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29 Oct, 2019 by Matthew cutillo
29 Aug, 2018 by Theresa marin
My husband and I hired Mark as our Real Estate Attorney. Mark provided excellent service but most importantly he kept us grounded and informed throughout our home purchase process. We were so pleased with Mark's services.
Since then, I recommend Mark to all of my Real Estate clients. He's professional, knowledgeable, kind, patient and simply the best.
Thank you Mark for your service!
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24 Mar, 2017 by Stef
Mr. Marc Evan Rovner an attorney from my hometown of East Rockaway was hired to handle the sale of our mom's coop apartment on behalf of her estate. Marc Rovner was responsive, courteous and very genuine. His fee was very fair and communication was excellent. The office also has an excellent support staff.
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17 Feb, 2025 by Peter capitelli
We did our estate planning with Ms. Panzarella. She is thorough, pleasant, professional, knowledgeable and accessible. She went over every detail to make sure we understood our options and choices completely. Our documents were prepared in a very timely manner as well. Her staff does a great job with communication and availability. Very happy that we chose to engage her services.
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04 Oct, 2024 by Brianna horn
Christina was the most unprofessional human being I have ever encountered. At our closing, she began screaming at our lawyer and insulting us (the purchasers). Making business - extremely personal and inappropriate. Made many errors for her client and tried to make their emergency our issue. it was honestly scary and beyond unprofessional. do not recommend hiring Christina or engaging in any deal with Christina. RUN!!!!
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03 Aug, 2024 by Ian larson
Very professional and very thorough with Trusts and Wills.
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18 Jul, 2023 by Anonymous
It was an absolute pleasure working with Mr. Goldsmith. I cannot stress enough the ease of working with him and the abundance of knowledge he communicated during our interactions. He was professional, detailed and always well prepared. It is clear he has been doing this for years. If a friend or family is in need, I will 100% be sending them to Mr. Goldsmith… Highly recommend giving him a call on his expertise.
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31 Dec, 2021 by Debbie
Was introduced to Eric Goldsmith by a dear, close and valued friend during the course of preparing to sell my home. Immediately I thought cautiously about engaging his legal services to assist me in the sale of my home despite the source of the recommendation but ultimately chose to proceed by engaging Eric . Selling my home after 30 years was a traumatic experience for me and as it turned out the best and most important thing I did was “ERIC”. Not only was he a great attorney with tremendous knowledge and professionalism, but he adapted to my personality and was strong when I needed strength while being compassionate and understanding of my nervousness. He assisted me and held my hand through the entire process, was always available by phone or in person and knew how to listen and explain things in the most understandable way. He also assisted me a variety of ways with all the peripheral moving challenges which was a great benefit to me in easing the process. Not only was engaging Eric’s professional services during this process one of the best things I did, it almost made the stress of my house selling experience enjoyable thanks to him. Can’t recommend him STRONGLY ENOUGH. .GREAT KNOWLEDGEABLE ATTORNEY WITH A GREAT BED SIDE MANNER. TRULY ONE OF A KIND.. THE BEST.. Debbie. F
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23 Jul, 2021 by Joseph
Mr Goldsmith handles himself like a true professional well-spoken, excellent negotiation skills, comes totally prepared well dress and you just feel confident and comfortable knowing he is acting on your behalf and has your best interest in mind, would definitely recommend him and have all intentions of using him again for any of my future needs thanks a lot Eric you are a blessing.AA+++
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09 Feb, 2015 by Anonymous
Mr. Michaelson is a caring, to the point kind of lawyer that gets the job done. I have seen him in action and am proud to know him and refer him often. Not one referral ever came back with a bad word to say about him. He gets it done.
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11 Jun, 2012 by A.m
I feel lucky to have been referred to Mr.Michaelson a few years back when my Landlord tried to illegally raise my rent and evict me for failing to comply with his new & illegal rent raise on my apt. When I brought him the paperwork he quickly saw a flaw that would have that case dismissed causing my landlord to have to file a new case. Mr.Michaelson basically outlined the whole scenario for me, gave me an idea of what he expected to happen in our trial and thats EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. I was extremely pleased with the outcome.
He has since helped a family member of mine in a very delicate Commercial Landlord Tenant matter and again was able to get positive results and keep us informed as to what may or may not happen. That case also went to trial and Mr.Michaelson again got us positive results.
I recommend Mr.Michaelson to anybody seeking a good, experienced, Landlord / Tenant attorney that will always make experienced legal moves keeping there best interests in mind and getting the best results possible.
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23 May, 2014 by James
My son had a ticket in Lynbrook from 2+ years ago and his license was suspended...we moved to Florida because of Hurricane Sandy so we had no way to go to court. We called Ray, he was so helpful and took care of my son like he was a relative. He got a court date 2 days after our initial call, even paid out of his own pocket to get the new date and was able to get my son a small fine, no point jaywalking disposition. All I can say is AMAZING!!!
Raymond Baltch you will always be family to us, THANK YOU for all you did for my son...
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18 Feb, 2010 by Anonymous
Raymond went to court on my behalf today and reduced my 3 moving violations to 0 points! Zero - from potentially 8 pts on the license, he did his magic and now I am so relieved. He was very professional and knowledgable about the subject, explained all the details to me, answered all questions when we first chatted. I would definetly recommend this attorney, a true professional. Before I called him, I spoke to another lawyer in Long Island and she did not even know the point system - could not tell me how many points I could get for any of the 3 violations. Then she was thrilled when she realized that my court date was during her time off work... anywway please do not even bother with anyone else - just call Raymond and he will get you out of any mess.
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02 Apr, 2009 by Anonymous
Ary is not the typical attorney. He works for a prestigious firm, but just down to earth. Able to turn complez ERISA terms into English so I can understand.
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30 Jan, 2018 by Mara goldryn
Marc Scott Kallman was a savior when we hired him after firing another lawyer at the very last days before a property closing on the sale of our home and buying of a new home a couple weeks later. It was amazing how he worked with no time left on our closing. He spent days and nights reworking and rechecking the contracts right up to the closing. He pays attention to the overall scope and details of the property closings and one of his greatest strengths is planning ahead and forseeing problems before they arise. When the other lawyer representing the buyers made a couple of mistakes, Marc had corrected him. Also, he is personable, intelligent and down to earth. In addition, he is responsive to all questions and concerns and updates you on what he is working on for you. If not for his experience and willingness to take time in discussing things with us, everything above would not be possible. The willingness to discuss and taking as much time with us with our concerns was an unusual quality that places him above any other lawyer I have worked with. I would, wholeheartedly, highly recommend him.
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23 Nov, 2015 by Lori anne
Mr. Seiffert is an extremely knowledgable Lawyer, he has successfully argued a vast variety of issues the Legal Spectrum presents. Mr. Seiffert professionalism, his legal knowledge, and instilled ethnics creates a combination of success in every case placed before him. As our family Lawyer, I would recommend Mr. Seiffert highly.
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01 Sep, 2024 by Amanda hall mancuso
Christina is godsent. She will fight endlessly to ensure her clients gets the best possible outcome. She is an amazing person!
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17 Feb, 2025 by Peter capitelli
We did our estate planning with Ms. Panzarella. She is thorough, pleasant, professional, knowledgeable and accessible. She went over every detail to make sure we understood our options and choices completely. Our documents were prepared in a very timely manner as well. Her staff does a great job with communication and availability. Very happy that we chose to engage her services.
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04 Oct, 2024 by Brianna horn
Christina was the most unprofessional human being I have ever encountered. At our closing, she began screaming at our lawyer and insulting us (the purchasers). Making business - extremely personal and inappropriate. Made many errors for her client and tried to make their emergency our issue. it was honestly scary and beyond unprofessional. do not recommend hiring Christina or engaging in any deal with Christina. RUN!!!!
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03 Aug, 2024 by Ian larson
Very professional and very thorough with Trusts and Wills.
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24 Apr, 2011 by Marty
In the past year I had the need for an attorney in the arena of contracts. I found Larry to be that lawyer. His knowledge and expertise were beyond what I could have asked for. If you are reading this STOP and do yourself a favor by contacting Mr. Rogak. You won't be disappointed.
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24 Apr, 2011 by Anonymous
Lawrence is a top-notch defense attorney specializing in No-Fault litigation. He is one of the most knowledgeable attorneys in the field, (having published a leading treatise for New York No Fault lawyers), and excellent when explaining complex issues to clients. He is professional and courteous when dealing both with clients and other lawyers. Highly recommended, I would hire him again.
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23 May, 2008 by Anonymous
I retained this lawyer for a property damage case. I was originally impressed with him, because he seemed to have a "hands on" approach to my case. He stopped returning my phone calls, and wasn't straight with me about the value of my case. The case settled for way less than he had said that it would.
Would not recommend.
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12 Dec, 2023 by Chad leary
Imagine being so bored at work that you post fake videos on you LinkedIn in hopes of stirring up fake narratives against anyone not in the MAGAsphere. Sad
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09 Nov, 2017 by Ac c
15 Feb, 2017 by Mendel tenenbaum
All nice ppl!
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09 Jan, 2017 by Anonymous
As a home seller, and with so many people involved in a real estate sale transaction, you have to expect some unknown issue to arise that will stand between you and your sale. Thus, your attorney will be measured by how she addresses these concerns and in our case Ms. Kaplan measured up to the task at hand.
Ms. Kapan diligently addressed and solved a potentially deal killing concern and found a solution that avoided costly and time consuming litigation.
You can pick a lawyer that does everything, and thus only does a few closing a year, or you can pick a lawyer that specializes and thus has vast expertise in her field of excellence. I am certain that Victoria Kaplan has encountered, and solved, every single concern in her field of expertise. She solved a major problem for us.
Her breadth of knowledge and competence speaks for itself.
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19 Aug, 2015 by Anonymous
It's a shame because Vicky was very knowledgeable but she just did not appear to have time for us or have our best interests in mind. I found I had to protect myself more than she did, although I paid her to protect me. E-mail was a waste of time as you get short replies back that NEVER fully answered your question (I hate using words like always and never but I checked and can say NEVER with confidence). After closing she received her commission and we had some unresolved issues that she did not attend to. I guess she had to string along her unpaid clients until she received her commission from them.
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09 Nov, 2014 by Anonymous
Ms. Kaplan was referred to us by a real estate agent. Unfortunately, we found that we had to do a lot of the work ourselves, as I am reminded now by reviewing the emails. She was very polite and initially gave a good impression with her knowledge of what the process of buying the home would entail, however, after that initial meeting, there were no more instances of her office showing they cared to keep abreast of new developments. The office staff made assumptions about us and relayed this to the bank without contacting us to confirm; we were able to contact the sellers attorney, when she and her staff said they were unable to do so; correspondences were sent to wrong addresses, even when we updated the office about where to send mail. All in all we were were thoroughly frustrated with this office and the whole process. I only post this now so maybe she and her staff will review how they treat clients and improve for the next ones who hire them.
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12 Dec, 2023 by Chad leary
Imagine being so bored at work that you post fake videos on you LinkedIn in hopes of stirring up fake narratives against anyone not in the MAGAsphere. Sad
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09 Nov, 2017 by Ac c
15 Feb, 2017 by Mendel tenenbaum
All nice ppl!
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12 Dec, 2023 by Chad leary
Imagine being so bored at work that you post fake videos on you LinkedIn in hopes of stirring up fake narratives against anyone not in the MAGAsphere. Sad
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09 Nov, 2017 by Ac c
15 Feb, 2017 by Mendel tenenbaum
All nice ppl!
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08 Oct, 2019 by Manuel
Do NOT hire this lawyer it's been 5 long Years trying to get divorced with this so called lawyer
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17 Apr, 2013 by Vadim
My father was getting ready for a serious surgery. We called Herbert Pitkowsky to take care of some estate issues . He promptly showed up at my home took $200 deposit and after 2 phone calls asking for status I never heard from him again. When I emailed him asking him to return the money he took from my father he simply ignored me.
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