I LOATHE this MAN. He IS the saying, "Lawyers ... Liars, same thing."…read more FACTS: HOW FOSTER RIPPED ME OFF Went to see Foster for a free consultation; was charged $550. Foster did not tell me his fees, nor did he state I would be charged for this consult. As I was leaving, Foster stated he required at minimum a $5,000.00 retainer up front. I put the entire retainer on a Discover credit card. Another HUGE Mistake, using a Discover Credit Card... I was quickly handed and signed a GENERAL fee contract; nothing else on the contract pertained to me as I was Foster's first SSDI Overpayment case; however, I felt he needed me to sign something. I did not know any better. ONLY AFTER I signed the agreement ( months later ) when Foster tried going after my SSDI back pay did I realize the fee agreement was completed with additional X's and other information days after I left the office, not when I was present, and without my knowledge and consent. I signed the agreement under the impression it was for the Overpayment case only. To find out, Foster had boxes on the fee agreement X'd stating if my SSDI benefits were reinstated, he was entitled to 15%. Foster was NOT hired to work on SSDI benefit reinstatement, he knew this, nor did he do one thing to assist in their reinstatement. D.S. office was the ONLY assistance I received an integral part in getting my SSDI benefits reinstated. NOT Foster. In fact, D.S mailed us both letters informing us of the progress of my benefit reinstatement; in turn, Foster would Re-mail them to me. AND, CHARGE ME for the time put into mailing correspondence I already had!!! From the time I hired Foster June 2016 to the end of December 2016, I COULD NOT get Foster to communicate with me about my case. I sent dozens of emails and made as many phone calls reaching out. Foster ignored me for these 6 months. I spoke to him a couple times, maybe. Finally, I decided to fire Foster at the end of December 2016. I sent a letter firing him. Instead of acknowledging the letter, Foster DROVE all the way to SSA Livonia to "review files" for my overpayment case. Foster allegedly spent 5. 5" hours at SSA and charged me (an indigent, POOR, disabled client) $1500.00!!! He never provided ANY receipts when I asked for them nor was I given names of people he spoke to for the five hours there.He never detailed his time for me! Fact is, Foster had NO REASON to drive there; I provided him with everything file he needed I begged Foster for to be budget conscious on several occasions. I shouldn't have HAD too. Foster knew my situation; it fell on deaf ears. Foster did NOT need to drive to SSA b/c he had everything he needed regarding files; to date, Foster has failed to provide me or Discover Card a breakdown (Who he spoke too? What they spoke of for 5 hours?) of exactly what he did at SSA which would cost me $1500.00! NOT ONCE did Foster consult with me before taking two UNNECESSARY "road trips" equaling $2100.00 NEVER!! I doubt the road trips were made and if they were why is all I want to know. Important to note, Foster charges for EVERYTHING. He charges for every minute detail of work done and even for calls completely unrelated to your case. Foster has a tendency to babble on to different subjects dragging out calls. Of course, one assumes a call like this will not be billed, you are wrong. Foster will charge. If you think your completely unrelated phone call about your child's soccer team isn't being billed, you are WRONG. Foster NEVER explained his hourly rate or why he billed the way he did; I was ignored. Because Foster ignored me for the first 6 months he had my 5K retainer, Discover Card stated I was too late to open a dispute case going after Foster for Fraud. According to Discover, there was nothing I could do? Two weeks before my hearing, I received another letter from Foster claiming he needed an additional $1500.00 on top of the 5K retainer I gave him already, or he would not come to the hearing!! I was HOT! The paper submitted to the hearing judge was my words, with a little lawyer spin on it, here and there. Foster ADDED ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. I refused and Foster did not show up at my hearing. Foster has my money and I have nothing. Richard Foster is the most unethical, criminal person I've ever met. He takes advantage of vulnerable people who come for help, KNOWING they'll not be able to sue for their money back. If you were on fire, I wouldn't even spit on you.

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