The Consumer Legal Group lawsuit picture as of mid-2026 comes down to three matters: a New York Attorney General settlement that shut down the firm’s tenant-defense arm and ordered $172,257 in client refunds plus $35,000 in penalties, a federal Credit Repair Organizations Act class action that was dismissed with prejudice in June 2026, and a Telephone Consumer Protection Act suit that is still pending in Brooklyn federal court. The debt-relief side of Consumer Legal Group, PC (CLG) continues to operate under new leadership.
The New York Attorney General Settlement
On May 21, 2026, Attorney General Letitia James announced an Assurance of Discontinuance (No. 26-013) that forces CLG to close its Tenants Counsel Network (TCN) operation. The agreement took effect May 20, 2026, and requires TCN to stop representing clients and wind up all operations by July 31, 2026.1NY AG. Attorney General James Shuts Down Predatory Law Firm Targeted New York City
The money side of the settlement:
- $172,257 in refunds to former TCN clients, with some individuals receiving more than $3,000.
- A $25,000 civil penalty against CLG.
- A separate $10,000 penalty against Aryeh Weber, CLG’s founding partner and attorney of record.
- A total of $207,257 placed in escrow to ensure compliance.2NY AG. Consumer Legal Group PC Assurance of Discontinuance
Weber must close his law office, divest his shares in CLG, and resign from the practice of law by July 31, 2026. TCN must give at least 60 days’ written notice to all clients with active cases. CLG is barred from telemarketing for five years, and the respondents must notify the AG 30 days in advance if they intend to conduct business with CLG founder Shloime (Solomon) Feig or entities related to him.2NY AG. Consumer Legal Group PC Assurance of Discontinuance
What the Attorney General Found
The AG’s investigation began in May 2024 after complaints from tenants, housing advocates, and the legal community. It concluded that TCN, which had launched in December 2023, ran a deceptive marketing and intake operation that promised legal help it often failed to provide.
Investigators documented that TCN hired a third party to scrape data from the New York City Housing Court’s online filing system and used it to send 35,569 solicitation letters to tenants facing eviction, sometimes before the tenants had received official court papers. The letters carried “URGENT – LEGAL ACTION” stamps and a Massachusetts return address. More than 1,100 of them were signed by “J. Clarksburg,” a person who does not exist and is not licensed to practice law in New York.3Brooklyn Eagle. AG James Shuts Down Predatory Tenant Law Firm
TCN’s inside sales team was rebranded as “Unified Resolutions,” a nominally separate company that was actually managed by TCN, staffed by CLG-payrolled workers, and operating from a CLG-rented office. The team made 21,788 outbound cold calls to tenants, and neither TCN nor Unified Resolutions was registered as a telemarketer in New York.2NY AG. Consumer Legal Group PC Assurance of Discontinuance Client managers steered tenants away from speaking with attorneys before signing up, and in some cases led prospects to believe TCN was a non-profit legal services provider.3Brooklyn Eagle. AG James Shuts Down Predatory Tenant Law Firm
At launch, TCN’s website featured fictional client testimonials, and the firm employed no attorneys with landlord-tenant experience.1NY AG. Attorney General James Shuts Down Predatory Law Firm Targeted New York City Once clients signed up, TCN attorneys frequently failed to appear at scheduled eviction proceedings; the AG counted more than a dozen documented missed court dates. One client, identified as “Ms. E,” petitioned a Housing Court judge for permission to fire TCN after four months because she had never met with an attorney.4Queens Eagle. Predatory Law Firm Shuts Down After AG Investigation
The Federal Credit Repair Class Action Is Over
In 2024, Fatima Senderovic and Jasmin Ahmetovic filed a proposed class action against CLG and Weber in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, Senderovic v. Consumer Legal Group, Case No. 3:24-cv-1326. They alleged violations of the Credit Repair Organizations Act, saying the firm made misleading statements about its ability to fix their credit, charged fees for debt validation before doing the work, and told them to stop paying creditors, which they said led to credit score damage and debt collection lawsuits.5vLex. Senderovic v Consumer Legal Grp PC
On June 13, 2025, Judge Victor A. Bolden dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim and gave the plaintiffs until July 18, 2025, to amend. They did not. On June 1, 2026, the court dismissed the case with prejudice, and final judgment was entered the following day. The class action is permanently ended.6PACER Monitor. Senderovic et al v Consumer Legal Group PC et al
The TCPA Case Is Still Pending
A separate federal suit, Wilson v. Consumer Legal Group P.C., Case No. 1:24-cv-02276, is active in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Plaintiff Chance Wilson sued CLG and Phoenix Debt Pros, Inc. under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and demanded a jury trial. As of June 2024, the case was in the scheduling phase before Magistrate Judge Marcia M. Henry.7CourtListener. Wilson v Consumer Legal Group PC
If You Paid CLG for Debt Relief
The AG settlement’s $172,257 refund pool is for former TCN tenant clients, not for debt-relief customers. Debt-relief clients are not covered by the Assurance of Discontinuance, and the federal class action that sought recovery for them has been dismissed with prejudice.
The Better Business Bureau lists 170 complaints against Consumer Legal Group filed over a three-year period, with 29 closed in the most recent 12 months. The BBB does not accredit the firm and has posted a “Pattern of Complaints” alert on its profile. Consumers describe paying monthly fees of $250 to $401 for a year or two without seeing meaningful debt reduction. Several report being told the firm could eliminate or settle their debts, only to learn later that CLG characterized its work as “legal representation” rather than debt settlement. Multiple complainants say they were advised to stop paying creditors, which instead triggered collection lawsuits and credit score drops. Clients who tried to cancel reported difficulty getting refunds; CLG’s typical position is that its fees are a flat-rate legal retainer for services already performed, such as cease-and-desist letters and dispute documents.8BBB. Consumer Legal Group PC Complaints
One boundary worth noting: CLG does not appear on the Federal Trade Commission’s lists of individuals and companies banned from the debt-relief or debt-collection industries.9FTC. Banned Debt and Mortgage Relief Providers The firm is legally permitted to continue offering debt-relief services.
Who Runs the Firm Now
With Weber’s mandatory departure, CLG’s debt-relief business is led by co-managing attorneys Jack Gross and Jason Rebhun, each holding 25 shares of common stock.2NY AG. Consumer Legal Group PC Assurance of Discontinuance Gross is licensed in New York (since 1987) and New Jersey (since 1988), with no recorded disciplinary history in either state.10Avvo. Jack Gross Attorney Profile The firm’s current address is 1 Liberty Plaza, Suite 401, New York, NY 10006.11Consumer Legal Group. Consumer Legal Group PC The Assurance of Discontinuance specifically permits Rebhun to continue representing Feig as his personal attorney, and all respondents remain bound by the AG’s terms, including the five-year telemarketing ban and an obligation to cooperate with future investigations.