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21 Aug, 2023 by Nate
Given my experience, John Tatlock, is an awful attorney. He was lazy and disengaged, combative with me when I advocated for myself, and brought no financial expertise, which is why I hired him in the first place. In hindsight and after review from a new firm it is clear that John as a shareholder is more interested in billing than representing. I am extremely disappointed that this quality of lawyer is acceptable in the Denver legal system. Steer Clear
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23 Mar, 2016 by Wayne
John, represented me on my divorce case, where it was very litigious and complicated by the other party. He defended my with honor and saved me from some major expenses, we had to go to trial several times because of the other parties unwillingness to cooperate with the court orders, and on most of the issues was able to win many of the rulings in my favor. He is quite confident and represents his clients well in court and is very well prepared and ready to fight for what is right and just. He is also a very smart and compassionate family attorney who knows his stuff. He was always available on the phone/email and responded to my queries promptly. Above all, he is a great human being who genuinely cares for his clients. I felt I not only found an excellent attorney but a great friend as well.
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13 Mar, 2016 by Patrick
I was very disappointed with the way that the Harris Law Firm handled my case. The firm was expensive, difficult to keep on task, and the attorneys rarely dedicated the needed time to handle important things that came up. In the weeks leading up to the final hearing, the firm personnel were increasingly difficult to reach and ultimately, with only three weeks prior to hearing, they filed a surprise, uncoordinated withdrawal. This threw the case into chaos and completely changed the hearing schedule, adding months to the process with much additional emotional and financial pain. I would not hire this firm again
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12 May, 2022 by Anonymous
I had hired Alison Zinn Sheahen at Lathrop GPM - Denver to contest my stepfather‘s will/trust when I found out upon his death that he had changed it prior to passing away but 22 years after the initial one was written. This was a multi million dollar estate so there was a lot of money involved. I believe he had changed it due to undue influence and lack of testamentary capacity and I needed medical records to prove the latter. Alison had given me hope of at least a settlement and had told me that people settle all the time. I asked her to start the process so that we can get copies of my stepfather‘s medical records. (He was most likely going through cancer treatments and there were some signs that he might have had dementia/Alzheimer’s – he wrote Merry Christmas on the birthday check he had sent to me in the month of May.) She however did not do that. Instead after she had spoken with the other attorney (my Stepfather’s attorney who was handling the estate), Alison did a complete 180 and told me that my stepfather had every right to change his will. If that were the case, then the right to contest a will would not exist. However, the right to contest a will does exist and people are able to contest wills based on undue influence, lack of testamentary capacity, etc.. Also, after Alison Zinn / Sheahen had spoken with the opposing attorney, she told me that the opposing attorney told her that my stepfather was of sound mind when he changed his will. I had asked her to start the process of contesting the will so that we could get my stepfather’s medical records…… not get the opinion of the opposing attorney on the soundness of my stepfather’s mind. He is a lawyer, not a doctor. His word is an opinion, it is not fact. This was a case I believe in which lack of testamentary capacity would’ve been easy to prove if I had been able to obtain my stepfather’s medical records. However, once again, Alison did not start the process of contesting the will for me and she did not start the process of obtaining my stepfather’s medical records like I had asked. She had only proceeded to tell me that my stepfather was of sound mind because the other attorney told her so and that my stepfather had every right to change his will. I had one shot at this and unfortunately I trusted this attorney and this firm to do as I had requested and to help me contest my stepfather’s will/trust and to help me obtain my stepfather’s medical records and they did neither. Alison is a lawyer who was supposed to have fought for me on my behalf and she did not. When I filed a complaint with Lathrop GPM corporate, after telling my side of the story, I was told that I was well represented. I cannot believe that taking the word of the other attorney on medical issues and not doing what I had asked her to do, was being well represented.
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10 Nov, 2017 by Pat
My husband and I hired Alison Zinn at a very difficult time in our lives. We needed immediate action and did not know what to do next. Alison outlined an effective plan or us and started execution immediately. Almost two years later we are on the other side of our crisis with all positive outcomes. I hate to think of where we would be today if we hadn’t met Alison. I very highly recommend her.
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30 Jul, 2024 by Anonymous
David delayed multiple deadlines in my case for no good reason, except apparently to bill more time unnecessarily. He double billed costs, billed me for time spent talking about my concerns about his bills, and low-balled the settlement offers. Everyone said my case was a rare winner, but he refused to take it to trial. I am extremely unhappy. Terrible.
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04 Apr, 2024 by Jeanette
They were all so kind to me when I was in rocky water. Not knowing what to do and feeling so alone, it was very much apricated that they did listen to me. Whenever I had a question an answer was quickly forthcoming.
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05 Jun, 2014 by Anonymous
I tried to contact this attorney for help in a important legal issue I have and he couldn't even spare 5mins of his time to reply to me or talk to me. I definitely would not recommend this attorney if he cant spare a single minute to talk to a possible client why should you trust him to represent you?
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30 Mar, 2012 by Art
Bruce Rohde has represented me, my corporation and my real estate business since 1984. We have never lost in court or settlement. I started with him in his early days and watched as he became one of the top Denver laywers based on the size of the judgments and wins he has accomplished. I would say his best feature is that he listens and never forgets a detail. He will recall something I said 20 years ago. Kind of creepy- in a good way. In the only trial in which I was a defendant, every asset I owned was at risk. During 5 days of testimony, mostly lies by the plaintiffs, Mr. Rohde absolutely blew one witness after another up on the stand, and after I won, the court's staff came up to him and said it was the best performance they had ever seen. The jury agreed. You will not go wrong with Bruce Rohde.
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29 Jan, 2017 by Anonymous
I hired this guy and he told me he would be using one of his other new attorneys to do some of the grunt work to keep the costs down. He disappeared after that and no matter how often I requested he get involved I was stuck with the young, inexperienced attorney which ended up costing me a lot more money and frustration. It looks like he was on probation the same time I hired him which was never disclosed to me. Also, they billed my credit card several times without my permission even when I told them not to and that I preferred to write a check. I finally had to cancel my card since they were obviously keeping it on file somewhere without my permission.
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23 Jul, 2014 by Thomas
Dave fought hard for me in a tough situation. I didn't do much to help him by not following the Court's Orders and not listening to his advice, but he didn't pull any punches and told me the cold, hard truth about the consequences. Because he was so honest about how my case would play out in court, I trusted his advice and things turned around. Can't say I got everything I wanted, but I can say I think I got everything I could.
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22 Sep, 2023 by Susy
She is my ex's second attorney. She came in after the CFI's work is done. Through the recent Financial Statement she made for my ex. I can tell she is far away from professional by ignoring all the facts that have presented by my ex and his 1st attorney.
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09 May, 2023 by Ann
Best attorney I have had!! She listened and went after what was best for me and my kids! She's a kick-butt attorney!!
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19 Nov, 2021 by Stacy clark
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26 Oct, 2012 by Cecil
Got fraudulent telecom carrier's certificate of public convenience and necessity revoked, saving my company upward of $12M in demanded payments.
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21 Jun, 2015 by Tammy
Ron Litvak represented me in my divorce and he negotiated an excellent settlement on my behalf. It was a difficult time, I had three young children, and Ron made sure that I was informed and he kept me up-to-date on the developments of the case. If you find yourself in need of a divorce attorney I highly recommend that you seek the counsel of Ron Litvak.
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27 Jun, 2013 by Peter
I used Ron for my Divorce case and he made so many error that I was forced to hire an new lawyer and redo the whole process. My current lawyer was shocked that anyone with a legal background would allow me to sign the agreement he drafted. DO NOT USE THIS GUY!! In addition to making huge legal error - he sent me a bill that over estimated what he was owed.
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16 Feb, 2016 by Anonymous
Lisa York handled both my H1-B applications (the original and the renewal), as well as my Green Card application, very competently. At each stage, she gave me clear and timely instructions on the process, provided realistic time frames for completion, and helped me set up a payment plan for her fees. Thanks to her, I'm now a tenured faculty member at a college in the USA.
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24 Jul, 2015 by Wei
I hire Lisa York to handle my NIW and EB1A immigration petitions because a friend recommended and suggesting that she would write all the documents as I was very busy at the time. Well, I pretty much had to write all the documents. She just copy and paste into some templates. I had to rewrite those documents. I received RFE when she was on vacation. It apparently did bother her at all because she already made the money. She simply let another person (Maya M... I still do not know if Maya is an attorney or paralegal) to handle the RFE. I provided as much as possible and as soon as possible to Maya. It took Maya and Lisa till the deadline to submit the RFE materials without let me proof it. There are fatal flaws in there and I couldn't point it out before they send to Immigration Office. The result is not surprise: a denial letter. Guess what, after I pointed out the mistakes they made, they want me to pay them another ~$2000 to do a Motion to Open. I had to fire her and do it myself. I used the same materials to do the MTO. 6 months later, my case was approved. I would not recommend Lisa and her colleague Maya to anybody.
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01 Aug, 2017 by Thomas
Amanda was appointed by the court to represent me. She failed at even the most basic tasks. One of her motions was so filled with spelling errors that it was barely understandable. She was very disorganized, it took more than 5 meetings for her to remember to bring one key document which made things take forever. Two weeks before trial, after her having 8 months to prepare and an investigator to assist her, she revealed that she was so unprepared for court that I would have to suffer 6 more months of anxiety about the case while she continued to prepare. I wound up taking a plea deal for something I didn't do just to be able to get on with my life. Don't waste your time, hire a real lawyer instead.
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23 May, 2017 by Max
she helped me through the trial process of a d.u.i. with great skill and profesinalisim.
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04 Aug, 2017 by K shelley
Anne was referred to me by Paul Rumler. I liked her the moment I met her. She was all business. She takes the case seriously and does the best she can with all the things that come up during this difficult situation and the best part is she knows the system. She could relate to my lack of knowledge of the system and frankly how all of it works and doesn't work. She was truthful to me and she can make mistakes. But she has a heart and I felt she was professional from start to finish. I appreciated that when things were going poorly the big picture was always brought up. If you have your act together you will work well with Anne. At least I did and I did well as the outcome. But then I didn't want to destroy another person's life.
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13 Dec, 2016 by Jeff
I first met Anne several years ago through a reference of Paul Rumler. Anne told me, my wife did not care about me and was just after money. She was right about that. Unfortunately Anne didn't care much for me either, as her client. I thought she was a tough, strong attorney but she was intimidated by my wife's attorney. Anne has a reputation for settling and not getting the best deal for her clients. She doesn't like to go to court. Of the many things I feel she did wrong was wait to schedule mediation two days before our temp orders were due. That put a lot of pressure on me and I ended up settling for a lot and now stuck until perm orders. We were on the defensive for most of the time and finally when we made an offensive move, the court found it pre-mature and I ended up paying fees for my wife's attorney. I never felt like Anne was on my side. You pay these attorneys a lot of money and trust them completely. I just felt let down in many ways.
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10 Jul, 2014 by Anonymous
Was in my defense of a truly time of hardship, he never cut corners of information and his square. That's good for a well rounded approach. Like the endorsement his care and concerns are generally genuine.
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15 Nov, 2017 by Antonio “tone” medina
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