Legal Question in Bankruptcy in Ohio

Perhaps. But it is quite expensive. These cases are not customarily taken on contingency and thus you'll have to come up with a sizeable retainer. For example, we will not get started on a legal malpractice case without a retainer of $5,000. Of course, you may be able to recover your legal fees in the case, but you would have to prevail in order to do so. In the meantime, you'd be responsible for your monthly litigation bills. And I suspect that this is not possible since you are in bankruptcy.

But let me suggest that your lawyer may not be to blame for what happened in your case. You see, lenders have been foreclosing on quite a few properties that they have no intention of purchasing at the foreclosure sale. The reason usually is that the value of the property is insufficient to justify the transaction costs involved in acquiring it, maintaining it and selling it. In some cases, the property is in such bad shape that demolition is inevitable, making it extremely unattractive to acquire. When the lender decides it's not worth it, they just walk away and the person on the deed is left with the property. This appears to be what happened to you. And I'm not sure an attorney can predict with any confidence when the lender will make this kind of decision.

I would suggest that you contact your congressperson to insist on a law that requires lenders to acquire the property upon foreclosure. Then, the property won't be trashed and landowners won't be left holding the bag.