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11 May, 2023 by Anonymous
Does dirty, shady work. Is never compassionate. Does not send proper notification, never mails statements, goes behind your back. Don't hire, don't patronize his business.
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24 Apr, 2024 by Bryan
I found attorney Nestor Javier Lopez-Garcia through a Legal Aid referral notification when requesting legal assistance for my type of case. I was seeking representation after my initial civil case was concluded against my apartment complex [Artisan Luxury Apartments | Location: 8701 W. Parmer Lane] [Case #1JC-21-0454]. While I lived there, I rented a garage port that was tied into my lease agreement. While still in my lease, they leased out my garage to a new resident, and reported my items as abandoned. I filed a civil suit against them, and won a settlement amount; however their attorney made a countersuit about water damage on the carpet, which was the result from the big winterstorm that happened around 2021.and was related to the winter storm that displaced most of the people in my building. After that situation happened, there was no maintenance work done to repair my floor in the unit. I realized that this countersuit could be a tactic to mitigate the settlement. The settlement I won therefore was reduced after they won their countersuit against me. I filed an appeal, and realized that I needed professional help, because I realized how unprepared I was to counter-argue the opposing side's claim. I came into contact with Nestor J. Lopez, Esq. (Loc: Law Office of Nestor J. Lopez, PLLC). Which I found through Texas Legal Aid service. The issue that Mr. Lopez caused me was not appearing for my appeal hearing, & advising me that I did not have to appear myself. This caused the opposing side to win a Final Judgment at the County Court at Law #4 [No. 22-0869-CC4]. I had the opportunity to open a new case, but within that 30 day window Mr. Lopez did not file a new case on my behalf, and failed to provide me the information I needed to get him off my case, which would have allowed me to get someone else to open a new case for me. I had grounds to reopen a new case, but since Mr. Lopez was listed as my lawyer on file, then he would have to do so, which he never did. I filed a CDC grievance with the "Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel" [Re: 202207630] and provided them a detail papertrail & timeline of the events that lead to my outcome. After the hearing they found cause to provide disciplinary actions on him. He was required to complete mandatory courses, and has since been reinstated as of April 10, 2024. I am writing this review for anyone needing honest feedback before making a decision. I believe that people need resources & feedback to make informed decisions. I have vetted this review to make sure I have cobberating information to support everything I stated.
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01 Nov, 2015 by Melanie
This attorney completed my divorce filing in 2010. I did not receive vital information that would have affected how I handled a credit card on the divorce fiiling. That oversight ultimately left me vulnerable to the future spending of my ex husband. When approached for assistance, she was unresponsive and detached. I was not, at the minimum, advised to seek a settlement that followed state guidelines. I lost tens of thousands of dollars in possible child support over the last 5 years. I was not advised to have the money directly taken from his check. When he stopped paying, it was extremely costly to go after that money. I am in the process of re-doing the divorce, costing me thousands more dollars. I would strongly recommend against hiring her for any legal representation.
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06 Jan, 2017 by Anonymous
She is definitely not the wonder I was told she is. And, she definitely cannot handle hard cases. She never does what she promises to do. She won't return your calls or texts. And, she is never prepared for court. Overall, I would never recommend her to anyone.
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15 Aug, 2023 by Anonymous
Mr. Conway was moonlighting defending people who were facing civil commitment. I found him to be dishonest and apathetic. While his dishonesty was not material to the outcome of my case, at the time, I was really put off and felt I was railroaded. I suggest getting anything he promises to do in writing or just avoid hiring him.
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24 Jun, 2021 by Anonymous
I was assigned this attorney by Judge David Bruffett in Cicero, New York. This attorney and Judge Bruffett are friends. After being assigned I experienced an almost three year battle to get this attorney relieved as my assigned counsel. He was condensending, arrogant, and in league with the judge and DA's office to get me convicted. He did absolutely nothing on my case but email me a one (1) page undated Discovery request, and nothing else besides showing up in court. We exchanged many emails in which I suggested an investigator, preserving evidence at the police precinct (videos) and a myriad of things which he ignored. I truly believe he was involved in a conspiracy to have me convicted. After almost three (3) years of battling with my court appointed attorney, I found out he was fired from Legal Services for failing to do any work on his defendants cases including mine. Thank God. I witnessed him speed when leaving the court and I recorded him. When I confronted him about his speeding he said he was "entitiled to speed" due to his "years of service as a public defender." Hmmmm...really? He thinks he is above the law and does not have to do work despite receiving payment for his services by the County. This man accused me of being prejudice towards him for being Jewish and old. I told him I serve a Jewish Messiah as a Christian and was not prejudice against anyone especially people of the Jewish faith. I do not recommend hiring him especially after being fired from Legal Services. I was forced to file an Attorney Grievance Complaint for his failure to zealously represent me. It is being considered and I believe I presented enough credible evidence to back up my claims. Do your due diligence before hiring this attorney and check into his background. Dav Savlov his former boss was forced to reveal his firing to me. He prejudiced my case by failing to do any legal work of substance and by having me do my own motions and legal work. I have faith I will be exonerated but it was a hard journey dealing with ineffective assistance of counsel. Again, I warn you, be careful and think twice before hiring this attorney. He is toxic and has severe issues.
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13 Aug, 2022 by Peggy
I met Joanna at a domestic violence meeting, in 2000. Joanna arrived there with two of her late father’s secretaries, to give a (coached) speech to victims of domestic violence. Joanna was well- rehearsed & she convinced a few of us to hire her, to represent us , in our respective court cases. It didn’t take long for me to see her fraudulent facade. Joanna could not handle herself, in a courtroom. Each court appearance, she brought along 2-3 seasoned attorneys, from her late father’s law firm, to do all the talking for her. Joanna LIED to me about her skills, experience and qualifications. Joanna also failed to disclose that she was FIRED from her law school internship after 7 months, due to incompetence. This was stated to me by two different attorneys who, at the time, were employed by Joanna’s father, the Late Gary Greenwald. I was also informed by both of these attorneys, that Joanna’s internship required a two year commitment. I am confident that Joanna’s late fathers, pulled some strings and BOUGHT Joanna her law degree! Joanna never worked for ANYONE, other than her late father, presumably, because no one else would hire her. I FIRED Joanna after a few months, because she did not do any actual work on my case, though she was always diligent in finding means to pad the bill. After being repeatedly told by me not to do so, she would continuously call my home, when she knew I was unavailable, leave frivolous messages on my answering machine, then bill me for the calls. Joanna would bill me for HOURS and HOURS of reading time, both from my file and from doing RESEARCH, meanwhile, I saw NO RESULTS, in my case. I threatened Joanna’s late father, Gary Greenwald, with contacting the BAR ASSOCIATION, if the bill padding didn’t stop, my legal bill DRASTICALLY REDUCED & Joanna being REMOVED from my case. Gary Greenwald complied with my demands. Joanna continued to be a thorn in my side, even after Joanna’s father assigned a new attorney to my case. Joanna was caught several times, hanging around outside the attorney’s office, attempting to eavesdrop on case discussions. Joanna was very fortunate, being able to live her entire life of of other people’s earnings. Joanna never earned an honest dime, in her life and neither did her father. Her learned thievery should not be tolerated. Joanna is NOT an honest person. I HIGHLY recommend AVOIDING HER!!!
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05 Feb, 2015 by Anonymous
I'm currently in Family Court. Blackhall is the law guardian for my child but she is far from a guardian. She's one sided and judgmental. And because of her lack of professionalism the most important person she's to look out for falls by the waste side (a child). Blackhall has demonstrated that she is bias and she has the ability to improperly influence the judge to get the results she wants. I would not recommend Blackhall as your attorney for a child or even for a pet.
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29 Dec, 2008 by Anonymous
Never returned phone calls. Never followed through on what he said he was going to do. We had to start all over with a different lawer and more money! Set us back seven months and has caused considerable amount of stress, and aggravation. Not to mention our credibility with our business partners. Would never recommend him to anyone!
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27 Nov, 2019 by Eileen
Jerry will tell you that he works for you. That’s the first lie. Everything in your case is predicated on how little he will do, not do as he is asked within the law, and take your retainer and get this, want more money to do his job. He refused to acquire evidence that would have cleared my name from the asst DA. With nearly $2000 left of my retainer Jerry basically told me to go home like a nice little girl because if I anger the court with my legal request the court could throw me in jail. He then wanted to charge me $600 when there was nearly two grand on my account which he has not earned.
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16 Oct, 2023 by Anonymous
This guy will sue you, tell you to call to resolve, wont answer, then have the sheriff subpoena you. Guess that is why we have our day in court.
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21 Jun, 2012 by Anonymous
This attorney allowed his ego and arrogance to get in the way. We spent way to much money for a small matter. This debt should of been negotiated and settled.
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28 Dec, 2019 by Anonymous
I would not trust him. In my first consultation he said no charge but then charged me. He did absolutely nothing but refused to give me back my deposit when I dropped what I was going to have him work on. He said that he would not do anything until he got $500 and I payed $300 down but stopped because of medical reasons and he refused to give me a refund. So he give me about the consultation fee said he did paperwork that he did not do so I don't recommend anyone to use him because he is not true to his word .
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09 Jun, 2017 by Jamie
We originally had a different lawyer who was great, but left this firm and our case was transferred to Adrienne. In two years, I've talked to her on the phone maybe twice, nothing has been done with our case and she doesn't respond to my inquiries. There have been a lot of excuses and no action, despite paying a sizeable retainer.
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26 Apr, 2017 by Eddiegabriel
I was referred to this very attorney, Reicke Bauman, byanother attorney. After he looked at my case, and decided Mr. BAUMAN WOULD BE BETTER EQUIPPED. BOY WAS HE WRONG! I can't say the same for Mr. BAUMAN, AND WON'T EVER. On 3 occasions Reicke Bauman was less than truthful, and never returned my calls or emailed the info he had promised, one mistrust after another. He went from...I'm optimistic about your case, to dodging phone calls and emails. Then after contacting Mr..Miller to ask, "was this guy real, as you have portrayed him?" Because he not only doesn't do what he says, in my case, he doesn't return calls. You get a crappy cell phone message it seems, with a less than a professional voicemail of him telling you, your not the only client...Well, I can't see him with many...for the way he treats them, (present company included). However; later, I found a very competent, (not working out of his house as it appeared for Mr. Bauman) real Attorney. I feel the sorriest for Mr. Robert Miller, who stuck his neck out, and referred the SHMUCK. Nothing He said, He did...NOTHING! AND IT WAS TOO EASY TO SAY, SIR, I CAN'T TAKE YOUR CASE AT THIS TIME, OR ANYTHING! BUT TO BLATANTLY LIE AROUND EVERY CORNER, AFTER BEING REFERRED, IS SOOOO UN-BECOMING A PROFESSIONAL. HE MIGHT BE GOOD AT WHAT HE DOES...BUT THEIR ARE BETTER I'M SURE, WITHOUT THE LIES.
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20 Dec, 2017 by Anonymous
Do not hire this attorney he is very lazy, unprofessional and he does not go to court dates when required. Because of him I lost my bankrupcy case. I lost my house among other things., none of the cases he handle for me or my friends won., I do not recomend him.
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27 Jul, 2017 by Anonymous
In my case, my car was stolen. The thieves apparently went through a toll and racked up $20 in toll fees. After getting a bunch of letters from his firm, I called to ask what was going on. I quickly realized it was a zombie call center, not a real law firm... The call center staff (not lawyers, of course) were very difficult to deal with. All they wanted was their money. The required that I send a police report. I went to Office Max and faxed the report that the officer gave me. Couple days later I called, since I hadn't heard from James or his call-center zombie army. Apparently, that initial report wasn't good enough for ol' James -- the zombies steadfastly insisted that I send the actual FULL police report. I had to call the police department and get one sent to me ($10). I went back to Office Max and faxed the whole report ($7). Called James -- I mean his zombie call center -- today, and talked to a half-alive, nearly comatose "individual" who informed me that the charges had been erased. Thanks, but a little notice would have been appreciated, after all the headache and expense on my part. So, the total cost of the debt was $33, including late fees (remember, this was a stolen car). I paid $20 (and some headache time) to get the charges addressed, and corrected. James P Harris, I demand that you send me $20 now, or I will charge you a hefty late fee!
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01 Mar, 2021 by Anonymous
This attorney represented an organization I was a board member of. The firm was disorganized - Mr. Treece was always on vacation. The firm was non-compliant including findings by the public utility commission for failure to meet requirements under state law. The firm was inept including mishandling of election processes that had to be redone multiple times because the firm's advice was not in compliance with state law. Avoid this attorney and this firm. They are TERRIBLE.
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28 Aug, 2015 by Anonymous
Don't waste your money with this attorney. Never calls back. Let my case just sit there for 18 months while I continued to ask for a court date. Nothing was being done an I couldn't even get him on the phone. Had to hire another attorney to finish my case.
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22 Sep, 2021 by Sinatra
I used Paul on my Divorce. I ended up with a Divorce Decree that dosen't mention my sole and separate property. Then, want fix his mess. Paul are you and your office please with the way you've represented me? I'm not.
County Court at Law Administrative Assistant with a Law license.
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21 Jul, 2014 by Chris
I tried to hire this lawyer for a traffic ticket. He does not seem to be a knowledgeable about traffic tickets. He said I had to appear in person with him (I have had several tickets dismissed by other lawyers without me being present). Then he said he would accept my case through Hyatt Legal plans. Then he told me not to file an online petition to contest my case. Next, he went silent for several days and would not respond to my emails and phone calls. Finally, he comes back and says he cannot take my case. By this time, the time to file online expired making my case more difficult.
Thanks for absolutely NOTHING!
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29 Oct, 2020 by Shawn joseph
Called the guy asking for a potential new consult and he just asked the name of our company and, in response, said "no thanks" and hung up. He had no idea what the case or consult could even be about.
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15 Aug, 2015 by Nicole
After meeting Mrs. Richards in person I found out she was very rude and unprofessional. As a client I didn't enjoy being talked down to or hearing her talk down to others around her. I choose not to allow her to continue to representing me. The last thing I wanted was for people to view me as being like her. Someone belittling others should not deal with the public in anyway. I was able to see first hand what people say about attorneys are sadly true!
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25 Oct, 2014 by J.b. stell gaines sr.
dvisor whom she gave $1,000.00 w/ witnesses present, Att. Nadine didn't file nor provide us w/ any documentation of what she had done, or was going to do, and made herself "disappear' as she would not accept any phone calls and refused to answer a certified letter to her,...After..we had questioned her concerning the Contract which she termed 'Boiler Plate Contract. She has refused to return "Our" funds, and has caused an 'extremely wrongful delay' of obtaining Plain Justice and the restoration of 'Thousands' of Texas Citizens Constitutional, Civil and Human Rights.
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16 May, 2017 by Anonymous
Hired Zimmerman law firm for my custody case. The first person i spoke to was the office assistant. Explained my case and requested fees. She said Ms Zimmerman was out of town but that she would call her and get back to me soon. She called back stating that could take my case and quoted a fee. It seemed low so i asked what the payments would be. The assistant stated that was the full fee but that if the case turned or more complicate or went of a long time then anticipate i might be asked for then. I paid the fee that day.
I then didnt hear from anyone for always 2 weeks. I was in a panic not knowing if my answer had even been sent to the court. It was dur beginning of Nov. Our first phone appt was set for an evening but ms Zimmerman never called. When i called the office she stated she had forgot and would call me that even. We went over everything and i was advised to start working on my discovery questions.
There was minimal contact between ms Zimmerman and after that. Most correspondence was with the assistant.
I needed to speak directly to ms Zimmerman around Jan and made a few requests over a few days. After about a week she emailed me stating she would not continue to work on my case till i brought my accout current. Stating i had missed 2 monthly payments. What was due was not in the email and since i had never received bill and thought i had paid the entire fee upftont i was cometely confused.
I sent numerous emails, texts, phones and voicemails eventually begging someone to reply to me and jusy tell me how i could get it current. I actually had to contact another attorney to find out what my rights were. She advised me on what to say and do. Once i did that i finally received a response and owe quite a bit more. I had to pay it, we were months into my case.
The process continued on doing discovies ect. In Feb the assistant notifies me of my court date that is set in 36 hrs. Im completely surprised. Hours of calls and text message and i have found out they knew about the court date since Dec. Theyre place was to postpone because they weren't prepared but had learned at the last minute that couldnt happen. My options were court unprepared, enter into an amicus agree that the other side was proposing or fire my attorney and try to start over. Really the only option was the amicus which i was adamantly against. Mr zimmerman called begged me to give them the opportunity to fix everything. They were even going to cover half the amicus costs and let me pay out the rest. They would send paymeny immediately. They said its best to be first one payed.
After the amicus was assigned i didnt talk to my lawyers again. Not until the amicus never reveived payment and came after me 2 months later. My lawfirm mailed an important, time sensitive payment regular mail and never followed up to make sure payment was received. They have nothing to show proof of that first check being sent in Feb.
I have ultimately lost this custody case. My lawyers couldnt be reached the entire day the recommendations came out.
The sent me a detailed explanation of why i lost why i verified thru the amicus was completely false.
And now its been 5 days since i asked for some kind of billing stated on case and still have not received it. Child custody is just too important to deal these kind of issues. Beware of this lawfirm
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31 Oct, 2017 by Anonymous
she wont fight for you. You can accomplish more on your own. Biggest waste of time and money. I hired her to handle my divorce. She accomplished nothing in over a year.
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22 Feb, 2017 by Anonymous
Did not do anything to earn the money. Had to do all research during discovery period myself my
Very unhappy with results
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17 Apr, 2013 by Tim
Angela Lancelin ignored the written law. She attempted to hand documents, as evidence, to the judge- with filing the documents as an affidavit. The judge refused the documents ans said, don't hand that to me." Angela Lancelin is the worst lawyer I've ever seen.
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25 Jan, 2009 by Anonymous
Is a go get em, but his eagerness is a liability, pushes the facts and stays just this side of the legal line, almost lost my case
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25 Jan, 2023 by Gerry
I hired Jeff Davis to advise me about a problem with my ingress and egress easement. He said he knew the law, but then he wanted to use my retainer to pay him for his research time. Ultimately he learned less than what I learned from Westlaw on my own. He owed me a $500 refund but two years later, I still haven’t gotten my refund from him.
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