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Richard C Shadyac Jr., experienced Appeals, Business attorney in Falls Church, VA with 2 reviews
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12 Jul, 2023 by Anonymous
You can expect this lawyer to not keep in touch and to help your spouse instead of representing you, the client. Very creepy man and horrendous attorney.
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15 Nov, 2021 by Anonymous
All the ones we have contacted are not wanting to help us at all. Back is all jacked all jacked up and has a back fusion and then did an MRI and found a fracture that happened during surgery!
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Stephen Clifford Bellum, experienced Intellectual Property attorney in Falls Church, VA with 17 reviews
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29 Apr, 2024 by Ben jarratt
I want to commend Whiteford, Taylor & Preston for being a full-service firm that could handle all of my business needs. While I first worked with an attorney in their Falls Church, VA office, I found I needed additional legal services and also worked with attorneys in WTP's Baltimore & Richmond offices. The scope of work covered a large tenant bankruptcy, property management, related court filings, and also new tenant lease negotiations. In all cases, I found their attorneys to be responsible and attentive to my multiple and diverse business needs. Thank you.
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24 Apr, 2024 by Dana mirch
Having managed over 250 community associations in Northern Virginia, I have had the opportunity to work with Whiteford on a number of occasions with various clients for 12 years. Their staff is courteous, knowledge and professional and their attorneys can be counted on both day and night to help with emergent situations and problem solving. The high level of communication, attention to detail and honestly provided throughout the organization is a differentiator.
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David R Lipson, experienced Business, Intellectual Property attorney in Falls Church, VA with 17 reviews
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29 Apr, 2024 by Ben jarratt
I want to commend Whiteford, Taylor & Preston for being a full-service firm that could handle all of my business needs. While I first worked with an attorney in their Falls Church, VA office, I found I needed additional legal services and also worked with attorneys in WTP's Baltimore & Richmond offices. The scope of work covered a large tenant bankruptcy, property management, related court filings, and also new tenant lease negotiations. In all cases, I found their attorneys to be responsible and attentive to my multiple and diverse business needs. Thank you.
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24 Apr, 2024 by Dana mirch
Having managed over 250 community associations in Northern Virginia, I have had the opportunity to work with Whiteford on a number of occasions with various clients for 12 years. Their staff is courteous, knowledge and professional and their attorneys can be counted on both day and night to help with emergent situations and problem solving. The high level of communication, attention to detail and honestly provided throughout the organization is a differentiator.
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Jeffrey Alan Lindeman, experienced Intellectual Property attorney in Falls Church, VA with 17 reviews
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29 Apr, 2024 by Ben jarratt
I want to commend Whiteford, Taylor & Preston for being a full-service firm that could handle all of my business needs. While I first worked with an attorney in their Falls Church, VA office, I found I needed additional legal services and also worked with attorneys in WTP's Baltimore & Richmond offices. The scope of work covered a large tenant bankruptcy, property management, related court filings, and also new tenant lease negotiations. In all cases, I found their attorneys to be responsible and attentive to my multiple and diverse business needs. Thank you.
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24 Apr, 2024 by Dana mirch
Having managed over 250 community associations in Northern Virginia, I have had the opportunity to work with Whiteford on a number of occasions with various clients for 12 years. Their staff is courteous, knowledge and professional and their attorneys can be counted on both day and night to help with emergent situations and problem solving. The high level of communication, attention to detail and honestly provided throughout the organization is a differentiator.
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Doroth Wei-Rong Deng, experienced  attorney in Falls Church, VA with 17 reviews
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29 Apr, 2024 by Ben jarratt
I want to commend Whiteford, Taylor & Preston for being a full-service firm that could handle all of my business needs. While I first worked with an attorney in their Falls Church, VA office, I found I needed additional legal services and also worked with attorneys in WTP's Baltimore & Richmond offices. The scope of work covered a large tenant bankruptcy, property management, related court filings, and also new tenant lease negotiations. In all cases, I found their attorneys to be responsible and attentive to my multiple and diverse business needs. Thank you.
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24 Apr, 2024 by Dana mirch
Having managed over 250 community associations in Northern Virginia, I have had the opportunity to work with Whiteford on a number of occasions with various clients for 12 years. Their staff is courteous, knowledge and professional and their attorneys can be counted on both day and night to help with emergent situations and problem solving. The high level of communication, attention to detail and honestly provided throughout the organization is a differentiator.
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David William Gaffey, experienced Bankruptcy attorney in Falls Church, VA with 17 reviews
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29 Apr, 2024 by Ben jarratt
I want to commend Whiteford, Taylor & Preston for being a full-service firm that could handle all of my business needs. While I first worked with an attorney in their Falls Church, VA office, I found I needed additional legal services and also worked with attorneys in WTP's Baltimore & Richmond offices. The scope of work covered a large tenant bankruptcy, property management, related court filings, and also new tenant lease negotiations. In all cases, I found their attorneys to be responsible and attentive to my multiple and diverse business needs. Thank you.
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24 Apr, 2024 by Dana mirch
Having managed over 250 community associations in Northern Virginia, I have had the opportunity to work with Whiteford on a number of occasions with various clients for 12 years. Their staff is courteous, knowledge and professional and their attorneys can be counted on both day and night to help with emergent situations and problem solving. The high level of communication, attention to detail and honestly provided throughout the organization is a differentiator.
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Chad Matthew Rinard, experienced Real Estate attorney in Falls Church, VA with 17 reviews
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29 Apr, 2024 by Ben jarratt
I want to commend Whiteford, Taylor & Preston for being a full-service firm that could handle all of my business needs. While I first worked with an attorney in their Falls Church, VA office, I found I needed additional legal services and also worked with attorneys in WTP's Baltimore & Richmond offices. The scope of work covered a large tenant bankruptcy, property management, related court filings, and also new tenant lease negotiations. In all cases, I found their attorneys to be responsible and attentive to my multiple and diverse business needs. Thank you.
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24 Apr, 2024 by Dana mirch
Having managed over 250 community associations in Northern Virginia, I have had the opportunity to work with Whiteford on a number of occasions with various clients for 12 years. Their staff is courteous, knowledge and professional and their attorneys can be counted on both day and night to help with emergent situations and problem solving. The high level of communication, attention to detail and honestly provided throughout the organization is a differentiator.
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09 Apr, 2024 by Christopher jones
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Barry E. Bretschneider, experienced Government, Intellectual Property attorney in Falls Church, VA with 17 reviews
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29 Apr, 2024 by Ben jarratt
I want to commend Whiteford, Taylor & Preston for being a full-service firm that could handle all of my business needs. While I first worked with an attorney in their Falls Church, VA office, I found I needed additional legal services and also worked with attorneys in WTP's Baltimore & Richmond offices. The scope of work covered a large tenant bankruptcy, property management, related court filings, and also new tenant lease negotiations. In all cases, I found their attorneys to be responsible and attentive to my multiple and diverse business needs. Thank you.
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24 Apr, 2024 by Dana mirch
Having managed over 250 community associations in Northern Virginia, I have had the opportunity to work with Whiteford on a number of occasions with various clients for 12 years. Their staff is courteous, knowledge and professional and their attorneys can be counted on both day and night to help with emergent situations and problem solving. The high level of communication, attention to detail and honestly provided throughout the organization is a differentiator.
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09 Apr, 2024 by Christopher jones
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Eva Nicole Juncker, experienced Family Law attorney in Falls Church, VA with 7 reviews
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28 Feb, 2022 by Anonymous
My review of Ms. Juncker is very much, if not exactly, like the first review of her on this thread, titled "Beware, dishonest and extremely money hungry." My recommendation: run away from her as fast as you can!
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22 Jan, 2021 by Anonymous
Years after I made the terrible decision to retain her services, I am still coping with the consequences of her horrible job. She will go after your money. That is her chief interest to the point that she will make deals with the opposing party to get the case closed once she realizes she financially drained you. Of course, those deals do not benefit you and your children but she doesn't care. I have also caught her lying. So let me give you a couple advices if you still decide to retain her services: - make her sign a contract that stipulates a maximum fee after which she would have to work without charging you a dime. This was an advice I received from another lawyer who had personally witnessed the outrageous bills I was slapped with. - have all interactions written or recorded. As I mentioned earlier, she will lie to make you look delusional. I know I will never get justice for the harm she has caused my children and myself but I am hoping I can help another desperate individual from making the same mistake I have made.
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Andrei J. Kublan, experienced Divorce, Family Law attorney in Falls Church, VA with 0 reviews
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Mark Allen Yurachek, experienced Cannabis Law, Criminal Defense attorney in Falls Church, VA with 0 reviews
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Andrei J. Kublan, experienced Divorce, Family Law attorney in Falls Church, VA with 0 reviews
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Christopher Abram Jones, experienced Bankruptcy, Litigation attorney in Falls Church, VA with 1 reviews
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16 Jun, 2020 by Anonymous
We hired Chris to restructure a note that ended up in litigation. After more than two years and many thousands of dollars in fees, he was completely outmatched by a solo practitioner (we lost every motion) and failed to keep us in the loop about the resulting bankruptcy. We ended up losing everything on top of paying his high fees.
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Lori Vaughn Ebersohl, experienced Family Law, Litigation attorney in Falls Church, VA with 1 reviews
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12 Jan, 2024 by Miranda goolsby
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Allan Anthony Mascarenhas, experienced Immigration attorney in Falls Church, VA with 4 reviews
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12 Feb, 2021 by Rony
Since I enter us we hired this attorney for a while, after all trials being Present we filled out an asylum application, I was approved and he never got my Work permit I called a new lawyer a couple of days ago and he’s retired already, new lawyer told me I have a work permit that has never been request
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04 Sep, 2018 by Anonymous
For 11 years my sister my mother and me were represented by Mascarenhas and he cancelled 2 immigration interviews without notice. We were about to be deported because of his inactions so we switched to a real immigration attorney who was able to get us our Permanent residency within 3 months. The new attorney was aware of Mascarenhas track record as his former clients who had similar experiences to ours. I don’t know how this guy is still practicing
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13 Apr, 2018 by Varela
i was refer to this lawyer and im very disapointed i dont recommend it to any body get a real professional lawyer because this one wont get you anywhere
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Marla Jordan Diaz, experienced Business, Estate Planning attorney in Falls Church, VA with 2 reviews
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17 Jul, 2013 by Anonymous
She attempeted to present falsified documentation in my case. Later she said it was a mistake but it is not the first time that these mistakes happen. Ditch her and got somebody with a soul.
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16 Apr, 2013 by Anonymous
I had the chance to fdeal with mrs Diaz, there several issues with her.
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Garrett Franklin Jagtiani, experienced Family Law attorney in Falls Church, VA with 1 reviews
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02 Jun, 2022 by Feven christopher
IF I COULD GIVE NO STAR, I WOULD As a woman who suffered DOMESTIC VIOLENCE with 4 children whom two are special needs at the hands of my soon to be ex-husband, I sought an attorney who would care to fight for me and my children through out my contentious divorce case. Pilar was referred to me so I contacted, consulted and hired her to represent me. Not only was she unprofessional not responding to calls/emails from me but Pilar, without my permission, turned my case over to Garret who is incompetent. My Pendente Lite hearing in October 2021 was continued because forgot to serve my soon to be ex husband.WHO FORGETS TO SERVE DIVORCE PAPERS AND REALIZES A WEEK BEFORE TRIAL??? I have contacted PIlar numerous times saying I did not want Garrett handling my case anymore after this major ball drop. Pilar continued to ignore me and allowed Garret to screw up my case. The PL hearing was rescheduled to December 3,2021 giving my ex husband the opportunity to hide assets. Once we got to DEC 3, 2021, Opposite Counsel asked for the case not to be heard because Garrett FAILED to respond to their offer with a counter offer. ANOTHER MAJOR BALL DROPPED BY GARRETT. The judge granted the request to opposite council and then, it was rescheduled to the 17th of Dec 2021. The worst part....My ex husband was not served with discovery nor did they draft one prior to the hearing. My ex/abuser whom has a law degree took this as an opportunity to lie about losing contracts from his business and got away with lying about not having income. As a result of Garret not being prepared to court, the Judge, had no choice to believe my ex didn't have money...because there was no proof from our end to support that he did...since GARRET AND PILAR FAILED. I ended up getting below the guideline support for the kids and I since my ex "had no money." Garret filed the discovery after the PL hearing. By this time, it was little too late...especially I was depending on being awarded legal fees since I was a stay at home mom and primary care giver to my four children. I finally FIRED them at this point. Had Garret not missed serving him in OCT 2021, my ex would not have had the time to get away lying to the court about his income since we had his financial docs at that time.I emailed PILAR many times that I did not want him on my case but she ignored me. There are google review where people have complained the same issue where Pilar turned their cases without permission to Garret. I should have taken those into account. Also during the PL hearing, I got to learn that he was NOT attentive as he misrepresented and said the wrong things to the judge despite me emailing him and correcting him. That's how bad of a lawyer he is...can't even pay attention to details.
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Veronica Angelina Angulo, experienced  attorney in Falls Church, VA with 1 reviews
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02 Nov, 2022 by Anonymous
This attorney lied to obtain free landscaping services from me. She is a person of very poor character and low morals. Avoid doing business with her.
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John Mark Murdock, experienced Business, Litigation attorney in Falls Church, VA with 1 reviews
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Rebecca Rose Masri, experienced Family Law attorney in Falls Church, VA with 1 reviews
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Vera Lea Golenzer, experienced Estate Planning attorney in Falls Church, VA with 0 reviews
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Richard Maxwell Volin, experienced  attorney in Falls Church, VA with 0 reviews
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Robert Voit Ritter, experienced  attorney in Falls Church, VA with 0 reviews
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Mr. David Alfred Rossi, experienced  attorney in Falls Church, VA with 0 reviews
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Michael Ruxton Strong, experienced Business, Personal Injury attorney in Falls Church, VA with 0 reviews
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Charles Welling O'Donnell, experienced  attorney in Falls Church, VA with 0 reviews
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Juan D. Bustamante, experienced Divorce, Family Law attorney in Falls Church, VA with 0 reviews
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Erik Michael Pelton, experienced Intellectual Property attorney in Falls Church, VA with 0 reviews
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Donald C Klawiter, experienced Business, Class Action attorney in Falls Church, VA with 0 reviews
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Lauren M Matherne, experienced Appeals, Lawsuit / Dispute attorney in Falls Church, VA with 0 reviews
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