Hello, I'm in need of legal advice. My mother passed away last year - her house went into foreclosure and was sold last month. I was contacted by a law firm in Irvine California a week ago claiming they were working on her estate. Olympia Law PC claims there is $70,000 in excess funds after the loan was paid out. For a fee of 35% of the payout they will try to recover the funds. Is this a known scam? I'm assuming they should be avoided. My mother had nothing to do with setting them up as her attorney before she passed away. Can someone advise if it's possible to re-coupe excess funds after a house has been taken and sold by the bank? Is there a way of checking if there are excess funds? if so, what is the process? There is a life insurance policy as well - I have no idea where to look to find the insurer. I don't have her social security number or death certificate.