<prompt> Human: Almost 15 years ago I purchased an special system for my house for 1500. The salesperson included a bunch of extras as part of the contract, and I she said Id make x payments of y to the company to pay it off. The system was installed, but it turned out most of the extras were nothing like what was represented by the salesperson. I made the payments, but it turned out that they didnt go to the company but to one of those revolving credit companies at a high interest rate, and so at the end of the term, I still owed the original amount according to the finance company. It also turned out that the company that sold me the device were not licensed to, and the 25year warranty that came with it was worthless because there sales license had been revoked by their supplier before they sold me the device. The company that sold me the device were in the news for fraud and apparently had been prosecuted and lost, but I did not personally receive any info from them.The finance company secured a mechanics lien against me at 7 interest years ago, which I was unaware of for some time. To the best of my recollection, Id never directly signed a loanfinance contract with them I suspect the sales lady forged the documents, but I did make payments to them. The finance company reported to the credit bureaus for years saying that I was making monthly payments of 100, but that I was in default--this was five or more years after Id had any contact with them. It seems to me they were just refreshing the debt? In any case, it eventually fell off my credit report but it did cost me years of bad credit and high interest rates, etc.Now they are saying the interest has accrued to about 15k, and they say the have filed a complaint and are suing for that amount.What can I do? I feel I need to get a lawyer, but I dont know what kind or how to find one?15k for something that was originally 1.5k and not even delivered as promised in the contract seems outrageous to me.Assistant: You dont need advice from us.You need advice from a lawyer.Go find a lawyer.Human: Ive pretty much decided that, but I was hoping someone whos had experience would know the type of lawyer. The only ones Ive found so far work for the plaintiff, or are bankruptcy specialists.  <response>: They call themselves collections lawyers.Any lawyer can handle this, technically speaking. Collections lawyers specialize in this type of situation. If you have an existing attorney relationship, consult them first, Id guarantee they at least have a referral if theyre not comfortable with this themselves.You are far beyond internet help, please seek real legal guidance. You might very well be in the clear, but if handled poorly, you might be on the hook for the 15k and whatever fees they want to tack on. You wouldnt be the first person to be burned twice by one scam. 