A follower over on my Facebook page asked me a question about the current status of Allegro Law. In my search to see what was going on with the bankruptcy of the now disbarred attorney, Keith Andy Nelms that was running the show I came across the judge’s statement in an opinion issued under the bankruptcy proceeding. Those who may ... Read More »

In 2010 the attorney run debt settlement company Allegro Law imploded. It not only led to the bankruptcy of the debt settlement company but the disbarment of Andy Nelms, Esq. As I covered in the saga of Allegro Law and their subsequent bankruptcy, large amounts of money were paid to marketers to attract consumers to the failed attorney model debt ... Read More »

I’ve previously written about the attorney model debt settlement firm approach that some debt settlement companies are rushing towards in an effort to circumvent any fee ban that may be put in place. The logic is that attorneys are exempt from most laws so if an attorney is doing debt settlement then it must be okay to do. The reality ... Read More »

In June, 2010 Chase bank filed an adversarial proceeding against now disbarred attorney Keith “Andy” Nelms in his bankruptcy filing that he filed when his debt settlement law firm, Allegro Law, went bust. The complaint filed by Chase seems to make it pretty clear they are not fans of debt settlement. Chase makes an interesting argument when it says the ... Read More »

Keith “Andy” Nelms was a lawyer, before he was disbarred, that ran a debt settlement company that outsourced much of it’s debt settlement back office work to a non-attorney company, Americorp, which I’ve written about before. I’ll paste the entire court memorandum here and put my comments in [ ]. MEMORANDUM DECISION WILLIAM R. SAWYER, Bankruptcy Judge These related cases ... Read More »

It seems in the face of proposed regulation over the debt settlement industry many debt settlement companies are running for the hills and trying to convert their business into one of the many attorney models out there in order to continue their advance fee approach. The companies who are running for the attorney model cover seem to feel it will ... Read More »

“Dear Steve, About 30 of us worked for another company owned by Andy Nelms. Corbit Enterprises (DBA) Steak-Out. I was the hardest hit. I was working for Corporate Steak-Out at the time & “traded” off to a multi million dollar ride (supposed to be). I was supposed to lead the Marketing for newly opened stores. Naturally all 30 employees were ... Read More »

Thanks to Kenneth for pointing out this audio to me. You can now listen to the bankruptcy trustee hearing at which Keith Nelms appeared in April, 2010 to discuss his bankruptcy filing. Listen to Keith Nelms Bankruptcy Hearing Get Out of Debt Guy – Twitter, G+, Facebook Read More »

I just took a look at the bankruptcy filing for Keith Nelms, the attorney owner of the Debt Settlement company, Allegro Law. Some of the creditors he listed in his filing included: Jennifer Nelms, Calude Nelms, Jr., State of Alabama Consumer Affairs Division, Internal Revenue Service, Alabama Department of Revenue, some student loans, Chase Bank, Household Finance, and the approximately ... Read More »

This video below was sent to me showing credit relief scammer Bob Lindsey on a CBS spot called “The Economic Report.” Lindsey has taken so many people under his many debt relief scams, and if you listen to what he has to say, he’s always the victim. This shill video is of Bob Lindsey and Michelle Palmer, not your average ... Read More »