Richard J Wotipka

I was sent to this lawyer by another law firm, EMERY/​REDDY (who are also great: I used them for contracts, etc).
This lawyer, Richard Wotipka, specializes in CHAPTER 13, 7, and other bankruptcy cases.
I have been in business for over 20 years, but the crash of 2008 nearly wiped me out.
(no one bought anything for, like, a year).
I had to ‘do’ a Chapter 13 to save my business:
I am a ‘sold prop.’ so the debts of the business were MY debts.
He put me at ease within a first few minutes of meeting him.
He explained that under a Chapter 13, my debt payoff would pay his fees, so not to worry about that. Just develop and stick to a payoff plan with him, then I would be ‘out from under’.
Here it is 6 years later.
I paid off my Chapter 13, and have saved my company. Business is getting better, and I have hired new people, etc.
There was a couple of leftover problems.
The old bank I had has hired bill collectors to come after me, calling me about the debt. This has happened about
four times — That is illegal!
But Richard Wotipka just sends them a letter, and tells them that they are in violation of the Chapter 13 agreement.
Even IF you think you can file a Chapter 13 or 7 on your own, don’t do it! This lawyer made it easy and simple.
My headaches were gone as soon as I hired him. And your old bank might be nuts enough to try to come after you, years later.
Be sure
to have a lawyer in your back pocket, and this is the guy I think you can use. His office is conveniently located on Capitol Hill, with
parking, and his office manager is very friendly and helpful.
I also used this lawyer
when my home loan was bought by a unethical loan company.
For an extra fee, he got them off my back, and
settled that problem for me.
I would use this lawyer again, or recommend him anytime.
By the way, I brought in a funny New Yorker article about Debtors Prisons’ in the 18^th century, he loved it and xeroxed it to share with friends. So, he has a sense of humor, too.
I found him professional, wise, and a hard worker
for me. He is no ‘spring chicken’, but has decades of
experience, which is what you want.
I give him 98 point out of 100, can’t do better than THAT.
He saved my company, my tranquility and my freaking mind.
Check him out, if you have to go through Chapter 7 or 13, or
if you just need a lawyer, his business partner in the office
does many other kinds of law.