From: Wood <debwood330@cs.com> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 12:42 PM Subject: Re: Good Morning : I understood that Jude was paying you back, and paying me any amount over the amount you "loaned" her. If you need an accounting of what you had, we can help with that. But that amount was transferred to Jude's account as if it was her retainer and has been debited as work was completed. Melissa is my billing clerk and she can help you with a paper trail as to what was used up and what was left to forward to Jude's account. She is out of the office until Tuesday. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bill Pollard <bill.debwoodlaw@gmail.com> Cc: orah L. Wood <debwood330@cs.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:56 AM Subject: Retainer Fee and Drake matter Dear Ms. Zakerski; orah has asked that I review your account and prepare a check, if any, to return any unused retainer to you via the post office box you provided her. I have reviewed your account several times and it appears that Ms. Miros, gave you incorrect information at the time you requested. I have pulled a full accounting in your case as well as Ms. Drake s case and after going through both accounts thoroughly you had a balance due of $490.00. This number is based upon the total payments received by this office compared to the total charges billed. Further, on an earlier invoice prior to the CPO you have a credit of $824.84, this amount was credited to Ms. Drakes account. I will be contacting Ms. Drake and letting her know that this amount will be reversed and she will need to make payment to this office. Due to the longevity of your relationship with Attorney Wood she has directed me to zero out the amount that you owe this office currently. If you should have any questions please feel free to contact this office and I will set up an appointment and go over the billing directly with you. Sincerely, Bill Pollard Paralegal to orah L. Wood 118 West Perkins Ave. Sandusky, OH 44870 Telephone (419) 626-2939 Facsimile (419) 626-3343 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Forwarded Message ----- To: Bill Pollard <bill.debwoodlaw@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 9, 2014 3:48 AM Subject: Re: Retainer Fee and Drake matter Good Morning Bill - Again...I apologize for getting so upset with you - I realize that you are only doing your job. I won't lie...it is upsetting to say the least. OK...So the $824.84 that was loaned to Jude Drake will be credited BACK to me and she will make payments to you according to this email - correct? It was a great sign that Attorney Wood remembered that my father gave me the money for the retainer. I remember her telling me that it had to be paid upfront!! Trust me... I would NEVER have borrowed money from my father unless I absolutely had to and I had to so that no one knew I had turned in all of the necessary paperwork to leave "on hold". I do have an email that Attorney Wood even acknowledges that if you would need me to send it to you. She answered questions via email (I believe I read part of it to you yesterday). Thanks again.
From: Bill Pollard <bill.debwoodlaw@gmail.com> To: KZ kzak4151@yahoo.com Cc: orah L. Wood <debwood330@cs.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 9, 2014 Subject: Retainer Fee and Drake matter Good Afternoon Ms. Zakerski; Again I am going through several boxes of old receipts and so on. Again orah did tell me that the agreement between you and Jude Drake is on you guys. She will not collect for you on that matter. I have started going through old records but again I have limited time as I also see client in the office. I will continue to sort through all the boxes of past records to rectify this matter as soon as possible. Thanks, Bill Pollard Paralegal to orah L. Wood ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From KZ kzak4151@yahoo.com To: Bill Pollard <bill.debwoodlaw@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 Subject: Retainer Fee and Drake matter Good Morning I was just referencing your previous email where you told me that you were "reversing" that money back to me and your office would be collecting it from her. I understand your time is limited and may take some time. I greatly appreciate all of your assistance. I wasn't aware of that understanding - from what I recall from our meeting - she was to be making payments to your office, not me. It would be easier if we could go by your previous email and reverse it and have her pay you - as I can't garnish her wages, but you can. Just let me know! Thanks again for everything Bill! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: KZ [mailto:kzak4151@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 6:53 AM To: Bill Pollard Good Morning Bill - I haven't heard from you in a few weeks so I thought I would touch base. Last we talked, you were going to go to the Archives, however I also know working for an attorney your time is limited for that. Jude called me the other day - Between YOU and I - did she come in last week and make a payment of $500? She told me that she did and that she has been making payments. To me, there is nothing worse than being lied to - so I thought I would check - not that I'm going to confront her - but I also told her that she had the money - she needed to pay Ms. Woods off immediately. I have never divulged ANYTHING at all that we have discussed. I'm so very sorry to have brought Ms. Drake in. I never thought in a million years that she was this way. UGH!!!! Thanks Bill! Please tell hello and I'm sorry for referring Jude, obviously someone who doesn't pay her bills - would rather spend it on herself. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Bill Pollard <bill.debwoodlaw@gmail.com> To: KZ kzak4151@yahoo.com Cc: orah L. Wood <debwood330@cs.com> Sent: April 29, 2014 Thanks for checking in, yes we have been busy, and yes Jude finally come in and made a payment to the office. I have gotten through some of the boxes in storage but I have quite a few left to check, I have been working on this as well I will be in touch as soon as I get into the boxes that I actually need and not the one that are just busy work.. Thanks again, Bill
-----Original Message----- To: debwood330 <debwood330@cs.com> Sent: Fri, Jun 27, 2014 6:28 am Hi - I know that Bill hasn't been with you but a few years. However...my patience is wearing thin. I'm sure that you never had a problem with Ms. Miros all the years she worked for you. When I contacted you a couple years ago requesting the remainder of my $2010.00 that was left over from the retainer fee you requested up front that I had to borrow from my father, you told me to just leave it on the books for now (Mark had gotten injured in the line of duty) until we knew for sure that things were going to work out. I took your advice and now things are a total mess. I still have the couple of emails that you and I exchanged back in 2009/2010 before he was to deploy. I had filled out all of the paperwork to save myself money and Sandi time filling the stuff out, if you recall. When I recommended Ms. Drake come to you and that she could borrow the leftover retainer fee that I had - she was told it was no longer there. Below is an email I received from Bill, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Dear Ms. Zakerski; orah has asked that I review your account and prepare a check, if any, to return any unused retainer to you via the post office box you provided her. I have reviewed your account several times and it appears that Ms. Miros, gave you incorrect information at the time you requested. -I'm sorry but Ms. Miros worked for you a heck of a lot longer than Bill. I have pulled a full accounting in your case as well as Ms. Drake s case and after going through both accounts thoroughly you had a balance due of $490.00. There is absolutely NO way I had a balance due of $490.00 when I PAID you $2500.00 up front or you wouldn't have corresponded with me, etc... This number is based upon the total payments received by this office compared to the total charges billed. Further, on an earlier invoice prior to the CPO you has a credit of $824.84, this amount was credited to Ms. Drakes account. IF what Bill is saying is true and that I owed you $490.00 then why wouldn't it have been taken from the credit of $824.84? How does this make sense? It doesn't! I'm really not trying to say that his computing isn't right - but come on. Especially since I don't believe Ms. Miros would have sent me an erroneous invoice showing exactly where my retainer went to in 2009/2010 and that I owed nothing - but that you owed me the remainder of my retainer that I borrowed from my father. You stated in an email that we were going to hold off on actually filing anything until Mark came back from Afghanistan and then we would be ready to proceed if need be. You would not have even done $490.00 without my retainer. I brought it in with me the day I met with you in your office. Please - please make this right and send me the $2010.00 that is owed to me so that I can pay back my father. Please send it to 121 S. Edison Dr. Milan, OH 44846. I certainly hope I don't have to wait another 4-6 months. Thank you. Due to the longevity of your relationship with Attorney Wood she has directed me to zero out the amount that you owe this office currently. I appreciate you going to "zero" out my account - but I never had a balance - your office owes me the remainder of my retainer fee that I gave you in 2009/2010. Thank you. ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Wood <debwood330@cs.com> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 5:13 PM Subject: Re: Good Morning : I have instructed my staff to provide me with a full statement in chronological order so that it is easier to analyze. I am also going to get your file out of storage to refresh my recollection of your case. I am not too happy with the accusatory nature of your email, and please be advised that Sandi was not near perfect, as demonstrated by the fact she no longer works here. I have asked you repeatedly to provide me with a receipt, which you should have received from Sandi if and when she received your payment. (DEB NEVER ASKED ME FOR A RECEIPT BILL ASKED IF I HAD ONE AND I TOLD HIM I DESTROYED EVERYTHING AS I DID NOT WANT ANY REMINDERS OF A VERY DISTROUGHT TIME IN OUR MARRIAGE HE SAID THE PERFECTLY UNDERSTANDS AND THAT MS WOODS DOES RECOLLECT MY FATHER GIVING ME THE MONEY AND WILL MAKE THINGS RIGHT) I am not going to debate your recollection, but I am going to rely on my records. I am very busy, as always, and will get back to you at my earliest availability. Wood
-----Original Message----- To: debwood330 <debwood330@cs.com> Sent: July 1, 2014, I apologize and absolutely do not mean anything accusatory by my email. I have the invoice (attached) and email Sandi sent to me, when I contacted you asking for the monies left over to be returned. I wanted to make sure I had my ducks in a row before I contacted you. You and I had spoken then and you recommended that we just hang on to make certain things will be fine. Bill did state that you had spoke with him and you recollected that I had borrowed money from my father for the retainer fee. As I told Bill - I've been looking for the receipt, but I also destroyed my documents as my husband and I have worked things out and he's extremely apologetic and understands how much he put me through and wishes he could take it all back. Again, I apologize for if my email seemed accusatory. I understand Sandi was not perfect. This is the first time that I've been asked to provide you with a receipt. I understand that you are very busy, as is your staff. When you and I and Jude sat down at the conference table, you even acknowledged the fact that I still had my retainer left over from 2010-2011 and you had believed some left from way back in 2000 ish. That's why I was going to let her borrow the money knowing that she would have to come up with perhaps $1000.00 on her own. Thank you for your assistance and please see attached. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- To: debwood330 <debwood330@cs.com> Sent: August 5, 2014 Fw: Invoice from Law Office of orah L. Wood Good Morning - This is the email that was sent from your office to me from Sandi prior to me calling you requesting that you please refund my $2010.00. You recommended that I wait as Mark just had back surgery in January to make sure everything was going to be good with he and I. I did that. Please refund my $2010.00 that is owed to me within 14 days, or I will have no other recourse then to file a grievance with the Supreme Court of Ohio. Thank you Zakerski INVOICE RECEIVED FROM ATTORNEY S OFFICE IN 2010 FROM LEGAL ADMIN ASST OF 17 YEARS BELOW ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Law Office of orah L. Wood <debwood330@cs.com> Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 2:24 PM Subject: Invoice from Law Office of orah L. Wood Dear : As per your request, please find attached an itemitzed Statement. Our records show that you have a $2,010.00 credit on account. Please let me know if you are unable to open the attached file. Sincerely, LAW OFFICE OF DEBORAH L. WOOD Sandi Miros Legal Administrative Assistant
Invoice
From: Wood <debwood330@cs.com> Sent: August 11, 2014 @ 12:29 pm Subject: Re: Good Morning, I have a new set of eyes looking at your account. I will be in touch with you prior to the 19th. Sent from my ipad ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Wood <debwood330@cs.com>; To: < kzak4151@yahoo.com>; Subject: Your Account Sent: Thu, Aug 14, 2014 2:24:18 PM Dear, I am sending you a letter and a check for $1,185.16 which represents (1) the $2,500 credit card payment made on 12/17/2009, (2) less the $490.00 in work performed from December 7, 2009 to February 19, 2010; and (3) subtracting the amount you authorized to be transferred to Ms. Drake. As I told you, I enlisted the help of my new employee, who now has been designated as Collections Manager, and has a good working knowledge of my system. As I told you before, some of the recordkeeping that Sandi did not conform to QuickBooks usual usage. Therefore, it was difficult to find what we were looking for. Talon has found the documents we needed to piece together what occurred 4-5 years ago. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Aug 14, 2014, at 4:46 PM, KZ <kzak4151@yahoo.com> wrote: Hi, I thank you. The money for Jude was money that was still in my account from back in 2000 per Bill -when we filed restraining order and my mom loaned me the money and came with me to see you. Therefore, I should be receiving a check for the full $2010.00 based on the $2500.00 minus the $490 = $2010.00. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: orah Wood <debwood330@cs.com> To: KZ <kzak4151@yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2014 4:59 PM Subject: Re: Your Account, I disagree. As you said, Bill was incorrect, and I am certain we are square, now. I wish you the best into the future. Sent from my ipad On Aug 15, 2014, at 6:06 AM, KZ <kzak4151@yahoo.com> wrote:
Good Morning - I never said that Bill was incorrect. What I did state was that he was incorrect in the fact that all I was owed was the $824.84. That money was from the prior CPO that I had on credit from 2000. I am still owed my $2010.00 from the money that I paid to you in 2009. Thank you (please see below emails reflecting Bills emails to me) Please send check in full $2010.00 to 121 S. Edison Drive, Milan, OH 44846 so that I can return that money back to my father by the 19th. Thanks again. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: orah L Wood <debwood330@cs.com> To: KZ <kzak4151@yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2014 8:54 AM Subject: Re: Your Account At one time that was true, but Bill took bits and pieces out of the records, because he is not familiar with the program. That amount was likely used for your other case and the many and very lengthy calls and office visits. I have sent you a letter with a check for the appropriate amount. Our business is concluded. Sent from my iphone ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***Seems strange that she throws her employees under the bus it s never any fault of her own. First she had absolutely no record of it then all of a sudden when I send her an email stating I will be filing a grievance all of a sudden she can produce the receipt, record, invoice, etc Above she states That amount (from 2000) was likely used (so she doesn t have any idea no records nothing? In other words, she has held onto my $824.00+ for 14 years now and never said one word about it. If it were a credit card company, they would have sent a check for the remaining balance. There seems to be a pattern perhaps? At the end of her letter sent to me attached with the check she states I trust that this should conclude the matter between us. I know it has taken some time to get to this place, but a business is only as good as its employees. (again throwing them under the bus even though her Legal Admin. Assistant worked for her for 17 years and then quit)