Reviews

This is not a review of the law firm, but it is a review of Geoffrey Gardner, now an associate of BHGR. While at Jorgenson, Brownell and Pepin, Gardner was assigned to my real estate litigation in early 2019. He failed to prepare us for a rather hastened mediation in March 2019. Gardner attended the mediation but did not follow up with our concerns on release language needed to finalize settlement. Instead, Gardner concealed the mediator's follow-up email from us, which kept us from learning of the mediator's proposed terms. Gardner went silent for 24 days, after which he misrepresented to us that the other parties had signed off, and we would be compelled to sign a "final" settlement agreement. Gardner had previously informed the opposing parties that we had agreed to their terms and would sign the draft settlement. Gardner later testified in a hearing against us, alleging we had settled. Gardner's negligence and misrepresentation resulted in a botched mediation and 4 unnecessary years of costly litigation. For more information, refer to the 8th District Court's case: 2021CV30214. Not recommended!

Great team!

Horrible attorneys. They only care about money. Thy will not do what is right, but what is easiest for them. Even if you request to review documents or make changes they will not listen or even return calls but file what they want. Never use them

I have known Giovanni Ruscitti for almost 20 years. He and his law firm, Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ruscitti, has represented my business, business partners, and me personally over that time. Giovanni has represented our legal needs on a wide range of matters – some simple, some extremely complex. His knowledge of the law is vast and his dedication and commitment to my needs as a client are always uncompromised, always working diligently to achieve an optimal outcome. I’ve not met, or worked with, a smarter attorney with his diversity and ability to take on any legal issue. He, and his BHG&R partners, have built a fantastic team of attorneys and support staff who supplement his counsel as necessary – truly a team approach to the law. Professionalism, dedication, responsiveness, ethics, and reliability are key characteristics to any successful business relationship. I have always appreciated the manner in which Giovanni and his team have exemplified these attributes throughout the past two decades of our doing business together. It is a pleasure working with someone so dedicated to upholding these values, and instilling them in those around him. Giovanni is a valued and trusted legal and business partner – I look forward to the next two decades of a very successful relationship with him.

I have to agree with these other reviewers. This firm needs to have a hard look at some of their behaviors. I was their client for 5 years. I formed my opinion based on some of the issues I experienced and observed such as what I deemed as: Overbilling. Bullying. Subpar partners. Numerous mistakes. They made numerous mistakes but one of those mistakes opened me to legal action in another state. I actually had a contempt filing against me having nothing to do with me personally but actually due to a mistake made by Giovanni Ruscitti and his team (they say it wasn't a "mistake" but other lawyers disagree). Originally, Giovanni said he would fix it but that case is still outstanding and now Giovanni does not seem to be taking responsibility. I feel scared and overwhelmed as it was something my attorneys did and not me but since I'm the client, I got named on the complaint. I am hopeful he will protect me and pay whatever it costs to defend this issue. I think they have a serious problem of overbilling and were accused by others of overbilling me. Although the issues were varied, one is example is on multiple occasions I was given estimates and then the attorneys billed me for time that exceeded the estimate. In at least one case, this was by a large amount. Billing issues made for a very uncomfortable environment for me, one where trust was an ongoing issue. To be clear, this issue was related to billing from other lawyers in the firm, not Giovanni. The firm hires at least some of the children of the founding partners. All I'll say is you might want to check into the dynamic of accountability at the firm before hiring them. I felt the Managing Partner in particular, Giovanni Ruscitti, was bullying to me in multiple settings. It was difficult on me emotionally. Overall, I would say there are serious issues that need to be addressed. I often considered leaving but felt it was not in my best interest and that it would prejudice my cases given the nature of the stalking and level of invasion into my private life.

We hired Tasha Power to take on some of our legal matters. She portrayed herself as a top notch lawyer, in return we got someone who waited until the night before she was due to get us a response to even start reviewing our information (Yeah we tracked when you "tried" to access the files) - Like cramming for a bar exam. Go anywhere else. She even had the audacity to charge us more then the rate discussed. Her billing is a joke and we even question the amount of time she billed for as there is NOTHING to back it up. Go ANYWHERE ELSE.

In business and with personal matters sometimes you need legal advice and so far BHGR have been my go to. Pat Perrin has been working with me to get my business established and my trademark federally registered. He and his assistant have made the process simple and straight forward and has elevated a little stress in doing so! Thanks for the help. You have made me a forever client and I will refer your business to all of my friends and family!

Scott is the best

This is an excellent firm with top attornies and assistants. Very professional, but with a relaxed Boulder vibe with the staff. Right on the Pearl St. mall, so whether the news is good or bad, distractions await if you want to celebrate or commiserate. Mr. Jon Banashek is excellent at his profession and I highly recommend him.

I worked for a year and a half with Tasha Power on a 3rd party insurance claim. I found her to be a very kind person but the legal work was ineffective. Now I have a deeper understanding that often an insurance company will not give at all (in my case they paid out less after Tasha started working on the claim). I would have liked that advise upfront before paying out out exorbitant fees for work that was detailed, but not strategic. Fifteen thousand dollars later, it was only detrimental and costly to hire this firm to fight an insurance company.