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21 May, 2019 by Anonymous
Did everything perfect. Took care of my ticket in a timely manner and got it down from a 6 points and a fine to just a fine and a parking ticket. Highly recommend hiring him as your lawyer
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30 Jan, 2019 by Brian
My company recently hired Attorney William Shapiro to assist with a corporate contract dispute. William helped us form a powerful yet cost effective strategy which led to our victory in the case. We were awarded a substantial monetary judgement. William took the time to understand the issues, formulate an effective strategy, execute the strategy and ultimately win. We look forward to working with Attorney Shapiro exclusively for all of our legal needs. Highly recommended.
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03 Apr, 2017 by Kevin
I hired Mr Shapiro to help me with what we thought was going to be a typical house purchase transaction. It was anything but that. Mr Shapiro went above and beyond expectations, making himself available during nights and weekends. He always maintain my best interests and continued to represent me in a few matters post the close. I would highly recommend Mr Shapiro.
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18 Feb, 2011 by Anonymous
I WAS VERY UNEASY LOOKING FOR AN ATTORNEY AND RONALD WAS WONDERFUL,TRUSTWORTHY, EXPERIENCED AND MADE ME FEEL THAT I WAS IN GOOD HANDS AT ALL TIMES.
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22 Oct, 2013 by Lori
Mr. Huwel impressed me from the moment I met him, which was through a referral. He returns phone calls, usually within hours, follows through and gets things done quickly! He's not one of these attorneys who drag things out for months and months or years and years. He settled a personal injury lawsuit for me and all I have to say is that he is worth every dime!
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09 Mar, 2012 by Jim
Melinda has been my attorney for the past ten years. She handles all of my real estate transactions in the Hamptons area. She has always done the right thing for me, even in the most difficult of circumstances. I can honestly call Melinda, a friend, since she really has shown over and over again how much she takes a personal interest in her clients.
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12 Apr, 2024 by Mary castro
On behalf of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Hampton Bays, I as Sr. Warden, would like to commend Carolyn Zenk on representing us with a local legal matter. She was clear and fair in answering any of our questions and was careful to take us one step at a time to bring our case to a successful conclusion. She showed her respect for us by listening carefully to all our concerns and responding thoughtfully. I recommend her highly to anyone who needs legal advice.
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29 Feb, 2024 by Bud
I spent some time on telephone trying to speak to a attorney. I called fourlaw offices. Carolyn was the only attorney that was willing and gracious to speak with me long enough to understand my issue. Her understanding and advice was extremely helpful in resolving my problem
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20 Aug, 2023 by Kat
We used Carolyn for a number of projects. She proved very skilled and completed every job on time and with great efficacy. Her breadth of knowledge and ability to move in multiple directions concerning subject is impressive. She is also a true pleasure to work with. We confidently recommend her services.
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13 Mar, 2019 by Sean
Mr. Zorns was a brilliant attorney. I was innocent and he wonnatvtrual. Saved my life. God bless him.
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09 Apr, 2018 by Anonymous
He helped me get through hard times with my charges and did not charge much
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10 May, 2012 by T.j
Walter Zornes is either lazy or extremely unorganized. I plead guilty to a traffic ticket (without a laywer) and then got a letter from DMV claiming I went over my points allowance and they were suspending my lisence. At this time I hired Mr. Zornes to reopen the case and get it plead down to something without points. Which we did, we went to court and I paid him after and said "is there anything I have to do?" he said everything was good. A week later I got pulled over and arrested for driving without a license. When I approached Mr Zornes to find out what happened, he didn't have an answer and was talking about more money to now fight the driving without a license ticket. I later found out that Mr Zornes never sent out the paper work to DMV. The courts and my next lawyer both said all he had to do was mail some paperwork, but Mr. Zornes wouldnt admit he did anything wrong. I basically paid Walter just to get me in a worst position. I hired a different laywer after this. I would not recommend Zornes to anyone! He doesn't care about anything except your money... Doesn't care what happens to you.Â
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