Ruling voiding retention agreements and financing agreements, order disgorgement of fees, and imposing sanctions against MyAZLawyers, PLLC, Candace Kallen, EZLegalFees, LLC and Katherine Kiesel

Arizona Bankruptcy Court Order – issued February 3, 2025

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any and all retention, fee, and financing agreements, including all Promises to Pay, between Ms. Kallen, My Arizona Lawyers, EZ Legal, and Ms. Kiesel, and any and all debtors on the Case List, are void.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that My Arizona Lawyers and Ms. Kallen shall collectively disgorge $1,644,566.00 to the Clerk of Court via a check payable to “Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court,” to be held in the Court’s registry, in a non-interest-bearing account, pending further Court order.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any unpaid amounts allegedly owed to My Arizona Lawyers, Ms. Kallen, EZ Legal and/or Ms. Kiesel by or on behalf of the debtors on the Case List pertaining to their respective bankruptcy cases (the “Debtor Obligations”) are cancelled.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that My Arizona Lawyers, Ms. Kallen, EZ Legal, and Ms. Kiesel, individually or through any entity, are prohibited from engaging in any collection efforts and/or accepting any payments of the Debtor Obligations.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Ms. Kallen and My Arizona Lawyers are barred and enjoined from filing bankruptcy cases in the District of Arizona for a period of at least two years (the “Two-Year Suspension”). In the event full disgorgement has been made as set forth above, and to the extent Ms. Kallen and/or My Arizona Lawyers want to resume filing bankruptcy cases in this District after the end of the Two-Year Suspension, such party or parties must seek approval from the Chief Judge for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona, with notice to the Office of the United States Trustee.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that EZ Legal and Ms. Kiesel, individually or through any entity, are permanently barred and enjoined from providing any lending and/or financing pertaining to any bankruptcy cases filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that My Arizona Lawyers, Ms. Kallen, EZ Legal, and Ms. Kiesel shall remove any negative credit notations they have placed on the credit reports of any debtors on the Case List, including any negative credit notations indicating late payments or an outstanding balance, within 30 days of the date of this Order and file a certificate of compliance with the Court (the “Credit Reporting Order”).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if My Arizona Lawyers, Ms. Kallen, EZ Legal, and/or Ms. Kiesel fail to timely comply with the Credit Reporting Order, any impacted debtor on the Case List may submit a copy of this Ruling and Order to the appropriate credit reporting agency.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that My Arizona Lawyers, Ms. Kallen, EZ Legal, and Ms. Kiesel shall ensure that no negative credit notations in relation to the Debtor Obligations are placed on any credit reports in the future.

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