A
Hi Steve, I have done some research myself. I found that they have at least 21 names and Pepi Abad is listed as president or ceo on 17 of them. Really check out the phone numbers , they are the same for both locations of cpac. They took us as well for 3000.00 and then wanted “at least another 2300.00”
Hi steve, i was doing research for a good friend of mine that is really desperate to try to get his condo back. He really doesnt speak much english. So in one of the conversation i had with him he was telling me he hired this company (consumer protection assistance coalition) so i did some research to find out it is a bogus company. He sold the very little he had hoping to get his home back. He paid 8000.00 to these people. I feel so bad to even tell him that he got scammed. What advise can you give me to try and help him at this point? I will appreciate any advice you can give me. Im glad there is honest people like you out there.
Thanks, RIchard
Thanks Steve… Really great resource here… I’m going to do something about this firm.
Be sure to come back with an update.
The website now shows an intro from Marc Dann a Former Atty General. They make it seem so real. I just started the process with them, but felt too good to be true, so I was doing research and found your site. Wow, and even a former atty general backing it.
I just saw the Marc Dann intro last night and I’m calling Marc now, as he happens to be a friend of mine and I can’t believe he knows about this firm. I’ll let you know…
Okay, Marc Dann will be removing his video from that site IMMEDIATELY. He was under the impression that they were a nonprofit law firm, and thanked me profusely for letting him know about the firm. He’s boarding a plane now for Chicago, but will be making sure he’s off that site by tomorrow at the latest.
How can they continue to say they are non-profit if they ask people for more and more money and never do a thing for anyone!!!!!!! SCAM, SCAM,SCAM
Steve, I pride myself on being a thorn in somebody’s side when necessary so you can truly appreciate the following compliment: You really know how to crawl up somebody’s ass better than anyone I know. Haha! – Not like we didn’t already know this, but I have been off the grid long enough to shoot out a quick applause and salute to your continued efforts.
JH,
Thanks. I;ll gladly take the pat on the back. In fact, if you want to leave a site testimonial I’d be most appreciative. You can do it here. https://getoutofdebt.org//testimonials/
Steve
Thank You for the research. So I don’t have to do it
..I will stay away from this company.
Seems like there is no hope for us poor consumers…fraud fraud everywhere. I am just a homeowner you got taken to the bank on my loan….thought the government regulated these sharks……
Should have known better in 2006… Well that is in the past and I am the one who has to pay for being stupid!….wish me luck everyone…..I need it. I am not trying to get out of paying my mortgage……it is only right to reassess the loan that I was told was fine….from Argent Mortgage…..they are not even around anymore! My loan has been sold 5 times in 5 years.
It really is not right what is happening to all of us.!
This article on how to check out a company might help. See https://getoutofdebt.org//32764/how-to-check-out-a-business-or-company-to-avoid-getting-scammed-or-ripped-off
Watch out!!
CPAC web builder knows the trick to use the name like ” Raul Amador” ” Carl” ” Maria Becerra of 11515 Sproule Ave Pacoima Ca 91331″ with Web site search, and create fictional stroies to make it look like real story. They are made up in order to flood this blog to prevent to reveal their scam report. Do not be fooled. They are Web savvy for blog comment techniques.
Their focus is on Web browsing readers to fall into these traps. CPAC Web master knows what to do by creating fake comments in here to get some credit.
CPAC are real scam artists.
Hi Steve,
So you know Fabricio Baca is? is he a lawyer at consumer protection assistance coalition?
He keeps calling to offer me legal, lawyer services.
Than You !
i have seen that man in person if you have not given them your house paperwork DONT!. they steal money and they dont even help. my parents have a house and they went with them. they tell you to pay up fees and to pay them quickly because they’re about to go to court. in the end they dont. our case evaluator john martinez made everything seem like it was going to work out. it didnt. in the end maritza baca told us we either had to go into bankruptcy or short sale the house. our “attorney” was next to her and she didnt even talk. to this day they dont want to let go of our house and we are planning to sue them for malpractice.
Watch out!!
CPAC web builder knows the trick to use the name like ” Raul Amador” ” Carl” ” Maria Becerra of 11515 Sproule Ave Pacoima Ca 91331″ with Web site search, and create fictional stroies to make it look like real story.
They are made up in order to flood this blog to prevent to reveal their scam report. Do not be fooled. They are Web savvy for blog comment techniques.
Their focus in on Web browsing readers to fall into the trap.
They know what to do by creating fake comment in here to get some credit.
They are real scam artists.
I was so frustrated with my bank after they had strung me along for over a year with false promises of a permanent loan modification with 3 different trail payment plans that always resulted in a final denial. I too was skeptical about letting any one help me because of all the bad comments on the internet. But i also noticed more positive comments and factual case results in favor of many homeowners that Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition obtained thru Lender Lawsuit Settlements. I put my doubts on the shelf and hired CPAC and Gary Lane to represent me in a Lawsuit against my Lender. On my behalf CPAC filed a lawsuit and also requested a mandatory settlement conference with the true Owner of my Mortgage Note not just the servicer i was making payments too. I cant explain how happy my family and I are to finally feel safe because now I will keep my home. They not only got me a payment I can afford but they were able to get $152,000 reduced from my Principal balance and now my balance is what market value. im so gratful to Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition and Mr. Gary Lane for all their hard work and dedication of helping me and my family. Raul Amador – Garden Grove Cali
I was so frustrated with my bank after they had strung me along for over a year with false promises of a permanent loan modification with 3 different trail payment plans that always resulted in a final denial. I too was skeptical about letting any one help me because of all the bad comments on the internet. But i also noticed more positive comments and factual case results in favor of many homeowners that Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition obtained thru Lender Lawsuit Settlements. I put my doubts on the shelf and hired CPAC and Gary Lane to represent me in a Lawsuit against my Lender. On my behalf CPAC filed a lawsuit and also requested a mandatory settlement conference with the true Owner of my Mortgage Note not just the servicer i was making payments too. I cant explain how happy my family and I are to finally feel safe because now I will keep my home. They not only got me a payment I can afford but they were able to get $152,000 reduced from my Principal balance and now my balance is what market value. im so gratful to Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition and Mr. Gary Lane for all their hard work and dedication of helping me and my family. Raul Amador – Garden Grove Cali
My name is Carl a decorated Korean and Viet Nam War Veteran who flew Army One for three Presidents (Johnson, Nixon and Ford) and later founded a very successful business after many years of dedicated service to not only my Country but personally served our Commander in Chief’s and I experienced the same challenges as many across this Country, as can be witnessed by the Occupy Wall Street movement.
On Dec 30, 2010 I received a Notice of Sale from Chase Bank. Receiving no sustainable help from Chase,I sought legal counsel and like so many people was advised to file for Bankruptcy as a last resort to salvage his home, or so I thought.
Once having a thriving business that was doomed for failure as a result of cancelled Government contracts. Before I successfully found survival in the private sector by reinventing my entire corporation I contacted My lender while still current on my Mortgage hoping to avoid imminent foreclosure.
May 2011 my Bankruptcy filing was dismissed and the Chase accelerated their right to foreclose leaving me with a dismissed Bankruptcy and still facing foreclosure. I was able to postpone the Trustee Sale until July 11, 2011 that’s the date the home was foreclosed upon and I was notified that my home was now sold.
Next a 3 day notice to vacate the property then a Unlawful Detainer Court action filed against me then finally the eviction process. That would be the normal course of events that millions of Americans continue to experience around the Country, hero or not, decorated War Veteran or common American Citizen. That is except for my Bankruptcy Attorney had learned of successful results of Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition, a Non Profit Law Clinic that has the highest count of Individual Lender Litigation Lawsuits against almost every major lender in America, more than any other Individual Law Firm in the State.
My BK Attorney learned that CPAC had successful settlements ranging from clients current on their Mortgage, default, in Foreclosure even successful with property already foreclosed on, a CPAC “REO Reversal”.
December 6, 2011 an email was sent to Ms. Kymiya St. Pierre, a CPAC Non Profit Attorney representing Me against CHASE as plaintiff from the defendant’s Attorney in Case # NC056815 Burhanan et al vs. JP Morgan Chase confirming their prior conversation. According to Ms. St Pierre the Chase Attorney agreed to review my financials to ensure my Home is sustainable and if so, CHASE would consider reverting the property back to my name. We’re sure the White House will be pleased to hear that their friend J.P Morgan did right by yet another American. Follow my story at CPAC’s web site www.CPACaid.org.
Because of Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition’s legal help, Im still in my home today instead of being evicted like so many unfortunate Americans…I would recommend any one who is in trouble with their lender to trust CPAC , regardless of any misguided opinions….
My name is Carl a decorated Korean and Viet Nam War Veteran who flew Army One for three Presidents (Johnson, Nixon and Ford) and later founded a very successful business after many years of dedicated service to not only my Country but personally served our Commander in Chief’s and I experienced the same challenges as many across this Country, as can be witnessed by the Occupy Wall Street movement.
On Dec 30, 2010 I received a Notice of Sale from Chase Bank. Receiving no sustainable help from Chase,I sought legal counsel and like so many people was advised to file for Bankruptcy as a last resort to salvage his home, or so I thought.
Once having a thriving business that was doomed for failure as a result of cancelled Government contracts. Before I successfully found survival in the private sector by reinventing my entire corporation I contacted My lender while still current on my Mortgage hoping to avoid imminent foreclosure.
May 2011 my Bankruptcy filing was dismissed and the Chase accelerated their right to foreclose leaving me with a dismissed Bankruptcy and still facing foreclosure. I was able to postpone the Trustee Sale until July 11, 2011 that’s the date the home was foreclosed upon and I was notified that my home was now sold.
Next a 3 day notice to vacate the property then a Unlawful Detainer Court action filed against me then finally the eviction process. That would be the normal course of events that millions of Americans continue to experience around the Country, hero or not, decorated War Veteran or common American Citizen. That is except for my Bankruptcy Attorney had learned of successful results of Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition, a Non Profit Law Clinic that has the highest count of Individual Lender Litigation Lawsuits against almost every major lender in America, more than any other Individual Law Firm in the State.
My BK Attorney learned that CPAC had successful settlements ranging from clients current on their Mortgage, default, in Foreclosure even successful with property already foreclosed on, a CPAC “REO Reversal”.
December 6, 2011 an email was sent to Ms. Kymiya St. Pierre, a CPAC Non Profit Attorney representing Me against CHASE as plaintiff from the defendant’s Attorney in Case # NC056815 Burhanan et al vs. JP Morgan Chase confirming their prior conversation. According to Ms. St Pierre the Chase Attorney agreed to review my financials to ensure my Home is sustainable and if so, CHASE would consider reverting the property back to my name. We’re sure the White House will be pleased to hear that their friend J.P Morgan did right by yet another American. Follow my story at CPAC’s web site www.CPACaid.org.
Because of Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition’s legal help, Im still in my home today instead of being evicted like so many unfortunate Americans…I would recommend any one who is in trouble with their lender to trust CPAC , regardless of any misguided opinions….
What do you do if you’re already involved in legal proceedings with them?
get out and find another attorney to help you. my parents were in the situation with them and we got out. you can request your file and take it somewhere else. you will find out that another attorney is going to say you can sue them for malpractice.
get out and find another attorney to help you. my parents were in the situation with them and we got out. you can request your file and take it somewhere else. you will find out that another attorney is going to say you can sue them for malpractice.
Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition helped me save my home for free. I Jasper Williams was in a predatory loan through a mortgage broker, The Mortgage Team in Illinois in 1997. The rate was 15%, I paid this high-interest mortgage for fifteen years. I was contacted by SPS that I had a balloon and my note was due in less than one year. This was shocking as a balloon was never discussed during the initial loan process. After reviewing my documents, it appeared my signature was forged on the balloon rider. I filed a report with the local police and nothing was done to rectify the situation. I owed $30k on my home, and no way of accumulating the money to pay the note in full.
I called a Cpac office and transferred to Ms. Gilda Granell by Debra in client intake. I was not able to afford more aggressive legal services Cpac office assisted me with free Lender Fraud and Violation Analysis Report and the Free HAMP loan Mod assistance, and all the required forms for modification were mailed via USPS to my home in Illinois. I signed and submitted the package to SPS. In December 2001 we obtained the desperately needed modified note at approximately 4.5 % interest for 15 years. I can easily make the new payment and hope to pay off my home prior to the end of the 15 year.
My family feels as though we’ve received a miracle. A testimony letter has been mailed to CPAC’s office and should arrive within a few days. We’re grateful to CPAC for everything they’ve done for my family and intend to tell others about our story.
Jasper Williams 2124 Luther Ave Lockport Ill 60441
I’m curious. Do you know Maria that just posted a testimonial as well?
I Maria Becerra of 11515 Sproule Ave Pacoima Ca 91331 want to recommend to any one who is having trouble with their lender and afraid of losing their home to foreclosure like I was, have confidence and faith that there are people like Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition or Cpac like I did. I had been trying for almost two years to get CHASE Bank to help me with a Loan Modification. After getting rejected several times and getting a notice that they were going to sell my home in a Trustee Sale I was sent to Consumer Protection Assistance Coalition -Cpac offered to help me for free to help me with my lender but they also for free performed a Lender Fraud and Violation Analysis Report for FREE for me… they recommended I seek Legal actions against Chase Bank and I hired them to file a Law Suit against them for me. I was very skeptical because of negative things I read but some thing told me to trust them since I know I could not trust my bank. Cpac helped me through very tough times even to the point of being in tears with the fear I was going to lose my House, especially around the Holidays. I just received a Loan Modification proposal from my lenders Lawyer lowering my payment from $4,908.00 down to less than $1,800.00. The staff at Cpac are all very attentive and caring people. I thank Cpac and all its staff for saving my Home, now I can sleep and enjoy the Holidays. I recommend Cpac to any one needing help with their Home.
This company reminds of a dirty little company I onced worked for named “Lexxiom”, a debt settlement company. You did a report on them as well some time ago. They claim to be a lawfirm that will get you out of debt, so clients pay them attorney fees. What clients don’t realize is the company they really hired is Lexxiom, not a law firm. It is all a scam to get desperate people to give up their money. Thank you posting your website! Keep up the work…
Thank you for your research on this matter. I thought it was odd when a “non-profit” agency wanted $7,500 to represent me in a lawsuit. They said they were confident that they could get a settlement from Bank of America. But if they were really confident, they would take the case on a contingency.
Steve how did you get apple to allow you to use their logo and likeness on your website? You are talking about complaints and how to response and making it seem you have a relationship with Apple. A screenshot will be forwarded to them with this comment warning you about it.
So the only feedback or issue you have with my customer service post (here) is you want to turn me in to Apple for using an image that shows their logo?
I’m sure Apple will be thrilled that I used an image that was under a creative common license to brag about their customer service.
You are more than welcome to send any screenshot you want to Apple but you should be aware that the use of the image falls well within media fair use laws.
“Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.”
As far as trademark fair use, the picture falls well within that protection as well and was not used in a trademark way to lead a reader to believe that Apple Computer in any way sponsored or endorsed the article about their exceptional customer service.
I’d welcome any feedback you may have about the advice offered in the article. Was their anything you disagreed with?
Hi Steve,
I was contacted by Pepi Abad for a contract attorney/staff attorney position and was to be interviewed today. Fortunately I found your page. I was actually suspicious myself. Pepi called me at 8:30 pm which I found bizarre. I called the following and the person who answered was trying to figure out who called. The woman said she’d send a email with the address (I found that weird that she didn’t want me to know the address over the phone). I never received a email so I Google searched CPAC and saw that the websites number was different than the number pepi provided.
I wanted to know if you know any resources or authorities to stop these scam artist. I feel bad for newer attorneys who sign up for CPAC just because there desperate for income. There contract agreement is particularly troublesome at the end in terms of malpractice insurance, liability and indemnification. Thanks for your time.
Thanks for the information. It seems like there is almost never a shortage of new lawyers who are willing to do silly things. Obviously you are not one of them and you were wise enough to do a little research.
I think the best thing you can do as a member of the Bar is report your suspicions to the California Bar. The second thing you can do is exactly what you’ve done, speak out publicly about your experience in hopes that others are as smart to search and find the information.
The address bit is very odd.
Thank you again for doing the right thing and contacting me.
Mr. Steve,
Awesome research. Thank you so much. I am a first year attorney and have a interview scheduled with CPAC for tomorrow afternoon. I won’t be taking the job even if offered, but I will make sure and grill G. LEE LANE or Gary Lane on these deceptive practices. I am a part of the 99% movement and I passed my Real Estate Brokers License Exam shortly after I passed the California Bar Exam. I was motivated to pursue a career in Real Estate Law after the 2008 meltdown and after watching the documentary titled “Inside Job.” I for one, would like to make an impact in this field and bring about substantial change and justice. I thought CPAC was about the same thing, but obviously that is not the case. THANKS!!!!!
Please post an update. Would love to hear how it went.
I would love to hear how the interview and the grilling went. After seeing them in person, what are your thoughts?
FINALLY !!! someone who officially posted all the proof ! they try to hide everything so well. these people are thieves! hope that the authorities finally do something about this ! Marithza Elizabeth Abad Poe , Pepi Abad, and his mother Elizabeth Barbante all need to be stopped! they are all lying pigs and thieves that like to take advantage of those that are in need especially those that do not speak English and are hispanic. They steal the little money these people make and then threaten to report them to the authorities since they have no documentation. Pepi aba is the same person as jose vega and he is stealing millions and put them into businesses all over including puerto rico. PLEASE FINALLY STOP THESE ThIEVES