Todd Trierweiler and Associates

Let me start off by saying that it genuinely takes a lot for me to write a bad review for a company. But I felt this one was important to write, because I want to save others the same stress, confusion and frustration.
My husband and I have had a VERY difficult time hearing back from the attorney’s office. We leave voice mails again and again to no avail. Also, we didn’t have the Chapter 13 banko explained to us in enough detail before we committed to it. (Our mistake for not educating ourselves more too) but we are paying the attorney’s office so I would ASSUME that they would take the time to thoroughly explain the differences (LONG TERM) between chapter 7 and chapter 13 both. We decided to go with the 13 and are now not only having our checks garnished to pay the trustee (creditors)…but we also got a bill for over 900.00 in the mail from the trustee’s office .I have been trying to reach «Carol» for weeks and have only received one call back with a voice mail. I have left 2 more voice mails since then (as you never get a warm body, and I am still waiting to hear back.) We have no idea what this bankruptcy is going to look like moving forward. We just know that our paychecks are very small after being garnished by the trustee, tons of fees (well over 1000.00) are going to the attorney, our credit is SHOT, and we both feel lost in the process. I will try calling them again today to find out why we are receiving an additional bill on top of already both being garnished for our monthly payments to the trustee. This Attorney’s office has TERRIBLE communication. SO HARD to get a hold of a REAL person (not vm).and when you do get someone they are often short, and seem inconvenienced by your call.
This is NOT a good experience for my husband and I AT ALL. :(Can’t wait for time to go bye to get this off of our record and MOVE ON…
If you are looking for a firm that is going to take the time to walk you through this tough decision, return your phone calls, and operate with empathy and customer service. This is NOT the firm of choice.
p. s. I will say as one positive that the actual attorney that we met (Todd) was a very nice man. Down to earth, Packer fan, Family man, and I really enjoyed him. But you only get to see him ONCE! When you first get on board… $$$$$
Update (1÷26÷2015): After talking to the Trustee’s office (not the attorney’s office) I was able to get Liz to speak with Todd’s office and they thankfully agreed to modify our Banko Agreement so that we are not starting out in default. (Apparently the employer was supposed to start giving payment starting in ¹⁰⁄₂₀₁₄ and that wasn’t done.) I got a voice mail on Friday morning from a gentleman at Todd’s office saying he would modify the agreement, and email me the updated plan for signature. I called back Friday morning because I never recd’ the email, and I was transferred to the gentleman’s voice mail. Left a message. Called back later on Friday and receptionist (lacking customer service) said «No problem I will email this to you right away.» I even spelled out my email to her twice. Never received it… (Not surprised) Just called again (Monday afternoon) left another voice mail with the man who said my plan was being modified and needs the signatures asap…
Waiting… Hope we get this signed sometime THIS week if I get a call back or an email. If not will have to go in there in person to get the modified agreement. I can’t wait for this all to be over with. This office’s lack of communication is so exhausting and frustrating to deal with… Can’t wait til this is all over… It makes me sad to write a bad review for a company. I wish I could instead be singing them praises. but it is what it is.
7÷14÷2015− In the last 6 months we were already asked to amend and re-​submit out 2013 taxes to the attornies office… so we did… nd turned them in. Now, I just now spoke with Maija because the attny’s office is now needing a copy of my 2012 Unemployment information from my husband. I thought that we already gave them everything that they needed… So I will try to search and find that to submit as well. I did share with Maija on the phone today that this this whole PROCESS has been frustrating for us and that I wish they would have painted a clearer picture for us as to what to expect with our bankruptcy. We had no idea that this would be such a long ongoing process of documents… documents and more documents… When I asked what else will be needed she said that they review our tax info every year before sending it to the IRS so we need to submit that to them every year… that I understand the logic in. No problem. But… I am hoping this is the end of all of the tax return/​unemployment/​etc/​etc/​paperwork.

I was referred to TT&Associates through a friend who had a decent experience with a Chapter 13. I, unfortunately, was not so lucky. I believe the attorneys were in over their heads when it came to my special case. I am a small business owner with two LLCs and multiple accounts. I needed help and was given advice that I was not «qualified» for a Chapter 13 because my income was so variable. After getting a ruling from the federal trustee «to dismiss» my petition for a Chapter 7, I visited a second attorney who took one look at the paperwork from TT& Associates and felt that I had been poorly represented and had grounds for a malpractice suit. My new lawyer is now trying to undo the damage that has been done to my case but regardless, I have wasted over $ 2000 on lawyers and paralegals who provided bad advice and incorrectly handled the paperwork. I’m not one to normally «call out» a professional but in this case, I think people need to know Trierweiler & Associates may not be up-​to-​the-​task of a complicated bankruptcy case.