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07 Jan, 2024 by Steve williamson
31 Jan, 2020 by Alex
Ms. Cassidy worked with my aging parents to set up their financial situation for long term care and income. There is no way we could have navigated such a complex system without her. She explained everything in detail so that we could all understand our best choices. All of our questions were answered patiently so that we were comfortable with our decisions. My sister and I no longer have to worry about our parents’ finances to live or pay for long term health care.
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17 Jan, 2020 by Sheila
Michele has guided me every step of the way. She made it possible to remove my dear friend from a nursing home and get her into her home environment, where she preferred to be. Now she's receiving great care and her assets are protected. I highly recommend Cassidy Law Firm.
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19 Dec, 2023 by Michael chang
I've had the wonderful opportunities to work with Mr. Foley a few times over the years. He has proven to have special knowledge within his areas of expertise (as opposed to those attorneys who claim they're great at many different fields) and is incredibly ethical in the way he handles his advice and actions. He's even advised us against pursuing that would have given him many billables we were ready to commit to. This kind of attorney is hard to find and a valuable needle in a haystack!
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10 Aug, 2023 by Ben
Mr. Foley represented me in my disability appeal. He knows his stuff and I obtained a full reinstatement of my benefits. He kept in contact and quickly responded to my questions. He is also very friendly.
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09 Aug, 2023 by Kenneth
Mr. Foley always followed up with my case and guided me to what is best for me and my case. Because of his hard work and professionalism my case WON! I would highly recommend anyone to him that in need of his great service.
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24 Oct, 2014 by Robert
I first went to see Dianne Braun Hanley when I was contemplating divorce. She accompanied me through the whole process, not just explaining my legal options, but taking the trouble to understand my motivations and the approach that I was comfortable with. She valued my input. Her interactions with opposing counsel were a model of professionalism. She handled a very stressful and difficult process with compassion for all sides and commitment to fairness, never losing her cool. I always looked forward to our interactions, knowing she would address my concerns and strive for the best outcome.
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29 Oct, 2013 by Matt
Dianne Hanley helped me settle my fathers estate several years ago and my mothers estate very recently. Dianne walked me thru every step in the process and was as professional as they come. When family issues arose she knew exactly how to handle each situation. I would not have wanted to go through this process with any other attorney. My Mom chose Dianne because she liked her. As they say...nothing beats a mothers intuition. Dianne is the best.
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12 Dec, 2012 by Cyndie
Dianne saved my children and family. Dianne was confident and helped me create a plan so that my children and I could survive. Dianne supported me legally and emotional while I fought for custody of my children (AND WON... full custody). Assisted me in getting child support, comforted me when I had doubts about my own strength to get through this difficult situation. Dianne always problem solved and included me in the decision making. It was her support and determination that allowed me to keep my career, my home and my three children. She was more than a lawyer took my calls and call back. Assisted in order of protections and always was there for my family. She even came with me to my children's father funeral. Thank you Dianne Bruan HHanley
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07 Jan, 2024 by Steve williamson
10 Feb, 2015 by Amanda
Nancy Marrone was so helpful, she jumped right into my eviction case and help me and my family so much. She was kind and very smart. She's a excellent advocate.
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04 Jul, 2014 by Vicki
We worked with Mr. Braun on some Mortgage and Real Estate issues. He was a pleasure to deal with. We will be accessing his skills again shortly in an upcoming transaction. He is respectful and honest. Fees are reasonable.
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07 Jan, 2024 by Steve williamson
22 May, 2017 by Jay o'meara
Professional and expert legal service.
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22 May, 2017 by Jay o'meara
Professional and expert legal service.
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29 Mar, 2022 by Greg
Victoria was the attorney for a mutual client on the purchase of a co-op in Queens, NY. Co-ops are very complex and have many moving parts. Victoria navigated all of them flawlessly and maintained constant contact with our client so that he understood the process and was well-informed despite being somewhat stressed about the home buying process. I can say Victoria helped enormously to mitigate his stress and keep him level-headed right up until closing. I would recommend Victoria to anyone looking to buy or sell a home.
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27 Jun, 2021 by Linda
We had such a great experience working with Victoria! She’s so knowledgeable and dedicated to her clients. She really went above and beyond to explain every document in the closing process and worked hand in hand with the buyers attorney to make our sale as smooth as possible.
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26 Jun, 2021 by Kristen
We hired Victoria 17 years ago for a closing on our first home and hired her again to handle the closing on our second (current) home. She is very professional, thorough and pro-active. Both closings went without a hitch. We are both attorneys and felt very comfortable letting her take the burden of the closing off our hands. We basically just sat back and she did everything, from recommending a property inspector to negotiating with the bank. She has a great personality and seems to get along with everyone. We highly recommend her!
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13 May, 2021 by Kelly
We met Peter Hoffman at the lowest point in our lives. The day before our son was to attend a county funded preschool we were informed that the program did not employ anyone medically trained to insure the health & safety of our son. He was not allowed to attend the preschool program he was enrolled in which also provided all of his therapeutic services. The CPSE Meeting was awful & no solution was found. A week later, after meeting with several other attorneys, we met Peter Hoffman. He listened to us, gave us advice & instructions on what to write to our school district. He was direct, informative, helpful & kind all before we had agreed to hire him. He has always been direct, upfront & proactive with our son’s issues. Our journey to obtain the services denied to our son took a significant amount of time, however, without Peter our son would not have received any compensatory services for the year he was denied services. We appreciate everything Peter Hoffman has done on our son’s behave & highly recommended him to everyone.
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08 May, 2021 by Steve
Hired this man to fight for my child's rights
including disability with school, turned out to be the worse mistake in the whole case. I should have researched his name more in depth online.
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27 Apr, 2021 by Laura
We hired Peter because we needed help advocating for our daughter within our school system -- along with understanding the legal considerations. Peter has been an asset to us, very knowledgeable, patient, and kind; he helped move us through a challenging situation, where we felt stuck, which resulted in a better outcome for our daughter. Very accessible, as well.
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02 Apr, 2018 by Olivier
We hired Frank Veith to conduct a closing for our new home.
Frank seemed like a good choice, recommended by our broker, has been around for ever and was local.
We assumed that he would be able to help us with local subtleties, however as soon as we got into the various clauses of the contract and we ask him to either explain or negotiate for us with the seller's attorney we got attitude.
It went to the point that we were told by OUR attorney, if that is an issue do not buy it.
To sum it up, it might be ok if you have no question, do not expect ANY issue or negotiation to take place (ie just fulfilling the requirement in NY State to have an attorney)...Otherwise avoid yourself the aggravation, we had to change attorney in the middle of the contract because of his lack of professionalism.
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