Anyone have experience with Castle Law Group, PC out of Tennessee

Joe you have a better chance of winning the Nigerian lottery than getting your money back from these scammers.

I wouldn't hold my breath. In looking them up seems the only one that answers any thing is in Mt. Juliet, Tenn. according to the BBB they have the same problem with everyone, communication is not high on there list as it seems they have a revolving door when it comes to people working there. They even have an add on Indeed for attorneys, 55,000 to start.

If you google them their address is 2 International Plaza, Suite 900, Nashville That is a stand alone bldg. just across the fence from the airport. Castel is just one of other at that address. It would be interesting to see if anyone is actually there.

There are no magic beans, no pixie dust (and no law firms) that can magically extract someone from a valid, legally binding contractual obligation which they knowingly and voluntarily CHOSE to accept and enter. That's the harsh but simple reality, plainly stated.

Those looking and / or willing to pay hard earned money for (non-existent) miracle "exits" from timeshare ownership would be well advised to remember that there is an old saying --- "A fool and his money are soon parted". Enough said.

There is an old saying --- "A fool and his money are soon parted". Enough said

Very nice.............I like the one by Will Rodgers; "If you're in a hole........stop digging"

I'm so sorry this happened to you, I am a former employee and I discourage anyone from using Castle Law group of any other company owned by Kevin Eighmy or Sean Austin. I only worked there a few weeks but was glad to leave after witnessing and questioning their practices. Make no mistakes, as an advocate I was first and foremost taught to take your money. I learned a lot from Jeff. He was skilled at convincing people to pay thousands of dollars for our services. The first thing we were taught is to gage how much you could afford. I saw some customers playing thousands and thousands of dollars for a service that they could have easily done themselves. The sad part was getting phone calls from people that were calling after months - believe me, we were also lied to. We had to beg lied to in order to believe in our service. If you had an issue Sean and Kevin always had some sort of explanation. It's sad to see that now they're calling the BBB a scam because back then they coveted the BBB. The BBB was our biggest selling point - Jeff knows this. When I heard Sean was going to abandon the clients that I signed up I was devastated. I didn't mean to lie to you. I didn't know I was lying. I started to see the writing on the wall with this credit card thing they were doing. They would determine how mitch money you had available to charge and encourage you to max out the card with our fees. From there we would go thorough a process to default on the credit cards but then go back and dispute the validity of the debt. Of course many credit card companies couldn't provide the necessary documents within the given time-frame and the credit card debt would "magically" go away. We basically ruined your credit them paid to clear your credit from shady companies. I couldn't handle it. I left faster than I could say your honor, I plead not guilty. I think Kevin got the company in a lot of debt after buying all kinds of stuff like a boat and a motorcycle that supposedly was used for client services. I've done heard that they dissolved timeshare advocacy specifically because they couldn't keep up with the lies they told their customer. Do not use Castle law group.

Then can you explain why my parents contract still has not been cancelled when they paid your company $4295 on 12-11-15. You said it should take 6 months or less. The last time you sent any correspondence was back in July. I called for my parents to find out what is going on and why it was taking so long and I was told that the contract runs out in a year, however, if my parents still wish for your company to work on their behalf that you would. All I want is for your company to get them out of their timeshare or give them back their $4295. My parents are both in their 70's and cannot even travel to Florida to use their timeshare any longer. You send a group of your people all over setting up seminars to hook people with your promise to get them out of their timeshare contracts. They paid you a lot of money and nothing has gotten done.

He explained very clearly that this company are SCAMMERS !!

deborahh392 wrote:

<snip> All I want is for your company to get them out of their timeshare or give them back their $4295. <snip>

News Flash --- NEITHER ONE of those two things is ever actually going to happen.

The operation is a scam. The only result of a scam is money paid and money GONE.

My parents have. They paid over $4000 and after over a year still nothing has been resolved. Their paperwork says most case resolved within 4-6 months, fit all are resolved before 12 months. They lied! They have taken advantage of my parents who are in their 70's.

The scam works by making excuses until the time has expired for you to dispute the charge on your credit card. These scammers are good at what they do. They know that if they fly under the radar the authorities won't shut them down unless a lot of people complain to the right agencies.

One more time: NEVER PAY ANYONE MONEY UPFRONT THAT CLAIMS THEY CAN GET YOU OUT OF YOUR CONTRACT !!!

I have been repeating that statement in the forums for many years now and I guarantee if you follow those instructions you will not get ripped off by these scammers.

Stay away from these folks. I'm starting to think that Castle Law is in cahoots with the timeshare companies. I've was told they had a great relationship with Marriott and it could take 6 months to a year. They also said they could take them to court if they did not cooperate. I gave them my questionnaire within a day and waited. I called the first paralegal a couple months later looking for an update, finally getting her after multiple days of calls. "We are waiting". Ok. A few months later I call to find that person is no longer there, get the person who took over and she says they never received my questionnaire. So I forward the original to her. A couple of demand letters go out and three months later I get a call saying they are willing to do "a deed in Lou of foreclosure". This is unacceptable especially based on what I was told when I signed up. This solution is not good for me, but good for them because they got paid and good for Marriott because I'm sure they write it off some how and not to mention the points system is not tying up any actual property.

This scammer outfit is not "in cahoots" with anyone, anywhere in the timeshare industry in any way. On the contrary, they are simply stand alone, independent, opportunistic scammers, luring in gullible people who, in their desperation, are willing to believe empty and meaningless claims and assertions which are (not coincidentally), not actually reflected in writing within an enforceable contract. Desperate people who WANT to believe unfortunately pay these opportunistic parasites good money, to no productive end result. I am genuinely sorry that you now apparently number among those bamboozled people.

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"I take responsibility for the fact that I was dumb enough to sign up for the timeshare"

A lot of extremely smart, sophisticated consumers make the same mistake. It is not about how intelligent you are. In fact a skilled con man will recognize your intelligence and find a way to use it against you. These sales agents are following a program that has been honed over decades by people that are experts in psychological manipulation. Most victims never know what hit them.

An untrained boxer is not going to fare well in a ring with a trained boxer. A timeshare sales presentation is the same kind of mismatch. You weren't dumb, you were conned. I think anyone can be conned.

If you retained a licensed attorney and you believe his conduct was improper, discuss it with him. If that does not result in a satisfactory settlement, consider making a report to his professional organization. If you are right that he violated his professional responsibility, your report might prevent him from doing the same to others.

Yes, I gave this law firm $3,250 on January 14, 2016, and signed an electronic agreement for full refund if they could not get me of my timeshare after 12 months. Now that the 12 months have past, I have not heard any thing from this company. No emails are working and no one is returning my calls. I now need to find an attorney to file suit against Castle Law Firm to retrieve the funds paid. They do not live up to their money back guarantee. You ask you to not use your timeshare and not to speak to them but they have done nothing to get me out, nor have they sent me any documentation to proof that they tried. Worst of all, they do not respond to my calls for a status or my money back guarantee. Please stay away. Its a scam.

valm41 wrote:

We are trying to divest ourselves of our timeshare and called a group whose advertising we saw while in Branson, MO. They advertised as Timeshare Advocacy. We contacted them and they are Castle Law Group PC based in Tennessee. They ask if you have been lied to by anybody when you were sold the timeshare or subsequently and told us the steps needed to legally get out of this contract for good. Of course, their fee is $3,000 and we've been burned paying an upfront fee before. But, I am tempted as they are now offering a money back guarantee if they don't get you out of your contract. Id love to know if anyone has had success with them.

seanr121 wrote:

Yeah your own personal belief apparently is not to give these scammer or timeshare folks money. If that is the case what is your purpose on this forum? Just to make yourself feel better by putting others down? Or maybe you have special interest in timeshares or Castle. I take responsibility for the fact that I was dumb enough to sign up for the timeshare and think these people at Castle could get me out of the contract since I was lied to (which I had documentation of and provided). Castle Law took that and provided me with more lies saying they could accomplish the objective. I'm a firm believer in the sometimes your meant to just be an example for others. It seems in this case I am that example and hopefully will keep someone else from making the same mistake. If my story on here keeps one or more people away from either timeshares or Castle, I'll accept that since I can't get my money back.

Additionally, it is a common practice when entering into a contract with an attorney that you pay a retainer fee. So yeah at the time I thought little of it. Like I said my fault. But literally if you have nothing of value to add to this conversation you should take your opinion elsewhere. Yes, you have the right of freedom of speech and yada yada yada and you can be here but really why are you on this forum?

After 30 years of legal experience and timeshare ownership, I offer occasional input to these forums, solely in an effort to help and / or educate people, in large part because there is just so much entirely inaccurate and woefully incomplete information casually thrown around here. That said, I certainly understand and accept that sometimes "no good deed goes unpunished" if someone wants to simply just "shoot the messenger". Unfortunately, some people START their research only AFTER losing their money.

I am sorry that you were scammed and sorry that you are clearly now very bitter about having been scammed, but I'm not the appropriate target for your anger and frustration. Fire away anyhow if it somehow makes you feel better; it doesn't really matter to me.

There are so many of us that have been scammed by this law firm. Is it possible for us to get together and file a class action suit against the firm to recover our monies and any other damages? I would be interested in getting some sort of recovery from this firm.

cynthiav75 wrote:

There are so many of us that have been scammed by this law firm. Is it possible for us to get together and file a class action suit against the firm to recover our monies and any other damages? I would be interested in getting some sort of recovery from this firm.

I'm doubtful that you would be able to find an attorney willing to take this matter on. For starters, how many people could realistically even be successfully identified and organized into an an eligible "class"? Does anyone even know whether "Castle Law Group PC" is even a "law firm" at all in the first place? Just because they label themselves as such doesn't necessarily make it so.

However.....if enough people filed individual, formal, detailed complaints about this "Castle Law Group" operation directly with the Tennessee Attorney General's Office, you might (...emphasis on MIGHT) then be able to get the AG's attention and get some spotlight shining very brightly upon this scam operation. Whether or not any such AG attention and involvement would actually result in later recovery of any money, I honestly have no idea. I have never seen a "Castle Law Group" contract, terms or content and I know nothing about Tennessee laws. In any event, It wouldn't cost you anything more than some time, some writing effort and maybe some postage to try to get the attention of the TN AG on this matter. Following is some specific contact info that you may find useful in your efforts, should you care to bother. I hope (but cannot personally vouch) that all of the following contact info is still current and accurate:

Website: http://www.tn.gov/attorneygeneral/

email: consumer.affairs@tn.gov

phone: (615) 741-4737

Mail address: Office of the Attorney General, P.O. Box 20207., Nashville, TN 37202-0207

Online complaint form: http://tn.gov/consumer/consCompFrm.shtml

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Above is any and all of the information you need to initiate some action on your own.

Make the effort --- it's YOUR money that has disappeared, not mine. Good luck!

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