Post reply

Finn Law Group (by KC):

donp196 wrote:

Lawyers are the lowest form of life on this earth. All they care about is making money. They take your money and then the excuses start coming in.

I respectfully submit that this is an unfair and unfounded "broad brush" statement. As someone who reportedly worked in law enforcement for 30 years, you might possibly recall that it was honest, competent and dedicated prosecuting attorneys (probably Assistant District Attorneys or "ADA's") who got your "collars" convicted in court (and sometimes sent to prison) and who, on more than a few occasions, very likely had to try to salvage bungled police work and / or mishandled evidence while staying focused upon successfully prosecuting the case at hand. I know a few such people --- quite well and personally --- some of whom NEVER worked in (or ever wanted to work in) the private sector as garden variety lawyers. In short, as is usually the case, there is no "one size fits all" blanket statement that is universally true or accurate. You really should know better here Don, in view of your professed years of experience reportedly working in law enforcement.

Moreover, some of the upfront fee timeshare "exit / relief / escape/ release" operations actually have NO real lawyers in the first place. Some merely adopt impressive sounding company names IMPLYING that they have and use licensed attorneys in their "operations". I could overtly and specifically name a few such "operations", but I'm frankly not interested in having to answer a frivolous, retaliatory legal action falsely accusing me of libel.

In any event, we would both surely agree that it is a fool's errand and a complete waste of time and money to pay ANY upfront money to ANY entity to pursue the (ultimately futile) search for a magical "escape" from a valid and legally binding contractual obligation which someone has willingly and voluntarily CHOSEN to take on. I empathize and feel their pain, but that unfortunate decision was their own CHOICE ---- so who is really at fault here?

The sad and unfortunate fact is that most people are completely unaware that there is resale market, where the exact same timeshares can be purchased from existing owners for pennies on the dollar, compared to the exorbitant and truly obscene prices of the lying and deceitful on-site sales weasels. Further, people buying from developers don't even bother to read their contract paperwork, which clearly informs them that they can cancel the contract (cancellation time period varies from 3 days to 10 days in the U.S., depending on the individual state --- I believe it's 5 days in Mexico). How do you successfully get the word out when people make a developer purchase BEFORE doing ANY homework first --- and then don't even bother to read their rescission (cancellation) rights, provided to them in writing at contract execution, as required by law? Unhappy with their decision later, they learn too late that it's pointless to close the barn door AFTER the horse is already gone.