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11 Mar, 2014 by Emma
I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE KAREN AS AN ATTORNEY SHE IS UP FRONT WHICH I LOVE AND IS VERY HELPFUL AND KNOWLEABLE I WOULD ALWAYS RECOMMEND HER FOR YOUR NEEDS.
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15 Jul, 2024 by Jacob
I am leaving this same review on other sites just to get the word out, so don't be surprised if you see the same text in a few places! We have now used John twice, first when we purchased our home (in 2022) and again when we sold it (in 2024). In both instances he was wonderful to work with, both asa person and in a professional capacity. Every task was taken care of promptly, and John was also excellent at nudging the other party's team along when they were moving slowly to ensure that the always slow New York real estate process moved along a little bit faster. In the case of when we purchased our home, we had to give John power of attorney as both my partner and I had to be out of the country for work. He handled everything exceptionally well then, making what otherwise would have been a very stressful process as easy as it could have been. In a seemingly small point for people looking to work with John for real estate transactions, he also is a notary, and a lot of our friends have horror stories of the closing going off the rails when the lawyers show up and the notary doesn't (needless to say, covering your bases with all the small things to make your life easier is a big win in NY real estate). We have recommended John to all of our friends in the Cortland area, and honestly, could not recommend him more highly.
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21 Oct, 2023 by Hailey sweeney
02 Aug, 2024 by Brandon stelick
DO NOT RECOMMEND. Used them as our lawyer for a home closing and the process was arduous at best. It could have been greatly improved had clear and concise communication been established from the beginning with us (the clients), our NY realtor and the other attorney (buyers attorney).
Also, the lack of accountability for multiple missteps is unacceptable. Our NY closing was scheduled 2 hours before our closing on our new home 800 miles away. Our wire transfer was submitted to the bank after the cutoff time (which your office should have been well aware of) so we were unable to close on our new home and had to scramble to find a place to stay. We did not receive a phone call from your office letting us know of the mishap, but instead were told upon us calling that the wire was submitted, while details of the timing were left out. This caused so much confusion, stress and anxiety, as we were awaiting the wire to go through and it never did. Then the next day when the wire still hadn't gone through, we had to call your office repeatedly, as well as the bank, to ensure it was processed as soon as possible, rather than at 3pm that day when it would have been processed on it's own. No one from your office reached out to us or even appeared to be working on making sure the transfer got processed and no one was available to assist us because you were all out of the office, causing us to have to take matters into our own hands.
This whole process made for an incredibly stressful experience that could have easily been avoided with clear communication and follow up. Either the office is horribly understaffed or you have lost sight of how these transactions impact the people you serve. Either way, we are very disheartened at all that occurred and do not wish for anyone else to have the same experience.
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11 Apr, 2024 by Andre hampton jr.
I couldn't have chosen a better Law Firm to represent me. I was suprised by how perosnal the experience was. It was very easy to see how much Ronanld Walsh cared for my particular case. The outcome was exactly what I was told we would be expecting from the very beginning. When ever you are dealing with legal matters you want to be represented by a Law Firm that will go the extra mile for you. This was my first time having to deal with the law and as a college student I was happy that the law firm was well versed with college matters. Overall my experience was beyond my expectations.
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11 Apr, 2024 by Luke tesoriero
The Walsh Law firm got me the best possible outcome for my case by any stretch of the imagination. This is not an exaggeration. Also quite easy to communicated to. Will be on your side to help you get the best outcome for your circumstances. I would definitely recommend Ronald T. Walsh as representation for what ever legal situation you're facing.
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08 Sep, 2022 by Bertha lamson
19 Mar, 2021 by Travis towers
17 Mar, 2021 by Steve hartley
Always good to work with.
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27 Nov, 2024 by Tristan laurore
Called and asked if the attorney is familiar with a specific type of real estate transaction. Receptionists tells me yes. And I schedule and appointment with the attorney Being under the assumption that he knew what I was looking to do. Come to find out he has no idea what I’m looking to do, never heard it before and proceeds to tell me that I should not do the transaction that way for 45 minutes. Once 45 minutes was up he finally stopped talking and say alright I’ll charge you $250 for consultation. Scummy move to keep me there for 45mins just to collect 250.
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22 Nov, 2024 by Anonymous
He is the absolute worst family attorney ever!!
My son and we as loving grandparents have not seen our children and grandchildren in almost 2 years, yet he is still fighting for child support payments, trying to ruin my son's new LLC business and is a money grubbing fool.
If you care nothing about your children and want to waste thousands, go with him
Otherwise bye, bye!!
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08 Jul, 2024 by Jen daniels
27 Nov, 2024 by Tristan laurore
Called and asked if the attorney is familiar with a specific type of real estate transaction. Receptionists tells me yes. And I schedule and appointment with the attorney Being under the assumption that he knew what I was looking to do. Come to find out he has no idea what I’m looking to do, never heard it before and proceeds to tell me that I should not do the transaction that way for 45 minutes. Once 45 minutes was up he finally stopped talking and say alright I’ll charge you $250 for consultation. Scummy move to keep me there for 45mins just to collect 250.
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01 Jun, 2024 by Aaron peck
01 Jun, 2023 by Anthony helms
30 Aug, 2022 by Barbara
I hired him for a divorce. He was attentive, answered all of my questions, returned phone calls quickly, and got me the results (custody of my children and over half my home's value) that I wanted. Highly recommended.
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27 Aug, 2022 by Dawn gigliuto downes
Paid him $1300 for a support case. He never did anything he told me he would do. Was supposed to go for attorney fees. Never did. I easily won my case because father never had custody, I did yet I paid him. Such an easy case but he never filed paper work after I won. So I lost $3000 plus what I paid him!!! NEVER returned calls or was in office! Big loss for me. He should be disbarred!
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23 Aug, 2021 by Lisa
Mr. Williams helped me end a case that another lawyer started and couldn't finish. He's a go getter and will fight for your case. He's very honest and tells it like it is, I appreciated knowing where he believed my case was going. I'm happy to have worked with him!
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20 May, 2014 by Anonymous
We retained Mr Van Donsel to handle a divorce/separation dispute. He took our $1000 but did nothing on our case until almost 2 weeks later when the other party filed a petition in another state. That finally prompted him to file a petition in NY. The petition he filed was extremely weak and contained none of the important points we were trying to make to the court. Of course it was dismissed. If I was the judge I would have dismissed it! I think it was written by his receptionist.
Through the entire process Mr Van Donsel never once took one of our phone calls or returned any calls. His receptionist did say he was making us a list of other lawyers. Really?? Lawyers like this need to be barred from practice. He has done us a huge dis-service. Incompetent.
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