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27 Jul, 2024 by Anonymous
I have kelly now and he still fails to contact me when asked can only msg thru email and he fails to return those he is 100% worthless
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07 Apr, 2024 by Vicki balchikonis
Thank you for your reviews folks. I’m not allowed to give a zero rating, but that is what he deserves. Everything you all have said is fact. He does NOT return phone calls, emails, and texts. He does NOT call until the last minute and then represents you poorly. My grandchildren are being abused by their drug addicted mother. A ten minute video appearance was held. Neither lawyer knows either client. Mr. Fischer especially, who calls you five minutes before the hearing obviously cannot represent someone properly. Broome County family court is bias from the get go. They know nothing about a case and make a ruling based on lies and never consider the children being hurt. My grandchildren are being kept from their father. A snap decision from a judge who heard five minutes of lies from an abusive drug addict put those children back in her hands. He knows nothing but helped alienate two children from their father! Judges in Broome County have the power to destroy families and it doesn’t matter to them. Lawyers like Kelly Fischer should be disbarred!! Luckily we have time to report him and have him removed. Learn your rights folks. Never except poor representation. If the court won’t remove him when he’s not doing his job. Call for a Marsden trial. Never settle for less! Kelly Fischer is less.
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21 Mar, 2024 by Anonymous
im sorry and i feel bad for anyone who gets stuck with him he doesn't answer calls or texts or emails so he shouldn't be able to practice people's lives are at stake and its not right and not fair especially to the children
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21 Jun, 2022 by Anonymous
Dooley should not be allowed to practice. I filed charges against him in court and at the NY State Bar - all backed with evidence. The political machine in that area backed him at all costs. A totally one-sided system.
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14 Jun, 2021 by Anonymous
Mr. Dooley is a horrible judge of a persons character for starters. Between he, and the incompetent probation department, peoples lives and livelihoods are destroyed for absolutely no good reason other than to flex their "power"!!! Nothing more than a power trip! I have a close family friend who has had their life completely upended for NO GOOD REASON, all because of outright lies by their probation officer and judge Dooley! A probation officer who was suspended for misconduct, and a judge, who's record here, speaks for itself!
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23 Sep, 2020 by Anonymous
Mr. Kevin Dooley is currently the judge in Broome county criminal court. Judge Dooly has been under investigation for coercing, falsifying information, judicial misconduct, bias, discriminatory misconduct, violating several defendants thei8 legal and civil right, intimidation, badgering, covering up for other employees in relationship to the department of corrections, maliciously and purposely denying defendants due process, medical neglect, malicious and purposely denying any defense for the defendants, claiming ignorance of law under oath, not reporting crimes of other law enforcement officials, abuse of power, etc. This is not an opinion, its a fact proven by the department of corrections.
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27 Sep, 2017 by Anonymous
I have been through so much, and the last thing I needed was an abusive lawyer who should've been on my side. She was unnecessarily rude, cruel and disrespectful to me - I am shocked by how I was treated.
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16 Nov, 2020 by Tyler
Yeah his man threatened to put me in jail when he was supposed to be representing me. He lied to the judge for n an attempt to make his own client look bad. Isn’t organized and is a bumbling fool. He’s a public defender bc he wouldn’t be able to get clients on his own. Literally broke the law while dealing with me. This man is a loser. Other court officials
In Broome
County have witnesses his behavior and do nothing to stop this blatant misuse of the law.
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29 Jun, 2017 by Ken
I feel compelled to share an experience that was a total rip-off. Standard house closing in the region are $250-600 even for the foreclosures. This office never shared expected expenses and day of closing had over a $3,000 bill just for their services. I would recommend staying far away from this law office.
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