Hey Guys:

I am going through the same thing. I was a client and started trying to contact them when I noticed that they did not take a payment for December. I was able to track down one of the attorney's that worked with them and was informed that as of December 5, 2005 their office closed and that all client funds were gone. I have been advised to contact the California State Bar and file a complaint. Also, before you file a police report, you have to track down the jurisdiction, which is the place in which the actual crime occurred. I am still trying to find that out. In the mean time, I have been getting together all of my banking information because the State Bar wants evidence of all payments received by them. You also will need a copy of their Retainer Agreement.

What's funny, when I first signed up with them they claimed to have a good rating with the BBB, but when I went back to check on them after their website was deactivated I found that they actually have a rating of F.

I have invested a little money and actually have contact information for every person whose name I knew. If anyone would like it, you can e-mail me at ..... So any way, I do feel a little better to know that I was not the only one who was taken for a ride by these idiots. I really hope that Troy Hall pays for this.

email address removed as per forum rules - Vikas

oops, you can get me "heather pere 1998 at yahoo dot com" (all one word)

I can't believe this. I just noticed their website being down. I too have been with them over 3 years and they only paid about half of my creditors. I had almost $6K balance with them!

ok sooo as it turns out creditpartnership owes us 11,000!!! I have filed a complaint with State Bar & Client Security Fund.....hopefully I will get my money back!!

More and more are coming, this is good. Does anyone know the time it takes the state bar to approve a claim? I'm happy to see more people coming on here. I owuld think when the State Bar's office gets flooded with complaints, Mr. Hall would be suspended from law practice in the state.

Susbpended yes, if he hasn't already been and the Bar website just hasn't updated their info yet. Not to mention the flood of complaints the BBB, the FTC, and the DA's office has got to be getting.

I mean, something of the legal nature is bound to happen to Mr. Hall (unless of course he's already sitting on a sun drenched beach, sipping fruity ice cocktails served by some woman named Lola).

If anyone hears back from the State Bar regarding their complaint, could you please post some info on this site what it is they told you they would do, or what else you need to do, or what's going to happen, etc.? I'm paitently awaiting my reply.

Did anyone else get a letter from Credit Partnership dated 12/30/05? Who sent this out because when I spoke to Daniel Kodam, Esq. he said they closed their doors on 12/5/05. Also, should we also be filing complaints with the State Bar on this guy, I don't know about any of you, but he also signed my Retainer Agreement and should have known what was happening to our money. Let me know if anyone of you have also filed complaints for this guy, are we just supposed to take his word that he was not involved in this?

okay..I know this is going to be a hassle, but everyone needs to file a complaint with the State Bar...when I called the Client Security Fund...I got the impression that they have been over flooded with complaints...sent out your agreements, bankstatements and the last letter you all recieved from him!!!!

Does anyone have any advise for those of us out of state. I signed up with CP in San Diego and moved to Nashville in 2004. Would it do me any good to file a police report here?

marebare, you have to file a police report in and for the jurisdiction that the crime occurred, you might contact the police depart. for Murrieta and see if your local law enforcement agency would be able to take a courtesy report for them...

My agreement with Credit Partnership was only signed by Troy Hall, not Dan Kodam. However, the address for Kodam and Assoc. is the same as the one listed at the BBB and the State Licensing Dept. for Credit Partnership. Obviously they were in practice together prior to forming this Credit Partnership, but once it was up and running, Hall dropped from "Hall and Kodam" and went solo. Or Dan Kodam would like us to believe. I say if Dan Kodam also signed your Agreement with Credit Partnership, I would file a complaint against him too. After all, he's still in business and perhaps is trying to hide the fact that he was involved with Troy. Definitely something is fishy though. It's just a matter of time until it's all revealed.

BTW, I got a postcard back from the State Bar of CA stating that they have received my complaint and that they will contact me when the evaluation of my complaint is complete. So I'm in limbo now. I can't file for a refund with the Client Security Fund until my complaint is approved.

It's a good thing they are flooded with complaints. This means that none of us are fighting alone, and that they realize the validity and seriousness of this matter. I certainly do hope that they take this to a higher power as well and go after this guy (these guys).

I just got off the State Bars website....and it says Troy A HAll Voluntarily inactive with charges pending...hopefully we are all getting somewhere with this...keep send in your complaints people....the more of us they hear from the better

I just happened to click on my favorits and there it was creditpartnerships web site dated 1-29-06 and i was able to log on to my client statement. Whats really going on

I filed a claim witht he California State Bar. And the Riverside District Attorney. I have recently filed a claim with Client Securitied Fund through the State Bar. I was told by the investigator at the State Bar that this was not going to be a quick process. Also I have already placed a stop pay on the automatice withrawl from my account, but since they already have my banking information, if they open up shop under a different name, they can still withdraw your money. So you have to watch your bank account like everyday....

I just checked the website as well and it seems to be back up and running. If anybody had any information that they might possibly need in the future to fight this to the end, you had better print it off now.
K.B.

You better believe I printed everything out. I actually found out I am owed more than I thought. I got my postcard from the State Bar today. We'll see what happens. Even if it takes a year, I'll still get my money back.