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20 Aug, 2024 by Lynn ericksen
We had the pleasure of working with Joseph Flanders. My husband recently has been diagnosed with PTSD. He had not worked in almost a year. We were trying to get me on my husbands IRA account so I could get money out of his IRA He was not able to answer simple security questions to take money out to pay off some bills. His Financial Institution said we needed to make me his guardian. Which he did not need. I reached out to Joe to see if he could help us. He agreed and we are so glad he did. He was very compassionate about our situation and bothered that they were not allowing this. He said a Judge would not sign off on a Conservertorship because my husband did not need one. He suggested making me his POA. That didnt work. He kept at them. He kept telling us I am not giving up! His hard work and determination paid off. Thanks to Joe we will not lose our house and are able to pay off bills that accumulated during this time. He actually cares about his clients. Thanks Joe!
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08 Jul, 2024 by Aubree dill
I have legal insurance through work and this lawyer was on my list to call. I called about a case that is very intense and I have no idea how to navigate it. I was upset at the other paryties' actions and was trying to explain what happened. I was trying to learn what to do and if he could help. He told me these cases can get messy and implied he didn't want to deal with it. Then he told me like others above, " I don't think I want to work with you". I WAS SHOCKED!!! Why? What did I do! Was I intense, YES. Was it directed at him, NO. We are talking about my son, of course I was worked up, anyone would be!!! I don't think I would ever want to work with a lawyer like that, or recommend anyone waste their time even calling Joe. No I never used him or was never a client of his. Thank goodness, I'd be worried about my case with a lawyer that can't even handle listening to the details of the case. How would he deal with court and the judge or other attorney coming at him?
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08 Jul, 2024 by Tina gjerstad
Joe helped me with my estate plan, and also some title work. He was very responsive to my initial inquiry and was very helpful when I met with him. In addition he was very knowledgable about the law and provided information about estate planning that I didn't know, which was really helpful. I feel very confident in my plan and feel better knowing there will be no questions about my estate if I were to pass away. I would recommend Joe to anyone looking for a great attorney.
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28 Jan, 2023 by Bruce donatell
Good service
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18 Oct, 2022 by J.c. d.
The tender years doctrine is a legal principle in family law since the late 19th century. In common law, it presumes that during a child's "tender" years (generally regarded as the age of four and under), the mother should have custody of the child. The doctrine often arises in divorce proceedings.
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27 May, 2022 by Bill kruger
09 May, 2024 by Assistant maef
Overbilled us. Heather did not seem very knowledgeable, and we were charged double for when she had to ask her "boss" Lyndsey for help. Heather didn't seem to know a lot of the evidence very well but charged us as if she'd been scouring it for days. She made us pay for her time for her to correct her own mistakes. And then, when it was all over and we got a small refund for our second retainer (she burned through the first one very quickly), the following month, even though the case was concluded and nothing else had transpired, she sent me an email claiming that we owed more money but that her boss decided to waive it. How magnanimous. When I asked her how we were still being charged for her time when we hadn't had any business with her since the refund was issued, she never responded. Definitely wouldn't use them again or recommend them.
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08 Apr, 2024 by S
I wouldn't trust them with a dollar of your money. I have never put a review on anyone in life until today. Family matters are very emotional and they took all the money I had and did nothing.
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21 Nov, 2023 by Katie pesina
Lyndsay was very knowledgeable. Easy to talk to and easy to work with. She had my best interest at heart and had my back through the entire process. She was very quick to respond to questions and made sure I had an understanding of everything that was going on. She made the most difficult time of my life a little easier. Highly recommend!
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16 Feb, 2024 by Akila maidi
Our family had a unique custody case that we were seeking help for. I called many firms in the area and they all made me feel like I was just a number. Cylkowski Law Office immediately reached out to me and gave me an honest and thorough consultation on what my options were and what my next steps looked like. We worked with Katherine for our matter and could not have asked for better partnership and representation. Katherine was EXTREMELY communicative and always available and accessible to us whenever we had questions or concerns. Every step of the way she was there to explain all the legal jargon, kept us in the loop, and always let us know what to expect and what was expected of us. Katherine expertly and compassionately guided us through this tough and scary process. We truly felt like we had representation that had our family's best interest at heart and went to bat for us to get the best outcome. Katherine is clearly well respected in her field, knows the family law system well, and is confident in her practice. We highly recommend Katherine at Cylkowski law.
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30 Nov, 2023 by Green machine #9
By far the absolute WORST lawyer I have ever had to deal with. She "represented" my mom in my parents divorce. She went out of her way to drag myself and my sister (both in our 30s) into our parents divorce when it was absolutely not needed. She tried to rob myself of upwards of $20k by accusing myself and my father of being "in cahoots" together because I had a bank account set up by my dad YEARS ago, which he told them about going into the divorce (was a business bank account). I had to spend hours gathering information and have the displeasure of talking to Laurie on the phone to prove to her that the money in the account was mine and being used by me, I had hard facts and she still wouldn't let it go. She also went after my sister for money my dad "possibly" gave her to use towards her college tuition, because that is so uncommon for parents to do...
She also is by far the most rude, disrespectful and unprofessional person I have ever met. I had to speak with her on the phone about the above bank account and told her I left about $20k in the bank account that has mine and my dads name on it to use as a savings for a down payment on a house. Her exact words to me were "that is not enough money for a down payment". Well sorry I can't scam my clients out of thousands of dollars like you Laurie to afford a million dollar house, but $20k to most people is way more then enough for a down payment (worked for me, I got approved with it for a house).
People, there are a TON of other good qualified lawyers out there, ones that won't drag family members into a divorce that they have nothing to do with, especially kids, of any age. Do your research. Laurie has a HUGE REPUTATION of running the costs up on lawyer and legal fees to benefit herself. Ask any divorce lawyer in the metro and they will tell you the same thing about her, she wastes thousands of dollars to do nothing to benefit her clients. She wasted thousands of dollars of BOTH my parents money, to accomplish nothing.
Long and short of it, if I could give her a negative star I would. She is horrible, condescending and the most unprofessional lawyer I have ever had to talk to. She did nothing to help either one of my parents, unfortunately my mom was not smart enough to realize this.
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22 Aug, 2023 by Brian vanmeveren
Laurie is an amazing attorney. She is very prompt, professional, and does everything in her power to keep legal fees low. Highly recommend!!
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31 Oct, 2015 by Tammy
I was so thankful for all of Jim's guidance while I was going through my divorce and he helped me get what was best for my two young daughters. He played so many roles for me besides being "just" an excellent attorney. He was a friend, a counselor, a father figure, a therapist and always a gentlemen to all parties involved. Jim was somehow able to keep my stress level under control through this extremely difficult time in my life. A great attorney, a great man.
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30 Jan, 2015 by Sml
Sadly, I've had to deal with my ex for the past 10yrs for various issues having to do with our child, but THANK GOODNESS Jim has been my attorney the whole time! It has been extremely stressful throughout the years and continues to be (YEP he is STILL representing me), but when it comes to knowledge, kindness, understanding and heart he has it all and has been there for me every step of the way. Anytime I doubted his advice or what an outcome may be in court (due to my "worry wart" personality) - I've ALWAYS been proven wrong! He has always been spot on with what he has told me, whether in my favor or not. I have complete faith in him. I've referred 3 people to him (2 of them family members). I was referred 10+ years ago by a co-worker who said he was the BEST! I haven't looked back since. I can only speak on the family matters he has assisted me with (child parenting time, child support, etc.... ) but I most definitely would recommend him to anyone & everyone!
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18 Dec, 2012 by Amanda
As sad and stressful as divorces are, you expect to hire an attorney who is trustworthy and will do whatever it takes to defend you rightfully. James Lofstrom, however, did not fulfill this for me. He messed up paperwork several times, costing me more money and delaying the inevitable, my divorce. After he finally got the paperwork corrected with the courts (three times total), my divorce was finally overwith. He did not follow through with things I requested him to do, which left me with nothing that I had "won" in the divorce. I lost all of my childhood memorabilia because he did not file papers demanding the items be returned. The only thing Mr. Loftstrom was good at was sending an overpriced bill.
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16 Feb, 2024 by Akila maidi
Our family had a unique custody case that we were seeking help for. I called many firms in the area and they all made me feel like I was just a number. Cylkowski Law Office immediately reached out to me and gave me an honest and thorough consultation on what my options were and what my next steps looked like. We worked with Katherine for our matter and could not have asked for better partnership and representation. Katherine was EXTREMELY communicative and always available and accessible to us whenever we had questions or concerns. Every step of the way she was there to explain all the legal jargon, kept us in the loop, and always let us know what to expect and what was expected of us. Katherine expertly and compassionately guided us through this tough and scary process. We truly felt like we had representation that had our family's best interest at heart and went to bat for us to get the best outcome. Katherine is clearly well respected in her field, knows the family law system well, and is confident in her practice. We highly recommend Katherine at Cylkowski law.
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30 Nov, 2023 by Green machine #9
By far the absolute WORST lawyer I have ever had to deal with. She "represented" my mom in my parents divorce. She went out of her way to drag myself and my sister (both in our 30s) into our parents divorce when it was absolutely not needed. She tried to rob myself of upwards of $20k by accusing myself and my father of being "in cahoots" together because I had a bank account set up by my dad YEARS ago, which he told them about going into the divorce (was a business bank account). I had to spend hours gathering information and have the displeasure of talking to Laurie on the phone to prove to her that the money in the account was mine and being used by me, I had hard facts and she still wouldn't let it go. She also went after my sister for money my dad "possibly" gave her to use towards her college tuition, because that is so uncommon for parents to do...
She also is by far the most rude, disrespectful and unprofessional person I have ever met. I had to speak with her on the phone about the above bank account and told her I left about $20k in the bank account that has mine and my dads name on it to use as a savings for a down payment on a house. Her exact words to me were "that is not enough money for a down payment". Well sorry I can't scam my clients out of thousands of dollars like you Laurie to afford a million dollar house, but $20k to most people is way more then enough for a down payment (worked for me, I got approved with it for a house).
People, there are a TON of other good qualified lawyers out there, ones that won't drag family members into a divorce that they have nothing to do with, especially kids, of any age. Do your research. Laurie has a HUGE REPUTATION of running the costs up on lawyer and legal fees to benefit herself. Ask any divorce lawyer in the metro and they will tell you the same thing about her, she wastes thousands of dollars to do nothing to benefit her clients. She wasted thousands of dollars of BOTH my parents money, to accomplish nothing.
Long and short of it, if I could give her a negative star I would. She is horrible, condescending and the most unprofessional lawyer I have ever had to talk to. She did nothing to help either one of my parents, unfortunately my mom was not smart enough to realize this.
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22 Aug, 2023 by Brian vanmeveren
Laurie is an amazing attorney. She is very prompt, professional, and does everything in her power to keep legal fees low. Highly recommend!!
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16 Feb, 2024 by Akila maidi
Our family had a unique custody case that we were seeking help for. I called many firms in the area and they all made me feel like I was just a number. Cylkowski Law Office immediately reached out to me and gave me an honest and thorough consultation on what my options were and what my next steps looked like. We worked with Katherine for our matter and could not have asked for better partnership and representation. Katherine was EXTREMELY communicative and always available and accessible to us whenever we had questions or concerns. Every step of the way she was there to explain all the legal jargon, kept us in the loop, and always let us know what to expect and what was expected of us. Katherine expertly and compassionately guided us through this tough and scary process. We truly felt like we had representation that had our family's best interest at heart and went to bat for us to get the best outcome. Katherine is clearly well respected in her field, knows the family law system well, and is confident in her practice. We highly recommend Katherine at Cylkowski law.
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30 Nov, 2023 by Green machine #9
By far the absolute WORST lawyer I have ever had to deal with. She "represented" my mom in my parents divorce. She went out of her way to drag myself and my sister (both in our 30s) into our parents divorce when it was absolutely not needed. She tried to rob myself of upwards of $20k by accusing myself and my father of being "in cahoots" together because I had a bank account set up by my dad YEARS ago, which he told them about going into the divorce (was a business bank account). I had to spend hours gathering information and have the displeasure of talking to Laurie on the phone to prove to her that the money in the account was mine and being used by me, I had hard facts and she still wouldn't let it go. She also went after my sister for money my dad "possibly" gave her to use towards her college tuition, because that is so uncommon for parents to do...
She also is by far the most rude, disrespectful and unprofessional person I have ever met. I had to speak with her on the phone about the above bank account and told her I left about $20k in the bank account that has mine and my dads name on it to use as a savings for a down payment on a house. Her exact words to me were "that is not enough money for a down payment". Well sorry I can't scam my clients out of thousands of dollars like you Laurie to afford a million dollar house, but $20k to most people is way more then enough for a down payment (worked for me, I got approved with it for a house).
People, there are a TON of other good qualified lawyers out there, ones that won't drag family members into a divorce that they have nothing to do with, especially kids, of any age. Do your research. Laurie has a HUGE REPUTATION of running the costs up on lawyer and legal fees to benefit herself. Ask any divorce lawyer in the metro and they will tell you the same thing about her, she wastes thousands of dollars to do nothing to benefit her clients. She wasted thousands of dollars of BOTH my parents money, to accomplish nothing.
Long and short of it, if I could give her a negative star I would. She is horrible, condescending and the most unprofessional lawyer I have ever had to talk to. She did nothing to help either one of my parents, unfortunately my mom was not smart enough to realize this.
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22 Aug, 2023 by Brian vanmeveren
Laurie is an amazing attorney. She is very prompt, professional, and does everything in her power to keep legal fees low. Highly recommend!!
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15 Mar, 2022 by Anonymous
I used Andrew Moran for mediation for my divorce.
I personally recommend either skipping mediation or not using him.Made absolutely no progress. Not a good experience.
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02 Aug, 2012 by Phil
I had a road rage incident where the guy who did the RR filed a false police report claiming I was the aggressor. I contacted Mr. Moran and within 24 hours he had reached out to the St. Paul PD and clarified matters, which resulted in a clear and accurate police report of the incident. The result was no charges. I would highly reccomend Mr. Moran to anyone.
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23 Jun, 2011 by Anonymous
I hired Andrew Moran through a friend who had had a good experience with him. The good points: He is very good at responding to questions, e-mails, voicemails, and knows the law. The bad points: My case was difficult, and instead of trying to find a way to represent me fairly, he came out and said that the opposing counsel was going to win and while he didn't outright say it, he made statements that made it appear like he was biased and agreeing with the opposing counsel's side, and that I was wrong for wanting to defend myself in what was an uphill battle. I felt "sold out" and things got worse before they got better. I hired a different attorney who turned things around.
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14 Jan, 2022 by H.
She was a disorganized mess. Her attitude petulant attitude was impossible not to notice.
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31 Mar, 2010 by Anonymous
She worked hard for me on my case and I know she cared about what happened. Worked with me on payments.
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03 Dec, 2019 by Anonymous
I hired john to defend me on a felon in possession case,he let me go to trial with out asking for a pre-trial motion hearing,even after i mentioned several times that i never had one,he even lied and said it was waved.....i continued to ask him about the pre-trial motion hearing,the day of trial he finally looked into it and came back and said he made an error and allowed the time to elapse,a clear 6th ammendnent violation ....then advised me to take a peal,i gave john $3500 to resent me,....
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03 Feb, 2019 by Kirk
I would strongly discourage anyone from hiring Susan Gallagher. I retained her to work on a child support modification and custody issue. When we first met, she charged me $800 for an initial consult. She said that she was finishing up one case and was taking a short vacation but would get to work on my case immediately after that. After two months, I had heard nothing so I called Susan. It took another two weeks to get a meeting, and she remembered little about our initial consultation and we had to start over. At that point, she swore at me and criticized me for the way I had handled past events. I realized then that I had made a mistake and terminated her retainer agreement. Subsequently, she charged me to copy my file, even though she was instructed not to and was no longer working on my case. She has refused to refund the balance of my retainer for those copying costs. Working with Susan Gallagher was a terrible experience and a waste of money.
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