Falling Backwards: A Lawyer Takes A Bad Turn

It was a usual morning for David as he walked to his favorite coffee shop to get his morning coffee. David was a Cincinnati criminal defense attorney pursuing his dream of becoming a legal legend. David had recently graduated from law school and already he was making a name for himself. He purchased an nice home, a nice BMW, good clothes, a pleasure boat and a country club membership. He was specializing in the high end white collar clients. David knew his future was bright with better things to come. He never dreamed he would need Cincinnati Credit Repair to fix his finances or a public relations firm to fix his reputation.

David took a client that would cost him everything he had. There was a builder and developer creating residentitual properties throughout the region. What he wasn’t doing was taking care of his financial obligations. He was also taking money that was supposed to be in escrow and using it to pay off vendors and live lavishly. He was able to stay ahead of the game as long as the market was hot. The developer had turned his business into a ponzi scheme. When the market got cold, the plan collapsed. Thousands of people had their homes foreclosed. The developer came under fire and, seeing the writing on the wall, prepared for bankruptcy. His first task was to purchase a mansion in Florida since the home would be protected under Florida’s bankruptcy laws.

When word got out that this man had bought a home safe from creditors while hundreds of people watched their house fall victim to liens and foreclosure the the businessman became the profile of evil, greed and avarice. David, the builder’s lawyer became the public face of this man. The publicity was so negative that David needed security coming into the court room. There were restaurants he could no longer go to because the owner lost a house or knew someone who did. David’s own personal life became a target under the media assault as he began to drink a heavily every night.

Over the course of several months while preparing for trial, David began to feel the pain of all the victims he deposed. Hundreds of people shared their stories of how his behavior lost them their homes. David began to drink during lunch and never faced the contractor until he had a drink in him. The paper trail was piling up and David was overwhelmed. He forgot about his bills and expenses and started missing payments. When the builder’s cash reserves where low he traded service for property deeds that were fraudulent.

Dave ended up losing nearly everything and his reputation was ruined. After his client was put in jail, Dave began the long hard work of rebuilding his reputation. When Dave tried to sell one of the property deeds his financial world fall apart. Dave sought credit help and had to move his practice to a city in Florida where no one knew his name.

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