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14 Sep, 2021 by Aladino ulloa
Mr. Marco Materassi, left me very satisfied with his work, he was very specific in everything.
So also his assistance Staff were very Cordial.
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02 Jun, 2016 by Anonymous
Stay far away from Marco, he claims to know real estate law however he is completely in over his head! I had to remove him as my attorney in the purchasing of a piece of property and I was never refunded my money from this clueless man! I have no idea how he even practices law! He has ignored all calls and emails for the last year and a half!
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12 Aug, 2014 by Steve
I hired this attorney for purchase of condo. however, a larger law firm had to step in and settle the deal because Mr. Materassi was not knowledgeable with the real estate purchase issue. Since, i paid both law firms for the transaction, I requested a partial refund of the amount paid to Mr. Materassi, since he did not do much in the transaction. I still have not received a response from Mr. Materassi. He has basically ignored calls and letters to his office. it's been 3 years, since the transaction was settled.
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03 Apr, 2021 by Anonymous
I went to this attorney and she was the worst by far. The only time that I received a call from her was when she was requesting money. Other than that, till this day I have no update on my case and it's been years since I last saw her. She said that I had a very high chance of getting money out of the case and I never saw a penny. NEVER!!! Do yourself a favor and run the other way.
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20 Feb, 2021 by Anthony
Attorney Erica Yitzhak has handled several closings and corporate matters on my behalf. She is extremely knowledgeable on corporate law practice and real estate transactions, assuring our trust in her execution of these matters. Anything we were concerned about was promptly responded to by Ms Yitzhak and her wonderful staff, and the firm was consistently accessible throughout the process. Attorney Yitzhak and The Yitzhak Law Group were professional, efficient, and supportive with our matters. They were prepared and able to solve any issues that presented themselves along the way. I would be glad to work with the Yitzhak Law Group again, and will send or refer any future legal cases I have their way.
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02 Jan, 2018 by Anonymous
I had to file for bankruptcy and was told by her that she will take care of everything. so far for the past 6 months never met her in person and had some loser of a lawyer name Jason who did not know his head from his boo boo. the worst firm and they are liars because they told me I would be paying back the bank and the trustee about 2500 but I had to pay back over 5600 per month and then gave me some legal double talk on how the trustee changed the terms without any agreement from me .
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05 Dec, 2018 by Dave
I was given this law firm information by my realtor who happened to be the relative of this attorney. My experience from day one until the end was nothing but very painful. They don't respond to your emails or phone calls for days and it is not acceptable especially when you are trying to close on the property and need to speak with your attorney. Their nonresponsive attitude cost me an over $20,000 in cost. I would never recommend this law firm to anyone for real estate transactions.
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09 Jan, 2017 by Anonymous
Least professional attorney I have ever worked with, period. Total lack of professional accountability, will be reporting him to the bar association.
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12 Feb, 2021 by Anonymous
He writes threatening email trying to scare people away from their legal rights and leaves all evidences. Don't seem very smart but very mean. Not sure if judges like this kind of attorneys.
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16 Feb, 2015 by Anonymous
Had Mr. Rothkrug represent me with a case, he did not exceed to my expectations. Never kept me informed, takes ages for a response. We did not win the case. I was not very happy, think twice before hiring this attorney.
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25 Jul, 2023 by Paul
When first talking to someone about services they sold me then after giving them the 5,000 all of a sudden the calls stop coming about the status of my case then I asked if they can recommend someone that they used in a previous case and they said they don’t keep records of that how you as a attorney don’t keep records of your previous cases then don’t hear from them when leaving messages do not use this guy trust me you’ll thank me
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17 Sep, 2013 by Anonymous
This attorney was appointed by the Surrogate's court in a case involving our family. He was never prepared. He did not know the substance of the case and simply was looking to collect a fee from the Surrogate. He didn't understand basic motions and overcharged the file.
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26 Apr, 2010 by Anonymous
Unresponsive...Didn't return calls...or keep me informed. Overall... did a very POOR JOB.Asked for a high retainer & worked maybe a total of 2-3 hours for $2500 retainer paid. I would never hire him again or recommend him to anyone
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13 Nov, 2009 by Anonymous
This attorney wrote me a contract that was found to be usury. He was found guilty of Grand Larceny in the third degree.
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