Reviews

I was referred to Andy Rahtz by a mutual friend to review a situation that I was told by other firms would be fruitless. Right from the start, Andy gave me incredibly helpful advice. He explained things in a way that was easy to understand and gave me hope. Extremely knowledgeable in all the different facets of law surrounding my business case, he answered any questions I had quickly, courteously, and (just as important 😉) accurately. I always felt he always had my best interest in mind and made it a priority to keep me in the loop with the progress being made on my case. I highly recommend Andy and the team at Platt & Westby! Thank you for helping me get justice!

Mr. Westby really knows his stuff, and gave me some excellent advice. I will be back to move forward on my situation.

Rahtz He gave me his undivided attention and seemed to genuinely care. In my experience, it has been very tedious and daunting to begin a conversation with an attorney, especially one at a law firm with other partners, etc. That is, usually law firms won't lend an ear, it seems, unless you pay $100-300 initial consulting fee, which is basically a $15 overview of your case and whether they think it's worthwhile$$$. However, not only was I surprised to see Attorney Rhatz offer a no-cost consultation, but he also kept it "real." He advised me with information that even seemed to work against his assumed interest in profit (i.e., he didn't try to exploit me for money), such as by providing me with self-help research suggestions, and even helped me put together an outline for my case. He didn't want me to lose more money winning with him (he didn't want me to spend so much money to retain him, that even if winning the case, I'd still be at a net negative dollar-loss). He gave me his undivided attention, asked questions that showed he actually paid attention, and was very resourceful with directing me towards credible sources of jurisprudence. What's more, is that he didn't throw me out after 15 minutes, but rather stayed with me until he felt I was sufficiently informed with the material and answers to questions to send me along my way. This man even read through all my notes and connected with me as a person. I also appreciated his aggressive, but civil, nature towards vanquishing the countering party. He is strategic, he is prepared to preempt the countering party's legal arguments by first calling them out himself, and sparks reassurance that he is sedulously and astutely on the case. Obviously, I would recommend attorney R Andrew Rahtz for the aforementioned reasons, despite only meeting with him one time on an preliminary consultation.

I also got bilked out of a one thousand dollar retainer fee for a few ten minute consultations. To make matters worst they started to bill me for more time and late fees after clearly stating that my retainer fee was used and I am done. So I got bamboozled out of another seven hundred dollars. Buyer Beware. WATCH OUT.

We had an extremely complex Chapter13 case. Filing bankruptcy was an extremely agonizing decision but hiring Platt and Westby to represent us was probably the smartest decision I’ve ever made. Throughout the entire 5 years, Harvey Platt, Bryan Eastin, Thomas Karvel, and especially paralegal Dorothy Bain treated us with dignity and respect. If I could give Platt and Westby, P.C. “6” stars, I would. Trust me, if you need to file bankruptcy…nobody will get your back like Platt & Westby, P.C.

I am writing this review so this does not happen to anyone else. This Harvey Platt individual also rents out personal properties that he has purchased. Smart, but you do have to watch out for people who will take advantage of you. If you start to look into renting one of his properties i would not recommend it. I did a lot of research in regards to verbal agreements (next time I will get it in writing) and to my findings they are almost as binding as a written agreement. Mr. Platt verbally agreed that we would receive our deposit back if the property was returned in it's original condition. Well me and my family lived there for sometime and when we left we thoroughly cleaned, painted and touched up what needed to be. He himself said that everything was fine with the property and when my wife asked when we should expect a check for our deposit he said our obligation to this property was complete. Later my wife called and asked him if he was going to honor his VERBAL AGREEMENT to pay us our security deposit and he said it would not be wise of him to do that. Mr. Platt being a lawyer it would be wise to honor your verbal agreements. If you are reading this and are thinking of conducting business with Mr. Platt......I would think again. I hope this never happens to anyone else.