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06 Jul, 2014 by Anonymous
As a mediator, 'Shel' dragged out our divorce case for over one year and over $100,000. In the end, he made decisions that were in direct opposition of what either my ex spouse or I wanted, and most tragically, created undue chaos for our children. For reasons that are still unclear to me, he created a rotating parenting schedule for our somewhat large family, that includes 2 individuals diagnosed with ADHD. It was, and remains to a certain extent, a nightmare that has had an especially deleterious effect on the children. I will never understand what motivated him to put our family into such a chaotic schedule. I deeply regret that 'Shel' was the mediator for our divorce. His influence will unfortunately follow my children for the remainder of their lives.
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26 Feb, 2017 by Rea johnson
We hired this lawyer to represent our firm in a subcontractor breach of contract dispute on 1/18/2016. We then proceeded to an unsuccessful mediation with the subcontractor. I hired the lawyer since he was considered a mediation expert by his peers but after the unsuccessful mediation, I would disagree. Thereafter he withdrew as my attorney mainly because he wanted me to settle for a large amount of money without providing a viable reason to settle. When I hired him initially, I was very clear that we may proceed with the trial if we had an unsuccessful mediation. By him withdrawing without a good and specific reason made us look unfavorable to the judge. The judge thought something had to be wrong with us as the client when the lawyer withdrew from the case. It also left us very vulnerable where we had to rush to find new representation when we needed dire help to avoid adverse consequences.
Also, this lawyer did not take the time to help solve our problem. We had to come up with our own solution which cleared the cloud on the property and we were able to get ALL undisputed subs paid. Ultimately, we did successfully settle with the disputed sub but at a much lower amount with a highly ethical and experienced lawyer.
Can a lawyer withdraw from a case? Yes, but this can create ethical issues when I believe this lawyer withdrew for other reasons unknown and unclear. Disagreement of when to settle should not be used as an excuse to withdraw from a case. Unless the client is willfully refusing to pay or there are reasons which are more specific which both parties fundamentally disagree, I believe that the attorney has an obligation, ethical or moral, to finish out the representation.
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18 Feb, 2011 by Lorene
Sexual assault survivors require specifically educated, sensitive counsel, which former Judge Brookhover did not meet. We terminated our services with him over one year ago and do not recommend him. Our experience was an unnecessary re-victimization, resulting in an attempted suicide. We do not want anyone else to experience a similar detriment to their health, while in such a highly vunerable state.
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28 Jun, 2012 by Anonymous
I had the opportunity to meet Mr.Gaston who was handling a criminal case for my cousin. Not only has my cousin been incarcerated in the Harris County Jail since November of 2011, but not one motion has been filed in the court. Attorney Gaston has reset my cousin's case 7 times with no empathy of her two small children she has left behind. When asked about the case attorney Gaston's response was "Are you paying me", otherwise I have no reason to tell you anything when in actuallity he has already been paid in full. The demeanor of this attorney and his arrogance had me livid because he was speaking to me like I wasn't being calm with him. I explained to him that he would be reported for his behavior. This is not what you hire an attorney to do no evidence to support the claim has been provided by the prosecution, and yet he continues to reset this clearly is not an attorney that has his client's best interest or her children's best interests at heart.
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01 Oct, 2022 by Anonymous
Pamela is a very low quality attorney. Consultation was a rude, overpriced, and generally gave me a bad impression. Will not be happening again.
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03 May, 2024 by Anonymous
This guy showed up at a protest; assaulted and harrassed a girl. you’re a lawyer and should know not to harass and physically hurt people. Don’t work with this guy
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18 Sep, 2014 by Anonymous
Koh's ONLY interest is taking every dime you have with no regard for your interests or, apparently the law. He represents himself as the poster boy for moral rectitude, but in reality he the worst kind of con man and shiester. He is either TOTALLY incompetent, or more likely, actively undermined my interest in the service of his and his firms interests (financial and for future consideration for he and his law firm). I am intending on filing a complaint with the New York Bar Ass. for capturing fees, misrepresenting the law, and literally blackmailing me into accepting an unfavorable settlement. After 5 years and approximately $1,000,000 in legal fees Koh NEVER even obtain basic discovery, including my own account history! I was sued for eviction over $2,253 in unauthorized and fraudulent late fees (in fact late fees were only authorized by the Board 6 days prior to their filing the eviction proceedings), from a $1,350,000 co-op I owned OUTRIGHT. Yet it some how took 5 years and over $800,000 to get my one day trial, and after over $1,000,000 in legal fees Koh never even obtained a copy of my own account history!! He then strong armed me into take a terrible settlement ( threatening to quit every other day while cashing checks for tens of thousands of dollars a month), and pulled a bait and switch! In other words, after charging about $40,000 to negotiate a settlement, Koh, during allocation allowed the defense (I counter sued for damages) to change the terms. When I objected, he cut my off saying (on the record), "this is not the time. We can discuss this later". Her then delayed providing me a copy of the release, which bore NO resemblance to what I was told I was agreeing to, Koh LITERALLY refused to address my concerns or enforce the terms he was paid over $40,000 to negotiate, and threatened to resign, leaving me with no representation if I didn't sign.
RUN AS FAR AND AS FAST AS YOU CAN!!!! How I wish I had!!!!!
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27 Jun, 2013 by Anonymous
Refused to file for default judgment when defense missed response deadline. then refused to amend a pleading to avoid 12(b)6 "failure to state a claim." Case dismissed: some claims with prejudice and the rest are now past the statute of limitations. Refused to quickly file a motion for reconsideration and assert right to R15 leave to amend. Refused to use resources or bring another lawyer in to try and fix things. Additionally, he does not have any staff which really hinders anyone's ability to reach him and it really drags things out. Its sad because personally he is enjoyable, probably well intentioned, but he does not engage in adequate follow through. Kind requests for updates receive no response. I worked with him for a long time and I'm disappointed he chose to not perform to the best he is capable of.
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01 Apr, 2019 by Anonymous
He'll take your money, feed you lies and then drops you. Dropped me cause I couldn't pay more. (With an open case of false contempt charges. ) He knew this in the beginning and agreed to wait. Then bails.
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16 Apr, 2019 by Anonymous
Do not have Amy Coopman represent you. She represented me for my employment case and did no research into it beyond the information I provided her. When the time came for my deposition, she was completely unprepared. She was “surprised” by the questions the defense had given me. She then pressured me to settle for much less. In hindsight I wish I dropped her and found a new lawyer. Being involved in a court case is extremely stressful. Don’t be caught in my situation and find a different lawyer.
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11 Oct, 2014 by Anonymous
Arrogant an condescending. I would NEVER hire this female again. She wouldn't talk to me and when I complained she tried to say everything was my fault. Buyer beware - DO NOT USE THIS ATTORNEY!!! For your own good find someone else.
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15 Sep, 2021 by Eric
Coercion, manipulation, unprofessionalism. Just a few terms that fit nicely with Kristine.
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06 Jul, 2015 by Chris
Ms. Gooden was a mediator in my divorce. She accomplished nothing. She spent at least 80% of her time with one side of the matter, mine, and did not attempt in any way to achieve mediation. At the end of the session I made an offer to my ex that was much more generous than what our arrangement was. Ms. Gooden did not discuss that offer with my ex. Ms. Gooden had another commitment and I must assume decided to leave before discussing the offer. If that is the case, that would be malpractice. Opposing counsel knew nothing of the offer so you make your own decision
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23 Feb, 2014 by Jeffrey
Tim Blaine was retained to represent me by my Personal Liability Insurance Company in a matter where I was being sued. I am a retired FBI Agent who is a bonded and licensed private investigator in California. At one point in his representation, Blaine attempted to force me to settle with the plaintiff against my will, but failed in his attempt. The law suit against me was eventually abandoned after I retained other counsel and I paid no settlement in any manner. Tim Blaine's representation of me was lack luster, and in my opinion, he placed his own interests first, his firm's interests second, and my interests last. At one point he was an eyewitness to another attorney's misconduct and took no action to protect me, or my reputation.
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14 Aug, 2023 by Anonymous
She is easily Influence by others. Changes her mind often. Doesn’t do what she says she’s going to do.
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06 Oct, 2023 by Julie
I obviously cannot go into all of the details in a short review, but we unfortunately retained Kelly Bennett for two business cases and they were both hands down the worst experiences we have had with any attorney - ever. In our extensive dealings with her, we found Kelly Bennett to be extremely difficult to deal with, unreliable and ineffectual. She advised us to make moves like filing nonsensical cross complaints, motions, etc that cost us ridiculous amounts of money and got us nowhere (except huge legal fees). We learned the hard way that we mistakenly relied on her detrimental advice and did so for far too long. After you're in a case(s) so deep with an attorney and you've already paid so much money, it's hard to make a switch - even when things are not going well.
She is also obsessed with billing. She sends a bill every 2 weeks like clockwork and she instructs her revolving door of staff to start hounding you for payment literally days after the bill hits your inbox. We've never seen anything like it.
Being involved in legal issues is already stressful enough, and Kelly Bennett makes it exponentially worse with her inconsistent, erratic and aggressive behavior. There is so much more that I could expound upon, but I'll do so after Kelly Bennett comes back with an aggressive response to this review, which I fully expect from her because that is her standard operating procedure.
We have a business and completely understand that some online reviews unfairly tarnish the reputation of a business, but believe me when I say this one is very well deserved. Be aware that she has recently changed the name of her firm from Bennett & Bennett to Sapere Law for some reason.
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23 Oct, 2012 by Anonymous
Phone consult with this person resulted in further Injury. He has 'no clue' how to use FL State Code to Prosecute a criminal act under Color of Law.
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23 Jun, 2023 by Anonymous
I hired Mr Dilley and was sorely disappointed. The defendant filed motions that I was unaware of, I was left mostly in the dark with no real strategy, and I felt as if he was working for the other side. I also felt I was getting ready to lose my case with prejudice - which would have ended all my work to hold the defendant accountable. I do not recommend!
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06 Nov, 2023 by Anonymous
One of the worst attorneys I've ever had to work with. The most disappointing and unprofessional attorney I've ever had encountered. Never had an attorney speak in derogatory terms and speak with complete disregard for clients needs. I would never ever recommend this disgraceful so called attorney it their law firm. Stay as far as you possibly can from this this firm and you will save yourself the unnecessary headache.
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06 Feb, 2021 by Anonymous
Greedy-just took money, but frustrated with delays and lack of actual concern about case. He also seemed outdated about employment law and I did not trust his judgment-
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14 Oct, 2021 by Jan serrano
35 years of career and no reviews. I should have read the signs when I looked you up for representation. He is a total embarrassment for the attorneys who performed with high standards. He barely knows the law system. As matter fact the only thing that keeps him alive are the connections in different agencies who he uses and still can not win a case. I would rather represent the case by myself than having this person representing me. He is a total ashamed. 35 years wasted. You know where to contact or call him or find him because he works for several firms. He would do much better in Publix filling up the bags than he does as an attorney. www. Publixjobs.com
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09 Dec, 2020 by Amanda
He was hired by my old landlord and I guess he didn't do his homework correctly because he sent a letter to both me and my prior ex-boyfriend who stalks me by the way. It took me two years to escape the mess and abuse in California I moved to another state and try to keep my new life hidden from my ex who was physically abusive which was why I left California in the first place but somebody named David K Compton decides to send a letter to both of us giving both of our new addresses and work information in there to where my ex can now see where I live do what I'm doing and where I work and I will sue him for HIPAA violation because I have a restraining order against my ex and now he knows everything about me thank you maybe next time you should do your homework if something happens to me you are responsible .
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18 May, 2015 by Tim
In his defense I suppose I should say that Gary does not claim to be up to date on the laws of California, in fact he readily admits that he is not the man to ask if you are seeking to arrive at a settlement based on accepted standards in our state. Gary might be more successful if he would listen before starting tell you his vision of what your post marital landscape will look like.
In my case, at our first meeting, before getting to know the reality of our financial situation, he asked my soon-to-be-ex if she would rather "rent or own" a place to live in Mill Valley. Mind you, she had brought no assets to our relatively short-lived marriage but now was focused on the expectation that a divorce would make her a homeowner in one of the priciest communities in the United States. After asking how much she would need to live in the utopia he proposed, Friedman ran a tortured series of ever-more impossible calculations trying to make our incomes add up to the lofty figure that the vision would cost.
After the mediation crashed and burned and my once-wife threatened to throw herself off the Golden Gate bridge, she sought out the most aggressive and dishonorable lawyer she could find still hoping to make the vision Gary Friedman planted in her a head a reality. When all the ensuing expense, bitterness and vitriol played itself out, our mundane financial reality guided the terms of the final settlement.
If mediation is meant to provide an amicable and fiscally responsible alternative to litigation, Gary Friedman's reckless and irresponsible approach makes a peaceful outcome nearly impossible. In my case turned out to be a counterproductive nightmare.
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14 Jul, 2014 by Anonymous
Do not hire this attorney!! I wish I had been forewarned. He seemed ethical, but he could not have put forth less effort on my behalf!! It was as if he was working for the other side!! He really was totally useless in terms of doing any kind of research and investigation into the case. He NEVER appeared to remember the details or main facts of the case, despite my telling him EACH TIME we met, through multiple depositions over two years!! Frankly, he was atrocious as far as providing any kind of legal assistance. However, he was always polite, soft spoken, well mannered, and well groomed. It depends what you are looking for, I suppose.
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27 Oct, 2018 by Anonymous
She thoroughly botched the job of PC when she was assigned, spending many months and thousands of dollars, ultimately failing to protect my children.
I had to go to court to have her removed from the case early and then spend more time and money unravelling the damage she did. Ultimately I prevailed and we are on a better track, but in my opinion Nanette had a hard time transitioning from being a Judge to a Parenting Coordinator. She brought very little that was productive to the table.
I am writing this review in lieu of filing a formal complaint with the State Bar, I honestly don't have the energy, or enough bitterness to do this woman professional harm. She is in the twilight of her career and I'm certain there is a role for her somewhere, I just wouldn't engage her as a Parenting Coordinator.
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20 Oct, 2020 by Gary smith
I consulted with DeBebarbari on help to move to Italy. He was not helpful in any way. In fact he provided me with a short letter with misinformation and useless advice. I wrote to him with my complaint; his immediate reaction was to cash the $250 check I had made out to him. I would never recommend this attorney.
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05 Mar, 2020 by Brian
I contacted James Kohl in late January for a 144 legal opinion, as he was the new attorney for the public company. After supplying all of the supporting documents, I continued to follow up on progress and received roughly 1 email per week that he was busy, out of the office or working on it. On March 5th, I had to cancel the request due to no replies.
I have had roughly 30 144 legal opinions done in the last 5 years through the previous corporate counsel and never waited over 48 hours to receive them.
I feel this behavior is completely incompetent and has caused over $25,000 in losses due to his untimely conduct.
Great news is I found out anyone can write a legal opinion and does not have to be from corporate counsel, so I contacted a reputable attorney and received the legal opinion within 24 hours after providing all of the documentation that I had sent James Kohl.
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10 Mar, 2016 by Kimberly
My child was permanently injured for life. Accepting Stephen Rathke was the worst decision of my life. This lawsuit was against a powerful drug/ formula company. He had years to work on this case. On the plane trip to arrive for the case the next day he still did not know some of the most important information needed to try the case. He did not even understand or know how to lay the required foundation to get the evidence to the jury. The Judge threatened to throw him in federal prision at one point during the trial. He dudnt even offer me the plantiffs a seat at the plantiffs table. After I testified I was sat in room as a audience member. He wouldn't allow my child who is diabled, the very reason for the case to come to court. I saw a document presented and given to the jury that had been altered. I had the original document in my hand. He wouldnt say anything about this. He sat in his chair with his chair turned away from the judge. He seldom objected to obvious things he should have. After day 3 of the trial I questioned if he was working for me or the other side. I told him before the trial he was not ready. That we would lose. He needed to delay the case. So I could find a attorney. He was so incompetent. He would not listen to me at all. I feel I could have won the case without him. My child and I live knowing justice was not served. This man should step down from doing any work that involves the welfare of others. His memory is very bad.
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24 Oct, 2019 by Anonymous
I personally had a terrible experience with him and had to get a new lawyer in middle of my divorce which cost me so much money but it was the best decision I made.
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08 Nov, 2021 by Sarah
Edward Krugman is mediocre at best. Concerned more with his hair than his clients outcomes, Krugman has a real tendency to go for the cases where he gets his pockets padded the most. Want an unscrupulous lawyer? Who might screw YOU over if it was advantageous to him? Then Krugman is for you.
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