Joe DownsCEO & Co-Founder, Belrose Storage Group. Founder, Storage Moguls.

Use associations & community to shortcut to the right lawyer

25 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief advisory, the speaker outlines a three‑step approach to locating an attorney experienced with abandoned boats, RVs, and other vehicles. First, he recommends contacting the executive director of your state’s self‑storage or marina operator association, as these groups routinely track which lawyers have handled such cases and can provide a direct referral. Second, he suggests leveraging the Storage Moguls community—an online network of operators—where members who have recently navigated abandoned‑asset situations can name the attorneys they used and share outcomes. Finally, he advises pre‑screening any prospective lawyer by scheduling a paid 30‑minute consultation to assess their expertise and suitability before committing to full representation.

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Your state's self-storage association, marina operator associations both deal with abandoned vessels and vehicles and typically know which attorneys in the state have handled them. One call to the association executive director should produce a referral. The Storage Moguls community is also, might be your fastest path in most markets. An operator in your state who's navigated an abandoned boat and RV situation knows exactly which attorney handled it, how the process went, whether they'd use them again. So just ask them in the community. If you join, you'll have the community resources before you search cold. Interview them, uh, before you need them by scheduling a 30-minute paid consultation with a candidate attorney.