Joanna Malgorzata Kornafel, experienced Bankruptcy, Business attorney in New Haven, CT with 45 reviews
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Joanna Malgorzata Kornafel

1 Audubon St Fl 3, New Haven, CT

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Ariana paradis

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18 Nov, 2024
It was a pleasure working with attorney Allison Jacobs! She was very knowledgeable and had my best interest during the entire process! I would recommend her to anybody! Her professional and expertise helped me throughout my case! Aside from her helping me she was always respectful and kind! I appreciate her so much! Thank you again!:)
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Joyce voltaire

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17 Oct, 2024
I reached out to Attorney Allison Jacobs with regard to a personal injury case and from the first time we spoke, I felt assured of her competence and professionalism. It wasn't for a year after that first contact that I would reach out again. Atty. Jacobs recalled our initial conversation and was immediately invested in assisting me. She has consistenly demonstrated support, guidence and empathy. She provided a thourough explaination of what to expect and educated me completely as to the variables at play and the protocol and temperature of the court in personal injury cases such as mine. She navigated the case expertly, always consulting with me, and then she negotiated a fair settlement, making certain to be mindful of my satisfaction with what the outcome was going to be. I would be remis if I did not mention that not only was Atty. Allison Jacobs knowledgeable and confident, the entire team at Jacobs & Jacobs treated me with great respect and courtesy and I felt just as good about the skill and professionalism demonstrated by the paralegals and other staff that assisted me with my case. I am grateful to them all for the favorable outcome we all enjoyed with my case. I highly recommend Jacobs & Jacobs, especially Attorney Allison (Allie) Jacobs.
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L. m.

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24 Jul, 2024
I often don't write reviews, but in this case, I want to thank Bruce and his team because they helped out my uncle in the car accident that he had. Thankfully because of Bruce and his team, everything came out very well, and my uncle was happy with the final result of the case. I was the one to recommend to my uncle this professional law firm, as they had also helped me with a previous car accident case that I had and I was happy with the result, so I recommended this law firm to my uncle.
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