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03 Jul, 2021 by Robert lummé
A couple with no assets except two kids and a house that was sold judges orders and I am now going on the fourth year of this divorce with this character. Definitely would not use him again and do not recommend!!
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12 Jan, 2018 by Jtg
Herb pitched himself as a lawyer who is efficient and avoids conflict. Unfortunately, this was a farce. I am now moving onto my third lawyer next week. Be careful. His per hour cost was lower than my previous attorney but he books a lot more hours. Avoid!
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25 Jun, 2014 by Anonymous
Talks very loud and is very harsh. If you're even remotely sensitive or going through a bad time, I wouldn't recommend him because you'll end up feeling bad about yourself. He seems inconsistent with thoughts and actions. Divorce is hard enough without this type of treatment.
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01 Apr, 2017 by Jacklyn
I would advise that people look elsewhere for legal services. His fees are above average which is unacceptable when combined with the service he provides. In this first and last encounter he most certainly did not put his client's interest first. Not the characteristic you'd expect from a lawyer hired to be on your side.
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24 Oct, 2018 by Anonymous
I was astonished by unprofessionalism, over billing and misrepresentation I’ve received from Ali Law Group.
I’ve retained Ms. Sima Ali from Ali Law Group PC for an overtime lawsuit in March 2018 to defend a corporation in an overtime lawsuit. Over following few months she has filed a notice of appearance, reviewed the files and provided the list of the employees of the corporation to the court (list was provided by my office). The whole case is based on the Plaintiffs demanding around $50,000. Ms. Ali sent me an invoice totaling in over $23,000 for just reviewing the case and submitting the information to the court. I reviewed the billing and it clearly showed over billing. Ms. Ali was charging for reading the same file over and over and even for for preparing to read the file. I sent the billing to a third party for an independent review and my concerns were validated as I was told it was it was certainly a case of over billing.
I relayed my concerns to Ms. Ali via a phone conversation on August 23th. At first, Ms. Ali has threatened me that it would negatively affect the case if I don’t agree to her billing and pay her the amount claimed.
Then she agreed to eliminate several categories and we agreed to set up a meeting to go over the billing and finalize the amount due.
On Sept 4th Ms. Ali texted me, I have replied to the text messages with the dates I’m available for the meeting. I have received no response back from Ms. Ali.
Furthermore, I sent an email on Sept 13th asking Ms. Ali’s availability for the following week so we can schedule the meeting. There was no response from Ms. Ali.
Instead, Ms. Ali has filed a Motion to Withdraw on September 14th, stating the luck of communication and billing as the reasons to withdraw. It seems, she has intentionally ignored my multiple requests for a meeting after I had raised the issues with her billing and has intentionally submitted misleading information to the court to withdraw as an attorney instead of scheduling a meeting with a client to resolve the issues and come to an understanding.
I have to retain another attorney now which will delay the case resolution and cause extra expenses for the new attorney to review the files and catch up. Moreover, such misleading and false information may negatively impact the outcome of the case, it has tarnished my reputation and caused undue stress and expenses.
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