I hired him to represent me against the HOA and Board. We never met. He charged me over 3k to have hearted listen, and write a letter at the 11th hour before my hearing and before he went on vacation. He said the delay was because he didn't have certain necessary information to begin but I had provided all pertinent information at my intake. If there were questions, he could have called me. He told me that he may not use all of the money in trust but he did and there was a small balance of less than $100 but he said that he'd forgive that. I did the leg work. I drove around taking pictures as he requested. He complained that he had to spend a day to decipher the addresses that went with the pictures and how long with. He told me to be less combative with the HOA and to not post anymore reviews but I wasn't combative, but afraid of the ridiculous harassment, false violations assigned, liens and fines threatened against me for placing two small traffic cones in my drive to stop turn around traffic and illegal parking. They wanted to impose a $100 per day fine and a lien on my home if I did not remove them in retaliation for the reviews. They claim that the cones violated a rule in the covenant but there's no such ordinance. There are ordinances about unkempt properties, uncut grass, mildew on houses, downed fences, trash cans on the sides of the house, parking on the grass, parking on the street, abandoned cars, inoperable cars without tags, and toys left on the yard. I pride myself on keeping a beautiful home inside and out. I am not guilty of any of the violations covered under the ordinances or the NC State Laws for HOA. They had a problem with me because I posted pictures and reviews on Yelp and other sites sharing the way the HOA was running the subdivision. I sought his help because what they were doing and attempting to do is illegal. My exposing this isn't combative. The letter was effective because the BOARD and HOA abruptly stopped the hearing due "to needing more time to gather evidence." It has since been closed. I'm sure the letter helped but I was afraid to call or question anything including the closure of the case even though he said that he'd check in November, because I didn't want to incur more costs. I've only heard from him when he mistakenly was sent a notice about the HOA annual meeting and he contacted me about it. The HOA and Board said that they couldn't talk to me directly during the matter and would only talk to the attorney. They sent all correspondence to him including the meeting reminder. I quickly inquired with the HOA. They explained that there was only space for one address and they used his suite address to his office and no longer my physical address. His address has been removed. I sent Bob the email from the HOA's explanation so that I wasn't charged for anymore correspondence and to let him know that it was an honest mistake. I am taking a chance posting this review but it is my honest, personal experience. read more
