Bankruptcy of Tokyo Minerva Law Office Formed a defense team for victim relief July 31 13:35
The lawyer's "Tokyo Minerva Law Office" went bankrupt without repairing the overpayment that was supposed to be returned to the person who had borrowed from consumer finance etc. Launched a defense team.
115 lawyers from 32 prefectures nationwide participated in the defense team and held a conference at Kasumigaseki, Tokyo on the 31st.
Tokyo Minerva Law Office actively used TV commercials and was recruiting clients from all over the country to claim overpayment of debts and claim benefits for patients with hepatitis B. Last month, bankruptcy proceedings began. It was.
According to the Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association, which is conducting the investigation, the overpayment that should have been returned to the client has not been returned, and there is a suspicion that a total of 3.1 billion yen was misappropriated.
After August 1, the defense team for damage countermeasures will accept consultations from victims via telephone and website, collect debts through the bankruptcy trustee, and consider criminal charges.
“I'm very upset about this situation as a lawyer. I would like to understand the actual situation while trying to be close to the victim and seek relief,” said Koji Niisato, the chief defense officer.