Contact Financial Attorney:
Barr. Garry Biko (JP).
Garry Biko & Associates
Legal Solicitors & Advocate.
Email: gbiko.associates@gawab.com
I need to verify if he is a legal attorney
I'm from California, U.S and they are from there so I'm not sure how I can verify if they are.
2007-05-22 20:25:48 · 8 answers · asked by pretty_kitty_vicki29 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I am in california and these people are from another country thats why I need the advice. Never been to the uk or outside of U.S. so I'm not sure who I can contact about that since their out of U.S.
2007-05-22 21:04:01 · update #1
The Law Society website will confirm if such a firm exists:
http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/choosingandusing/findasolicitor.law
It is a criminal offence in England for a firm to represent themselves as solicitors when they are not so if this firm is bogus your should report them to the Law Society.
It is strange that a solicitor would indicate that he is a JP (Justice of the Peace), an appointment which gives no entitlement to practice law but just to sit as a lay magistrate.
The terminology 'Legal Solicitors & Advocate' is very unusual in England and one would expect a legitimate firm of solicitors to have its own domain rather than the email address that you have displayed.
2007-05-22 20:42:55 · answer #1 · answered by Clive 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are asking you to help them transfer money, or act as a forwarding agent for checks, you can be sure that he is a criminal.
Am I correct in assuming Mr. Biko is in an African country, perhaps Nigeria, or Cote d'Ivorie?
Doc Hudson
2007-05-23 03:38:01 · answer #2 · answered by Doc Hudson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if this is about a foreign lottery or an inheritance its a scam, they set up an email account purporting to be an attorney in an attempt to extract payments. ive just had a look at the www.gawab.com website and its a free email provider, whereas an attorney would have a legal company email address so I would be inclined to say they arent an attorney
2007-05-23 05:32:22 · answer #3 · answered by vdv_desantnik 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try contacting your Fair Trade Department.
2007-05-23 03:28:48 · answer #4 · answered by Bonzo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask to see his degree, maybe proof of bar exam, and state license. You can contact the state attornies office and have him run. At least that is what I would probably do.
2007-05-23 03:46:25 · answer #5 · answered by Crazy LP 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can contact your local Bar Association office and ask. If you are in California, you can search at http://members.calbar.ca.gov/search/member.aspx
2007-05-23 03:49:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get in touch with the Ca. state bar.
2007-05-23 03:29:30 · answer #7 · answered by iko 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try another attorney; get him to find out.
sounds stupid i know but it's one way of finding out.
or ask the police to check.
or hire a private investigator.
2007-05-23 03:34:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋