I hired Matt Weidner to defend my home in a foreclosure case and because of his excellent reputation. I followed Matt's blog for years. One article he wrote was to defend your home, as opposed to just handing it over to the bank. And another article was "how to win" which uses Demand for Discovery.
I wanted to save my home of almost 13 years. I wasn't looking for a "free home", but was hoping for some type of modification to make it affordable. There were major problems with the Note itself, among other things, which if defended properly, I believe could have changed the outcome.
I knew Matt Weidner had been successful in the past saving homes for many people. I honestly thought I was in good hands and trusted Matt to fight for me --to defend my case-- like he did for others.
I ended up losing my home. In fact, I lost everything. Everything. I'm a 66 yr old female, in not so good health, and unable to start over.
It most certainly appears Matt Weidner dropped the ball in my case.
Public records prove there was no Demand for Discovery, no requests for admissions, no requests for interrogatories, no requests for documents, etc.
I could have saved $7500 from my now almost non-existent savings and feel confident I could have done better defending myself. Certainly not any worse!
I wrote to Matt recently, advised I was unhappy with his representation and asked for an explanation.
His reply was basically the laws had changed in favor of the banks, and that "it's just not practical to take a case like mine to trial".
Really? I wish he told me that at the beginning, instead of just taking my money. I would have hired another attorney.
It's difficult to accept such a loss, especially when one pays good money, thinks they have hired the absolute best attorney, and that attorney winds up not defending the case. And on top of that, you've lost your home and you know you will never own one again. Heartbreaking.
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