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26 Apr, 2024 by Mark
HORRIBLE!!! On March 19, 2024, this attorney agreed to add a simple Codicil to our Last Will and Testament. "I'm happy to assist you with updating your estate planning. I can also prepare a Health Care Proxy, Living Will and Power of Attorney if desired" she boasted to us on that date. We informed her that time was of the essence..it needed to be done before June 4, 2024. "We have plenty of time" she responded with. On March 22, 2024, she wrote "I’ll review and will contact you to discuss any necessary modifications."
It is now 5 weeks later, and this woman has gone AWOL. Not a single communication of any sort, nada, zip, zero! When you call her office, you get a recording stating "my preferred method of communication is through email." OK...we obliged. Result from that email 6 days ago as of this writing? Nada, zip, zero! So...now we call her office a SECOND time, but this time we left a voice message (since her "preferred method of communication" has obviously fallen on deaf ears). Result from our voicemail message 3 days ago as of this writing? Nada, zip, zero!! This woman doesn't even have the decency and common courtesy to return messages.
Update! Today, FINALLY we received an email which reads:
"Sorry, I was on vacation visiting my mom in Florida when you emailed last week. I have a lot going on right now and I know that you're anxious to proceed. I am referring you to......"
Uh what? Are you kidding?! We've just lost 5 full weeks! We have NOTHING to show for our trust in this attorney. If you've got unlimited time and patience for a bait and switch attorney with zero communications skills to massage a document as important as a Last Will and Testament...then by all means, this is your attorney!!
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04 Apr, 2024 by David abbatoy
06 Feb, 2024 by Phillip dorf
Betsy is a very experienced attorney with over 20 years on her sleeve. The atmosphere is great and very inviting with great people to assist you with your needs. For her experience her prices are very fair.
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26 Apr, 2024 by Mark
HORRIBLE!!! On March 19, 2024, this attorney agreed to add a simple Codicil to our Last Will and Testament. "I'm happy to assist you with updating your estate planning. I can also prepare a Health Care Proxy, Living Will and Power of Attorney if desired" she boasted to us on that date. We informed her that time was of the essence..it needed to be done before June 4, 2024. "We have plenty of time" she responded with. On March 22, 2024, she wrote "I’ll review and will contact you to discuss any necessary modifications."
It is now 5 weeks later, and this woman has gone AWOL. Not a single communication of any sort, nada, zip, zero! When you call her office, you get a recording stating "my preferred method of communication is through email." OK...we obliged. Result from that email 6 days ago as of this writing? Nada, zip, zero! So...now we call her office a SECOND time, but this time we left a voice message (since her "preferred method of communication" has obviously fallen on deaf ears). Result from our voicemail message 3 days ago as of this writing? Nada, zip, zero!! This woman doesn't even have the decency and common courtesy to return messages.
Update! Today, FINALLY we received an email which reads:
"Sorry, I was on vacation visiting my mom in Florida when you emailed last week. I have a lot going on right now and I know that you're anxious to proceed. I am referring you to......"
Uh what? Are you kidding?! We've just lost 5 full weeks! We have NOTHING to show for our trust in this attorney. If you've got unlimited time and patience for a bait and switch attorney with zero communications skills to massage a document as important as a Last Will and Testament...then by all means, this is your attorney!!
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04 Apr, 2024 by David abbatoy
06 Feb, 2024 by Phillip dorf
Betsy is a very experienced attorney with over 20 years on her sleeve. The atmosphere is great and very inviting with great people to assist you with your needs. For her experience her prices are very fair.
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21 Dec, 2015 by Anonymous
Mr Barrraco has represented our family in legal matters for the last 20 years. We are most impressed with his knowledge of the legal system, his stunning integrity and his genuine concern for each client he represents. In each legal challenge we faced. Without exception Mr Barraco has been an advocate and a trusted legal representative.
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30 Oct, 2015 by Anonymous
First visit, he stated a good plan of action, however, he never kept me informed of any progress. I was doing all of the leg work and sending him the findings. Although requested of him call backs to advise if any progress, no calls were returned. Sent texts and emails. To my 40+ calls, he called 7 times. None of his calls provided any substantial updates. He was paid up front and never fulfilled any resolution, at all. He made empty promises and situation, one year later, is no different. I even was compelled to ask him "who he was representing"? Because it didn't appear to be me. He also provided me no paperwork when I requested it.
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14 Apr, 2015 by Anonymous
I contacted Ted with some questions regarding a divorce decree. He coached me through some tough decisions via email and phone. He also met with me and gave me some great advice that relieved much stress. He truly cares about his clients and will fight for them 110%. I will def recommend him and will be using him in the future!
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27 Sep, 2024 by Anonymous
We used this office for selling a house. They are paid by you but are behaving like they are working for everybody else but you. Go somewhere else if you could!
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26 Apr, 2024 by Mark
HORRIBLE!!! On March 19, 2024, this attorney agreed to add a simple Codicil to our Last Will and Testament. "I'm happy to assist you with updating your estate planning. I can also prepare a Health Care Proxy, Living Will and Power of Attorney if desired" she boasted to us on that date. We informed her that time was of the essence..it needed to be done before June 4, 2024. "We have plenty of time" she responded with. On March 22, 2024, she wrote "I’ll review and will contact you to discuss any necessary modifications."
It is now 5 weeks later, and this woman has gone AWOL. Not a single communication of any sort, nada, zip, zero! When you call her office, you get a recording stating "my preferred method of communication is through email." OK...we obliged. Result from that email 6 days ago as of this writing? Nada, zip, zero! So...now we call her office a SECOND time, but this time we left a voice message (since her "preferred method of communication" has obviously fallen on deaf ears). Result from our voicemail message 3 days ago as of this writing? Nada, zip, zero!! This woman doesn't even have the decency and common courtesy to return messages.
Update! Today, FINALLY we received an email which reads:
"Sorry, I was on vacation visiting my mom in Florida when you emailed last week. I have a lot going on right now and I know that you're anxious to proceed. I am referring you to......"
Uh what? Are you kidding?! We've just lost 5 full weeks! We have NOTHING to show for our trust in this attorney. If you've got unlimited time and patience for a bait and switch attorney with zero communications skills to massage a document as important as a Last Will and Testament...then by all means, this is your attorney!!
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04 Apr, 2024 by David abbatoy
09 Mar, 2023 by Tania sims
Left multiple msgs and emails and no response
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21 Dec, 2022 by Bruce e. russell
25 Nov, 2022 by Manuel t. jones
01 Jul, 2024 by Mark stoch
12 Feb, 2024 by William borrelli
Mr. Malone has retired. I learned this on 12 February 2024.
Not surprised as he created our wills in April 2002. I was hoping he was still practicing, but not surprised he is retired. Good for him.
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13 Apr, 2023 by Doreen roosa
Micheal gave a lot of information on what my rights are and how to handle my complaints.
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01 Jul, 2024 by Mark stoch
12 Feb, 2024 by William borrelli
Mr. Malone has retired. I learned this on 12 February 2024.
Not surprised as he created our wills in April 2002. I was hoping he was still practicing, but not surprised he is retired. Good for him.
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13 Apr, 2023 by Doreen roosa
Micheal gave a lot of information on what my rights are and how to handle my complaints.
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01 Jul, 2024 by Mark stoch
12 Feb, 2024 by William borrelli
Mr. Malone has retired. I learned this on 12 February 2024.
Not surprised as he created our wills in April 2002. I was hoping he was still practicing, but not surprised he is retired. Good for him.
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13 Apr, 2023 by Doreen roosa
Micheal gave a lot of information on what my rights are and how to handle my complaints.
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01 Jul, 2024 by Mark stoch
12 Feb, 2024 by William borrelli
Mr. Malone has retired. I learned this on 12 February 2024.
Not surprised as he created our wills in April 2002. I was hoping he was still practicing, but not surprised he is retired. Good for him.
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13 Apr, 2023 by Doreen roosa
Micheal gave a lot of information on what my rights are and how to handle my complaints.
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01 Jul, 2024 by Mark stoch
12 Feb, 2024 by William borrelli
Mr. Malone has retired. I learned this on 12 February 2024.
Not surprised as he created our wills in April 2002. I was hoping he was still practicing, but not surprised he is retired. Good for him.
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13 Apr, 2023 by Doreen roosa
Micheal gave a lot of information on what my rights are and how to handle my complaints.
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01 Jul, 2024 by Mark stoch
12 Feb, 2024 by William borrelli
Mr. Malone has retired. I learned this on 12 February 2024.
Not surprised as he created our wills in April 2002. I was hoping he was still practicing, but not surprised he is retired. Good for him.
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13 Apr, 2023 by Doreen roosa
Micheal gave a lot of information on what my rights are and how to handle my complaints.
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15 Jun, 2022 by Kim d. williams
Mr. Shanahan did a superior job representing me during my attempt at receiving disability through Social Security. After a long drawn out process he succeeded in proving to the judge that I was unable to work after having TBI related to a Brain Tumor. He and his Paralegal Michelle Gallagher worked very hard and were absolutely conscious of my situation and treated me with respect and concern. And he won my case for me!!!
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08 Sep, 2018 by Paul
My experience with this Attorney was very poor. They are reluctunt on returning calls, preserving important documents, and making promises with no intentions on keeping them. 17 years old hit by a drunk driver and have not yet after 23 yrs have recieved my rightful damages rewarded by law.
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07 Feb, 2011 by Harry
One of the few lawyers that I hired that actually achieved justice for me even though I was insolvent he took my case. I can honestly say one of the best experiences I have had with a lawyer in quite some time. Efficient, couteous, knowledgeable and he puts his client first. Excellent representation
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14 Sep, 2017 by Jeanne
Creary Law Firm has handled multiple residential real estate deals for me over the years in Rochester and in other areas as well such as the Adirondacks and Saratoga Springs, NY. I have always found his office to be responsive and detailed oriented in their work. I would and have recommended him to my friends and colleagues.
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05 Nov, 2016 by Anonymous
Bill helped us immensely through the purchase of our first home. He was professional, friendly, and overall a great guy. We ran into a problem during the transaction, and Bill was all over it, ensuring that was came out on top. He was available when we called and very helpful in easing our anxiety. Would greatly recommend Mr. Creary for anyone purchasing a new home!
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18 Aug, 2013 by Lixx
Creary's office was recently hired by us for selling our house. The whole experience was really bad, and it was the worst part of the entire process.
First of all, he only contacted us once before we decided to hire him, as soon as we hired him, he never returned our calls, nor any emails. The staff in his office were very slow too, in most of the cases, we had to call and left two or three voice messages in order to get their responses.
Second, he just didn't do his job. Our buyers for some reason delayed the closing date, and we urged his office to find out the reason and push the other party to close as soon as possible. But he never urged them, and didn't notify us any of the progress. We have moved before the closing date, so we were completely blocked of any information of the progress.
Third, he was first referred by our agent from Nothnagle, and we were told the fee would be $400, but at the end, they charged $450 without any explanation. Since the original number wasn't written in any documents, we were unable to prove it was $400. $50 isn't a whole lot of money, but it definitely shows how dishonest they are. It seems Nothnagle would get some commission back by referring him, but his performance just hurts the reputation of Nothnagle.
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24 Feb, 2024 by Kellie ostrander
08 Nov, 2022 by Casey corbridge
Paul's professionalism was outstanding, communication with him very easy with immediate responses. He answered my legal questions clearly and helped me tremendously building my case. I would recommend him to anyone. Excellent legal counsel.
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24 Mar, 2022 by Kathryn poweski
Fair and helpful
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18 Nov, 2023 by Sara
Entertained her for 15k and she didn’t do anything she said she was going to do. Without getting into detail…. Avoid her at all cost! She’s all talk, she should probably retire. Ps- her pic online is from 25-30 years ago. She’s well past her prime and is barely hanging onto any clients.
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06 Jan, 2023 by Anonymous
Marilee is the best in the business and I was very pleased with the outcome. I would recommend her to anyone. Thank you so much again Marilee.
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06 Jan, 2023 by Anonymous
An absolute Pitbull in court and tentative, patient and endearing outside of court!
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03 Dec, 2023 by Teal schlegel
Helped me with a business issue early on during the startup. They were thorough and responsive. Thank you.
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19 Oct, 2023 by C shirley
Asked this firm to aid in a fraudulent deed issue. They literally billed me not once, but twice ! before making any progress what so ever.
I had them send a simple "threat" letter to begin the run of the mill process of so called legal action.
The letter was nothing short of embarrassment and the person receiving the letter must have literally laughed out loud. I know I did. I quickly replied saying the letter is inaccurate and that I'd be glad to answer any questions , but the letter was sent anyway in a rush and I was ignored. It's funny to how I was quickly billed for the mistake. But questions go unanswered for a week. Obviously did not listen or care about my issue, Just wanted the money for Nothing.
When I foolishly asked the next steps of the process via email..even though my gut told me to run already , i was ignored for a week and guess what? surprise! I received another bill in the mail for those emails I sent.
The balls on some of these lawyers. Yet another example of why you should never pay anyone up front.
I just wasted hundreds of dollars for a bogus letter and 2 questions that went unanswered. If that's not bad enough , a child could have wrote the letter 100 times better or had AI do it in seconds. For free .
Imagine hiring a plumber and you come home and he's tearing the roof off...does he get paid?
Thankfully AI will cut out the use for all lawyer's and the paperwork in the future, 4 of 4 lawyers I've used in my life so far have been absolutely worthless money grabs. It's amazing how a computer made a wonderful argument and letter in seconds. Choose wisely
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03 Dec, 2023 by Teal schlegel
Helped me with a business issue early on during the startup. They were thorough and responsive. Thank you.
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19 Oct, 2023 by C shirley
Asked this firm to aid in a fraudulent deed issue. They literally billed me not once, but twice ! before making any progress what so ever.
I had them send a simple "threat" letter to begin the run of the mill process of so called legal action.
The letter was nothing short of embarrassment and the person receiving the letter must have literally laughed out loud. I know I did. I quickly replied saying the letter is inaccurate and that I'd be glad to answer any questions , but the letter was sent anyway in a rush and I was ignored. It's funny to how I was quickly billed for the mistake. But questions go unanswered for a week. Obviously did not listen or care about my issue, Just wanted the money for Nothing.
When I foolishly asked the next steps of the process via email..even though my gut told me to run already , i was ignored for a week and guess what? surprise! I received another bill in the mail for those emails I sent.
The balls on some of these lawyers. Yet another example of why you should never pay anyone up front.
I just wasted hundreds of dollars for a bogus letter and 2 questions that went unanswered. If that's not bad enough , a child could have wrote the letter 100 times better or had AI do it in seconds. For free .
Imagine hiring a plumber and you come home and he's tearing the roof off...does he get paid?
Thankfully AI will cut out the use for all lawyer's and the paperwork in the future, 4 of 4 lawyers I've used in my life so far have been absolutely worthless money grabs. It's amazing how a computer made a wonderful argument and letter in seconds. Choose wisely
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03 Dec, 2023 by Teal schlegel
Helped me with a business issue early on during the startup. They were thorough and responsive. Thank you.
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19 Oct, 2023 by C shirley
Asked this firm to aid in a fraudulent deed issue. They literally billed me not once, but twice ! before making any progress what so ever.
I had them send a simple "threat" letter to begin the run of the mill process of so called legal action.
The letter was nothing short of embarrassment and the person receiving the letter must have literally laughed out loud. I know I did. I quickly replied saying the letter is inaccurate and that I'd be glad to answer any questions , but the letter was sent anyway in a rush and I was ignored. It's funny to how I was quickly billed for the mistake. But questions go unanswered for a week. Obviously did not listen or care about my issue, Just wanted the money for Nothing.
When I foolishly asked the next steps of the process via email..even though my gut told me to run already , i was ignored for a week and guess what? surprise! I received another bill in the mail for those emails I sent.
The balls on some of these lawyers. Yet another example of why you should never pay anyone up front.
I just wasted hundreds of dollars for a bogus letter and 2 questions that went unanswered. If that's not bad enough , a child could have wrote the letter 100 times better or had AI do it in seconds. For free .
Imagine hiring a plumber and you come home and he's tearing the roof off...does he get paid?
Thankfully AI will cut out the use for all lawyer's and the paperwork in the future, 4 of 4 lawyers I've used in my life so far have been absolutely worthless money grabs. It's amazing how a computer made a wonderful argument and letter in seconds. Choose wisely
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09 Jun, 2021 by Theresa
AVOID! STEALS money from his elderly clients!!
Wife and he are a team that acquire elderly clients--wife is made
Executrix-------wife and Walter Westfall conspire to change elderly
clients' wills
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