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18 May, 2023 by Jamal
Jamie almost always answered or returns calls and texts fast with answers to questions. Drove upstate every month and sometime every week for 10 months for court. He will send in a respective colleague if an emergency arises and he’s unavailable. Represents integrity while fighting to get you the best defense and results.
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08 Dec, 2022 by John
Promised a good outcome then asked for money to proceed in a case that he didn’t even know what the proper documents the court needed to go to the next stage
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14 Sep, 2021 by Jahkima
THIS MAN TOOK OUR MONEY AND LEFT MY HUSBAND FOR DEAD IN JAIL. HE MISLEAD HIM INTO A 10 YEAR PLEA, DIDNT GET OR REVIEW THE EVIDENCE OF HIS CASE, GAVE HIM APPEAL PAPERS THEN LATER TOLD HIM THERES NO REASON FOR HIM TO APPEAL. HES BEEN ON MY HUSBANDS CASE OVER A YEAR AND ONLY MET WITH HIM LESS THAN 5 TIMES 7500 DOWN THE DRAIN AND TO WASTE. HE HELPS WHO HE WANTS AND TAKES EVERYONES MONEY!! RUN BEFORE HE GETS YOUR FAMILY TOO!!!
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22 Jul, 2023 by Anonymous
I have been unemployed since January 2023, so I submitted an order to modify my child support payments since I receive unemployment benefits and still paying the same amount as if I was working, leaving me with $260 a week to support a family of 6. I waited until July 21 to have a virtual meeting between this man and my ex-wife. Nothing got done during this virtual meeting, he kept asking for the docket number which he had, now we have another meeting in October. I will probably be homeless by the time we have the next meeting. I don't understand why he could not modify the support order just by knowing the fact that I am unemployed. Of course my ex-wife is laughing her way to the clubs drinking the money is supposed to go to my son. This man should not be a magistrate, he should be in a Burger King flipping burgers.
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28 Apr, 2023 by Annoymous
Horrible. Sarcastic. Arrogant. Rude to woman. He’s definitely doesn’t have experience as a magistrate. Received many errors on my support order and still in the process of having them corrected. Was dealing with another magistrate but she apparently retired. So disappointed case has been given to him.
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07 Dec, 2018 by Anonymous
Attorney Joel serrano is the best Attorney regarding visitation, custody matter. He is very friendly, advice me, guide me in my family court case. I will recommend my friends and relatives and who need real help in family court case. God bless him.
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29 Dec, 2020 by Donald
This man is not only a horrible lawyer, he is also insane. He took his gun out and to show me it was “safe”, he unloaded it then put the muzzle in his mouth. Yes, this happened. The guy needs therapy.
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22 Mar, 2017 by Anonymous
I paid Mr. Testa to go to court for me and plead not guilty to two of my traffic tickets. Instead of going to court for me, he avoided my court date and my calls. I received a suspension in the mail for my license because he never showed up in court, when he said I did. It was a three day weekend this happened over, so Tuesday when the courts reopened I went with my paperwork and saw the judge. They dismissed the tickets (something they would've done had my lawyer shown up in court when he was supposed to) and reinstated my license (which I would've never lost in the first place, had my lawyer whom I paid actually gone to court to fight my tickets. I had a better experience going in myself and speaking to the judge directly. I also don't appreciate lawyers who speak down to clients or don't do what you hire them to do. I would not recommend him.
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15 Aug, 2016 by Anonymous
Great legal and tax service. Mr Testa was able to translate his experience as a former law enforcement supervisor and commissioned officer in the military successfully into my matter.
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25 Jan, 2021 by Anonymous
Leonard D'Angelica handled my divorce case very poorly and he new my Ex-Husband's lawyer, so he went along with everything that she said just to keep her happy. He was also extremely expensive.
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28 Sep, 2020 by Anonymous
When I was going through my divorce Mr. DAngelica definitely made it easier to get through it. He help me understand that in Divorce no one really wins but with his comprehension of the law and life experience he certainly made it easy to cope with. I was happy with the representation and felt I was guided the right way. I would recommend this lawyer to anyone.
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15 Jun, 2007 by Anonymous
If you are man, looking to be represented for a divorce, then DO NOT, repeat DO NOT go to this lawyer. Thanks to him, I am paying thousands of dollars a month in child support. He had absolutely nothing of value to add to the divorce. In fact, the only good things that were entered into the divorce settlement came by way of my idea. Despite my ex being a horrible mother, and a totally irresponsible drunk, this lawyer basically said I had no chance in winning because I was a man. Perhaps worse than him, was me though, for not firing him on the spot. But since he already had my retainer, and as poor as I was, there was not enough money to go out and seek alternative counsel.
He was a terrible representative to me. I would not even recommend him to fight a parking ticket. Now, and thanks to him, I have to live poor for several years now.
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17 May, 2017 by Anonymous
Seemed to do very little for my case. Did not move my case. Communication totally broke down with this lawyer.
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28 Jul, 2019 by Anonymous
Handled will, power of attorney and real estate transaction and unfortunately I was disappointed. In retrospect I realize she did not ask questions that would have enabled me (and her) to uncover situations that I/we could have made better decisions on.
While she knows the real estate business, on 3 occasions, she had to call or write to me because she had forgotten something we had already discussed or thought of yet another question.
It was a basic real estate transaction.
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18 Jan, 2024 by Anonymous
This old man forgot to take in the proof of insurance I gave him to a hearing about a ticket for operating without car insurance when i obviously and clearly had car insurance got me fighting a year suspension for something I had at the time of the ticket . Do not do business with person he will make things worse for you does not do anything well as a lawyer this is the truth never has he won a ticket where he has to see a officer face to face too dumb for that
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20 Apr, 2023 by Anonymous
Hired this “lawyer” to help me fight a speeding ticket. However, ended up paying a fine of a few hundred bucks and points on my license. Was told “don’t worry” but that’s nonsense. Do not recommend AT ALL. Customer service is horrendous and a waste of time. Better off fighting for the ticket yourself.
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12 Dec, 2022 by Brandy
They took my money, barely communicated with me. I got 8 points and a surcharge, which i had to call the office multiple times just to get that information about MY case and when they finally answered, i got cursed out by one of the ladies and hung up on because she didn’t/couldn’t explain why i got 8 points and a surcharge.
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24 Nov, 2019 by Anonymous
I have a case going on now in court and listen ms Lisa m Murcia s is not someone I needed to represent my case she doesn’t speak up it’s like she has an agreement with the judge, last time I went to court I saw her coming out of the judges court room with nothing to say to me mind you when we went into the court room oh hell break loose she let the judge railroad me then when I tried speaking up to defend myself cause she wasn’t she turned and told me to shut up like if I was a child I had to fire her in front of everyone in the waiting area.
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11 Oct, 2018 by Maria
As the petitioner the court judge appointed Lisa M. Kurcias, for the custody case of my then 11 yr old child. During the time of legal representation she got hurt physically and excused herself at a significant time in the custody case. At the initial meeting I expressed that I wanted custody and that the respondent/father had violated a previous order I had in place. Lisa M.Kurcias failed me as a lawyer because instead of fighting for custody, which is what I wanted, she agreed to give consent of custody to respondent without consulting me. That day, before seeing the judge, Lisa M. Kurcias told me that the father/respondent was going to be awarded custody and that she wasn't going to be my lawyer due to medical leave. After leaving the judge's chamber, custody was awarded to respondent and never saw her again.
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06 Mar, 2018 by Michelle
Yo le pague por adelantado...nunca hizo nada y me cobro todo... cuando le reclame solo me devolvio 600 de 2000.... perdi mucho dinero y nunca me ayudo con un problema de robo de identidad que tenia
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14 Oct, 2022 by Anonymous
I never met with this attorney to handle any of my documents or papers I've never signed anything in front of a notary all I know is I've been trying to reach him my attorney has sent two certified documents to him and he refuses to respond we have called him he refused to pick up the phone now it's time for me to take legal action against this attorney and make sure he will no longer practice law in any state whatsoever he does things illegally and he needs to no longer practice law.
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15 Sep, 2017 by Anonymous
She will sweet talk you into pleading guilty to the top charge against you to make it easy on herself at your expense. She does not care about her clients at all. All she cares about is that she is not making enough money.
She lied directly to me over several legal issues and is ethically suspect.
She never returns phone calls and did not even show to my court appearance. She had better things to do than to defend me.
Ms. Fogarty is outright dishonest and should be sweeping floors and cleaning bathrooms at McDonald's not representing clients in a court of law, A horrible experience from which I may never recover. Many of her clients were sent directly to jail, others received lengthy prison sentences.
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17 May, 2024 by Anonymous
I found Tiffany to be an unprofessional, selfish excuse of a person. She seems to only care about herself. Lack of empathy. Poor excuse of a human
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10 May, 2022 by Anonymous
Haven't heard from you...although I my cases were closed, I needed more information as it seems I am not aware of what transpired in the court, please get back to me as soon as you can......... ... ...
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31 Mar, 2017 by Bonifacio pascual ramos
Mr. Kaiser was appointed by the court to represent me in a criminal case in in the County of Bronx. He took the case to trial without conducting any pretrial investigation. No Brady discovery, no Rosario material. He sold me out to the prosecutor. All the questions I have been placing in this fantastic website, is cause Mr. Kaiser does not want to answer them. Mr. Kaiser must retiring from practicing law. He is not an honest lawyer and never show his face.
IF YOU ARE THINKING ON HIRING THIS LAWYER, PLEASE, DONT DO IT!!! THE CASE: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK V. BONIFACIO RAMOS INDICTMENT 5800/800 a model sample of prosecutorial criminal misconduct, and defense counsel conspirative misconduct. I need to knoy who really RAPIDFACTS INVESTIGATION AGENCY ARE? AND WHAT TYPE OF INVESTIGATION THEY DID? AND WHAT KIND OF INVESTIGATION YOU DID? THE ONLY REASON I M DOING THIS, IS CAUSE THIS MAN IS NO TALKING TO ME AND I DONT NEED HIM, BUT I NEED INFORMATION THAT ONLY HE HAS.
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25 Jun, 2023 by Anonymous
Bias and discriminates against domestic violence victims. Uses words such as: Delusional to describe victims without knowing the backstory! Horrendous lawyer
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07 Jul, 2014 by Jacob
Dealing with Mr. Cruz was one of the worst professional experiences I have ever had! He was flat out rude and unhelpful. He was very sarcastic and just not a nice person to deal with, he was also very misleading and ended up costing me a transaction. I would not recommend him to anyone for any services at all!
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07 Oct, 2016 by Anonymous
Doesn't try to fight for her clients, not strong. Holly was not prepared at all. She didn't have anything ready and had to print everything out. Thankfully, I met another lawyer who helped and got us to see the professional judge the same day, instead of waiting 3 months. Case dismissed!
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17 Jun, 2014 by Anonymous
This lawyer dedicates little to no time to your case. He makes you sign papers without explaining anything and assumes you are a lawyer also. He is only about the money not your case. He basically took the money and left me out in the cold when the arbitration took place.
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15 Nov, 2020 by L conti
Mr Castillo works for HPD . In 2013 a Family building received minor violations totaling 1500 $ for repairs in a tenant apt. The Super handled the case with the mgmt co. after a few failed attempts to gain entry to apt, HPD filed a lawsuit and was issued a default judgment for 25 k ( which was served at my home , but never received bcs i was traveling. ) A copy of the judgment was also served upon the tenant who did not notify mgmt or Super it until time to file answer expired thus the default judgment ( from 1500 to 25 k ) Super retained Howard Chin Esq to reopen the judgment and offered a settlement of 5 k to be completely paid off in installments by Nov 2014 , which was paid End of Nov 2014 by the Mgmt Co . Without my knowledge . in December I filed for Chapter 11, HPD wss added as a creditor
(index 1361/13 ) but since they HAD ACCEPTED THE 5 k pmt ( unbeknownst to me ) They never replied , not to the the trustee , or the chapt 11 Atty . There were no communications from hpd, no collection activity or demand for pmt . As the debt had already been paid . In Feb 2029 , My son who was a joint beneficiary on the account advised there had been a Restraining order placed on the account for 25k . I was still traveling but was able to communicate with Mr Castillo and asked him to immediately bcs the debt had been paid in 2013 . He released the hold only to restrain the account again in Dec 2019 . He proceeded to hire Sheriff Russel Shuylar to Levy the money after Pandemic Lockdown April 1 st 2020 for
a total of k 39,000 Thousand Dollars , part of an insurance house insurance pmt to fix a partially collapsed roof in my property . Both Mr Castillo and Schuyler refused to answer my calls . When i called the to report theft by Fraud , Mr Castillo called me and blamed Schuyler for withdrawing the money and said he would return if i had an attorney representing me . I paid 1000 to hire an atty to get the 39,000 back and he could not get thru to Mr Castillo , when he reached out to the Sherrigf , he was told that he wasn't at fault . He had done what Mr Castillo told him and until he heard from Mr Castillo he would not release the funds . My roof is now getting more damaged and mold is growing in that part of the home because HPD employees stole the money from the ins refund to do repairs . I cannot continue to pay attorney to get back what should never had been taken . I'm 87 years old and this is considered a Crime . My Family is filing a lawsuit against Mr Castillo , Mr Schuyler and HPD for restitution of 45 k plus attorney fees plus punitive damages in the amount of 300000
In addition , will will demand a disciplinary action against Mr Castillo and fight to have him disbarred or at least forex from HPD so he can't victimize anyone else .
Don't DO BUSINESS WITH THIS PERSON
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04 Feb, 2024 by Anonymous
Hired her in the city about civil rights. She says she’s aggressive, but she’s not aggressive in the work. She’s aggressive towards me. She’s also not able to give me a legal information. At times I would say she’s out like crazy in the things she says, and does, she of all people did exactly what my employer did, intimidation. That’s the best way to put it. She’s very intimidating to client I suggest find somebody else.
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13 Aug, 2022 by Anonymous
After 11 years on my immigration case and more than $12,000 on fees he never showed up for court. He stopped picking up the phone. Never gave me back my money and did NOTHING FOR ME. HE BELONGS IN JAIL
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26 Jan, 2024 by Paulete
Working with this lawyer was very difficult and stressful. The lawyer nor her office help return phone calls. For example I was told to leave money in escrow for the last water bill. I left 500 dollars in escrow. I closed on Oct 11 2023. It is now Jan 25 2024 and I am just getting the money resolved. So the water company sent the last water bill in Nov some time. I forwarded the email to the office so they could be alerted to take care of the bill and then give me the reimbursement as we had discussed at the closing. The office of Valerie Gray never did this. I emailed them called them I would not get a response. I requested for my reimbursement. When I got sporadic responses it would be they had to get back to me. They never would until I wrote the lawyer an email stating I would take her to small claims court if she did not respond to me. She responded saying she does not respond to threats. The issue finally got resolved but by my realtor who had recommended this lawyer. It was one of the most unprofessional service that I have ever received from a business. In fact prior to the issue being resolved by the realtor ( not the lawyer). The lawyer wrote in an email that they would send me my money but I had to provide them with a fed ex label. Which is absurd. Anyway at the end day there was an oversight from her office staff and that was the hold up on my reimbursement. It was something simple that could of been handled way better than it was. I am a very unsatisfied customer.
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09 Jul, 2022 by T.p
Joseph Donohue does not fight for his clients. He did not take my case serious from the very beginning. It was very hard to get in contact with him. I had to call multiple times, multiple days. I had to leave voicemails and text and wait weeks for a reply. While in court he didn’t speak even while the other attorney on the line was doing his job very well. At some point I had to unmute my computer and speak for myself. I called him afterwards to express I feel he did not fight for me. First and only thing he said to me was “if you don’t like how I do things feel free to get a new attorney”. He made me feel small. Next time we spoke he told me “the father will eventually get what he wants”. So it showed me he had no hope from the beginning and didn’t intend on even trying. He jeopardized my case. He never apologized. He continued to call to explain himself while never letting me speak and yelling at me and over me. This is the most unprofessional attorney I’ve ever had to deal with. Wouldn’t recommend.
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24 Jul, 2021 by Anonymous
I feel like she’s not working in my best interest and I would like to request a new lawyer
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25 Oct, 2018 by Anonymous
Was difficult to reach, had to re-start process after frustrating experience.
It may have been just a one-time thing or just bad timing on my part, but my personal experience was disappointing.
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28 Jul, 2024 by Anonymous
I was a victim of child abuse in the foster system. She, a district attorney, was very cold to me, talked over me and interrupted me, and told me that what happened to me was a misdemeanor even though I was tortured and sexually harassed. I believe that because I'm Black she treated me badly and minimized what happened to me. I wasn't even supposed to speak to her. I had originally came into the Bronx da office to hand in a summary statement about what happened to me to someone else.
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