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21 Jul, 2020 by Rodnell stewart
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21 Jul, 2020 by Rodnell stewart
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21 Jul, 2020 by Rodnell stewart
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21 Jul, 2020 by Rodnell stewart
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21 Jul, 2020 by Rodnell stewart
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21 Jul, 2020 by Rodnell stewart
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21 Jul, 2020 by Rodnell stewart
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21 Jul, 2020 by Rodnell stewart
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21 Jul, 2020 by Rodnell stewart
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21 Jul, 2020 by Rodnell stewart
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21 Jul, 2020 by Rodnell stewart
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23 Aug, 2017 by Nancy
Having hired and used Ms. Kramer in my divorce I was extremely disappointed as I found she did not listen to my needs, seemed to not care much. She seemed to care more about getting my case done quick and refused to respond to my requests thereby leaving me just about destitute, and not checking my ex's hidden assets so that he is now living rather comfortably.
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24 Jul, 2009 by Anonymous
Very bright. Probably a great divorce lawyer in her day. Now focussed on academic law. As such she does not have time to devote to her clients. In my case her complete lack of responsiveness made a bad situation awful both for me and my children. If she wishes to practice law I hope she begins to think about the families that depend on her to make an awful situation better.
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06 Mar, 2024 by Lmf815
I know Richard for over 17 years. I have used him many times. He has been there for me 100%. He is a very intelligent and resilient man. I would definitely recommend him. You will be very happy
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25 Apr, 2019 by Anonymous
The worst divorce attorney in the tri-state area. Wish I can leave 0 stars. AVOID AT ALL COSTS! He is careless and ruthless. Please save your money, energy and time, and go ANYWHERE ELSE BUT HERE. He is completely incompetent and should be disbarred immediately. He will drain all your resources , and only hurt your case. He works for himself and not for the client. He is a money hungry THIEF. He has no interests in resolving any case. He only navigates the case according to his selfish needs and will do anything in his power to destroy your case. The only thing he is good at is taking money. He made numerous mistakes in filing simple procedural papers and does not even know how to edit a contract. Now, my case is in a far worse position than it was when he was hired. I am not sure how his practice remains open. Stay away!!!!
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04 Aug, 2011 by Anonymous
Although I told him not to take certain positions he did anyway because he said it was in my interests, even thoug it admitedly crossed the line of proper legal practices. He overbills. In one instance he almost doubled the time we met. Keep your eye on your watch. I switched lawyers and my new one was shocked at some of the things he did.
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02 Apr, 2015 by John
I brought a simple conttzct case to Mr. Markowitz. He presents himself as some scholarly old school law professor. Unfortunately he practices law like a tired bored student.
Mr. Markowitz ignored my case for months, blew through court deadlines, failed to review basic documents, told me nothing about the progress of the case and almost cost me the entire case by his neglect. Stay far away from Lamb and Barnosky and especially Joel Markowitz truly terrible lawyers.
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