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Nancy was paying her bills one Saturday when she found a credit card bill from an unfamiliar company. The balance was already charged past the stated limit. Nancy immediately called the company to alert them to the fraudulent credit application—she had never applied for this card and, of course, never used it. About a year later, Nancy was shocked to find that the company was suing her for that original balance plus the year’s interest. A volunteer attorney from the King County Bar Association’s Volunteer Legal Services program represented Nancy in her case. Because the company had never provided proof of purchase for the charges, the attorney was able to protect Nancy from unjust consequences that would have been financially devastating.