Allegro Law Firm reviews – has anyone worked with them?

No....THANK YOU to the both of you.

Allegro Law charges something like 15% of your debt in fees and I think most of that is taken out of the first 5-10 payments. You should clarify that for sure. The better debt settlement companies charge the majority of their fees at the end based on what they save you. I recommend some to our Members.

Edward Cherry is the culprit behind the Hess Kennedy scam. He lied and started using the name Edward Kennedy. There is stuff all over the net about that situation. He is also behind Allegro Law. What he does is find Lawyers to front his businesses. Laura Hess, Jeff Campos and now Keith Anderson Nelms.

See this is what they are doing: Running tons of debt settlement companies at once online to make a fast buck off of you. It all leads back to Americorp. Debt settlement THE WAY IT IS is a legal scam. You pay for a service UPFRONT. That's crazy. They know most NEVER complete the program.

Look at the Hess Kennedy threads and read what he wrote there. He can't help but call everyone names.

Anything else you want to know just ask.

DO NOT USE ALLEGRO LAW. THEY SUCK. ALL THEY DO IS STEAL YOUR MONEY

Been with them for almost 2 years. But recently site went down
and 3 hour wait on hold and investigated that many complaints
to BBB and I think they are belly up with my $7000.00. Don't be
stupid....

Today I spoke with a lady with the Alabama attorney general's office. Looks like the debt negotiation part of it is still going just with different management.

The debt settlement part has been found to be fraudulent and has been closed down. I asked if anyone who was stupid enough to give Allegro Law money for debt settlement (Me included) would receive a refund. I was not encouraged by her answer. This will be determined after assets are liquidated and so forth.

If only I had found this site before I gave them my money.

DON'T DO IT, SETTLE WITH THE COMPANYS ON YOUR OWN IT COST ME 5000.00 WITH ALLERGO THEY DID NOTHING I COULD NOT DO MYSELF AS A MATTER OF FACT I DID A COUPLE MY SELF, THEY STILL OWE ME 4457.00 IN MY ACCOUNT BUT ARE IN RECEIVERSHIP AND THEY SAY CANNOT SEND OUT ANY MONEY THEY ARE UNDER INVESTACATION BY THE NY ATTORNEY GENERAL

BEWARE

Well since this firm is big time busted, is there anybody that knows
of any class action suit that we can cooperate with or get in contact with. If they have shut down this company and froze its
assets but they still aquired a payment of $500 from my bank account just 2 days ago, isn't that embezzlement? Dear God help
me please.

PLZ PUT THE 375.00 BACK TO MY ACCT WITH CINFED BECAUSE I DID NOT GET PAID, I HAVE HAD MY HUSBAND IN THE HOSPITAL 3 TIMES IN ONE MONTH JUST GOT OUT LAST WK & MAY BE GOING BACK TONIGHT!!!! HE IS IN BAD SHAPE! PLZ PAY MY BANK BACK CAUSE IT WAS NOT THER & THEY CHGD ME 25.00 NSF FEE CANCEL ALL OF THIS PROGRA IMMEDIATELY THANX BRENDA J VAUGHAN 407-32-7500

PLZ ONLY CALL MY CELL PHONE SINCE I MAY BE IN HOSPITAL
859-394-4473 ONLY NO HOUSE CALLS PLZ BRENDA J VAUGHAN

Wow...Allegro Law victims are coming out of the woodworks. Let people know your story so others won't follow with another debt settlement company.

I BELIEVE THAT HESS KENNEDY LAW FIRM WAS JUST SUED BY FLORIDA ATTNY GENERAL AND LOST.

I called the Office of the Attorney General in Alabama and was tranfered to Mary Mcklintoc (334)353-1831 (a very nice lady) and she gave me the name and phone number of the Receiver apppointed to handled all the money from Allegro Law's account. His name, phone # and address are below:
Louis Colley, Receiver (334)365-1500 & fax (334) 365-1601
P.O. Box 680840, Prasttville, Alabama 36068
When you call his office his secretary will ask you to fax a brief description of your complaint along with a copy of your contract and a bank statement showing all the payments made to Allegro Law. She will also ask you to mail any additional information pertaining to your case. I called today and she told me that Mr. Colley was in court and that he was going to call me this afternoon. So people, call the Receiver's Office today and give his secreatry your name and fax your information as soon as possible. She told me that even if you have filed a complaint with the Attorney General and the BBB you need to get your information to the receiver beacuse all the infarmation you sent will be kept at those offices for their files and future references and will not be sent to the Receiver's Office due to privicy issues. I called Mary M at the Office of the Attorney General and she confirmed that what I was told was true. So again, I can not stress how important it is to call the Receiver's Office and identify yourself as a victim of Allegro Law. Also, if you have not filed a complaint with the Office of the Attorney General in Alabama, call Mary and she will send you a comaplint form along with instructions.

If anyone knows of a class action suit started either in New
York or Alabama against Helms, Allegro Law, or its affiliates
PLEASE POST IT HERE with phone numbers and contact
attorneys so everyone can stand up and be counted for
this thievery.

This company has took us for over $8000.00. We have been
trying to get ahold of them for a week until I have found out
that they have been shut down and all assets frozen along
with Helms and Alabama and New York offices. For what it is
worth, my wife went through our contract with them a fine
toothed comb and found a phone number: 516-624-1693 This is
a New York number and a guy answered and said his name was
Tom...he could be a janitor as far as we know but he was nice
and just transfered us to somewhere that eventually came back
to him so maybe someone else might have more luck than we did. AND THANKS "mgtc36" most helpful post on here for me!!

Just called attorney Louis Colley, Receiver (334)365-1500 & fax (334) 365-1601 P.O. Box 680840, Prasttville, Alabama 36068
that is accumulating names that are victims of Helms and
Allegro Law on this debt consolidation scheme. MAKE SURE YOU
FAX JUST YOUR CONTRACT AND BANK FUNDS THAT WERE TAKEN
OUT BY THESE CROOKS AND MAKE SURE THIS OFFICE GET YOU
ON THEIR LIST.

and now I can't reach them by phone or by email (the site is down and the phone is telling for hours "thank you for holding".
Run away from this scam!

Allegro law just had a federal indictment filed and has been shut down. HA HA thats what they get for doing bad bus.

Allegro law just had a federal indictment filed and has been shut down. HA HA thats what they get for doing bad bus.

Do Not go with Allegro Law they took money from me and did not help now I have 2 judgements against me and everything is in collections and with collection companies. this all happened in 3 months. now they don't answer the phone.

Everybody who got screwed by Allegro Law don't just stop with filing complaints against them. I was referred to them by The Credit Exchange and consider them to be as responsible as Allegro. I am now taking every possible action I can against them.

I was told I was being referred to a law firm - I was not. That constitutes fraud.

In my last call to Allegro some 3 weeks ago the telephone rep told me that Allegro was in trusteeship,and would be holding (not cashing )my previous check.

i also attempted twice , 30-40 minutes , trying to get through the past 2 days. DOES anyone know or can confirm any SUCH INFORMATION THAT they are perhaps merging or going out of business.

And IF SO, where that leaves me. i have had one debt settled , have 8 or 9 more, and have been paying Allegro for 8 months now!

If you have been paying Allegro to SETTLE your debt you have lost your money. They have been closed down because they were a fraudulant scam. You need to file a complaint and hope that you get at least a portion of it back. I am not very confident of getting much of what I lost back. If you are unsure of how to file a claim read up a few posts and all the information is there.

If Allegro was doing a debt managment program for you that is still intact. Again, read up a few posts and you will find the information on this.

Debt Settlement Attorney Keith Nelms with Allegro Law Gets Sued in Alabama

Posted by Steve Rhode

Action by the Alabama Attorney General this week further highlights the tough stance that law enforcement is taking against debt settlement companies. In this case it is against a lawyer and his related professional companies. This suit might lead other debt settlement attorneys to exit the debt settlement business to prevent the loss of their professional license. The suits and actions we are currently seeing against debt settlement companies are just the tip of the iceberg I predict.

Here is the official press release from the Alabama Attorney General???s office.

The Attorney General???s Office and the Alabama Securities Commission are suing a Prattville attorney and the companies he is operating in what is alleged to be one of the largest debt settlement schemes in the nation involving approximately 15,000 customers and millions of dollars nationwide. Autauga County Circuit Judge Ben Fuller is considering a request to grant a preliminary injunction against defendants Allegro Law LLC, Allegro Financial Services LLC, and Keith Anderson Nelms.

This preliminary injunction would prevent the defendants from continuing to engage in deceptive trade practices and to operate without a license. On June 30, the Attorney General???s Office and the Alabama Securities Commission obtained a temporary restraining order against the defendants??? that stopped the defendants??? conduct, appointed a receiver, and froze the defendants??? assets. A preliminary injunction would ensure that those consumer protections will remain in place.

Nelms is a resident of Montgomery whose law practice and financial services company are located in Prattville.

On its web site, the Allegro law firm offered to negotiate restructured debt plans for clients to pay off its debts, contending that such services provided through an attorney have superior results and are handled in a more ethical and professional manner.

The State???s civil complaint alleges that Allegro promoted a risky practice known as debt settlement, in which consumers stop making monthly payments hoping to encourage creditors to write off the debt, reclassify it as less collectible, and agree to settle for a greatly reduced payment. The complaint states that ???defendants are attempting to gain this benefit by purposefully and artificially lowering creditors??? assessments of the quality of the customer debt, thereby inducing creditors to accept less to settle accounts. The consequence of this lowered credit standing is a lower credit rating for the consumer, more fees for the service provider, less money to the creditor, and more overall problems for the consumer.???

Attorney General King said, ???Alabamians who are suffering hardship and distress during these severe financial times must be protected from exploitation and false solutions that may cause even greater harm. We contend that these defendants were operating a massive scheme that reached across our nation and unscrupulously targeted frightened and desperate consumers. With Alabama???s unemployment rate now at a record 25-year high of 9.8 percent, and many of our people struggling through no fault of their own, this is a particularly contemptible violation, and we will not tolerate it.???

Alabama Securities Director Joe Borg said, ???This is a prime example of the cooperative efforts of agencies to protect the public. It is imperative that we require all companies to abide by the law and do not allow them to take advantage of our citizens. In these hard economic times, with resources scarce, the leveraging of our efforts to help consumers is of the utmost importance.???

According to the complaint, Allegro and Nelms have solicited and obtained clients from all 50 states, many of whom made their selection believing they would be represented by a law firm. However, because Nelms is not licensed to practice law in any state other than Alabama, these consumers were deceived. Furthermore, Alabama consumers who believed they were hiring a law firm to represent them were also deceived, because Nelms and Allegro were actually serving merely as a conduit to refer cases that were handled by a third party, AMERICORP, which is not a law firm. In addition to these deceptive practices, Nelms and Allegro were not licensed by the Securities Commission, as required to conduct debt payment services in Alabama.

The complaint alleges that defendants have violated the Deceptive Trade Practices Act and the Sale of Checks Act. The Alabama Deceptive Trade Practices Act is designed to protect consumers by prohibiting business from committing a variety of deceptive practices including engaging in any ???unconscionable, false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice in the conduct of trade or commerce.??? The complaint alleges that the defendants violated the Deceptive Trade Practices Act as a result of various deceptive business practices and various false, misleading, and deceptive representations made to consumers. Under the Sale of Checks Act, any person engaging in a business that receives money as agent for obligors for the purpose of paying such obligors??? bills, invoices, or accounts must obtain a license from the Commission prior to conducting business in Alabama. The complaint alleges that defendants have breached their statutory duty to obtain a license pursuant to the Sale of Checks Act prior to engaging in the debt payment services business from their office.

The Attorney General???s Office and the Alabama Securities Commission are seeking a permanent injunction, civil penalties, and other relief. The Alabama Deceptive Trade Practices Act authorizes civil penalties of up to $2,000 for each act or practice found to be in violation of the Act.

I called the Office of the Attorney General in Alabama and was tranfered to Mary Mcklintoc (334)353-1831 (a very nice lady) and she gave me the name and phone number of the Receiver apppointed to handled all the money from Allegro Law's account. His name, phone # and address are below:
Louis Colley, Receiver (334)365-1500 & fax (334) 365-1601
P.O. Box 680840, Prasttville, Alabama 36068
When you call his office his secretary will ask you to fax a brief description of your complaint along with a copy of your contract and a bank statement showing all the payments made to Allegro Law. She will also ask you to mail any additional information pertaining to your case. I called today and she told me that Mr. Colley was in court and that he was going to call me this afternoon. So people, call the Receiver's Office today and give his secreatry your name and fax your information as soon as possible. She told me that even if you have filed a complaint with the Attorney General and the BBB you need to get your information to the receiver beacuse all the infarmation you sent will be kept at those offices for their files and future references and will not be sent to the Receiver's Office due to privicy issues. I called Mary M at the Office of the Attorney General and she confirmed that what I was told was true. So again, I can not stress how important it is to call the Receiver's Office and identify yourself as a victim of Allegro Law. Also, if you have not filed a complaint with the Office of the Attorney General in Alabama, call Mary and she will send you a comaplint form along with instructions.

RIC
THANKS FOR RE-POSTING MY POST SO THAT EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN SCREWED BY ALLEGRO LAW COULD GET SOMETHING BACK.. PEOPLE IS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO CALL THE RECEIVER'S OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT YOUR NAME AND INFORMATION IS IN HIS OFFICE SO THAT HE CAN DETERNIME WHO GETS WHAT BACK.. AS YOU COULD SEE I POSTED THE INFO AND RIC CALLED AND RE-POSTED IT. GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF US, HOPEFULLY, WE WILL GET SOME JUSTICE! OH, THE RECIEVER DID CALL ME BACK AND ASKED ME TO PLEASE GIVE HIM TILL THE END OF NEXT WEEK 7/31/09 TO GIVE ME AN ANSWER REGARDING A REFUND. ALL I CAN DO IS HOPE AND PRAY I GET SOMETHING BACK OF ME $6,000. THEY STOLE FROM ME.

OK, this will be the last post you need to read, get out of Allegro Law ASAP, try to get some of the money transfered to a new account mang firm or just refund what is in your escrow. They are bad bissness, who cares what you have heard in the past , thier taking and running, you should too...

OK, this will be the last post you need to read, get out of Allegro Law ASAP, try to get some of the money transferred to a new account mang firm or just refund what is in your escrow. They are bad business, who cares what you have heard in the past , their taking and running, you should too...

OK, this will be the last post you need to read, get out of Allegro Law ASAP, try to get some of the money transferred to a new account mang firm or just refund what is in your escrow. They are bad business, who cares what you have heard in the past , their taking and running, you should too...

Thanks, mgtc36 for the info. That is why I reposted it. I just
sent the receiver what was necessary to get included on the list. Hopefully some sort of reinbursement might occur in the near
future. THANKS AGAIN MAN, YOU HAVE HELPED ALOT OF PEOPLE!

Ok you guys, I need help. I signed up with a debt consolidation company and they put me through Allegro. I am about to have my 2nd payment taken out and it is through automatic withdrawl out of my checking acct. How do I get this stopped?

I was contacted by Washington Mutual, They said Allegro was folding, Is this true?

I have nothing but problems from allegro law and now they want to keep all my money and not refound it like my contract says. STAY AWAY FROM ALLGERO LAW!

I WENT WITH ALLEGRO LAW AND THEY TOOK MY MONEY NOW THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN NY HAS THEM THE OFFICE I WAS WITH HAS MOVED IT WAS IN ALABAMA.TRUSTNOONE

I have never received a coach. Allegro Law is not consistant taking payments from my checking account when ever they please. They are not cost effective!!

I'm currently part of this program, and at first they seemed very proactive and reachable. However, recently they've been going through a merger and because of that I had to make the payments myself last month (a fact that I would not have known about had I not called them) and now their website: is no longer working. So I'm attempting to contact their customer service right now to figure out what the heck is going on... however I'm very much considering changing handlers. All of this is just making me too nervous.

Hi,
I'm working with them now. I have been with them for two months now but I can't seem to get a hold of anyone it makes me think this is a nother scam. I'm hold on with their costomer service right now I have been on hold for an hour. My next is to see if they say any about with better business bueau or try tv 6 to find out if its real or not.
Annette

Debt Settlement Attorney Keith Nelms with Allegro Law Gets Sued in Alabama
Action by the Alabama Attorney General this week further highlights the tough stance that law enforcement is taking against debt settlement companies. In this case it is against a lawyer and his related professional companies. This suit might lead other debt settlement attorneys to exit the debt settlement business to prevent the loss of their professional license. The suits and actions we are currently seeing against debt settlement companies are just the tip of the iceberg I predict.

Here is the official press release from the Alabama Attorney General???s office.

The Attorney General???s Office and the Alabama Securities Commission are suing a Prattville attorney and the companies he is operating in what is alleged to be one of the largest debt settlement schemes in the nation involving approximately 15,000 customers and millions of dollars nationwide. Autauga County Circuit Judge Ben Fuller is considering a request to grant a preliminary injunction against defendants Allegro Law LLC, Allegro Financial Services LLC, and Keith Anderson Nelms.
This preliminary injunction would prevent the defendants from continuing to engage in deceptive trade practices and to operate without a license. On June 30, the Attorney General???s Office and the Alabama Securities Commission obtained a temporary restraining order against the defendants??? that stopped the defendants??? conduct, appointed a receiver, and froze the defendants??? assets. A preliminary injunction would ensure that those consumer protections will remain in place.

Nelms is a resident of Montgomery whose law practice and financial services company are located in Prattville.

On its web site, the Allegro law firm offered to negotiate restructured debt plans for clients to pay off its debts, contending that such services provided through an attorney have superior results and are handled in a more ethical and professional manner.

The State???s civil complaint alleges that Allegro promoted a risky practice known as debt settlement, in which consumers stop making monthly payments hoping to encourage creditors to write off the debt, reclassify it as less collectible, and agree to settle for a greatly reduced payment. The complaint states that ???defendants are attempting to gain this benefit by purposefully and artificially lowering creditors??? assessments of the quality of the customer debt, thereby inducing creditors to accept less to settle accounts. The consequence of this lowered credit standing is a lower credit rating for the consumer, more fees for the service provider, less money to the creditor, and more overall problems for the consumer.???

Attorney General King said, ???Alabamians who are suffering hardship and distress during these severe financial times must be protected from exploitation and false solutions that may cause even greater harm. We contend that these defendants were operating a massive scheme that reached across our nation and unscrupulously targeted frightened and desperate consumers. With Alabama???s unemployment rate now at a record 25-year high of 9.8 percent, and many of our people struggling through no fault of their own, this is a particularly contemptible violation, and we will not tolerate it.???

Alabama Securities Director Joe Borg said, ???This is a prime example of the cooperative efforts of agencies to protect the public. It is imperative that we require all companies to abide by the law and do not allow them to take advantage of our citizens. In these hard economic times, with resources scarce, the leveraging of our efforts to help consumers is of the utmost importance.???

According to the complaint, Allegro and Nelms have solicited and obtained clients from all 50 states, many of whom made their selection believing they would be represented by a law firm. However, because Nelms is not licensed to practice law in any state other than Alabama, these consumers were deceived. Furthermore, Alabama consumers who believed they were hiring a law firm to represent them were also deceived, because Nelms and Allegro were actually serving merely as a conduit to refer cases that were handled by a third party, Americorp, which is not a law firm. In addition to these deceptive practices, Nelms and Allegro were not licensed by the Securities Commission, as required to conduct debt payment services in Alabama.

The complaint alleges that defendants have violated the Deceptive Trade Practices Act and the Sale of Checks Act. The Alabama Deceptive Trade Practices Act is designed to protect consumers by prohibiting business from committing a variety of deceptive practices including engaging in any ???unconscionable, false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice in the conduct of trade or commerce.??? The complaint alleges that the defendants violated the Deceptive Trade Practices Act as a result of various deceptive business practices and various false, misleading, and deceptive representations made to consumers. Under the Sale of Checks Act, any person engaging in a business that receives money as agent for obligors for the purpose of paying such obligors??? bills, invoices, or accounts must obtain a license from the Commission prior to conducting business in Alabama. The complaint alleges that defendants have breached their statutory duty to obtain a license pursuant to the Sale of Checks Act prior to engaging in the debt payment services business from their office.

The Attorney General???s Office and the Alabama Securities Commission are seeking a permanent injunction, civil penalties, and other relief. The Alabama Deceptive Trade Practices Act authorizes civil penalties of up to $2,000 for each act or practice found to be in violation of the Act.

Just yesterday I wrote about the recent troubles with Keith Anderson ???Andy??? Nelms, a lawyer in Alabama that is running a debt settlement company called Allegro Law that actually farms out cases to Americorp.

I came across this little nugget that should make any lawyer engaged in debt settlement services, take notice.

In a matter unrelated to the civil complaint, Nelms has agreed to a three-year suspension of his license to practice law in the wake of a complaint filed against him by Chase Financial in New York, based on the activities of Allegro Law.

He entered the conditional guilty plea before the Alabama State Bar???s disciplinary board June 29, records at the State Bar show. The board is responsible for regulating actions of attor neys licensed to practice in the state. The Alabama Supreme Court accepted the plea Thursday morning, court documents state. The suspension goes into effect after the high court???s acceptance of the plea, said Jeremy McIntire, assistant general counsel of the Alabama State Bar.

The plea states that Nelms represented himself as an attorney to customers in the debt payment business but is only licensed to practice law in the state of Alabama. The plea also states that Nelms took the 16 percent fee up-front, before doing any work on behalf of his customers.

Lawyers in Alabama can???t accept fees unless they do some thing to earn them, McIntire said

Allegro Law - Hess Kennedy fraud, Allegro Law, J Wade Mezey, Americorp Ameridebt Huntington New York
I use to work for Hess Kennedy for almost a year and for the months that i worked there i saw alot of shady things happen to innocent people who made a couple bad financial decisions and are paying for it even worst through this economic time through hess kennedy. The name of the company I worked for was called Americorp. We never could let clients on the program or new clients know that we actually worked for a company called Americorp. To me i thought americorp was actually a debt relief company until I started putting two and two together. Since working at this place i was representing so many different companies Hess Kennedy, Consumer Protection Law Center, Allegro Law and Mezey and Associates.. WE WERE ALL THE SAME COMPANY taking the same calls. How the program worked was clients were suppose to make a monthly payment which partial went to fees nd partial to there escrow but in certain situations especially for clients who weren't on top of there A game were ripped off and everything was going to the company. We were told if a client threatened attorney general or to contact the BBB they would automatically get all there money, it was true and actually happened until the attorney general and the receiver in FL took over. We were told to tell anyone who called that we had lawyers on board but they were all busy and to take a messege and someone would get back to them. We never had lawyers we were a call center with a group of people who was just trying to make a decent living but was actually scamming innocent people. When things started to hit the fan my boss told me that we were not Hess Kennedy and all the fake lies were not true about our company then she told me that we were the processing center for Hess Kennedy (all the same). Thank God I no longer work there and found something legit.

This is why when Allegro was sued, they were also sued with Americorp. Just look at the docket on Justia.com and see both names. Allegro Law IS part of Americorp is Mezy is Hess Kennedy etc. Make no mistake here. Facts are facts...sorry.

Allegro Law - Hess Kennedy fraud, Allegro Law, J Wade Mezey, Americorp Ameridebt Huntington New York
I use to work for Hess Kennedy for almost a year and for the months that i worked there i saw alot of shady things happen to innocent people who made a couple bad financial decisions and are paying for it even worst through this economic time through hess kennedy. The name of the company I worked for was called Americorp. We never could let clients on the program or new clients know that we actually worked for a company called Americorp. To me i thought americorp was actually a debt relief company until I started putting two and two together. Since working at this place i was representing so many different companies Hess Kennedy, Consumer Protection Law Center, Allegro Law and Mezey and Associates.. WE WERE ALL THE SAME COMPANY taking the same calls. How the program worked was clients were suppose to make a monthly payment which partial went to fees nd partial to there escrow but in certain situations especially for clients who weren't on top of there A game were ripped off and everything was going to the company. We were told if a client threatened attorney general or to contact the BBB they would automatically get all there money, it was true and actually happened until the attorney general and the receiver in FL took over. We were told to tell anyone who called that we had lawyers on board but they were all busy and to take a messege and someone would get back to them. We never had lawyers we were a call center with a group of people who was just trying to make a decent living but was actually scamming innocent people. When things started to hit the fan my boss told me that we were not Hess Kennedy and all the fake lies were not true about our company then she told me that we were the processing center for Hess Kennedy (all the same). Thank God I no longer work there and found something legit.

This is why when Allegro was sued, they were also sued with Americorp. Just look at the docket on Justia.com and see both names. Allegro Law IS part of Americorp is Mezy is Hess Kennedy etc. Make no mistake here. Facts are facts...sorry.

Allegro Law - Hess Kennedy fraud, Allegro Law, J Wade Mezey, Americorp Ameridebt Huntington New York
I use to work for Hess Kennedy for almost a year and for the months that i worked there i saw alot of shady things happen to innocent people who made a couple bad financial decisions and are paying for it even worst through this economic time through hess kennedy. The name of the company I worked for was called Americorp. We never could let clients on the program or new clients know that we actually worked for a company called Americorp. To me i thought americorp was actually a debt relief company until I started putting two and two together. Since working at this place i was representing so many different companies Hess Kennedy, Consumer Protection Law Center, Allegro Law and Mezey and Associates.. WE WERE ALL THE SAME COMPANY taking the same calls. How the program worked was clients were suppose to make a monthly payment which partial went to fees nd partial to there escrow but in certain situations especially for clients who weren't on top of there A game were ripped off and everything was going to the company. We were told if a client threatened attorney general or to contact the BBB they would automatically get all there money, it was true and actually happened until the attorney general and the receiver in FL took over. We were told to tell anyone who called that we had lawyers on board but they were all busy and to take a messege and someone would get back to them. We never had lawyers we were a call center with a group of people who was just trying to make a decent living but was actually scamming innocent people. When things started to hit the fan my boss told me that we were not Hess Kennedy and all the fake lies were not true about our company then she told me that we were the processing center for Hess Kennedy (all the same). Thank God I no longer work there and found something legit.

This is why when Allegro was sued, they were also sued with Americorp. Just look at the docket on Justia.com and see both names. Allegro Law IS part of Americorp is Mezy is Hess Kennedy etc. Make no mistake here. Facts are facts...sorry.

I seen all your veiws on allegro law. I have only been with them for two months. I can't seem to find anything on them, but I already gave them the information that they wanted and they take money out of my account. When you call, they say if you have not been with the program for 90. to give at least 90 days to get hold of the criditors. I will wait and if it seems fishy to me I will contact channel 4 or 6 and let them find out if their real or fake not to mention the whole world will know about their little scam. I hope not.
I'm worry
Annette48b

Thankyou all I have decided to get away allegro law as I already lost a thousand dollars. but I don't plan to lose a nother dime I'm going straight to TV four.
Annette48b

watch out they're being sued. They took some of my money and did nothing to pay my bills with it. I now have 3 months to catch up on. THEY STILL HAVE MY MONEY!!!

Does anyone know how to get a hold of anyone in customer service?? I've been trying for days now and I just sit on hold. I was able to reach them last week with no problem.

how do you go about cancelling any future payments with Allegro if they never answer their phones?

Tell your bank to cancel access to your bank account regarding this compaany ASAP.

I've been enrolled in Allegro's Law for about 5 months now.
I find they are not so honest in their business practices. For the first three months I had no problem; but now creditors are starting to call complaining of nonpayment. I contacted Allegro only to find out they were in receivership.
I am ready to call it quits with them but I'm wondering if I would
legally be held liable for breaking my contract with them because they are not upholding their part of the deal?

Ok I work for a processing center that handles over 700 agencies. we make sure to answer questions, process payments, send out documentation and contact creditors for clients.

Here it goes:

Debt Management: paying your debts in full, usually at lower payment and lower interest rates (APR). Usually paid within 3 to 5 years to becoming debt free. Most companies usually only handle unsecured debt-credit cards, unused utility companies, hospital and doctor bills and sometimes cash check places (very rarely. At the begin starting on the program, your credit score can get worst in the beginning, however once everyone is paid in full, your APR increases, your debt free and it shows on your credit report "CCCS completed".

Debt Settlement: your last leg before bankruptcy. You "settle" for a portion on what you owe and it is on your credit report for 7 to 10 years (depending on where you live. I HIGHLY recommend if you go this route, when there is an agreement for settlement, get it IN WRITING and final receipt when settlement is paid in full. Example: you owe $10,000.00 to credit card, you agree to "settle" with the company for $5000.00. Get it in writing, pay the $5000.00 and get a receipt. Some companies have been known to "sell" the $5000.00 debt owed to collection agencies, not informing the collection agencies there was a settlement agreement. If you have nothing in writing, you owe the debt to the collection agency and/or fight it in court with a judge. I hardly recommend this as you are at a point of your credit being destroyed-better to file bankruptcy, but you know your income to debt ratio.

Bankruptcy: couple of different options (Chapter 7(most severe), 11(businesses) and 13) most note on your credit report for up to 10 years, even though most agencies and attorneys say 7 years. You don't pay the creditors what you owe-it is as if you never had the debt. Some people it ruins their credit for long time, some it makes it better and you can not file for 10 years if you need to file bankruptcy again. But at least you won't have the debt again

Allegro Law is an actual Law firm, but has debt counseling several agencies that they represent and are underneath of them. I have heard mixed reviews-mostly positive. There are some current problems with the debt settlement side with the Receivership, however the debt management of Allegro Law is paying all the creditors.