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26 May, 2024 by Nicole grimaldi
Christine and her staff helped our family through one of the toughest times when we lost our grandma. Her and staff made it easy during a tough time I would recommend this firm.
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26 May, 2024 by Zayaton
08 Oct, 2016 by Karyn m
Christine Rubinstein has been my attorney for several years handling various legal issues as well as my family trust. I have found that Christine's years of experience enable her to provide thoughtful, thorough and most importantly, practical legal advice. She listens carefully to any/all my questions/concerns and is responsive and thorough. Her level of professionalism and sincerity is second to none!Â
I have NEVER been disappointed. I highly recommend Castiglia-Rubinstein and Associates.Â
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04 May, 2022 by Anonymous
June was detail oriented, responsive, patient through all of our questions, and very knowledgeable in successfully navigating us through our first home buying process. I would recommend her without hesitation.
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19 Mar, 2012 by Thomas
Handled 2 personal injury and damage suits with excellent professionalism. Highly recommended. Also used his assistance for refferencial consultations. Excellent client confidentiality. Many thanks.
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15 Sep, 2017 by Frank
I was fortunate enough to have Melissa review an Operating Agreement that was created by my previous lawyer for a business partnership. After going through it, she found questionable areas as well as blatant mistakes that I too agreed were wrong. Together we made the necessary changes and executed the agreement.
I find her to be knowledgeable, confident and a pleasure to work with. And as you guessed, I now have a new lawyer and her name is Melissa Corwin!
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01 Oct, 2008 by Anonymous
Simply the BEST!!!!!
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03 Sep, 2021 by Fran
Over several years Barbara Kelly has reviewed several real estate matters for me (e.g. selling a home, re-fi, buyout) and divorce settlement matters. In cynical times, she is a great "reminder" of how key and empowering thaving good legal counsel and advocacy can be!
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11 Apr, 2019 by Jeff
I am one of three siblings now providing financial support and assistance for our 85-year-old mother.
My initial consultation with Brittni was to discuss the interaction and implications of an existing irrevocable trust which held title to my mother’s home and a reverse mortgage we were exploring. Once determined the reverse mortgage would not be viable for us, Brittni was able to assist in developing, analyzing and selecting among alternatives to provide needed funds to my mother while maintaining the integrity of the trust.
Throughout the entire months long process, Brittni exhibited thorough mastery of the subject matter, cheerfully answered our exhaustive list of questions and provided invaluable advice.
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06 Nov, 2017 by Gregory zarrillo
03 Jul, 2024 by Miles mongeau
Shannon Malone is bar none the best criminal defense attorney you could ever ask for. If you need someone who is compassionate, professional, knowledgeable, and has an excellent rapport with judges, Shannon Malone is who you need. She helped me with a dwi case and was able to make it where i can still drive to work and therapy, and got the charge reduced. I don't know where I would be without her.
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03 Jul, 2024 by L b
Esq Shannon Malone is the most professional criminal defense attorney i have had the pleasure to hire. She got my DWI charge(a serious defense) down to where i should be able to obtain my license in just a couple of weeks and a small price to pay for my fine. She is amazing. I know i made a huge mistake, she was so compassionate and just so human. I went from a mess to completely comfortable, head clear in the game, and i now attend AA. Thank you, shannon malone. Not only what you have done for me law wise, but for now making me change my life style for the better!!
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17 Jun, 2024 by James yenke
Review submitted by request of Ed Haas:
I received a citation after exceeding the speed limit for a short distance to avoid a large truck at the top of a steep hill. I normally travel in the opposite direction where the posted speed limit is 10 mph higher for this same section of road. To add confusion, the lower speed limit sign in my direction was obscured by tree branches and the GPS speed limit postings on my dashboard did not change to the lower speed limit until the bottom of the steep hill. This was then too late to slow down enough to avoid radar. This was the ideal location for a 'speed trap' and I was the victim. As a driver who is proud of my otherwise good driving record, I wanted to fight back. I did not want my insurance company penalizing me for an isolated incident that happened to avoid a large truck that approached quickly from behind. Unfortunately, I lack experience in such matters.
Although I was already scheduled for a pre-trial conference, I was concerned that providing the above information to a prosecutor could only give him/her the opportunity to prepare a better defense in court. I needed someone with more experience in such matters. I therefore contacted Shannon Malone after receiving a recommendation from the Suffolk County Bar Association. I was seeking an attorney experienced in such matters. I was impressed with Shannon's resume and experience, and after meeting her, I was impressed with her honesty and professionalism. I freely admitted that I exceeded the speed limit, but the mitigating circumstances were important. A plea of "guilty" or "not guilty" did not tell the whole story. After the initial consultation with Shannon, it was easy to put my trust in her. My problems then became hers, and the anger and stress I was feeling then melted away. The thought of increased insurance payments for the next three years was stressful; my last car insurance bill increased by 25% even though I take Defensive Driving every three years, am a senior citizen, and have an otherwise clean driving record. Shannon however knew just what to do. I did not have to take time off from work to face a prosecutor and/or judge alone.
Shannon quickly and favorably resolved this case. She was able to get the citation reduced to a parking ticket with no points on my license. I consider the money I spent on her fee well worth it, and highly recommend contacting Shannon for any issues within her larger field of expertise.
Sincerely,
Ed Haas
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24 Mar, 2021 by Christine swan
Very pleased with the professional, informative meet we had with Gina Raio Bitsimis on March 18, 2021 to review how to proceed with our Dad's small Estate after he passed. Gina listened and answered questions very specifically. Giving extra details to help with Small Estate Court. We felt comfortable, and would recommend Gina and Burner Law.
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25 Sep, 2017 by Mark
Dear Nancy I am very pleased with Kera Reed who helped me Resolving my Issue of My sister who took money from me and my mom.She got My sister off of my trust and mom as our trustee.I am grateful to Kera Reed advice she gave me to persue my judgement against my sister. We were able to get atleast $61,000 for me and $5,000 she took from my mom on credit card which she made charges on it for her.Kera Reed had advised me about getting Life Lock for me and my mom.She answered all of my questions proffesionally and informative.We are at the end now.Just have to see Kera one more time sometime in October to go over some more things.I give Kera Reed and ur Law firm a 5 star rating.Thank u so much for ur help.
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18 Sep, 2015 by Anonymous
ATTORNEY BURNER AND STAFF HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND VERY PROFESSIONAL. THEY ARE KNOWLEDGABLE OF ELDER LAW, & ESTATE LAW. SHE CONTINUES TO WORK ON MY CASES FOR ESTATE/TRUSTS & HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND QUICK ON GETTING THE WORK DONE. QUICKER THAN MY ORIGINAL LAWYER. SHE AND HER STAFF ARE OUTSTANDING! I AM SO GLAD I HIRED THEM!
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