Reviews

I have been active with Mr. Black for 7 years. He is hard to talk to because he is constantly working...but, once you do get one on one with him he will assure you that you are being well represented. He has stepped in so many times on my behalf to get the care I need, but, I had to be active WITH him. Just like the doctors today, you must be fully committed along with them, you are not their only client! How did I get past the "gatekeepers"? Persistence! And I told Mr. Black..He now has a great, helpful, hard working staff that you can trust to get any message directly to him. He is an amazing, intelligent, relentlessly hard working attorney...work with him for you! Never give up, neither will he!

I was represented by this idiot for a workers comp.back injury..as the previous review said its nearly impossible to actually talk with him...he carried my case for 7 years, I met him 3 times in that span , the initial meeting, the deposition,& at a very informal meeting between him & my former employers lawyers to decide of the case would be accepted as a valid claim...lets keep In mind I am seriously injured, only being relieved by medication, sitting in a folding chair for 6 hours before he finally came out and said they don't think your injury is serious enough..coming to this conclusion by reading 4 different orthopedic reviews all starting I had a 10mm disc herniation at L-5 S-1..of course in the Dr report it said 1cm...they said that was not substantial...this is why I call him inept...1cm or 10mm is just below 1/2 inch.after I have him a very fast and clear math lesson he ran back up & represented this and a room of lawyers were dumbfounded that all their education combined they could not figure this out yet a simple high school grad working retail showed them up..needless to say the next words were good news they are accepting your claim. Keep in mind to get to this point took 8 months after injury. I knew I was in for a long ride. Little did I know it would be a long as it was. 18 doctors, 7 orthopedic specialists in 2 years all agreed what was said 2 months in after first MRI, surgery is needed, yet it took them 2 years to the day of accident to perform surgery...failed surgery, UN-repairable nerve damage. 46% disabled..on top of my issues I CDs not get a hold of him, I finally sent a letter to him demanding attention or I would terminate him as its my right when not being represented properly..as soon as he seen his 15% going out the window he started sending communication to me. I was never given anything but limited W/C pay unlike everything I had the right to, such as a position catered to my limitations and restrictions, no vocational training, almost like they once again forgot it wad a legit claim. By this time I was frustrated, depressed, and at times furious. The deal I accepted was way under what I would have got with an actual lawyer, but I needed to move on with my life. Now the company I worked for, its a retail home improvement giant,I was the best at what I did,7 years of employment & the highest marks in every review. He had a chance to make a name, take down a company for millions, we came no where near that..as a matter of fact to receive the award I did I had to agree to never work there again, which I believe violates W/C rights..but I was done fighting with both my lawyer and their lawyers. I still sit unemployed because of this..can't get state disability, or ssd because I had been out of work so long...needless to say thank good I have family otherwise I would be on the streets with no income..life is hard & these programs are in place to protect you & lawyers are there to fight for you when you can't...I was duped, put on the sideline for 7 years, lost my livelihood, my health had taken several hits, my pride, & essentiallymylife was taken from me because thus man is an inept, unreliable, impersonal man who dies not care about his clients...he robbed me of my life, don't let him do this to you..how he has a rating over 1 is just astonishing.

When I initially spoke to mr. black, he was very nice. after a week of nothing, I called, and the rude secretaries (there are several), said he'd call me back. 2 more weeks of no response. I can't get past the gatekeepers, who just hang up on me..as if my case doesn't pay for their salary!