Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
The Evil Esquire Bar Association is seeking public comment regarding the misadventures of California attorney Zachary Ian Gonzalez [#102115], prior to accepting nominations for his induction into the EEBA.
Zachary’s addition to our watch list was precipitated by the EEBA’s discovery that “complaints have been filed against him.” According to information obtained by the EEBA, Zachary is a real estate attorney who engages in providing loan modification services. Caveat Emptor!
Anyone with information regarding Mr. Gonzalez is encouraged to anonymously comment to assist consumers of legal services to assess his character and professional abilities.
Gonzalez’s address is as follows:
Law Office of Zachary Ian Gonzalez
11820 Pierce St Ste 200
Riverside, CA 92505
Phone: +1 (951) 263‑0349
Fax: +1 (800) 507‑3664
Email: zacharygonzalez@gmail.com
Zachary obtained his undergraduate degree from California State University, Long Beach and his law degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law. According to his bar record Zachary has “no public record of discipline” nor any record of administrative actions.
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Interim Chief Trial Counsel Russell Weiner recently expressed bewilderment regarding the number of lawyers preying on consumers. “The number of attorneys using their law licenses to essentially take money from unwary but trusting consumers is astounding,” according to Weiner.
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For decades, California’s lawyers have been given too much latitude by the State Bar to screw consumers of legal services. The crisis Russ finds himself entwined in has been building for years. Radical left wing progressives dominate the Bar’s policy formulation and have sucessfully moved it away from its charter as an attorney regulatory body into a political instrument. They fork over tens of millions in political donations to the likes of Jerry Brown, Nancy Pelosi, SENATOR Barbara Boxer a/k/a Ma’am and too many state assembly politicos to count. In return they enact or fail to enact legislation to protect California bar members’ franchise to screw consumers. In Jerry Brown’s case he simply refuses to investigate allegations of attorney criminal acts– until the media picks up on a case.
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I was unfortunate enough to have to deal with this joker. Since CA made it law that a company “selling” loan modifications must have a legal attorney to collect up front fees, Pacific Loan Modifications (Pacific Residential, Inc) hired this guy so they can rip off distressed home owners. They advertised him to me as their “Legal Team with one of the most aggressive lawyers in the state” in Jan 2009. He is their entire “Legal Team” and I’ve since found out that he had only been a lawyer for 1 month at that time. How likely is it that a lawyer even sees the inside of a courtroom within a month of getting licensed? He is basicly a stooge for Pac Res Inc. that signs their phony paperwork that gets sent to lenders. Mr. Gonzalez tells lies to comfort you about how hard they are working for you and how progress is being made, “but just don’t contact the lender and ask any questions because they will cancel the deal if you say the wrong thing” but then after you’ve had enough and do some digging, you find out that Mr. Gonzalez and Pac Res Inc. have not done anything other then fax over some items, that YOU have provided them to the lender. They have no idea whats going on wih your interests and they already have your money so they don’t really care either. They charge you $5,000–10,000 for you to do all the work. All they do is have someone fax it to the bank with a zeroxed cover sheet that has Gonzalez signature on it.
Their business is taking advantage of distressed home owners and business is booming. Since they ripped me off, they have opened 4 more call centers cause the 1 place can’t take peoples money fast enough.
Not sure if he’s seen a courtroom yet but judging from how the DA’s office is prosecuting similar people/companies, I think they will all be seeing one soon. Hopefully the inside of jail cells also for stealing from so many people at their most vulnerable.
(sorry for any typos. writing this as I wait for a flight)
so this guy is a phoney. well i received a letter from his office stating he could basically erase the 2nd mortgage on my house. i decided to check him out on the web. thanks to your post i will not be seeing him. thank God for people like you outthere to save others from these crooked bums. sorry this happened to you. claudia capadona
Well I am a current client and have been since about may 2009. My property was going to be auctioned off so I needed a lawyer. They stopped the sale and worked out a deal with my bank. I guess I could’ve worked out a deal with a bank by myself but I would have never been able to stop the sale. So I really did need the lawyer. I too have a 2nd mortgage but the bank would not merge it with the first or forgive it. So now I have to file bankruptcy on the 2nd with I need the lawyer again. They charged me about $3300 for the BK which is the going rate for most lawyers to file BK for you. What I am saying is if you need a lawyer then try them but if you can go through a federal program for free counseling or perhaps work out a deal with the bank yourself then that would be smart. Unfortunately I didn’t work hard enough to work out a deal with the bank and ended up with a letter taped to my door saying that they were going to auction my property within a week or a month, I don’t remember. My loan was with Countrywide. THey did not automatically refer my loan to a program, instead when I tried calling they would try to find ways for me to pay. They even suggested that I ‘rent out a room’ to earn income. I couldn’t believe it. They said to borrow from friends or relatives. I was not getting anywhere with them. I don’t know what Pacific Loans said to Countrywide for them to finally agree to refer me to some sort of program. Like I said, I probably didn’t push hard enough. Country even told me before I was a Pacific client that I didn’t qualify for the home retention program and thats why I wasn’t referred. So I dunno. I don’t know Gonzalez’s history as a lawyer but he stopped the sale. For me thats what really mattered. Of course I get people telling me that I was ripped off for the money I gave Pacific Loans and its actually free…yadayadayada. But I am not confident or knowledgable to go to court and file all the necessary paperwork. I’ve taken a look at how to file BK by myself and its complicated. I don’t have the time to go to court. I’d rather pay a lawyer to do it for me. If you have the time and smarts to do it all yourself, go for it especially if you don’t have any court proceedings involved.
This guy is a poor excuse for a human being. I trusted PLS to do a loan modification that would take “60–90″ days. That was July of last year. It has been a constant struggle to get anyone to take my calls and now, PLS has “moved” out of their office leaving no forwarding information for any of their customers. Next stop, Riverside DA’s office to file charges.
http://www.zglawoffice.com/index.html
Law Office of Zachary Gonzalez Jr.
11801 Pierce Street 2nd Floor
Riverside, CA 92505
zach@zglawoffice.com
Phone (951) 263‑0349
http://www.avvo.com/attorneys/92505-ca-zachary-gonzalez-1843607.html
http://www.la.bbb.org/Business-Report/Zachary-I-Gonzales-Jr-LLC-100085756
http://www.ripoffreport.com/Loan-Modification/Pacific-Loan-Solutio/Pacific-Loan-Solutions-INC-Za-EF8EC.htm
My wife and I also “retained” Gonzalez’ service along with Pacific Loan Solutions, since June 2009. PLS staff allowed us three months, to make three payments. Sixty days later (that would be five months after retention), they finally sent a request to my mortgage company. My mortgage company halted all communication with me, pending a letter from my bankruptcy attorney to allow us to communicate. Because of terrible advise from the BK attorney, I had fired him (for lack of better words). Therefore putting us in a terrible spot. It is now June 2010 and I have yet to reach a loan modification, it has been an entire year of struggling financially to keep up with a mortgage payment I cannot afford, now with one income. I have reached the point where I fell I should just stay here for the next year to year and a half free of payments and then move out. All thanks to PLS clerical staff loosing paperwork and refusing to set an appointment with their attorney, Zach Gonzalez
ZACHARY GONZALES, A J HUXHOLD AND JEFFREY TORRES ARE RIP OFFS AND SHOULD BE THROWN IN JAIL. THEY TRIED TO RIP ME OFF FOR OVER $ 7,000.00 BUT I POSTED LARGE SIGNS RIGHT OFF THE FREEWAY, PUT UP MAGNETIC BUSINESS CARDS WITHIN A ONE MILE RADIUS OF THEIR BUSINESS AND JUST BEFORE THEY OPENED ON A FRIDAY I SCATTERED OVER 300 PAPER BUSINESS CARD SIZED FLYERS ALL OVER THEIR PARKING LOT OF PACIFIC LOAN SOLOUTIONS STATING HOW THEY RIPPED ME OFF OF OVER $ 5,000.00 AND GUESS WHAT.…JUST AFTER I GOT HOME I GOT A CALL FROM MR. ZACHARY GONZALES HIMSELF STATING THAT HE WAS PERSONALLY GORING TO FINISH MY LOAN MODIFICATION WHICH.…SUPPRISINGLY HE DID ! BUT YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL IF YOU TRY SOMETHING LIKE THIS BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE ARE DANGEROUS.
Yup, He took my money and ran. Zachary I Gonzalez jr got me for nearly 10,000 for two home loan mods. He took the money and never did the mods. Put me on the slowboat , had his people tell what I wanted to hear. Lied lied lied. then I had to hire a real lawyer to help me. So far a total loss. Dont trust this guy he is a crook and so are his employees. He is clearly a damaged person out to make a fast buck from people in a tough place.
I HAD VERY BAD EXPERIECE WITH THIS ZACHARY GONZALEZ I PAID PACIFIC LOAN SOLUTIONS FOR LOAN MOD THEY SAID THEY WERE 100% THEY CAN HELP ME I TRUSTED THEM AND ONE YEAR LATER WAS DENIED FOR LOAN MOD THEY WERE NOWERE TO BE FOUND FOR HELP I AM A SINGLE MOTHER STRUGGLING I THEY TOLD DONT SEND RENT PAY THEM INSTEAD SO I DID ENDED UP IN A BIG MESS DONT TRUST THESE PEOPLE THERE OUT TO GET U THEY ARE RIP OFF ZACHARY GONZALEZ NAME IS ALL OVER CONTRACT BUT WONT HELP OR I DONT TRUST THEM
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=895437
Brigitte Muniz (processor) is returning client calls from 951–525-0269
Dear Clients,
My office phone number is (951) 263‑0349 and my address is 11801 Pierce Street, 2nd Floor, Riverside, CA 92505. If you have a problem with your case, please contact the office to sit down with me and address your concerns.
I’ve called around and found out some info regarding Pacific Loan Solutions. Sam “the President” is still at the old address, doing business under another name. He told me when I talked to him on his cell that he is moving his office to Anaheim hills.
He also told me that Jeff “the Broker” moved to Corona. I found the following link to his new office.
http://www2.dre.ca.gov/PublicASP/ppl…se_id=01292141
We can’t let these jokers take our money, I plan to go stand outside their offices until we get it back…who is with me.
One more thing, when I talked to Sam, he tried to sell me a bankruptcy through an attorney, this woman was clueless as him. Here is her information…I wouldn’t use her after the horrible experience with Pacific Loan Solutions.
http://lawofsrobinson.com/contactus.html
GOOD JOB!! (except link doesn’t seem to be working today)
http://lawofsrobinson.com/contactus.html
HMMMMM.…
http://www2.dre.ca.gov/publicasp/pplinfo.asp?License_id=01292141
See if this one works…
Notice that the “Mailing” address in Corona is a UPS store and the “Main” address is Zachary’s office in Riverside.
License Type:
BROKER
Name:
Torrez, Jeffrey
Mailing Address:
2276 GRIFFIN WAY
SUITE105 182
CORONA, CA 92879
License ID:
01292141
Expiration Date:
05/05/12
License Status:
LICENSED
Broker License Issued:
05/06/04 (Unofficial — taken from secondary records)
Former Name(s):
NO FORMER NAMES
Main Office:
11801 PIERCE STREET
STE 200
RIVERSIDE, CA 92505
DBA
NO CURRENT DBAS
Branches:
NO CURRENT BRANCHES
Affiliated Licensed Corporation(s):
01856595 — Officer Expiration Date: 12/12/12
Pacific Loan Solutions Inc
01458676 — Officer Expiration Date: 10/17/12
Pacific Residential Inc
01849709 — Officer Expiration Date: 07/27/12
RivCorHomefinders.com Inc
Comment:
NO DISCIPLINARY ACTION
NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS
»» Public information request complete ««
I went down to 11801 Pierce Street, Suite 200, and they had no record Torres having an office there.
I searched the internet and found this publication as his new office address, but I haven’t been over there yet…this is my next stop. 268 N. LINCOLN AVENUE #13
CORONA, CA 92882.
http://www.thesentinelweekly.com/PDF/may_10/SentinelWeekly051210.pdf
If you had a contract with Pacific Loan Solutions and Zachary Gonzalez name was on it, or if you ever wrote out a check in Zachary’s name, he has to help you.
I actually called the front desk @ 11801 Pierce St Phone (951) 263‑0300 and they confirmed they knew Jefferey & Pacific Residential.
I don’t know who this person is, but I he posted a complaint about Pacific Loan Solutions and Sam.
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/image-management-group-c364103.html
And he claims to have Sam’s cell…let’s all call and see if this is for real (949) 941‑2000.
I don’t who this person is, but they posted a complaint about Pacific Loan Solutions and Sam.
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/image-management-group-c364103.html
And they claim to have Sam’s cell phone number…let’s call and find out if its true. (949) 941‑2000.
HMMMM.… The last cell phone number I have is 949–654-1000.
There’s alot of “Pissed” off clients out there.
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/pacific-loan-solutions-c362742.html
You should see how many lawsuits Sam & Jeffrey have against them here: http://public-access.riverside.courts.ca.gov/OpenAccess/CivilMainMenu.asp
Although Sam’s middle name is Omar, he disguises himself under “Omar” Ismail which is his father’s name. Problem is, his father lives in Jordan and hasn’t been in the States for over 5 years.
Fucking thief!!
LQQK a little closer at Zachary Gonzalez. More people who were ripped off need to act. He gives all lawyers a bad name. On Aug 16th he became “Ineligible to practice law” due to 66 counts regarding 11 clients (look him up on Calbar.org). The problem is, he is still ripping people off in 2010 with his bankruptcy firm. More people need to stand up and put the nail in his coffin. As it is right now, he may be able to regain his bar membership later on. There is a 27 page pdf report about him on calbar.org
like all of you ‚i have the same story. its a shame that we cant get any help from any one * SO FAR* i am losing my home because of P.L.S. / zacary i gonzales. the day i walked into P.L.S. office (riverside) perfect credit, perfect history. as of today , i’am losing my home because Z,gonzales said we wanted to return our home (to our lender) this was confirmed today by my lender. state bar told me as of 8–16-10 zacary I gonzales, is not licensed to pratice in CA ????
YUP!! Here ‘yah go!!
http://members.calbar.ca.gov/search/member_detail.aspx?x=259663
Besides making sure that each and every one of you who were stolen from complain to the state bar, it is imperative that you let the Attorney General’s Office (ie. Jerry Brown) know about this joker. As it is right now, I don’t know of any criminal charges being sought and he will have the opportunity to practice law again if he can convince the State Bar that he changed his ways. Sometimes, getting things done is worth the inconvenience.
Zachary was hired in Feb ’09 by Sam Ismail when the DRE laws changed. Both Jefferey & Zachary were too deep into the corruption but opted to stay in because of greed. You sleep with dogs, you wake up with fleas.
Wissam (Sam) Ismail is the big fish. He is a known thief & liar after his involvement with http://www.ripoffreport.com/Legal-Process-Services/The-Firm-Mod-By-Lawy/the-firm-mod-by-lawyers-this-2p975.htm
Here is the link for the Attorney General’s office:
http://www.ag.ca.gov/consumers/general.php
I filed a complaint with Jerry Brown months ago and have not heard a word.
Years ago I had another problem with a lawyer who defrauded me. I filed a complaint with Jerry Brown and he did nothing. He refuses to take on lawyers. He’s a scumbag lawyers best ally. Lawyers are the biggest contributors to Jerry Brown’s campaigns… go figure.
File a complaint with your district attorney then copy that complaint to the attorney general’s office. Maybe Jerry will be gone soon and they will do something.
I agree with you Anonymous, that is why I suggest filing a complaint against the Loan Modification company itself.
The Attorney General’s office came down hard on loan mod companies in ’08 & ’09 because of the corruption. These complaints actually changed the laws and the way the DRE did business.
Hmmm…disappointing about the AG. KEEP ON THEM. Try the media, they usually make politicians act. Jerry Brown is running for governor and just got a $1million+ restitution ordered against an attorney loan mod company.
Brown did get one restitution order for $1.1 million against L.A. lawyer Mitchell Roth amounting to $550 per homeowner. Did Roth give money to Jerry Brown’s campaign or under the table is that why the amount per homeowner was so low?
There are thousands of cases Jerry has done NOTHING about. I know the law firm that ripped me off before gave thousands to Brown and I am certain that’s why he did nothing. My case was a slam dunk… they took money and other assets they had no right to. But they and many other lawyers are under Jerry’s protection umbrella. Jerry is a shill for lawyers… a vote for him is a vote to allow his crooked lawyer friends continue to rip off the public.
my 74 yo mother lost her house cause of this prick. i hope he reads this cause when i catch him he better have the 2 thousand + 26 thousand cash she lost in his pocket cause I aint taking no checks.
I am so Angry!I hired Zachary and Jeff Hudson to help us with our BK13 and we paid $3300 up front.We were desperate at the time and just wanted to get the process over with.The whole 3 months of this Bk process we saw Zachary 1 time.He would have Jeff as his liaison,while he was at “court”,which now we believe he was in court for his own problems!This Monday,August 30th we have a meeting of creditors with the Trustee Rod D and Jeff was suppose to call me to let me know how much our BK payments are going to be.I tried since last Thursday to get an answer and nothing.I was getting very worried and scared so yesterday I went to their office in Riverside at the regency building on the 2nd floor and the receptionist looked troubled when I asked her to talk to Zachary.I knew she wanted to tell me something,but couldn’t because of confidentiality.She told me a few clients came in during the week telling her to warn others of zachary.She said she couldn’t,but I knew she felt bad for me.She said take a look at the State of California Bar and look up his name.I cried while standing there,I didn’t care who was looking all I could think about is I have court this Monday!!!
what the hell am I going to do??Driving home was a blurr,I just wanted to die!!
As soon as I got home,I looked him up and sure enough he was stripped of his legal service on August 16th,the same day I tried to call.No wonder this Ass didn’t return my calls or emails!As for Jeff Hudson that loser!He needs to get a foot up his ass for what he did too!!He lied to all of us too,to cover for this sick man that called himself a damn lawyer!At least they got me to my creditor meeting!!I called the trustee,because I wasn’t sure if Zach or Jeff made up the paperwork for the trustee meeting.I talked to the trustee’s aide and she laughed when I asked her if the letter I got was real.I asked her why would she laugh,when a few hours ago I found out I was scammed!So she told me and m husband to go and just to explain to the court what happened.Damn,I am going to look foolish in their with these creditors wanting their money!I have no legit paperwork,I don’t know what to do.If or what Zachary gave to the trustee.My stomach is in knots!I need help!I will go to any newspaper or whoever that will listen!I want these people to pay for what they did!The sign is a great idea!Any ideas on what I should say at my hearing this monday?I am indeed in a bigger hole than when I started this process.……Zach,Jeff„LPS need to pay!!!
Be SURE to go to the meeting and report the whole situation to the trustee. There are a lot of good lawyers in that building…Zach Gonzalez is just the scummy exception to the rule, so it wouldn’t be right to destroy the twenty other businesses in that building. Oh and the receptionists who are getting cursed out daily on behalf of Zach Gonzalez don’t work directly for him…they are shared receptionists working for Regus Corp that handle all of the calls for the 50 or so clients in that building…they want hime gone too.
The trustee and judge NEED to know what is going on in detail. They will have mercy on you I am sure and contempt for the attorney. Write the judge a letter too. Anything you can do to bring this creep 100% into the spotlight the better…it just takes effort. Also, anything he does do now would be “Practicing Law without a License” and could get him into further trouble. I heard a rumor that his assistant (who is actually just the scumbag’s step-son) was at the office just a day or two ago giving “legal advice” to an elderly couple about how their bankruptcy would be handled. This is an atrocity. Turn him in to the press, state bar, office of the Chief Trial Counsel of the state bar, the attorney general and anyone else who will listen!
By the way, AVVO.com is a huge site that provides info about lawyers throughout the country and allows for client reviews. Unfortunately, Gonzalez has one fake review that says he is great and only one bad review to counter it. Also, stupid avvo hasn’t updated his listing yet and it still shows that he has No professional misconduct reported to the state bar.
http://www.avvo.com/attorneys/92505-ca-zachary-gonzalez-1843607.html
GO TO THE SITE: LEAVE YOUR REVIEW, AND TRY TO THINK OF A WAY TO TELL AVVO ABOUT HIS MISCONDUCT AND THAT THEY NEED TO “REFRESH” HIS RATING. They get that info from the state bar websites around the country, but apparently they don’t update it often enough.
Everyone needs to get together, get a real law firm, find more victims and file a class action lawsuit against this scam-artist. Class actions can be devastating and will ensure that he isn’t left with a bag of gold at the end of all of this.
BTW, you have to work very hard at defrauding people to accomplish this much damage and have this bad of a reputation within just a year or two of becoming licensed to practice law. He also markets heavily to the latino community where clients tend to be more trusting and less sophisticated as to what to do when ripped off. Don’t let him get away with preying on the weak!!!
Thank you,I printed out the suit against Zachary Gonzalez and copied the fake BK legal documents Jeff had us sign with the amount that we paid.I am going to make sure the trustee and the judge know what kind of monster he was to take our money and then leave us at the mercy of the court.I am still scared and pray that they understand.The secretary was very nice to me when I asked about Zach.I do agree that zach does give lawyers a bad name..but there is always a bad apple in the bunch..I actually contacted a few newspapers and waiting for a reply.I am not going down without a fight!!!
Good job Angry, give ‘em hell. By the way, are you saying that they doctored up the dollar amounts paid in the “Disclosure of Compensation for Attorney / and or the “Declaration of Attorney regarding Limited Scope of Appearance” section? That is pretty big time…can you prove what you actually paid??? Tell the trustee on the record, under oath, directly that you want to point out that he did X,
Y and Z and ALSO that he lied on the bankruptcy documents as to how much I paid him and then told you that had to sign even though you didn’t agree. That way, you are saying that you don’t want to be part of Bankruptcy Fraud. Then, present proof of what you actually paid. This guy will go down permanently if everybody takes on the fighting attitude and makes the effort. Portray yourself as a victim and then ask for help.
—Also, please follow-up on this with us so that we know how it went.
P.S. I am still shocked that only 1 former client has yet to go on AVVO.com and leave him a true Client Review (see link above)…when things are this bad, people need to not only get satisfaction for themselves, but also, help prevent harm to their fellow-man.
Ya Angry I feel your pain.…I’m in the same boat.…Zach was suppose to file our chapter 7 on Aug. 10th he even emailed me copies of the bk paperwork…like u we paid upfront $2400.. On Aug. 9th I went to the building to ask why our bk was not filed yet and when the receptionist called his office no one answered„,she went back to see if he was there and he said he couldn’t see me right then to make an appointment„so when she came back I told her i wasn’t leaving until I had an appointment so she called him and he said 11am next day…She also told me all the people that were coming in upset one had to be escorted out of the building thats why this coward rented this office so he could hide his lying face…anyway next day I arrived 11am so the receptionist called him and no one answer„10 minutes later she called again and Jeff anwered and said it would be a few more minutes„15 minutes later Jeff is walking out by the receptionist and walks right pass me I said Jeff he looked at me and didn’t know who I was but I told him I had an appointment to see Zach„he looked surprised and walked me back to Zach where when he opened the door looked beet red in the face…we sat there with him going over our file..He had everything he needed and told me he was going to file that evening and said he would send me a case # in the morning..never happened„left numerous emails to him no response…called BK Court no record of us filing.…I’m so upset and numb at this whole situation…This Bastard lied right to our faces telling us he was in a lawsuit with the modification company not with over 66 cases filed against him.…I definatly am not going to let him get away with this…first I have to finish my mess and then I will be after him for my money and get him the punishment him and all the other creeps deserve..That is for sure.…
And if Zach does read this one day.…I do believe in Karma and you have definatly earned your share…all these people you’ve hurt for your gain our going to get justice and we will all work together to get this done…Believe that..
My husband and I went to our meeting with the trustee this morning at 8am in Riverside at the Marriott.When we walked in there was many people with their lawyers.I don’t know why I looked around to see if I could see Zachary G or Jeff..LOL
what a joke.I felt so sick,I felt dizzy knowing what was to come.We sat and waited for our case # to be called and finally after 5 minutes,here we go.We had to take an oath that we were the ones who are filing.The trustee asked“Where is your Lawyer?“
I almost started crying,I began to tell him what he did,then he looked at our paperwork and told us that it was a mess and we needed our Lawyer.I told the trustee Zachary was disbarred and I gave him a copy of the judgment against Zachary Gonzalez from the California state bar disbarring him and he put his head down and told us he was sorry for what we had to go through.I showed him the BK application that we signed along with the price we paid.He told us that he would ask the Riverside court to grant us partial payment.He then told us he would grant us a without prejudice dismissal from the BK13,which means as soon as we find another attorney we can file again.The trustee then told everyone in the room how we were scammed by Zachary Gonzalez and if lawyer wanted to help us out,the room got silenced with everyone and their lawyer starring at us as we left the room.At least this time we know what paperwork and headaches are to come.Since our BK13 was dismissed now all the creditors we owe will come full force..My husband and I are prepared to do whatever it takes to climb out of this hole.I went on AVVO to submit a review and they declined my review.It took them 1 day to say it was negative and I was attacking Zachary.God,only if they knew what those people did to us!!I wonder where Zach and Jeff are today?I want to know Luna’s what are you planning on doing?Did you deal solely with Jeff Hudson?Did you ever deal with a woman named Sonia that was their secretary?
She had brown hair..I only saw her 2 times.Crazy how these people hire a lot of employees to get you confused!I even tried to call the number again..crazy wishing.
You need to read all the posts. You will find what you need on Jeff Torrez from Pacific Residential. He was the broker for Pacific Loan Solutions and later worked with Zachary. He’s still around.
I don’t know why you guys don’t go after Wissam (Sam) Ismail. He was the president of Pacific Loan Solutions and he has a shady history with “The Firm”. He is working under IMAGE MANAGEMENT GROUP (IMG) on 11850 Pierce St. Ste 100. DON’T LET THIS THIEF OFF THE HOOK!!!!!
@Angry I will let the AVVO folks know of your issue re: their rejection of your review of Gonzales.
@All While it is good to post a review with AVVO, since he’s been disbarred your best hope to obtain justice lies with your local district attorney. Be certain to file a complaint with them A.S.A.P.
On another note, the CalBar has a victims compensation fund. I’m certain they are overwhelmed with applications but do file a request for compensation with them. Be certain to update us as to whether you received anything from the fund. If they give you any malarkey, we will be certain to write about it.
California Attorney General Jerry Brown is the puppeteer of the State Bar of California. Be certain to remember that when you vote in November also remember that almost all State assembly men & women have voted annually to approve the State Bar of California’s charter to continue to screw over consumers of legal services– lawyers are their largest source of campaign donations– much more than any other source including corporations. Keep that in mind when you vote for incumbents.
EvilEsq:
You are SO RIGHT about voting in the incumbents!!!!! THANKS for that observation!!!!
I filed a 37 page report against Pacific Loan Solutions, Inc (which included all parties discussed on this forum) back in November ’09 with the DA in Riverside. I call every 3 months to find out any updates and they keep telling me it’s on “PENDING STATUS!!!” I even filed same 37 page report with the Riverside Police but haven’t heard anything from them either. ARGGHHHH!!!
They have so many lawsuits in the Riverside courthouse, the judges already know them by name.
What I was able to find out was that the DRE is pending an investigation to revoke Jeffrey Torrez’s broker license. Everyone should contact the Department of Real Estate and file your own complaints as well to keep up the pressure. You can find links on comments above.
avvo will sometimes try to reject a review if it’s too harsh. you should try turning them on to the facts or at least try to water it down with hints for people to research this joker.
@evilesq — tell avvo to update their system. they still show Gonzalez in good standing with no disciplinary actions.
P.S. Gee I wish somebody or all of you collectively could target the local media. Perhaps if every one of you called the same paper / news channel, etc. it would get their attention.
I tried posting the same info I posted here on June 16th and Avvo rejected it. They said I had to be a client who had a legitimate complaint. DUH!!
WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH THESE PEOPLE? WHO DO THEY WORK FOR?
@All Be certain to file for compensation with the Cal Bar… we’re very interested to know if they believe since they disbarred Gonzales that they are off the hook to compensate victims of attorneys they allegedly regulate. If anyone is filing a class action lawsuit, the State Bar of California is looking more and more like a good target for reasons I will not detail in this post. If anyone is interested, send us an email via the contact form on this site and we will start a list of potential plaintiffs.
@disgusted AVVO does a better job of updating than we do.… they pay their staff.. still they cover the entire US legal system and so it can take a while. They do try very hard to keep updated. That said, I will let them know about Gonzales’ disbarment.
If you are on Twitter, AVVO’s General Counsel is @joshuamking .. his background is attorney professional responsibility .. follow him and you can follow their general account @avvo Be sure to follow us as well @EvilEsq
Im sooo sorry Angry„„I can’t imagine being in a courtroom with the way that I feel…
This is what I’ve done…contacted State Bar Riverside to file a arbitration of fee dispute „„and the California State Bar to file for the client security fund and complaint…we just have to pick up the pieces and move forward..Also I found another attorney with great reviews that was referred to me that we will meet with…
We all do somehow need to get together and take these jokers down all of them..we have rights and need to use them..
I did meet with Sonia as well which was worthless„,She acts like she had no idea what was going on around her like everyone else that worked in that office.We signed up with them in February 2010 they wanted to do our home modification.. Being in the Real Estate industry I told my husband I wasn’t comfortable giving that much power to someone over our Home and completed it myself thank goodness…I had a bad feeling from the beginning I told my husband something was not right but he talked me out of going with the attorney that I wanted licensed since 1979 with no bad reports.…. I don’t understand with all the background of all these creeps why nothing had been done prior and why are they still going on using other names.…All Riverside County needs to know about this so nobody else gets hurt…Like the whole Home Modification scam
@lunas,I agree we need to stand up for ourselves and not let these crooks get away with what they did and what they are still doing.I will never forget the anguish and the emotionally trauma I had in that hearing:(right now I am scared and I’m devasted about this whole mess.it’s our fault we had to come to filing,but hell,we paid the price and now were in a bigger mess.zach and Jeff should be lucky they weren’t in their office on Friday to hear my anger.they are cowards and isam is the biggest of them all to have employees do his dirty work!lunas I’m confused about Jeff.I hear people say he worked close with a Jeff torres,I knew of Jeff Hudson.unless he used a different name or if he was a different man.I wonder how they could look at thier clients knowing that they were going scam them.I am with all those who are going to file charges against him!we need to stick together.Ismail needs to rott in prison along with his posse!!
I paid for a bankruptcy and that is what I got…a bankruptcy. If you don’t pay your mortgage, you lose your house…those are the rules. No attorney causes you to lose your home, only the homeowner can do that. I think there are few people on this board whipping people into a frenzy. It seems that you people are never happy. You complain that your losing your home and you want something done, then when your freaking attorney is suspended and can’t help you…you complain. Where did we go wrong with this sense of entitlement…you have no right to a modification. Stop blaming others for your problems.
@SatisfiedCustomer (If that’s really who you are.) The issue is not whether people are deserving of a mortgage loan modification. The issue is whether they were defrauded by attorneys– in this case Zachary Gonzales? That is the crux of the matter– attorneys who took people’s hard earned money– money their clients could of and probably should of used to pay their mortgages and did not perform the services they were contracted to perform.
@EvilEsq — And how do you know the attorney did not perform the services? Stop pretending that everyone that comes to this board with a grudge is a freaking victim. Some cases don’t go as planned, some modifications are denied, and sometimes clients are wrong. How can you try to ruin a person’s reputation and character based upon anonymous postings. This website is wrong and should be shut down.
“How do you know the attorney did not perform the services.” That’s why people are complaining… read the posts.
I don’t think you are a “Satisfied Customer”… I think you’re a fraudster. Zachery Gonzalez perhaps?
Sam hired Zachary in Feb ’09 because the DRE rules for loan mods changed by substituting mortgage brokers for attorneys. Zachary was green behind the ears (having passed his bar exam months earlier) and I think he got greedy with the $10K monthly earnings.
It looks like he continued screwing clients after he quit Pacific Loan Solutions. That’s too bad but I guess that’s what happens with people who have no principles or values.
@Satisfied Customer (AKA Zach Gonzalez? One of his Cronies? or perhaps his mommy?) –> What a joke? the whole internet is a buzz about this scamster…not just this site. Gonzalez is a sorry excuse for a lawyer, counselor, and a human being. Perhaps you should read the state bar complaint against him…oh wait, that document was probably served on you. Law is and can be a noble profession; unfortunately, in every industry there is a certain element that looks for a quick buck and doesn’t care who they hurt. The facts are what they are.
Sam was notorious for accepting any home owner’s money, whether they qualified for a loan mod or not. He learned how to screw people during his partnership with “The Firm”. It’s all documented. It’s only a matter of time when he ends up in jail.
@Satisfied Customer (i.e., mortgage modification attorney) … the State Bar of California has put Gonzales on their not eligible list and you have the audacity to blame his (your?) clients? It’s hard to get on the State Bar of California’s “Not Eligible to Practice List” but Gonzalez did… he must not have shared any of his loot with the CalBarfoons.
Here are the charges:
1) Delivering communications concerning the availability for professional employment of respondent to prospective clients with whom he had no family or prior professional relationship in all 11 client matters;
2) Illegal and unconscionable fees for legal services;
3) Moral turpitude by misrepresenting himself, in his solicitation letters;
4) Moral turpitude by misrepresenting the time frame of expected completion to his prospective clients;
5) Moral turpitude by misrepresenting to his clients their ability to rescind and/ or cancel their engagement agreement in return for a complete refund;
6) Failure to communicate by failing to respond to his clients’ repeated inquiries about the status of their loan modification;
7) Failure to act competently by repeatedly failing to perform any services to obtain a loan modification;
Failure to refund unearned fees by repeatedly ignoring several clients’ requests for refunds of unearned fees;
9) Failure to render appropriate accounting; and
10) Moral turpitude by engaging in a scheme to defraud these clients, by exploiting them for personal gain and accepting employment without an intent to perform.
Here is a link to Judge Richard A. Platel’s decision regarding Zachary Gonzalez:
http://www.evilesq.com/?attachment_id=1003138
By the way, I hear his assistant who I believe is named Jeff is his step-son…it runs in the family I guess.
If your such a (SATISFIED CUSTOMER) what are u doing on the Evil Esquire Website…Come on what a joke…The jokes on you…Maybe next time you’ll think before you embarrass yourself.
If all of you poor victims (and yes I agree you are victims) will stand up to these criminals they will be the ones looking to hire an attorney…hopefully to defend against criminal charges.
I MY SELF ALONG WITH 2 REALTIVES WENT TO PLS THEY RIPPED US OFF SAYING THEY CAN HELP WITH LOAN MOD THEY DIDNT; HELP NONE OF US IM ABOUT TO LOSE MY HOME AND THERE NOWHERE I WISH WE CAN ALL GET TOGETHER AND DO SOMETHING TO GET OUR MONEY ALL OF US WHO WERE RIPPED OFF AND NOT LET HIM GET AWAY WITH IT!!!!!!!!
@Satisfied Customer: LOL, That’s a good one…wait I don’t get it. Can the words “satisfied customer” and “Zachary Gonzalez” really be used together in a sentence like that????
@hmmm… I hope the lawyer ZG hires is exactly as competent he is.
lol… Let’s hope he charges a big upfront retainer, goes to trial and loses.
Wait, I am not sure I understand this website…ZG is on the watchlist??? By now this D-bag should be permanently crowned Duke of Evil Esq. He has earned that distinction. The sad part is, you know the irreperable harm isn’t over yet. He still has clients who haven’t even gotten word of this yet and think their cases are going along fine.
SOMEBODY PLZ TELL ME THAT CRIMINAL CHARGES ARE PENDING / COMING!!!
Oh lord. I went down today 8/31/10 because I havent heard from them. Well they have an email printout saying the state shut them down. We gave them $3300 to file bankruptcy for us too. I have a feeling nothing has been filed. I don’t know what to do. All those creditors and the 2nd mortgage have been waiting all this time. I was hoping to settle this with them by now.
@Curious We will be changing his status in the weeks ahead– we’re in the middle of a bunch of site upgrades which is the reason for the delay. That said, if you’d like to write a nomination for ZG based on the State Bar of California’s adding him to their involuntary inactive roster, feel free. Stick to the form of other nominations on the site and we’ll edit it with you and get it posted a.s.a.p.
@i dunno.…The first thing to do is call the Bk court voice system 866 522‑6053..
you can search with name or social security number…but looking at the odds looks like you’ll need a new attorney to represent you in this matter…I received the email from the ZACH saying he was going to forward our files to another law firm that will be handling his cases for him„,the only place I want my file is in my Hands along with a check for all the money that was unearned.…
If you find a bk was not filed„„I would look to hire a new attorney quickly and I would never again stop communicating with the lien holders on your home…They want us homeowners to stay in contact with them let them know our situation…
Ya it took me over 8 months to modify my 2 properties but I always knew what information they needed and stayed patient…These banks have more default loans then they do current…But as we all know about these crooks is nobody did anything the only thing they did quickly was cash our checks and after that we were just another sucker on there sucker list…
I’m hiring another bk attorney,I meet with him next Tuesday.I found out they put a lien on my 2nd.that was why I was filing bk13 along with a couple other creditors.i’m done crying,my attorney is a friend of my parents and he works in riverside courts also.he told me after we file,were going to sue zach and Jeff for taking our money and leaving us to hang at our hearing,which was on Monday.did anyone deal with Jeff Hudson??I’m excited to get this process going.as to this satisfied cutomer here,I’m sure your a fraud too!!posing as a client,shame on you coming on here to kick up dirt that you didn’t even get dirty with!!!to all those who want to get your money back for the unearned money,let’s get together and file suit!zach still has his website up,whaat a joke!!also satisfied client,we all know our reasons for filing bk or loan mods!it doesn’t mean we deserve what happened,we were taken advantage of.he preyed mostly on us latinas/Latino group.imagine having to go w/o your lawyer to a creditors meeting looking like an ass because your paperwork was called a mess!!!then have to feel like crap because you know zach and Jeff took you for a fool!you need to find the I love zach gonzalez because I’m a satisfied client website!especially if your confused about what were talking about.no disrespect @ satisfied,but we are hurting because they made our holes deeper than what they were,instead of helping,zach made our lives hell!!!!
Can anybody recommend a good bankruptcy lawyer in the San Bernardino area? THank you Luna. I called and my social security number did not come up. I feel like such a fool. At least you got an email from Zach. I got nothing. I even emailed him at the address of the printout the regus receptionist gave me. I was crying on the freeway. Praying to God. These people are ruthelss, people’s livelihoods are at stake here. I guess I have no choice but to find another lawyer but we are so strapped for cash it took all we had just to pay Zach. We had to borrow just to pay Zach. Now we are more into debt.
Try AVVO.com
@satisfied. nobody WANTS to file bk. things happen such as death of a spouse, loss of a job, divorce etc., that forces you into this situation. The thing is , the lawyer did not do his job that he so greedily took the payment for. We are not mad at him because we are in the bk situation only for the fact that he took our money and didn’t do what he promised/contracted. With that being said.…anyone know of a good lawyer with a good rep.?
thank u evilesq. went there and looked around. I found one that looked good but he’s located in san diego
i am thinking of filing the papers myself but i am too scared to meet with the creditors as the Angry had to do. @Angry did you have to have a lawyer? Couldn’t they still negotiate with you somehow? I would rather have a lawyer speak with the creditors.
@i dunno„„did u get the email from Zach about how is forwarding our files to another attorney and doesn’t have the money to refund any retainer fees…
I sent him a letter and a email that I no longer want anything to do with him and want my file back along with any unearned money…this is crazy…
oh and check out this guy Tim@CombsLawCenter.com..www.CombsLawCenter.com
the receptionist at the building told me clients praise this guy and his reviews are great…
@evilesq„,If we ask for our files back from Zach and dismiss his services aren’t we entitled to them.…Who knows who he’s forwarding them to„,probably just as crooked as him?
I didn’t get a direct email. I only got a print out from the receptionist at the building where they used to be at. But in my printout it doesn’t mention anything about unable to refund fees. I really doubt they are going to forward any files to anyone. What email do you have for him I have these 2: admin@zglawoffice.com, zach@zglawoffice.com
How were you able to write him a letter? Did you just use the riverside address and let the post office forward it to whereever he directed them to?
I saw Tim Combs in Avvo and asked him a question which he replied quickly. I basically wanted to know how much he would charge me. I just can’t think about shelling out any more money for this.
@The Luna’s
According to the Bar Court’s order 1(b), Gonzales is supposed to: “[d]eliver to all clients being represented in pending matters any papers or other property to which the clients are entitled, or notify the clients and any co-counsel of a suitable time and place where the papers and other property may be obtained, calling attention to the urgency of obtaining the papers or other property;”
@All and @i dunno BTW– There is a lawyer in San Diego who is aggressive about taking on lawyers involved in loan modification scams.… Nasir N. Pasha, Esq. He might be able to help or assist you to find someone suitable for you. Nasir’s website is: http://www.topfloorlegal.com/
He sent me the email this evening from the zach@zglawoffice.com..If u want a copy I can email u one at an email address,you cant attach anything to this site…
Ya I’m not happy about forking out more money either but the last thing I need is a lien on our property that cost alot more to remove…No attorney is going to work for nothing…But if I’m going to pay its going to be with someone with a good repor that I know for sure will file and answer the phone and email when I need them…What other choice do we have…Its like we never hired a attorney we might as well have given money to the guy on the side of the road.
When I called the Riverside County Bar Association she told me to send a letter to his old address and it would be forwarded to his address…As long as I sent a letter dismissing his services and requesting a refund I am able to send him to arbitration to dispute If you want more info there # is 951 682‑1015 and ask for Lisa…And since it looks like he’s refusing to refund any funds I will be filling out the Client Security Fund..from The State Bar Of California http://www.calbar.ca.gov
I wouldn’t risk trying to file yourself Its alot of paperwork that if its not just right the court will dismiss your case and you’ll have to start all over again…
@the Luna’s. ok could you please forward it to my email its haabaahaabaa@hotmail.com
yeah, i was more afraid of facing the creditors at the meeting. angry said that they(the creditors) had their own lawyers present and the mediator? or the main person in charge asked them if anyone wanted to help him out. oh how embarrassing. i would just die. yep its like i just threw that money out the window. I’ll check out that client security fund. Thanks so much luna.
@evilesq..thank you for the info…Thats what I figured and thats what I read on the judges decision.…I want my file back and the unearned funds back and I know he’s going to give us a hard time…I’ve hired another attorney that is going to represent us in our affairs…Well back to filling out more forms…fun
@Lunas I called the number for the Riverside Bar and spoke to lisa.She was very nice and I explained to her what happened.I printed out the Arbitration file and mailed it out,along with the State Bar of Ca today.Thank you for that info!
@i dunno,The meeting of creditors was scary,because we knew Zach prob didn’t do any of the paperwork,just the application was faxed that we filled out ourselves.The creditors don’t care if you got took by your lawyer,they want their money that is owed.I had to get some balls and tell the trustee what is next.Of course he answered,“you need a new attorney and quick“Basically everyone,Zach really messed us up.Tomorrow we are meeting with our new attorney and we told him about what happened.He asked me if we had our paperwork from the last filing,I kept thinking to myself(Damn Zach still has it!)I told him we didn’t.He told us we have to start fresh and he we will deal directly through him.I checked on the State bar of Riverside and Ca,he has good reviews.Here we go again into the depths of sea.…After we finish filing,we are going to pursue against Zachary and his law firm and of course PLS for damages and whatever else I think of..Don’t
give up the fight!Oh and I sent a email to Zach asking for my files back.I can’t believe he has our tax returns,SS#s,Mortgage statements,pay stub copies..Everyone should go to the office building and check the trash..
@i dunno,you don’t need a lawyer in the creditors meeting,but I would tell you its better not having to talk to these people..At least I can say I made it to the meeting that is so worrisome and dreaded by many..It was like swimming in the sea with big sharks waiting to bite.….….
@Angry, i feel so sorry that you had to face the creditors alone. I have a question for you. Why did you send a copy of the arbitration file to the state bar? Did you attach it to the attorney complaint form? I am sending a form in today along with the copies of my payments. I have to send that first before applying for the client fund. I think thats how it goes. I am not familiar with the legistics of law, court systems/proceedings etc. I would have never known about the attorney complaint form had I not stumbled into this forum. @Luna what did you mean by ‘send him to arbitration to dispute’? Are you planning to sue Zach or is that part of the procedures to get your information back from him? Looks like i have some more leg work to do to help my situation. I feel like more of a fool seeing that some people here paid Zach in August and got more response than I ever did. I paid him in full in May 2010 and I never got a phone call back since that day. Since some here got an actual email from him, I think I was dismissed as a client after that. Or lost somewhere in the move because I was with them when they were across the street. Who knows. I appreciate everyone sharing their experiences and info here it has helped me greatly. I am looking into hiring Tim Combs, thats if he’s willing to take my case, I am really messed up.
Oh ok, i just spoke with lisa. Luna and angry you guys plan to take him to fee artibitration. Its like court? Settling with a mediator right? I think you have to pay for that, thats what it looks like. I might think of doing that later on. I’m still stressing over how I’m going to get the funds to get a new lawyer. But if you win then Zach has to pay you out of his pocket right? Then can you still qualify for the client fund?
Well I’m just gonna file the attorney complaint form and hope the Commission for the client fund sends me a form to apply for the fund. Can’t afford the time or money to do an arbitration hearing. But those who can have a good chance of winning because Zach probably wont show. I hope my review for Zach on Avvo gets approved so nobody else gets suckered if in some way he’s able to practice again, God forbid.
I know the company and employees very well.
Well first of all Pacific Loan Solutions(PLS) was ran by Sam Ismail and Jeff Torrez,
Zach was their attorney they hired, he worked for them. Jeff T and Sam Ismail took all the money, they are the ones we should be suing/going after. They have our money. Unfortunately Zach and the other people mentioned in here, are just employees (someone asked if Jeff T and Jeff H are the same person, they are not Jeff T was the owner of PLS and Jeff H just worked for them all). I am trying to find some updated information on Jeff T and Sam. I had seen and found out that Jeff T had his own company in corona called John Towers Reality, but i can’t find anything on them anymore. Does anyone have a updated address for those two, I am going to sue and want them to get served.
I saw that Sam also had shut the doors to his location too. Does anyone know if he has reopened in Anaheim like someone posted? (if so what’s the address).
I know that Zach left PLS because of what was happening to his name and some of the clients and he stared doing BK’s and than i found out he was fighting to keep his license because of the Modification complaints (mine included). Now i guess some of the BK costumers are left without an attorney because of the suspension. I fill badly that our complaints made you lose out on your bankruptcy case but I’m sure you understand why we made are complaints know to the board.
But we (modification customers) all need to start looking for Sam Ismail and Jeff Torrez to get our money back.
They took my money and ran. If anyone has some new updated info on them please provided. I was told once by Sam that he lives in Lake Elsinore but that’s as much as i know.
@Mustpay, well that doesn’t explain the email Zach provided to the clients. He said he would forward the files to a another attorney but he is supposed to give them back to the customers. Also my checks were made payable to Zachary Gonzalez not jeff and sam. Not to mention he’s been barred from practicing law.
@mustpay –Everybody got screwed…not just loan mod clients. Bottom line is he did very poor and dishonest work for his bk clients too. Although I am sure loan mod clients may have suffered some of the biggest losses.