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27 Feb, 2024 by Steve norm
21 Jul, 2023 by Anonymous
Heard a story on serial. You should lose your license when you’re wanting to charge people with a felony for an EVIDENT ACCIDENT!
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01 Feb, 2023 by Doug geersens
05 Jun, 2022 by Anonymous
Shortly after my husband died I looked up Tim Misny's website I watched some of his videos to make sure I wouldn't be wasting his time. I then called the number on Tim Misny's website and left a message. A day or two later a woman called me back. I tried to explain to her about what happened at the nursing home while my husband was waiting for a heart valve replacement so he could breathe normal again and about them not giving him his medicines and how they kept messing with his oxygen and how he was treated and he wasn't the only one, but she started to get angry with me and told me she was a nurse and that ''they'' meaning the nursing home aren't allowed to do that they wouldn't do that and they didn't do that. So basically she called me and my dead husband liers. She wasn't there all the months this was going on. I tried to interrupt her but she got mad at me and said something about there was somebody else waiting in her office and hung up on me. If she wants to defend a bad care facility over the phone and not a potential client then fine. Tim Misny's website is all lies according to the woman that called me back. My son suggested for me to find another attorney then, so I will. I think Tim Misny needs to hire less rude and biased people. That is why I am writing this review.
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27 Jan, 2021 by John hurd
3 years ago I had a massive heart attack at work, was taken by squad to a local hospital in Ravenna. I was given an asprin and sent home. Two days later I had another heart attack taken back to the same hospital and sent home. 4 weeks later another massive heart attack taken to another hospital, immediately given a transfusion 10 units, Akron SUMMA said I should not be alive. 3 weeks in ICU, to get me stable enough for surgery, Quadruple Bi-pass. Two more weeks in HLU-ICU. One year of recovery. Moderate but permanent heart damage. I get a bill for just over $12,000 from Ravenna. I called Tim, spoke to a girl that I am pretty sure works in a call center and not directly for him. In the middle of me explaining, she interrupted me, and said what do you want from him? We don't sue hospitals, or ERs. You didn't suffer any damages, so he can't make any money off of it. Then she hung up.
He's a joke.
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10 Apr, 2019 by Anonymous
I was in an mva 2018,not seriously injured,I recovered just fine. But family hired Mr. Misny.
I've never talked to him but a litigator who works for him. I was told months ago that they were about to settle. Nothing no calls and no return calls. I was told Mr. Misny would call to speak with me personally,he has yet to call. Very dissapointed to know your paying someone and you've never even spoke to them.
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22 Aug, 2024 by Joe
She recently had a mental health episode and defecated on all over the courtroom, during a hearing.
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24 Apr, 2021 by Anonymous
This attorney represented my sons father in court and then was released. The man went to court and told the magistrate he never received the documents that were sent to her. I have proof she received them.
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29 Dec, 2019 by Anonymous
Hired her at this fancy over priced law firm, paid her way too much money for her to only waste time and money. I thought she might be able to handle my very difficult case ( she assured me she was up for the task) but it turns out she was no match for my ex nor his lawyer. She crumbled and failed miserably. She was flustered during depositions, lost and often appeared clueless or unprepared in court and often got into petty email wars with the opposing counsel. She was fired after the case went no where. She should look into another career. She’s just not cut out for this.
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16 Nov, 2020 by Artia
Complete waste of money. Did nothing for bail, filed several continuations (which pretty much ensured we’d have to pay for a bondsmen), lied about dates in which he’d be available, was almost an hour late to the appearance, and we almost ended up with a worst deal then the public defender had already pretty much guaranteed before he stepped in.
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10 Jul, 2017 by Anonymous
In our intial meeting Sam stated that he would complete his due diligence in my case and referred to himself as a "bulldog". He made several errors in my case, confusing my information with other clients he had at the time. He would write up rough draft motions and send me content and locations that were from another case. Unfortunately, he rarely answered calls, very delayed in responding to urgent situations, asked the same questions over and over again that he should have already been privy to had he read documents provided to him. Never remembered anything that was discussed. States he is going to do something and never does it. I obtained several emails where the other attorney on the case bullied him and corrected him in how particular procedures go. And most importantly he made decisions on my case, without my authorization that benifited the other party involved and not in the best interest of my children. He is all about receiving money and not doing the work. DO NOT HIRE and if you dont have a choice..make sure you keep and conduct everyting in writing because he changes his story and lies when faced with holding accountability for not doing his due dillegence.
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21 Sep, 2023 by Anonymous
EXTREMELY disappointed in my representation from Ms. Khouri. She was disrespectful, highly unprofessional, and acted as if I was a burden to respond to EVEN THOUGH I AM HER CLIENT. She barley did anything with my case to get it lessened, and treated me as if she was trying to teach me a lesson. DO NOT go with Diana Khouri for representation, you will be extremely stressed out the entire time she represents you and disappointed with the results of your case.
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20 Sep, 2023 by Anonymous
Hired her for a simple OVI and did absolutely nothing but belittle and treat the case like we were terrible people and didn’t help us get any special privileges and had to plead guilty. So disappointed that we actually paid money to someone who made the entire process much worse all around. Don’t ever hire her, not worth the headaches.
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24 Jan, 2024 by Anonymous
Manu Raj represented me so poorly that I demanded my money back.
The firm of Kvale Antonelli & Raj cut me a check for every penny I gave them.
I would give no stars if that was an option.
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14 Nov, 2017 by Anonymous
I hired Atty Raj to handle a simple divorce; prior to hiring him everything had been agreed upon except pension distribution. He appeared to be knowledgeable in this area and he agreed it would be simple and may take 6 months to finalize. However, it took nearly 2 yrs and double the fees because Raj kept misinterpreting the pension choices and he even included that erroneous interpretation in the Separation Agreement, even after my ex's atty & pension specialist told Raj I wasn't entitled to it!! I didn't find that out until the pension fund told me, after the divorce. Ultimately I rec'd 1/4 of what Raj kept insisting I would get. In addition to that huge mistake, he and his office made many other sloppy errors (20 misspellings & typos in Sep Agr, wrong year on Judgment Entry, wording from other clients cases included in Sep Agr and also in a letter to me, etc ). For a $300/hr atty I would certainly expect perfection and did not receive anything close to it.
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02 May, 2023 by Anonymous
Laura was assigned my parenting coordinator in January of 2023. Worst mistake EVER. She took my money, met with me once on zoom and promised to help me and then disappeared and would not have the decency to return a phone call or email for months. I now have to hire a lawyer to get my retainer back.
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19 Aug, 2015 by Eric
I am very disappointed in this counsel. I hired her to retrieve back payments from a co-lease. I met with her one time, did everything she said, and provided her with all of the documents she requested (lease, cable/internet, electric bills). She then disapeared. Would not return phone calls ever. Randomly returned emails with broken promises. I had one 3 minute phone call with her that she billed as 1.10 hours instead of .10 hours from the retainer. She said she would speak with billing and have it corrected - NEVER HAPPENED. She never even filed the case. I have another attorney now drafting a letter of demand to retrieve the remaining deposit. What a joke. She has a lot of baggage too she mentioned during our first meeting. A total "black eye" to the Thrasher firm. I've hired multiple attorneys ranging from business, to criminal, to custody, and have always had a positive experience with all of them except this one. 1 star is too many for this rating.
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05 Aug, 2021 by Angelo
Jeffrey lied to me, seemed like he was trying to help the opposing party more than me.after I paid this sk#mbag for over a year to prepare for a trial he said he quit the morning of the trial and left me to fend for myself. He followed me into the elevator and insulted me after I lost visitation of my kids. He should fry in h$ll for an eternity and that won't be a proper punishment for this sorry son of a bit/h. Do not hire this bum. He likes to take bribes from the opposing party and make deals behind his clients back. I pray every day that Jeff suffers a painful end to his pathetic life.
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01 Nov, 2013 by Anonymous
Mr. Slavin was good about keeping us informed, but in terms of actual work on our case, extremely poor. He spent a lot of time telling us stories about other cases. We felt we would have been better off defending ourselves. It felt like throwing money away. I will say he is nice, he will listen to you, he will show up for court every time, and he will file motions as needed. If you need more than that, look elsewhere. There seems to be no fight in him.
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30 Sep, 2023 by Anonymous
Beware! I had a total of three phone calls with this firm, all with different lawyers over a five month period. The first call was when I asked them to represent me and the third was in response to a letter I sent, requesting information about my claim. At the time of my phone conversation with Alan Shapiro on 9/28/23, no movement had occurred and I was unaware of any action they pursued with my case. I had never worked with a workman's comp lawyer before and I wanted to get a general understanding of the case procedures and their plan moving forward. From the onset, Alan Shapiro was irritated that I was asking questions and was replying with one word answers to my inquiries. When I asked him about the plan for my case and what a lawyer's responsibilities were to a claimant, he became very angry and hostile. He began yelling and telling me he was insulted that I questioned what he could do for me. It was unsettling and very awkward. He threatened to shut down the case and leave me to figure out the system on my own, since I had the audacity to question him. I was unable to communicate with him because he continued to interrupt and talk over me repeatedly and his hostility was formidable. In the end, I agreed with him that ending his representation was in my best interest. I suggest that if you are looking for a firm that works hard for you to receive results and treats you with professionalism, that you look elsewhere and not waste your time.
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22 Sep, 2017 by Darin
I had the displeasure of speaking with Geoffrey Shapiro. He was both rude and condescending. I explained I was not 100% familiar with the OWCP system, but my injury was severe and the resulting surgery required the fusion of three vertebrae. (for reference-very rarely will a neurosurgeon conduct a three-level fusion) He did not seem interested in the fact the operating neurosurgeon strongly disagreed with the IME report. He told me, "OWCP is not a retirement system" and made reference to my injury date as if I were on OWCP for too long. He never arrived to the point OWCP took more than one year to approve the surgery. He was smug when I addressed his rudeness and was patronizing when asking, "Then what's your question?" At this point, the only question I could muster was, "Why are you such an ****?" Find anyone else to represent you!
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25 Sep, 2014 by Anonymous
Jean proves to be extremely unprofessional and very rude. She does not take her job as an attorney seriously, as she seems to have other interests in her life other than being an attorney. She does the absolute bare minimum. Definitely one of the worst attorneys we have ever come across in our time working with them.
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16 Jul, 2009 by Anonymous
While exuding the professionalism of a 5 year old, "no fuss Russ" consistently missed deadlines for filings and was unable to accurately or efficiently handle several cases he worked on for me.
*The only thing he was efficient with was sending a pumped up bill, which when called on it, he promptly reduced.*
I wouldn't recommend him to anyone looking for an estate or elder law attorney. He gives Reminger a bad name.
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04 Apr, 2009 by Anonymous
His communications skills are terrible - though he is good at sending a bill. The final agreement and shared parenting agreement for my divorce he did nothing but a copy and paste job - and that has led to nothing but more problem. His slow responsiveness drug the case out for two years and helped cause an enormous G. A. L. fee. The times that he could have taken action with the court he let slide by because he wasn't sure how to "read" the judge and magistrate. He should not be practicing family law.
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24 Apr, 2021 by Anonymous
This woman is no attorney. She is a blame game person and has zero integrity. She is dishonest and will take your money and not provide any services. Kiss your money and time right out the window if you even consider this woman for anything at all. PDM Healthcare is NO law firm...it is a failed “buying group” of pharmaceuticals...not a thing to do with law. She can’t provide legal counsel to anyone!
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25 Jun, 2013 by Jadea conte
I would be mindful of this attorney. I hired his firm to represent me in a personal injury matter back in 2010. He failed 1. to be responsive to client's requests; 2. supervised the paralegals who altered my HIPPA release form without my permission; 3. failed to have all my medical records current with regards to the case; 5. failed to show up for meetings at times scheduled; and 6. failed to take responsibility when due with regard to his actions overall when I submitted a complaint through the Supreme Court of Ohio. I was left with little in the end; having lost my apartment; 2. new motor vehicle; 3. personal property in the motor vehicle; and left to pay for outstanding medical expenses.
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16 Jan, 2012 by Anonymous
Never kept in contact during the time I had hired him as a lawyer, I had to constantly call him to receive updates on the proposed case. He had an attitude that he gave off as if he didn't care and made me feel as if I was bothering him anytime I tried to contact him. I felt as if I threw my money away because he ended up doing absolutely nothing to help me other then ask for more money at the end of it. Ended up contacting another lawyer who has been very helpful and seems to be a lot more knowledgable as well.
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01 Feb, 2022 by Robin
She is rude and incompetent in her field. I do not recommend under any circumstance.
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22 Jun, 2020 by Anonymous
I WAS ASSIGNED THIS LAWYER BECAUSE OF AN CASE THAT MY BOYFRIEND CAUGHT AND THE STATE PICKED IT UP I FEEL THAT THIS LAWYER HAD A VERY UNPROFESSIONAL ATTITUDE AND SHE DID NOT REPRESENT ME VERY WELL SHE DID NOT GIVE ME AN OPPURTUNITY TO SPEAK MY SIDE IN COURT NOR DID SHE TAKE MY FEELINGS OR VIEWS INTO CONSIDERATION IF THE STATE EVER PICKS UP A CASE AND SHE IS ASSIGNED TO YOU I WOULD RUN VERY FAR
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29 Sep, 2016 by Anonymous
He has been working or so he says on my case for years. Randomly disappears and reappears when he wants and is non responsive in general. During negotiations he leans towards the party he isn't defending. Just all around has become a joke.
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07 May, 2023 by Anonymous
In my honest opinion this guy is a perfect example of not what you know but who you know. Why in the world this guy is working in civil rights for the state is beyond me.......perhaps daddy set that up. Condescending, arrogant, Pee-Wee Herman like little guy. After a minute listening to this character I wanted to run for the exit. Dispicable lawyer in my opinion.
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21 Mar, 2024 by Anonymous
Uses his practice for his own personal gain. Misleading and is not an honest person. Stay away.
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24 Aug, 2015 by Anonymous
Hired him for child support issue (child tax credit) . Basically paid him to settle out of court. I was satisfied with that part and then tried to hire him again for child visits ton.. Called and called and never heard from him again.
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01 Dec, 2022 by Anonymous
Horrible attorney! Didn’t take my case seriously. Told me that my evidence couldn’t be used. Only spoke to me twice and both times asked me the same questions about my case. Literally FORCED me to plead out. Yelled at me in the hallway while me and my fiancé was trying to tell him that I wanted to take it to trial saying “If you don’t take this plea I’m not going to represent you anymore.” Which I should have just got a new attorney. I wouldn’t recommend him to anyone. He doesn’t care at all. I have one star but I wish I could give a negative 5.
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28 Apr, 2016 by Anonymous
I spoke with Terry in regards to a case I wanted to hire him on. He verbally agreed to take the case and agreed on the price to do so. However, he did not provide a written agreement. Upon later following up with Terry in regards to the written agreement, Terry informed me that he decided the fee was not enough, and that he would actually charge double the original fee with no fee cap! (The original fee was capped). Upon questioning Terry as to what prompted this increase, he used a number of very vague excuses. I countered Terry's excuses by relating them to my specific case and showing him that these excuses of his did not apply to my case. At this point Terry informed me that he no longer wanted the case, and would be releasing it. Stay away from this money hungry attorney!!!
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22 Jan, 2021 by Mark
This attorney is not a client centered attorney. The attorney and her office have very poor client communication skills and practices.
I do not recommend this attorney, find a better one.
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14 Jun, 2008 by Anonymous
Patrick is an exceptional patent attorney. He handled the patent on our project and subsequently earned our company over 1 billion dollars. He has a keen understanding of the entrepreneur mind.
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28 Jul, 2022 by Ethan
Loves to give complete pieces of garbage the benefit of the doubt, just ask Larry Pringle… Who sexually assaulted my mother and stalked 10 underage High School students. Where is he at now may you ask? On the streets of Cleveland probably waiting to do it again to the next unsuspecting victim. Hope you sleep well at night knowing that you defended a monster
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20 Feb, 2018 by Bob
This attorney is terrible he took on my case and clearly didn't have the time. His bill was beyond unreasonable. He is only concerned with making money. Would tell me one thing then change it. When I questioned his outrageous bill he filed to withdraw saying I spoke disparaging to him and threatened him. He has caused a lot of damage to my case.
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08 May, 2023 by Daniel
I was referred to Mark Frank. My wife was involved in 2 accidents. In both accidents. she was hit and no fault of her own.Both accidents totaled her vehicles and she and my son were both injured. Mr. Frank was representing both my wife and my son in these 2 collisions and was extremely unprofessional leaving her without proper representation and with just 2 months to find an attorney to help pay for medical bills, etc. For the first case he filed a dismissal (when he could have recovered funds to pay her medical bills) in October 22 without our knowledge. Mr. Franks had 3 years to work on these cases. My wife made repeated attempts to reach him regarding both cases in which he never returned her calls or messages for 3 months, wasting valuable time under the Ohio statutes and subsequently 5 months after that sends a letter dropping both cases and her representation altogether without any prior discussion thereof. Be very wary of trusting Mr. Franks for any legal services. Mr. Frank’s inappropriate handling of these two cases has lead to great financial despair in our family and not much recourse.
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20 May, 2023 by Anonymous
Did not follow the payment schedule spelled out in the engagement letter. Became very unprofessional and rude was asked about the bill. Never gave an explanation on obvious billing questions.
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06 Sep, 2013 by Anonymous
I am the beneficiary of a trust established in my father's will. The trust is administered and managed by Mr. Bright. As the beneficiary, I have made multiple requests for Mr. Bright to disclose all documents relating to my trust. As the trustee, Mr. Bright is required by law to honor my requests for disclosure. Mr. Bright has never provided me with the documents that I have requested; instead, he drafted a one-page summary of my father's will and did not cover any of the details or specifics of my trust. He ignores my emails and has not made any effort to establish a dialogue or create transparency in our relationship. At one point, Mr. Bright insinuated that he is now my father figure and that, financially, I must answer to him. I have recently made the decision to retain my own attorney because Mr. Bright has been unresponsive to my requests and has not honored my rights as a beneficiary to my father's estate.
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