Consumer Protection Attorney
Each and every day, consumers become unsuspecting victims of consumer transaction scams. These occur in everyday industries including the mortgage financing industry, automobile industry, and health care industry. Some scams only involve a few dollars, such as a hospital padding a patient’s bill with a bogus charge, while others are very elaborate and involve many thousands of dollars. Some victims are vulnerable because of their age, education level or financial circumstances. Other victims are very sophisticated, but still fall prey.
Sadly, the usual end result of these scams is that the consumer loses money or suffers damage to his or her credit. Even worse, the consumer may end up being sued over the transaction, sometimes by the same individuals or companies who perpetrated the scam on them. Fortunately for consumers, there are many state and federal laws that have been enacted to provide protection for consumers and allow them to bring lawsuits to recover their losses. The key is having an attorney capable of helping you take advantage of these laws.
The field of consumer protection law is very broad and complex. It encompasses many industries and types of transactions and includes topics such as Fair Credit Reporting, Truth in Lending, Real Estate Settlement Practices, Automobile Dealer Fraud, Lemon Law, Warranty Law, Unfair Trade Practices and so forth. Because of the breadth of the field of consumer protection, most law firms focus only on a limited area of consumer law.
Steve Watrel, P.A. focuses on representing victims of the following types of consumer law cases:
- Hospital or doctor “balance-billing”
- Real estate transactions involving fraud and misrepresentation by mortgage companies, mortgage brokers and/or others
- Damage to credit history because of reporting false, obsolete or inaccurate information
- Unauthorized use of a consumer’s credit report
- Fraud and financial exploitation of the elderly or disabled
If you or someone you know may be a victim needing a Consumer Protection Attorney, contact us today to set up a free consultation. There is no obligation.