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16 Mar, 2010 by Dave
Adam has served as our corporate and environmental counsel for many years. He has also provided excellent service and advice as my personal lawyer. He is a gifted attorney and clearly understands his areas of expertise. At the same time, he does not try to be the end-all and be-all of lawyering and will recommend seeking outside counsel when appropriate.
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15 Mar, 2010 by John
Mr. Schultz has been representing our company for the past five years in very difficult and contentious permitting/zoning actions (I am in-house counsel to the client). We have faced not only organized local opposition, but also agency opposition that is driven by political considerations rather than by its regulatory obligations as a permitting agency. Mr. Schultz's involvement and handling of the actions can be described as thoroughly and professionally well prepared and diligently prosecuted. His years of experience in environmental and land use law is readily apparent in both the handling of litigation as well as in developing appropriate and effective strategies.
We have dealt with many outside counsel over the years and none have surpassed Mr. Schultz in satisfaction. Professionally, it has been very enjoyable working with him.
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25 Nov, 2021 by Chris
I hired Barry for a business case and took the time to drive an hour there to drop off my documents which he never reviewed and lost. I spend days making those and drove them there just to be sure they wouldn’t be lost in the mail. During the case I was told I won through default and that was final.It was not , through a new lawyer he recommended for the inquest hearing … I had to start the process all over again. When I finially did get my inquest about 18 months later I found out Barry had not filed any documents other then my business contract w the courts and then my new lawyer had to efile all documents that Barry lost and I had to remake or find costing my more days and money . He basically filed a 50 k lawsuit without any documentation, which I put in between his front doors as requested by him . This was a terrible experience for me and I would not recommend.
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14 Jan, 2015 by Vicky
With a situation and discrimination RE: ADA and HIPAA, violations, I totally trust Barry to be my legal advocate. He knows and understands where I'm coming from and what the laws are. He is simply amazing!
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