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25 Mar, 2023 by Aaron liu
在曼哈頓聘請一些外國律師不僅費用高昂而且缺乏人情味，而且通常客戶还不容易得到商業赔偿。在一次偶然的機會，我看到了世界周刊上有Mrs. Carolyn Shields寫的一篇文章，立馬聯繫上了Mrs. Carolyn Shields。在律師 Carolyn Shields 夫人的幫助下，我得到了很多賠償。非常感謝 Mrs. Carolyn Shields 和 Ying 的幫助！感謝您幫助我的事業！非常感謝。儘管我現在位於加利福尼亞州，但我已經在不同案件中成為他們的客戶六年了。如果您正在尋找一家值得信賴、易於溝通和專業的公司，LIU & SHIELDS LLP 是一個很好的選擇，至少是一個節省時間的選擇。這裡的東西是我見過最專業的。他們非常認真地對待這個案子。他們耐心地回答了我所有的問題。我和他們一起工作了五年多。是一家值得信賴的律師事務所。強烈推薦！
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01 Dec, 2022 by Winson peng
I highly recommend this law firm to someone who has legal issues regarding litigation, Attorney Liu and Shields will help you greatly during the litigation process. Was referred by a friend. I saw Mrs. Shields for a consultation. Definitely helped me with my case being able to move forward. Very knowledgeable! Thank you.
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02 May, 2022 by Chen feng
骗钱的 付费了什么事都不办 不让见律师 让继续付费 我有完整受骗记录 和视频 是真实客户。
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28 Mar, 2016 by Ibrahim gurna
Misrepresented my case , over charged me , spent more time on preparing fee agreement between me and him more than spent on the case , he rather lose than fight for me , I went to him for help me with my case that he lost ,now I'm going to court against him , do any one need that
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27 Jan, 2015 by Ron
Went up against a major firm with over 20 lawyers and matched them every step of the way to the point they threw in the towel and negotaited a very favorable settlemnt. One of the best of the best of New York lawyers I have met.
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10 Jun, 2014 by L.
Attorney O'Donniley works wonders. I had a very serious problem a couple of years back, and it looked as though my life were over. Time to face the music. The system wanted someone to pay, and they chose me. Well it was hard saying my goodbyes to everybody and then my sister recommended me to meet with Attorney O'Donniley for a consultation. It was the best decision I ever made. I thank my lucky stars that I had this attorney, because every other attorney I went to basically told me "you're screwed." Attorney O'Donniley treated me fairly, and every breath I take of free air is due to him. Hire him if you want a fighting chance.
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23 Aug, 2022 by Anonymous
She delegated the work to her assistants who were constantly changing and couldn’t answer any of my questions. She didn’t pick up when I called and didn’t return my emails. Such a waste of time and money
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05 May, 2022 by Jim
The negative reviews here are true!
My son and I are victims of her misrepresentation, lack of law knowledge, lies, non communication, procrastination, broken promises, so much more! I could go on for weeks. She should not be practicing law of any kind!
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17 Mar, 2022 by Lor i
Like other people mentioned here, Anna Avalone is a total scam. She doesn't care about her clients. She's non-responsive and constantly blames her assistants for the fact that nothing is ever being done on time. She billed me for things she didn't do (like calls that never happened, papers that were never filed, etc), she held my file hostage, and she didn't show up in court
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16 Mar, 2022 by Owen
Very professional, does things the right way , was pleased and used him again, will recommend him
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11 Nov, 2018 by Anonymous
My husband and I had no options until we met Mr. Francis. He took the time, was very kind and extremely affordable and fair. Eventually we obtained our green card without complications. I would definitely recommend him.
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03 Apr, 2018 by Anonymous
This lawyer took my money for services he did not provide, it has been 4 years plus and I am not able to get my money back. I recently made contact by text, he promise to return my money but has not, and is not returning my query.
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05 May, 2024 by Ran wu
刘律师的服务非常专业，也非常的有耐心。给我们提供了很大的帮助！点赞👍
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04 May, 2024 by Wei dai
I highly recommend Sienna Liu and Lan & Associates. Sienna’s detailed consultation and quick response assisted me in getting a clear direction towards a final resolution. She is very professional, practical, and patient. It has been a positive and transformative experience working with Sienna.
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04 May, 2024 by E w
Ms Liu helped me with transferring visa to B1/2. During the process, she is very professional and also patient on explaining the technical details for the USCIS policy. Appreciate the help very much!
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16 Apr, 2015 by Anonymous
Martin chow was extremely helpful throughout the entire home buying process. Being a first time home buyer, my knowledge of how the entire process worked was limited. From start to finish Martin provided expert knowledge and was extremely helpful. He explained how the contact worked and was available at all times when my fiancé and I had questions. At the closing he explained all the fine details. I would recommend him 100 out of 100 times.
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16 Nov, 2011 by Anonymous
This was my first lawyer and what a terrible experience. Being in litigation is a nightmare and to have your lawyer not return your phone calls or even respond to emails timely makes you feel as if your in hell.
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21 Jul, 2009 by Anonymous
after resolution of corporate tranfer agreement, Mr. Mongellis office has not returned phone/email messages for 8 months to finalize recording of deed.
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14 Dec, 2023 by Anonymous
I hired John Troy for my employment case against a large corporation, and John fought hard for me every step of the way and reached a better than expected settlement after the judge at first recommended a much lower settlement amount. I recommend going with John for a tenacious no-frills litigator who wins at Court and takes good care of you.
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01 Nov, 2023 by Anonymous
John troy is as bad as they come. Deceitful, rude and expensive. I felt compelled to write this so folks know to look elsewhere. He doesn't answer his calls and when he does, forget it-. SO RUDE and incapable of answering any questions about my case. Seems like he had no idea who I was and then transferred me to someone who knew even LESS. I finally googled him and found that every defense attorney out there wants him sanctioned because of his poor practices. do yourself a favor and look elsewhere for an employment lawyer.
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25 Sep, 2022 by Anonymous
Seemed nice before taking your money, after that, not sure which side he stands for. Didn’t respond texts on time, nor phone calls. Rude and bad temper. When I asked him to explain those conditions, he refused and told me to read them myself. If I could understand legal terms, why would I spend money to hire you to do the job?!
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12 Jun, 2018 by Dan butler
I met with Mr Santucci this morning; I found him to be arrogant and not well informed. When I told him that I used Navy Federal Credit Union he told me that he had never heard of them and that they must be a "small' institution, I should have used Chase or BOA - so I told him the he was uninformed and that the NFCU was a leading Nationwide Credit Union, he told "I don't like your attitude" I told I didn't like his, his response was "there's the door". I do not know what it was about Luigi and I that he didn't like but that was evident at the moment he walked into the room and started talking to us.
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07 Oct, 2021 by Anonymous
Martin Chow withheld my $20,000 illegally. He has never provide clear title proof, he was not able to communicate with my attorney. He just so entitle to keep people’s money.
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01 Sep, 2014 by Anonymous
Terrible Atty. Never responds. Completely messed up our due diligence process. We found out after the closing one of the permits were overlooked and when we contacted him -- no response.
He'll wait until the statue will expire then respond. Do not hire this atty.
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06 Aug, 2013 by Anonymous
One of the worst attorneys I've dealt with. Never responds back. Poor work ethic - you get what you pay for with this firm. Do not hire them.
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21 Dec, 2020 by Anonymous
This lawyer is unprofessional and hot tempered. He is extremely disrespectful and even threw a pen at me. HORRIBLE, 0/5.
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08 Dec, 2020 by Liu
He is the irresponsible person I've never seen, after he got the money he will do nothing for u.
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18 Aug, 2019 by Anonymous
Stay away from this lawyer at all costs. We hired him to purchase a co-op and he literally ruined the entire transaction due to his lack of professionalism.
We hired Zhang to purchase a co-op in Long Island City back in June. When we spoke to him regarding the contract from the seller, he sounded very out of the loop and tried to steer the conversation toward general real estate process when I asked him about building specific questions. For example, he didn’t even know whether the transaction was a sponsor sale or a resale, despite the fact that he was supposed to have worked on the deal for a week and had access to the offering plan and other documents. That should be a huge warning sign, but due to the time constraint, we decided to go forward with him.
The next few weeks were a nightmare. We couldn’t reach him on several occasions since he never provided his cell number, direct line, or email (the email on his business card was the firm’s general info account). All communication was through his paralegal who always claimed that Zhang was unavailable at the moment. The paralegal, who is not qualified to practice law in New York, was answering some of my questions and providing advice. This was against the law in NYC (I reported to the New York State Bar Association). The situation was so bad that the seller’s attorney thought the paralegal was the attorney. There were multiple arguments on the phone between the attorneys due to Zhang’s hot temper. Toward the end, the seller decided to walk away based on the attorney’s advice. Seller’s attorney doubted if Zhang had sufficient experience in co-op purchases.
Zhang’s lack of professionalism and bad temper were such a disgrace to the legal profession. When you meet him for the first time, he will try to discuss the process with you, after which you would pay the fee. You likely will not hear from him again. And if the deal breaks, he gets to keep the fee you’ve already paid.
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29 Apr, 2021 by Stanley
We hired this lawyer during the contract negotiation, which we had other business transactions with him in the past. The problem starts with his secretary, because she will not follow through our request. Getting to the lawyer became a problem. Simply awful experiences! Stay away from this bad lawyer with a bad secretary.
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14 Aug, 2019 by Anonymous
A seriously awful attorney, didn't protect my interest at all during my closing. Be careful of hiring him.
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02 Apr, 2024 by George
I had hired Kerveng Tung for a simple non-payment eviction case. The process was supposedly straightforward, so it was sent over to his paralegal Max to work on this. After an entire year, the paperwork submitted was deemed incomplete per the city, so it was thrown out of court. Instead of admitting to fault, this office denied and deflected everything, without actually trying to fix the problem. They insisted for a new eviction case and more fees when they failed to file the first case correctly from the get go. We were then forced to get a second opinion within this office. At this point, Max the paralegal refused to touch the case again, even though all the shortcomings were his fault. Neither Max nor Kerveng came forward to try to fix any of this, not to mention time and tens of thousands of dollars wasted at this office.
Prior to this, my family had been using Kerveng Tung’s services for more than a decade. Needless to say, I will not be returning for any services at this office and won’t recommend anyone else to do so.
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26 Mar, 2018 by Anonymous
Buyer beware: this legal "counsel" will absolutely push you to continue dead-end litigation. He will thus drain your wallet dry with nothing to show for it. Unfortunately, I had incurred many such losses for a period of 3 years working with him, and have detailed one such experience below:
We retained him for a case in 2014. Before him, we had consulted with another attorney whom, in hindsight, we regrettably did not hire because he advised us to respond as necessary but to settle the case. He even laid out the estimated expenses in total. Unlike the previous attorney, Mr. Tung told us with absolute certainty that he believed the opposing party had no grounds of winning. He made us believe that we certainly would win the case as long as we retained him. In addition, he quoted a much lower rate than the other attorney. Naturally, and not knowing any better, we retained him.
Despite the seemingly cheaper rate, his total bill ran even higher than the previous attorney's estimate. Furthermore, when the opponent attorney offered a settlement, he simply forwarded it to us without giving any advice. A couple of months later, we received the judge’s summary judgment requiring us to pay an amount three times that of the opponent party’s offer. We were shocked and questioned Mr. Tung's assistant. She commented on one handicap of our case. However, when I then asked Mr. Tung why he never mentioned this crucial point to us at all, he scornfully insisted that the judge made a mistake and advised us to file a motion to reargue to the same judge and appeal. Meanwhile, he never gave us basic advice to take urgent action for getting a surety bond, thus causing us tremendous stress and nearly the loss of our property.
Half a year later, our motion to reargue was denied. Meanwhile, we had been consulting with several different attorneys, all of whom advised us to settle the case mainly due to the handicap of our case.
As a result of these attorneys' advice, we settled the case, paying at least three to four times than we should have, and in the process incurring a hefty legal bill charged by Mr. Tung.
Moreover, throughout the process of replying to the opponent attorney’s discovery and opposition, Mr. Tung never served as a legal advocate. He sat indifferently with little participation, offering no more counsel or assistance than a bystander in the courtroom.
I hope that my unnecessary losses, both financially and emotionally, incurred by Mr. Tung, can be justified by writing this review and helping others to avoid the kind of attorney. Mr. Tung is at worst self-serving and at best incompetent. This kind of attorney, whose greed or incompetence will insist on pushing you further into a dead end that he should already know exists, should not be able to call himself a legal advocate. At the end of the day, if you are dealing with him, you are the only loser.
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26 Jan, 2021 by Anonymous
This lawyer gives false statements, lie about things that he cannot fulfill. NOT recommend he to represent you.
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04 Feb, 2010 by Anonymous
Allen Chiu is sloppy lawyer. Fail to inform us on important matters and devious in the fees that he charged
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28 May, 2010 by Anonymous
If she is too busy, she’ll refer the work to another outside attorney. Either way, she and her kickback attorneys have shown complete incompetence in handling our investment property.
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17 Jan, 2024 by Jesse t.
This man literally makes a living making clients sign a $500 non refundable contract. Lee sat on my wife's marriage documents for over 2 years and had zero intentions on ever completing it. The office excuse was that Lee was off in vacation. You will never get a call back from Lee. Save your money and go elsewhere, there's a lot of lawyers with bad intentions and this man is one of them. Lee called me just to say he was sorry and laugh his way through one final conversation with me. They need to revoke his license and anybody else who behaves in such bad faith. Lee takes advantage of desperate people needing legal advice and help. He hurt my family by blowing 2 years off our life, please don't let that be your family. God bless.
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28 Oct, 2020 by Anonymous
Truly terrible, unprofessional, botched-up service which essentially ruined your entire filing plan and showed no sympathy to its denied client whatsoever.
To be sure, at least for it’s EB2 PERM category, case and subsequent audit wasn’t even prepared or even reviewed by the attorney. Case was denied due to a simple error the ASSISTANT has made, which the client even initially offered to help and was told not needed! Miao, the attorney, wasn’t even involved and only offered to connect after case denied. During the call, Miao couldn’t answer several of my case related questions and category specific questions. I had serious doubt regarding how she had been practicing all the time. The entire response was botched up by her assistant using their template. Have had an easy case but now have to go through the entire process again and experience all the policy fluctuations and delays.
Firmly believe this type of negligence has risen to a level of malpractice and/or at least warrants some discipline from the bar association.
Unprofessional legal practice like this type shouldn’t even exist. Don’t go there and waste your time and money! Highly unprofessional!
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07 Feb, 2020 by Anonymous
If I could put 0 stars I would! After I hired her and after many calls, trying to get a hold of her- Carolyn's assistant specfically said "the trail case is more important" but why didnt they mention this before taking my money? I recieved NO HELP and no resolution to my situation. She tells you she will do something and she does nothing. I felt like I was alone with my situation after paying her. Please think twice before hiring her.
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26 Aug, 2019 by Anonymous
Hired to represent us (buyer) but he act like someone working for seller instead. No help, bad advice, terrible negotiations! Never again!
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