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09 Sep, 2024 by Amy egtvet
I have worked primarily with Dan Findley over the years. He is very responsive, thoughtful, pragmatic and explains legal matters in plain English. I recommend him regularly to people looking for sound legal advice.
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18 Aug, 2023 by Robin briggs
Molly Crouch was such a joy to work with! Thank you for everything!
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21 Dec, 2019 by Fire leslie!
Leslie represented my wife’s, child’s father in a simple matter of a revised parenting plan as we had moved back to the state of WA. Dealing with her was not only a nightmare, but at times completely comical! Her and her staff don’t even bother to read e-mails let alone review documents I sent to her TWICE! Or, so she claims. My problem is this woman’s character. I question how attorneys sleep at night when they represent people who don’t pay child support ever and abuse women in a variety of ways? But hey, it’s all about the money right?! Clearly, this is Miss Gilbertson’s ONLY objective as neither herself, nor her incompetent paralegal ever review any documents at all. I received paperwork that first time that had the child’s name spelled incorrectly all over the entire document as well as his agent wasn’t even right! I had to correct and send back to her with revisions to come to a full, two party agreement on the parenting plan. Then, she emails me saying one of the forms the court no longer accepts because there’s a newer version. As a family lawyer, you would think both her and her staff would be knowledgeable about changes with legal docs required to be submitted? Here’s where it gets “fun”. Because this matter was simply a parenting plan revision, my wife and I did not retain an attorney. So Miss Gilbertson used that to try and pull fast ones I believe in opinion several times. When I sent the document back to her two times with the changes, it was filed with the King County court in the ORIGINAL format she had very first sent without revisions and/or agreed upon modifications. I have an e-mail chain of around 50 e-mails to support this. She essentially took the signature pages my wife signed and swapped them to her original proposal. So, without accusing her, thays either fraud OR utter incompetence by her and her staff to not only not read a document on two adorarte occasions but not review for spelling and other errors and omissions when filing a court document. I filed formal complaints with the WA State bar and AG office as well as the local BBB and will make sure everyone knows about this as she will not admit to answer my question as to wether is was indeed fraud or stupidity? I suppose neither are a good answer but nonetheless one I deserve. I believe the first is the winner as when I called her on this via e-mail, she then began to threaten to use “enforcement” aka calling the police to remove a child from my wife stating the non agreed upon document that was filed was legally binding. I told her that was fraud and I was going to e-mail the judge which I did, then she started back peddling. So, as I can see within the last few years her reviews are awful! Do yourself a favor if you’re looking for an attorney and go elsewhere Leslie isn’t worth any money what so ever! Blows my mind people who have such little attention to any detail are allowed to even practice law. Just chalk it up to one more joke that is America today! Sleep well at night Leslie... hope that money outweighs the conscious of being a female that represents men who live with their mommies in their 30s and have a history of abuse and lack of support for their own child all documented and ignored by our glorious court system!
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20 Jul, 2018 by Emily
Leslie helped me to successfully dissolve my marriage with the least amount of hostility and drama possible. She was thorough, helpful, and is extremely knowledgeable and professional. She will work hard for you. I like her straight up approach. She doesn't drag things out or take up extra time unnecessarily. Highly recommend.
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23 Jun, 2018 by Anonymous
I hired Ms. Gilbertson to do the paperwork for an uncontested divorce. After getting the process started she stopped responding to communication, leaving me in the dark as to the status. After calling and leaving messages I finally got a response and status update from a lawyer in a different firm(huh?) but no word from her. You'll notice that this lady has lots of good reviews before 2017 but since then mainly negative reviews. I give her an unequivocal "don't hire" review.
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15 Sep, 2020 by Cindy
Matt Jolly was hired to help. He ignored facts and information from many professionals. He did not help and actually caused harm. Matt Jolly is not a good choice for any family law case.
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15 Feb, 2020 by Brent
Has helped me through a nasty divorce situation over 15 years. While he opposed a demonstrative “super lawyer” in trial, he ran a great case and kept my kids with me. Honest, humble, practical and gets the job done.
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04 Apr, 2017 by Laura
Matthew Jolly was honest, compassionate, informative and straight forward. He offered solid advise regarding my case and potential outcomes. He helped me navigate through a complex situation and I believe the outcome was the best it could have been under the circumstances. I highly recommend him for family law services.
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23 Feb, 2022 by Sergiy
I was injured in the car accident and for over 3 years Yan Siprin represented me in a complex personal injury case. Yan obtained a better result than I expected. He always kept me in the loop. Yan Siprin was very professional in dealing with not only me but with the defendant and his attorney. Excellent lawyer.
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12 May, 2015 by Anonymous
From allegedly going 19 over the limit, Yan saved my butt big time in Seattle and had my ticket handily dismissed. I hate that 520 speed trap. His emails were very thorough and instructions were clearly communicated. He's been doing this for years so when you take him on, you have to trust him that he's got your back: he's forthcoming with the details so it's not blind faith. Ultimately the results speak for themselves.
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21 May, 2014 by Charlie
Traffic infraction in Snohomish County South Division, managed to get my fine more than doubled. Rarely heard from him, had to call the court the day after the hearing to find out the disposition of the infraction, to find out the fine was more than doubled.
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01 Oct, 2020 by Leslie
“Deb” Bianco is focused solely on practicing law for financial gain. I have witnessed first hand -Deb Bianco lie to the court and attempt to use her position as pro tem commissioner in family court to manipulate the legal process and to gain favor with other commissioners on her private practice cases.
Deb Bianco has violated DV PTO orders in place by the court (against her client) by seeking contact of the friends, family members, acquaintances m, coworkers, ex husband and former relationships of the protected party.
ABD Deb Bianco sought to legally represent these parties against the “protected victim”.
Deb Bianco violated a DV PTO -stalking protection order by making contact and she’s obtained information about the protected party to use in court on behalf of her client the perpetrator.
Further Deb Bianco manipulated a third party by offering to legally representation-
AND Deb Bianco accepted payment for legal services. Yet.,.,
Deb Bianco denied-
In deposition filed in King County representing the third party and she denied accepting payment by check.
Deb Bianco should be removed as a commissioner in King County Family court.
“Conflict of interest” is an understatement.
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03 Feb, 2017 by Anonymous
If I could give her negative stars, I would. She was issuing Domestic Violence Protection Orders in court, but yet seemed to have no knowledge of domestic violence at all. She also did not read over any of the court records for the defendant and based her decisions off of what was said during the hearing. If she did, she would have known about the consistent issues the defendant was presenting with. I did not feel supported at all and felt like she had no idea what she was doing, but is yet up there making all types of decisions about peoples lives and safety. I want to make a complaint about her
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26 Feb, 2015 by Sylvia
Deb and Lesley handled my case with the utmost professionalism and care.
Although it took over two years to obtain a divorce decree and another two years in Appellate Court (both were in our favor) she handled my stresses and unending questions with kindness and compassion.
While I certainly hope no one goes through what we had to endure, I would recommend Deborah to anyone - and have!
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16 Mar, 2024 by Anonymous
abandons people , fails to judge to the end. stretching time, Big Lie.no need to deal with this lawyer, run away further.
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25 Sep, 2022 by Anonymous
This is my first negative review. I was a client of Alice and was forced to leave her services and hire another lawyer. Alice almost never answers calls right away, and if she does, you feel that you are constantly bothering her. She never let me know when the hearings were, so I missed all of them. Despite the fact that my case was initially easy, it became difficult because of this. I had to overpay and hire a new lawyer. Do not be afraid, look for good English-speaking lawyers, and do not rush here just because they can speak Russian with you!
Это мой первый негативный отзыв. Я была клиентом Алисы и была вынуждена оставить её услуги и нанять другого адвоката. Практически никогда Алиса не отвечает сразу на звонки, а если и отвечает то ты чувствуешь что ты ей постоянно мешаешь. Она не разу не поставила меня в известность когда слушания, из-за этого я пропустила все из них. Несмотря на то что моё дело изначально было лёгким оно из-за этого стало сложным. Мне пришлось на переплатить и нанять нового адвоката. Не бойтесь, ищите хороших англоговорящих адвокатов, а не кидайтесь сюда только из-за того что здесь могут с вами говорить по-русски.
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09 Jun, 2021 by Larisa podgorny
Alice is professional Attorney and very easy to work with. I referred to Alice few of my clients. She helped as agreed. She is also helped with traffic tickets for my son and my sister. Thank you Alice.
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11 Jul, 2021 by Anonymous
Yulia Khorun is a lawyer who promises a lot, but does not fulfill anything - she did not make a single promise based on the results. If I were without a lawyer, I would not have lost more than I lost with her "help". Often does not answer calls and emails. She gave me false information about the possibility of my virtual presence at the court. For 2 months of "cooperation" on the divorce proceedings, I did not report to the judge the facts and information that I gave her and asked to attach to the case. I changed my testimony in She allowed herself to speak to me, raising her voice and be rude. Deliberately delayed the process in order to earn more money, dissuading me from the terms of the peace agreement.For two and a half months of "our cooperation" she took 8600 dollars and did not work a single cent, I had to be left without a lawyer, realizing that they take a lot of money from me, but they only bring harm by their actions. Took a huge zero-score fee for me, highly discouraged!
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08 Oct, 2015 by Anonymous
Julia did a great job for me handling a support modification motion filed by my ex-, and was able to cut through the many distractions, delays, and exaggerations offered by the opposing party to reduce the case to a very manageable and favorable outcome. The case against me was dismissed!
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20 Nov, 2014 by Anonymous
I was in a difficult position with an attorney that was not representing me well and not willing to fight for my case. I met with Julia and she agreed to represent my case which gave me peace of mind. She represented me very well, always strived to achieve best outcome in my case. Julia is professional and competent attorney, knows exactly what she is doing, and is passionate about the work she does.
Ms. Khorun is very time efficient when it comes to dealing with workload of documentation and get prepared for court. Additionally, Julia clearly explains the process step by step and provides necessary guidance for her clients, so everything seems as 123.
I found her smart, honest, well educated, and well informed. Julia was on top of any situation and responded promptly to my e-mails and phone calls personally. I am highly recommend Julia to anyone in need of a family law expert.
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10 Jul, 2024 by Anonymous
We have had to use Cheryl a few times and the reviews are very accurate, she pushes her agenda on you. Mediation is not arbitration but she claims that if you don’t agree she will then arbitrate. Do not go in without any attorney! She will side with one person, that’s normally the one she talks to first. Not a clue how she has not been disbarred for her antics. I plan on filing a complaint with the bar association.
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14 Oct, 2023 by Edgar
As others have said. Biased, close minded, unprofessional, money wasting, and will side with one. Once that happens the other side is done. Blind to facts and reason. Then she’ll issue a ruling that is full of errors and impossible to meet conditions. She doesn’t resolve conflict she creates new problems to fight over.
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27 Jun, 2019 by Ramina
I have used Ms. Russell for the past 10 years! Every time we have managed to leave with a CR2A. She understands the law and is able to educate the parties and even the lawyers. I highly recommend her.
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18 Dec, 2023 by Anonymous
He started out nice but as time went on I hired as my L&I lawyer he started cashing my checks from L&I and depositing in his account with out my knowledge and my signature on the checks
Please don’t hire i would not want anyone to go what I went though
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14 May, 2023 by Anonymous
Be aware - DO NOT HIRE THIS LAWYER. We hired him in June 2022 for adjusment of status, paid him $6500 and up to this day he didn't even file. He refuses to return my file or get part of my money back. Biggest procrastinator you'll ever meet, he will take your money and ignore you indefinetly. He also has reprimands in the past. STAY AWAY
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13 Jun, 2022 by Jessica
Never provided a bill
Disappeared for long periods of time
No sense of urgency
Waits to the last minute
Doesn’t know how to e file
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24 Mar, 2023 by Anonymous
I fully agree with the rating and post of "anonymous". Knowledgeable lawyer, yes, but does not seem interested in or concerned with his clients. Not available when needed and not sufficiently responsive. His firm also charges obscene charges for doing very little.
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07 Jun, 2007 by Anonymous
Lawyer is very knowkedgeable, but too busy, travels a lot and is un-responsive. Does not explain the structure and mechanics of the documents he drafts. Bordering on arrogant.
Firm he works for has excessive billing rates. Makes the client pay for the inneficiency of the attoney and staff due to frequent absences of the attorney from the office.
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29 Sep, 2015 by Sarah
I filed a chapter 13 with this guy and have seen him twice in 5 years. His paralegal is doing all his work for him and she is incompetent too. I have had and still have major problems with my bk and I have given them months to return my calls. Next step, try to file the paperwork myself to get the problems resolved and then hook up with the AGs office and the Bar Association. If you have a probloem with this lawyer, please report him to at least the bar association. Nothing is going to change if they are not notififed about what is going on.
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08 Apr, 2014 by Anonymous
I would not recommend this attorney. I started my plan in years ago and they failed to file forms which has been a headache for us and are not helpful with anything. I have called and called and can't seem to get anyone to call me back in a timely matter. They are not knowledgeable about the legal rules and will state they need to find out and then won’t get back to you. I have hired them to represent me but they aren’t doing their job and the paralegal is very rude and doesn't seem to know what she is doing. I will not recommend them to anyone!
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02 May, 2013 by Meghan
I have had used Kevin T. Helenius twice and at both times I was very pleased with the service I received from the whole office. Everyone was friendly and knowledgeable about my case and I felt they were very personable. I would recommend the offices of Kevin T. Helenius to anyone that is seeking a bankruptcy lawyer.
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06 Jul, 2022 by T
I won't even get into the entire list.
The single worst thing Ms. Lancaster did during her representation of me was to completely ignore my written answers submitted to her, and emails and phone calls to her, regarding a deemed admissions request from the opposition in my case. Because she didn't respond, for months, the admissions were accepted by the court, AS PRESENTED! I dare not share the dollar amount this could have simply given away.
Her actions destroyed my case and subsequently cost me well into 5 figures and nearly an additional year of life I'll never get back trying to rectify this after retaining new counsel.
I will not be hiring her again.
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13 Jul, 2021 by Anonymous
Ms. Lancaster did nothing on time with the exception of demanding payment. At one point, she told me that we could finalize by the 10th. When that date came and went she finally responded to one of my emails explaining that she hadn't filed because she wasn't sure that was what I wanted. Since I got no calls or emails asking for guidance, I am fairly certain that she simply forgot. I felt that way regularly with her. I'd recommend self representation before hiring Ms. Lancaster.
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07 May, 2021 by Matt
Ms. Lancaster seems like a nice person, but I regret hiring her. I felt she was likely overbooked as my emails would often not come back a with a response within a reasonable time frame, and often did not come back at all. I entered this process with no knowledge of the legal procedures, and often did not receive guidance or insight as to what to expect and what was common or reasonable. She did not explain to me that it was possible to settle out of court and as a result we took something to court that did not need to go. When filling out the paperwork, I was uncertain about income that needed to be included. Following he'd advise cause the opposition to be able to frame me as being intentionally deceitful. She also advised increasing non ordered support before we went yo court, which set the stage for the opposition to argue that even more was required. I very much wish I had hired a more expensive lawyer, since I ended up having k g yo pay the opposition's bills as well as my own.
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30 Oct, 2013 by Julie
On 8/22/2012 myself and my husband hired Mr. Penfield to represent us on our appeal case. His consultation was a FREE consultation. We sat across from him in his conference room in Bellevue, WA as he entered and rentered the room as he also was handling some sort of arbitration issues with other clients over the phone. This is the reason why we were there for two hours. He went over the pertinent documents to determine if he wanted to take our case. He stated he did and then he asked us for $10K up front. I said NO. Cannot do that. He sthen said $5K + referrals and had Michelle, his secretary make up the contract. I did refer one person to him within a week. He took my money and said he thought we had a great case. The brief was due in Pierce County COAII in approx. 35-40 days from the time we met with Mr. Penfield. I spent a lot of money getting all the necessary documents to COAII so the only thing left to do was file the brief. As the deadline for the brief due date neared, I became concerned, as Mr. Penfield never filed a Notice of Appearance. He took my case and my money but never filed a notice of appearance? This means Mr. Penfield never really intended on representing me, but made me believe otherwise and waited until the 11th hour to notify me so I was faced with a serious time crunch. After I left several messages and emails Mr. Penfield finally responded and stated that he did not think we had a good case and he is not going to represent us in the appeal. He then said we should just move to mediation. This was not possible because we did not have a valid Notice of Default. Mr. Penfield who is supposedly up on foreclosure statutes certainly would know that one needs a valid NOD to go to mediation under the department of commerce in our state.
This to me is a conflict. Mr. Penfield's contract was a flat fee contract to write the appeal, which he never did. He then issued me a new contract for mediation. He said all of the money was spent and really his hourly fee is $375 per hour, which was not specified anywhere on his contract and if that was his fee to begin with we would have never hired him.
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23 May, 2013 by John
Read all of these reviews. Also, find the website, penfieldsvictims.com. Everyone, including myself reports the same behaviors from this guy. Offers his expertise, takes your money, then goes completely dark. If you do manage to get a hold of him, he has a half-a$$ story about how things are going and then excuses about how is world is overly difficult and makes it impossible for him to conduct his business. He is a fraud. DO NOT GO NEAR THIS GUY or you will not only lose your money, you will lose whatever you hired him to help you protect.
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08 Apr, 2013 by Anonymous
I hired Bob over 3 years ago to help me with two matters. The first one involved my marriage. Bob was ever so gracious at our initial meeting. However, when it came down to doing anything he bluffed his way through until 1 week before our court date. Then he told me that a superior court judge had already ruled and we had no recourse.
The second involved a fraudulent bank loan. Bob wrote the complaint over and over but never filed it. This took 2 years, as he always had excuses about problems with his family or he had been in the hospital, or his car broke down. You name it, he had the excuse. Just recently Bob was aware that I got some money and he asked me for a loan. When I denied him he said he needed to pay his staff before he could move forward, and charged me an additional $500 over and above the agreed upon amount to solve my case. That was the last I heard from him.
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24 Oct, 2023 by Anonymous
On Nick's bio page of his law firms website the very first line states how he helps transition wealth to the next generation. This is plainly untrue.
I am one of those next gen individuals with an inheritance and an estate and Nick has done nothing but the exact opposite of what he claims. Other than sitting back and billing me out of my inheritance, he also isn't moving forward with an offer submitted to the home left to me and is forcing the house into foreclosure! Why would anyone do that?
Nick has been completely unhelpful in transition the inheritance to me, is purposely slowing the process to bill more, and has been deceitful to me throughout the entire process.
I used to believe in Nick too when he help my then alive grandmother with a guardianship case but after her passing it's like he stopped caring about anything or anyone else but himself and his bank account.
I do not recommend this lawyer. If you find yourself reading this, be warned!
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05 Oct, 2021 by Edward mahoney
Steve managed to get me convicted on a case without a shred of evidence against me, and, to add insult to injury, for a conviction under a statute that was declared unconstitutional under the first amendment, cyberstalking. He's a scoundrel and is against the interests of his clients. I had a case that was impossible to lose. He's a fraud and needs to be criminally prosecuted and locked up permanently. I don’t even think he ever studied law. Pathetic.
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12 Nov, 2012 by Anonymous
Jimmy Wu was referred to me by a friend. During our initial meeting, he did not disclose to me that he doesn't handle divorce case himself. He did not even tell me the court is very much against split custody (separating brothers/sisters).
He maybe an experienced lawyer in other area, but certainly not family law.
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18 May, 2018 by Marcus
needs more experience, outcome not favorable . i had a case with my childs custody and hired the family lawyers of james boldt office and he was the working associate attorney on my case.
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13 Feb, 2015 by Dj
My personal experience with Mr. Friedman was terrible. I found him rude, demeaning, unhelpful, and extremely unprofessional. I believe he lacks customer service skills, and would absolutely not return to his practice, or recommend him to anyone else.
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03 Jan, 2021 by Anonymous
Received a complaint letter from him. 70 pages of illogical gibberish, filled with typos and poor grammar. Hard to imagine how a linear thought could make it out of him.
He had exhibits that made NO sense, did not contribute to his clients case and in fact made m case in several instances.
Needless to say his client was so badly served that I must imagine this was pro bono work or at least that is what he should have been paid
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12 Jun, 2019 by Anonymous
This attorney contacted me today through her paralegal on behalf of my condo association. This attoney’s position is that it is fine for the COA to fine me for having beautiful, well maintained flower pots outside my condo without following due process. This attorney also advocated that all the the COA’s violations are excusable and that I should actually step up to the plate and perform the maintenance for them unless I want my dues to go up with all my neighbors’
The communication between this attorney and her client were so poor that I had to provide it to them, more than once due to their confusion.
I don’t think an ethical attorney should be giving their clients a free pass on abiding by contracts while supporting fining homeowners for things that would never pass a reasonable person standard in the court.
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