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04 Dec, 2023 by Arthur martinez
15 Sep, 2023 by Jabella j
The attorney I was giving is doing a terrible job with my case. The public defense office has really failed me.I have reached out to the supervisor and never received a response.
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15 Sep, 2023 by Teranique caldwell
Blue Ware and Scott Ruplinger saved my life on so many different occasions I couldn't be more grateful for them they worked really hard on my Cases and fought for me like no other I thank them and i hope this will be helpful to others because these 2 attorneys excuse my language but are badass :)
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04 Dec, 2023 by Arthur martinez
15 Sep, 2023 by Jabella j
The attorney I was giving is doing a terrible job with my case. The public defense office has really failed me.I have reached out to the supervisor and never received a response.
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15 Sep, 2023 by Teranique caldwell
Blue Ware and Scott Ruplinger saved my life on so many different occasions I couldn't be more grateful for them they worked really hard on my Cases and fought for me like no other I thank them and i hope this will be helpful to others because these 2 attorneys excuse my language but are badass :)
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04 Dec, 2023 by Arthur martinez
15 Sep, 2023 by Jabella j
The attorney I was giving is doing a terrible job with my case. The public defense office has really failed me.I have reached out to the supervisor and never received a response.
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15 Sep, 2023 by Teranique caldwell
Blue Ware and Scott Ruplinger saved my life on so many different occasions I couldn't be more grateful for them they worked really hard on my Cases and fought for me like no other I thank them and i hope this will be helpful to others because these 2 attorneys excuse my language but are badass :)
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12 Jul, 2022 by Hunter
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17 Jun, 2022 by Sarah beverly
I was so excited to work for MWSW. I didn’t clearly understand at first what everyone meant when they kept saying “you are still here” week after week. It didn’t take long for me to figure it out. This was the most toxic place I have ever worked in my life. There is not one support staffer that is happy. I have never quit a job without having another one but it was the best decision I have ever made. Although I hadn’t secured another job, I quit. I couldn’t bring myself to go back to such a miserable toxic environment. I am extremely happy with my decision to leave and I pray the rest of the LA’s find something much better. Life is too short.
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03 Jun, 2024 by Robyn richardson
My mother used this attorney for a family matter not only did he fail to properly represent her, he made several seedy attempts to be inappropriate. When my mother denied his advances her became careless working on her case. She lost her home and thousands of dollars as a result. Don’t trust him.
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05 Jan, 2024 by Derek ulrich
Mr. Mason is one of the most personable lawyers I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with, I hope I never have to use him again but if need be, he’s the man.
He has went above and beyond in my case, as cliche as that sounds, the statement has never rang more true for me, than me saying that now.
A true man for what’s right, and I believe that in my heart of hearts.
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03 Sep, 2023 by Anonymous
Avoid and stay away. Misconduct, dishonesty, and unprofessional. This attorney needs to repeat grad school and retake the Ethics course. He screwed up my I-485 petition: lied, misconducted, and was rude. Cannot tell how this influenced my life. Both I and my wife fired this attorney and firm. We have saved all the original email communications. We would be happy to share per request to use as educational materials. Please google the attorney’s name before you decide to hire. Interested to see the story, see below.
We hired this attorney to file two I-485 cases for my wife, and myself as a derivate applicant. The I-485 case of my wife’s was filed earlier properly but due to visa retrogression, when we were preparing the paperwork for mine, the PD of the primary applicant was not current.
1. We were told I could not file until we could, we checked multiple times however, my case was filed to USCIS in May 2023 when the PD of the primary applicant was still not current even now (August 2023)
2. We asked for confirmation within 2hr upon receiving your email telling us my package was shipped, we were told that, ‘we haven’t, we will until we can.
3. 2 weeks later, we were notified by USCIS that my case was received.
4. 1 week after, we were told that they indeed filed my case and advised us just to wait.
5. We expressed the concerns politely; We were told that USCIS should not mistakenly accept the case. We were again told no action was needed; Even if something happens, they would help us proceed with CP or Follow-to-join, which would take a significantly long time. We said no. In the initial conversation, they told us they would do what they could to avoid this happening as this could take a very long time.
6. We took a lot of time looking into this issue, and we all became very anxious. Unfortunately, we found it was well-documented that the I-485 not Current filing would be denied; We also found some similar cases from a BBS and some friends around. We again expressed our concerns and asked for a solution, we were told what we described was quite implausible.
7. We asked to let him withdraw the case on my behalf and would still let him help me refile when it becomes current. We were again told the fact of USCIS receiving my case would be a good thing for us. Also, we were told we could not refile when the withdrawal case was not completed.
8. We followed up, and we were told that Form B was in use and the timing was good when my case was filed in May 2023, so there was NOTHING wrong but just some miscommunication. We were convinced at that time and felt happy. However, we checked and found it was a lie. Form B was never in use since early this year and is still true now (August 2023). We were fooled.
9. We decided to pay for a consultation with another lawyer, we also used some free services provided by AVVO. Consistently, we were advised to withdraw and when it becomes Current, we can refile not to miss the timing. Even if the withdrawal case is not completed, we can still refile for no problem. We asked again, and they refused but admitted that we could refile even if the withdrawal case was pending. They told us because it would cause a financial loss to their firm, they refused to issue a refund but would be happy to disengage immediately.
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04 Apr, 2023 by Marc
Where do I start? Jesus is ineffective, unprofessional, and just plain incompetent. Thankfully I came to my senses and fired him and retained a professional lawyer who got me the result I needed and deserved. I mistakenly hired Jesus via a family lawyer I had retained for a divorce. As the title states, hire at your own peril.
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04 Oct, 2022 by Loyd
Re hire this lawyer and the same problems. Take your money and u have to hunt him down. Want. Return calls. No actions
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11 Aug, 2022 by Jason p.
I'm a colleague and have had cases against Jesus in the past. I've found him always professional, knowledgeable, compassionate for his clients, and prepared. He's now out on his own and so will have even more control of his own office, his own staff, and processes. All the best Jesus and I look forward to our next case.
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10 Dec, 2018 by Anonymous
Mary Ellen Felps is an excellent attorney. She is very knowledgeable about Social Security laws. She is also a very nice and compassionate person. She fought hard and won my case. Her staff are also very knowledgeable and friendly.
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12 Nov, 2018 by Anonymous
She does not do the job as expected. Her staff changes constantly. Promises are not kept. Prepares you for the hearing and then handles things completely different. She needs to have her license to practice law revoked.
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21 May, 2017 by Jeromy
They have had my case for over a year. When I contact and even meet with them, they tell me they are still waiting for an answer from the SSI office.
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07 Aug, 2024 by Anonymous
Did not have a good experience with this lawyer. She seemed unprepared when the day of court came and was even late. She did not advise me of any potential ramifications of the route we were pursuing that the opposing counsel might use so we/I was blind-sided by the opposing counsel in court, while on the stand, which I was never prepared to even be on and shouldnt have been on. Little to no preparation and she bickered with opposing counsel in a manner that felt like junior high arguing. I was so embarrassed by her performance. Needless to say, we lost in court and my situation continued to be horrible and my relationship with my ex and their willingness to work with me further diminished. Stay away from this lawyer at all costs.
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08 Nov, 2023 by Amanda
This law firm was one of the most unsatisfactory experiences I've ever had. I hired Elizabeth for a straightforward protective order case, but it took her over a month just to initiate contact with opposing counsel. Despite their claims, no communication with opposing counsel was established until opposing counsel reached out to me directly to inquire if Elizabeth would contact them.
Once contact was made, it took several months for them to draft and send orders, with opposing counsel ultimately filing the orders. I have had to repeatedly request bills, statements, and payment links. During our first court hearing, I made numerous attempts to contact Elizabeth with no response.
Despite firing her over a month ago and sending multiple requests for my file, she has failed to withdraw from the case and send me my file. I strongly advise against hiring this firm for your legal matters.
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31 Aug, 2019 by Anonymous
I had Elizabeth on my case for 11 months.It was hard to contact her and when we did happen to speak she could not go over any information I've already given to her.she always had an excuse as to why she couldn't do anything I asked.when we did go to court she never tried to talk to me about anything I literally had to go to her face to get her attention.she was supposed to be my advocate but she was always with the defense.She was fired.
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06 Sep, 2018 by Anonymous
The worst experience and choice I made was choosing this person to represent me. Horrible representation keep looking for a reputable lawyer
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03 Apr, 2013 by William
I was in a head on collision with a drunk driver which damaged my knees and gave me brain damage causing short term memory lose. Robert Melendez was very straight forward with all the info on my case and helped me out in any way he could. I could not pay my rent after the wreck due to my injuries preventing me from be able to work. Robert Melendez loaned the money to me in order for me to not loose my place. Robert Melendez did not keep me updated on the case very well but he did not give up on making the insurance company pay me what I deserved.
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09 Feb, 2011 by Marcos
I was a client of attorney Robert Melendez and he failed to return my phone calls in more than once occasion, he failed to keep me updated about my case and the worst part is that he missed the statue of limitations on my case. He filed the lawsuit over 30 days late and my case was dismissed and I received NO money, I now have thousands of dollars of unpaid medical bills a wrecked car and no way to recover.
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17 Sep, 2021 by Reginald russell
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17 Sep, 2021 by Reginald russell
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17 Sep, 2021 by Reginald russell
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29 Nov, 2016 by Anonymous
This attorney is personable and smart! He, however, is a last minute filer or a "minutes before the deadline attorney". Also, his office staff habitually lost copies of pertinent and confidential information. In several instances, I had to, not only, reissue copies of documents I had already submitted (4 times to be exact), but also, edit their own papers earmarked for court, I.e., correct facts, grammar and typographical errors (again, minutes before they were due). When brought to this lawyer's attention, his response was to pass blame by accusing me of not following through with his recommendations (in which proof, that I had, lay in the massive documents that had been in his possession for more than two years). That stated, this attorney waited almost two years to file--meaning, just before the statue of limitations were to run out. To be exact, he filed the first time, less than five days before the deadline. He continued the pattern with the appeal, filing it only minutes before the courts closed for the holidays. It became apparent, from where I sat, that he was neither cognizant of documents in his possession ; nor, had he, by any means, read materials thoroughly enough for a clear understanding of the issues, which is a possible reason why a
straightforward enough case, morphed into something other than the inital complaint. Finally, for all of the aforementioned, it is my sincere belief, that the perceived profitability of my case, trumped justice, fairness and just plain common decency! I have suffered great losses due to this attorney's negligence. I have, however, learned to pay attention to warnings offered by those who, before me, have experienced similar or the exact same treatment!
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17 Sep, 2021 by Reginald russell
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17 Sep, 2021 by Reginald russell
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08 Apr, 2024 by Carmen sosa
Horrible I talked to a "specialist" and she was rude and vile Monday April 8 at 11.00 . She didn't even let me talk sadly Texas is going downhill
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29 Mar, 2024 by Mike mendoza
The fact this business is supported through extortion and unlawful acts that are considered crimes because they are at work forcing people to pay their way through life so they don’t have to actually work is a complete crime against our gos given rights. Don’t pay but make sure to send notarized and certified mail asking why they think it’s okay to take our god given rights away so they don’t have to actually work. Ask them why they think it’s okay to enslave us through policies and take the rights gave you away. Supreme law of the land already determined this business is not conducting itself in a manner that states our children are not the beneficiary as they should be. We are the beneficiaries and they are the trustees.
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21 Mar, 2024 by Ky'essence cox
Most unsupported people I have ever contacted. Seems like everyone hates their jobs and maybe lives too
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08 Apr, 2024 by Carmen sosa
Horrible I talked to a "specialist" and she was rude and vile Monday April 8 at 11.00 . She didn't even let me talk sadly Texas is going downhill
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29 Mar, 2024 by Mike mendoza
The fact this business is supported through extortion and unlawful acts that are considered crimes because they are at work forcing people to pay their way through life so they don’t have to actually work is a complete crime against our gos given rights. Don’t pay but make sure to send notarized and certified mail asking why they think it’s okay to take our god given rights away so they don’t have to actually work. Ask them why they think it’s okay to enslave us through policies and take the rights gave you away. Supreme law of the land already determined this business is not conducting itself in a manner that states our children are not the beneficiary as they should be. We are the beneficiaries and they are the trustees.
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21 Mar, 2024 by Ky'essence cox
Most unsupported people I have ever contacted. Seems like everyone hates their jobs and maybe lives too
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08 Apr, 2024 by Carmen sosa
Horrible I talked to a "specialist" and she was rude and vile Monday April 8 at 11.00 . She didn't even let me talk sadly Texas is going downhill
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29 Mar, 2024 by Mike mendoza
The fact this business is supported through extortion and unlawful acts that are considered crimes because they are at work forcing people to pay their way through life so they don’t have to actually work is a complete crime against our gos given rights. Don’t pay but make sure to send notarized and certified mail asking why they think it’s okay to take our god given rights away so they don’t have to actually work. Ask them why they think it’s okay to enslave us through policies and take the rights gave you away. Supreme law of the land already determined this business is not conducting itself in a manner that states our children are not the beneficiary as they should be. We are the beneficiaries and they are the trustees.
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21 Mar, 2024 by Ky'essence cox
Most unsupported people I have ever contacted. Seems like everyone hates their jobs and maybe lives too
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08 Apr, 2024 by Carmen sosa
Horrible I talked to a "specialist" and she was rude and vile Monday April 8 at 11.00 . She didn't even let me talk sadly Texas is going downhill
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29 Mar, 2024 by Mike mendoza
The fact this business is supported through extortion and unlawful acts that are considered crimes because they are at work forcing people to pay their way through life so they don’t have to actually work is a complete crime against our gos given rights. Don’t pay but make sure to send notarized and certified mail asking why they think it’s okay to take our god given rights away so they don’t have to actually work. Ask them why they think it’s okay to enslave us through policies and take the rights gave you away. Supreme law of the land already determined this business is not conducting itself in a manner that states our children are not the beneficiary as they should be. We are the beneficiaries and they are the trustees.
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21 Mar, 2024 by Ky'essence cox
Most unsupported people I have ever contacted. Seems like everyone hates their jobs and maybe lives too
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08 Apr, 2024 by Carmen sosa
Horrible I talked to a "specialist" and she was rude and vile Monday April 8 at 11.00 . She didn't even let me talk sadly Texas is going downhill
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29 Mar, 2024 by Mike mendoza
The fact this business is supported through extortion and unlawful acts that are considered crimes because they are at work forcing people to pay their way through life so they don’t have to actually work is a complete crime against our gos given rights. Don’t pay but make sure to send notarized and certified mail asking why they think it’s okay to take our god given rights away so they don’t have to actually work. Ask them why they think it’s okay to enslave us through policies and take the rights gave you away. Supreme law of the land already determined this business is not conducting itself in a manner that states our children are not the beneficiary as they should be. We are the beneficiaries and they are the trustees.
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21 Mar, 2024 by Ky'essence cox
Most unsupported people I have ever contacted. Seems like everyone hates their jobs and maybe lives too
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