## 1, 4). 11 U.S.C. As a partner at Loan Lawyers, Fort Lauderdale lawyer Matthew Bavaro offers legal counsel to those who are in debt. In that regard, this Court aligns itself with other bankruptcy courts that have found Synergy Law and affiliated parties are bankruptcy petition preparers under 110. Accordingly, the Court finds the Synergy Defendants failed to comply with the requirements of 110(b)(2) and (f). # 19, the "Motion") on the complaint against defendants Synergy Law, LLC ("Synergy Law"), Synergy Attorney Services, LLC ("Synergy Services"), and Scott Marinelli, Dave Maresca, Monica Chapman, Stephanie Turk, Georgia Myers, and Terrylle Blackstone, who are all current or former employees of Synergy Law (collectively, the "Synergy Defendants"). at 580 (imposing a $4,311 penalty equivalent to treble damages); Huffman, 505 B.R. at doc. "); see also 2 Collier 101.12A ("Milavetz suggests that if the employee is a professional who provides bankruptcy-related services to consumer debtors, then the employee is a 'debt relief agency' and if the employee does not provide such services, then the employee qualifies for the exclusion."). Chad Van Horn, Esq. BBB reports on known marketplace practices. office 5715353284 After the hearing held on March 8, 2019, the Court dismissed the case with prejudice and issued an 18-month filing bar (id. Average of 2 Customer Reviews Contact. # 1, 32), and the Debtor paid the Synergy Defendants $1,250 to prepare and file the Petition Documents (id. 11 U.S.C. He was admitted to the Florida Bar Association in 1991, and also has membership in the federal courts' Southern District Court, the Northern District Court and the Middle District Court of Florida. R. Civ. Multiple lawsuits were filed against the Debtor and its principals for serious wrongdoings. My home which is worth 210,000, 600$ a month for almost 2 years and my life. Make your practice more effective and efficient with Casetexts legal research suite. The Motion also alleges the Synergy Defendants are debt relief agencies as that term is defined in the Bankruptcy Code (doc. at doc. Synergy Law Group, Inc. - Encino, CA - FindLaw Contact Who is Synergy Law Headquarters 1101 Connecticut Ave NW Ste 450 001, Washington, District of Columbia, 20036, United States Phone Number (571) 781-0494 Website www.synergylawllc.com Revenue <$5M Industry Law Firms & Legal Services Synergy Law's Social Media Is this data correct? Despite having made these representations and accepting these payments from the Debtor, the Synergy Defendants failed to disclose the fees they received in the Rule 2016(b) statement (doc. However, BBB does not verify the accuracy of information provided by third parties, and does not guarantee the accuracy of any information in Business Profiles. U.S. Bank attempted to foreclose on Robyn Simon's home in . 329; (2) assess a $500 fine against the Synergy Defendants for each violation of 110(b)(1)(A), (b)(1)(B), (b)(2)(A), (b)(2)(B)(i), (b)(2)(B)(iii), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h)(2), pursuant to 110(l)(1); (3) triple all such fines the Court imposes against the Synergy Defendants, pursuant to 110(l)(2)(D); (4) order disgorgement of all fees paid to the Synergy Defendants by or on behalf of the Debtor, pursuant to 110(h)(3)(B); (5) enjoin the Synergy Defendants from acting as bankruptcy petition preparers in the District of Vermont, pursuant to 110(j)(2); (6) enter a judgment against the Synergy Defendants for their intentional violation of 526(a)(3), impose a civil penalty and enjoin the violation of that section, pursuant to 526(c)(5); and (7) enter a judgment against the Synergy Defendants for their intentional violation of 528(a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), (a)(2), and (b)(2), impose a civil penalty for that violation, and enjoin them from violating that statute in the future, pursuant to 526(c)(5) (doc.