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Keith B. Holden, experienced  attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 60 reviews
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03 Jan, 2025 by Robert sloop
Definitely would refer this company. It was a year process and they accomplished what I needed done. Beyond grateful...
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24 Nov, 2024 by Anita t
Competent, knowledgeable law firm that offers easy to understand procedures and explanations of the law as applied to your case. I found the staff to be very welcoming and friendly.
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13 Oct, 2024 by Kyra chenoweth
I have turned to Littman Krooks three times over the past twelve years and in each case they have provided valuable assistance. They provide prompt and thoughtful council and are a good value considering their deep expertise.
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Richard Martin Contino, experienced Business, Tax attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 60 reviews
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24 Nov, 2024 by Anita t
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13 Oct, 2024 by Kyra chenoweth
I have turned to Littman Krooks three times over the past twelve years and in each case they have provided valuable assistance. They provide prompt and thoughtful council and are a good value considering their deep expertise.
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Rebecca Michelle Gruber, experienced  attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 60 reviews
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24 Nov, 2024 by Anita t
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13 Oct, 2024 by Kyra chenoweth
I have turned to Littman Krooks three times over the past twelve years and in each case they have provided valuable assistance. They provide prompt and thoughtful council and are a good value considering their deep expertise.
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Saville Aaron Mallach, experienced Business attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 60 reviews
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03 Jan, 2025 by Robert sloop
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24 Nov, 2024 by Anita t
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13 Oct, 2024 by Kyra chenoweth
I have turned to Littman Krooks three times over the past twelve years and in each case they have provided valuable assistance. They provide prompt and thoughtful council and are a good value considering their deep expertise.
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Ayall Simon Schanzer, experienced  attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 60 reviews
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03 Jan, 2025 by Robert sloop
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24 Nov, 2024 by Anita t
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13 Oct, 2024 by Kyra chenoweth
I have turned to Littman Krooks three times over the past twelve years and in each case they have provided valuable assistance. They provide prompt and thoughtful council and are a good value considering their deep expertise.
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Vincent A. Deiorio, experienced Appeals, Business attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 56 reviews
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21 May, 2024 by Hole
Some ginger guy agreed to be my lawyer but he kept insisting I take his 'vision'? He also said "Hey girlie hold still'" a lot. He was strange but 10/10 would recommend! I even got to fight a strange whale at the end of it all.
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15 May, 2024 by Joo_bachi
I asked this guy to be my lawyer for something regarding a vision and he said "Sure thing girlie, I'll take care of it." And he somehow got thrown into jail. Next thing I know, a big whale emerges through the floor. It was a very odd experience having him as my lawyer but he's chill enough.
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06 Apr, 2024 by Carol marinaccio
4 months ago Mom was sent to a nursing home for rehab and then was transferred to long term care. We fought long and hard to get her out and bring her home. We were given excuse after excuse as to why she needed to stay there. Without Nicholas Khayumov and his team none of this would have been possible! Mom is now home where she belongs being cared for by her family. We are looking forward to many happy days ahead. We cannot thank you enough!
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Douglas J. Martino, experienced Criminal Defense, Family Law attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 9 reviews
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05 Aug, 2023 by Jake e.
The most kind, intelligent, driven lawyer in NY with more experience in criminal defense that you'll ever find. I can't say enough about this man and his expertise. Vincent Gelardi is a Godsend of a lawyer. God bless him.
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12 May, 2023 by J butoni
Doug is an experienced divorce/family law attorney and counselor. He's extremely smart and very knowledgeable concerning divorce law. I was in an extremely messy divorce involving custody & child support. He was a good listener and sympathetic - yet tough when he needed to be. He didn't sugar coat a thing, and for that, I'm grateful. He made sure my children got everything they deserved. He's outstanding & I highly recommend.
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26 Dec, 2022 by Grace brown
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Alan Neil Kachalsky, experienced Business, Criminal Defense attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 9 reviews
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05 Aug, 2023 by Jake e.
The most kind, intelligent, driven lawyer in NY with more experience in criminal defense that you'll ever find. I can't say enough about this man and his expertise. Vincent Gelardi is a Godsend of a lawyer. God bless him.
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12 May, 2023 by J butoni
Doug is an experienced divorce/family law attorney and counselor. He's extremely smart and very knowledgeable concerning divorce law. I was in an extremely messy divorce involving custody & child support. He was a good listener and sympathetic - yet tough when he needed to be. He didn't sugar coat a thing, and for that, I'm grateful. He made sure my children got everything they deserved. He's outstanding & I highly recommend.
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26 Dec, 2022 by Grace brown
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Daniel Roy Alcott, experienced Business, Government attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 9 reviews
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05 Aug, 2023 by Jake e.
The most kind, intelligent, driven lawyer in NY with more experience in criminal defense that you'll ever find. I can't say enough about this man and his expertise. Vincent Gelardi is a Godsend of a lawyer. God bless him.
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12 May, 2023 by J butoni
Doug is an experienced divorce/family law attorney and counselor. He's extremely smart and very knowledgeable concerning divorce law. I was in an extremely messy divorce involving custody & child support. He was a good listener and sympathetic - yet tough when he needed to be. He didn't sugar coat a thing, and for that, I'm grateful. He made sure my children got everything they deserved. He's outstanding & I highly recommend.
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26 Dec, 2022 by Grace brown
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Elliot J. Danziger, experienced Real Estate attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 9 reviews
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05 Aug, 2023 by Jake e.
The most kind, intelligent, driven lawyer in NY with more experience in criminal defense that you'll ever find. I can't say enough about this man and his expertise. Vincent Gelardi is a Godsend of a lawyer. God bless him.
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12 May, 2023 by J butoni
Doug is an experienced divorce/family law attorney and counselor. He's extremely smart and very knowledgeable concerning divorce law. I was in an extremely messy divorce involving custody & child support. He was a good listener and sympathetic - yet tough when he needed to be. He didn't sugar coat a thing, and for that, I'm grateful. He made sure my children got everything they deserved. He's outstanding & I highly recommend.
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26 Dec, 2022 by Grace brown
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Frank H. Granito III, experienced Business, Litigation attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 9 reviews
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05 Aug, 2023 by Jake e.
The most kind, intelligent, driven lawyer in NY with more experience in criminal defense that you'll ever find. I can't say enough about this man and his expertise. Vincent Gelardi is a Godsend of a lawyer. God bless him.
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12 May, 2023 by J butoni
Doug is an experienced divorce/family law attorney and counselor. He's extremely smart and very knowledgeable concerning divorce law. I was in an extremely messy divorce involving custody & child support. He was a good listener and sympathetic - yet tough when he needed to be. He didn't sugar coat a thing, and for that, I'm grateful. He made sure my children got everything they deserved. He's outstanding & I highly recommend.
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26 Dec, 2022 by Grace brown
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Andrew Alberti, experienced  attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 9 reviews
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05 Aug, 2023 by Jake e.
The most kind, intelligent, driven lawyer in NY with more experience in criminal defense that you'll ever find. I can't say enough about this man and his expertise. Vincent Gelardi is a Godsend of a lawyer. God bless him.
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12 May, 2023 by J butoni
Doug is an experienced divorce/family law attorney and counselor. He's extremely smart and very knowledgeable concerning divorce law. I was in an extremely messy divorce involving custody & child support. He was a good listener and sympathetic - yet tough when he needed to be. He didn't sugar coat a thing, and for that, I'm grateful. He made sure my children got everything they deserved. He's outstanding & I highly recommend.
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26 Dec, 2022 by Grace brown
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Parveen Husain, experienced  attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 9 reviews
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05 Aug, 2023 by Jake e.
The most kind, intelligent, driven lawyer in NY with more experience in criminal defense that you'll ever find. I can't say enough about this man and his expertise. Vincent Gelardi is a Godsend of a lawyer. God bless him.
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12 May, 2023 by J butoni
Doug is an experienced divorce/family law attorney and counselor. He's extremely smart and very knowledgeable concerning divorce law. I was in an extremely messy divorce involving custody & child support. He was a good listener and sympathetic - yet tough when he needed to be. He didn't sugar coat a thing, and for that, I'm grateful. He made sure my children got everything they deserved. He's outstanding & I highly recommend.
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26 Dec, 2022 by Grace brown
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Andrea H. Marcus, experienced  attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 9 reviews
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05 Aug, 2023 by Jake e.
The most kind, intelligent, driven lawyer in NY with more experience in criminal defense that you'll ever find. I can't say enough about this man and his expertise. Vincent Gelardi is a Godsend of a lawyer. God bless him.
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12 May, 2023 by J butoni
Doug is an experienced divorce/family law attorney and counselor. He's extremely smart and very knowledgeable concerning divorce law. I was in an extremely messy divorce involving custody & child support. He was a good listener and sympathetic - yet tough when he needed to be. He didn't sugar coat a thing, and for that, I'm grateful. He made sure my children got everything they deserved. He's outstanding & I highly recommend.
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26 Dec, 2022 by Grace brown
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Randie P Paterno, experienced Business, Real Estate attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 14 reviews
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25 Feb, 2022 by Jordana
I want to start off by saying I almost didn’t hire Randi after I read the review below. I am SO happy I didn’t listen to that review as Randi and get yearn are simply the BEST! Randi far exceeded my expectations as an attorney. She even helped negotiate part of my deal and did a phenomenal job (even though that’s not her job). I was always able to reach her through text or phone directly, she let me ask every single dumb question I had without making me feel stupid, and lastly she’s a shark which you always want in an attorney (a nice shark). I cant say enough good things about Randi and her team! Don’t think twice about hiring them.
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13 Oct, 2021 by Anonymous
I have used Randie on both my sale and purchase. I am blown away with the time and details and effort she and her wonderful staff put in to my transactions. She always took our calls and like many attorneys do not do- provided her cell, worked on my deals at night and even weekends! This is a experienced, buttoned up attorney!!
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12 Oct, 2021 by Jon
Deciding on how to choose a lawyer to represent you is such an important decision. There's so many "professionals," to choose from and picking your attorney to help guide you can go either way in my experience. I've been in a position where we've chosen the wrong attorney and been made to feel as though they were much more important than us and that their time was expensive and valuable. Working with Randie and staff was so refreshing. There's such a level of detailed professionalism coupled with an ability to relate to the client on an every day level. Her office was always available, always accessible, always unbelievably prompt while managing to be extremely detailed in protecting our needs from a legal perspective. I would NEVER use another firm and we left the transaction feeling as though we'd added an integral part of our families lives to our forever legal team. I can always count on Randie and staff to answer random questions with zero notice - in this day and age we feel blessed to have been recommended to this firm. We HIGHLY recommend!!!
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Sheri S. Padernacht, experienced  attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 27 reviews
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17 Jan, 2025 by Mike
We used Sheri for both selling our home and purchasing a new one. Sheri made sure that the financials were in order for our new home/condominium and she also made sure that we had a smooth/uneventful closing with our home. I cannot thank her enough for looking out for our interests in both properties. I highly recommend Sheri and would use her in the future when buying or selling properties.
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17 Jan, 2025 by Daniel
Buying a home can be overwhelming, but Sheri made the entire process smooth and stress-free. She was extremely organized, professional, and always available to answer my questions. She handled all the legal aspects with expertise and efficiency, and the closing went off without a hitch! I am so grateful for Sheri's help and highly recommend her services to anyone buying or selling a home.
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17 Jan, 2025 by Anonymous
Sheri was my lawyer for the sale of our house in Westchester. She was very organized and explained everything very clearly. The closing went smoothly and there were no issues at all. Sheri communicated clearly , explained the process and provided all documentation in an organized and efficient manner. I highly recommend her!
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Stuart D. Serota, experienced Estate Planning, Real Estate attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 2 reviews
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10 Jun, 2024 by Bernard gartenlaub
Failure to return calls for several months re: cases he was working on Bad advice re my rights at end of car lease. Failure to properly resolve a legal settlement that ended up having me pay twice for the same scam while ruining my credit record Violating attorney client privilege by disclosing privileged information about me to other people and disclosing case info about his clients to me. Yenta gossip unprofessional
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08 Dec, 2023 by Jianbo gao
Mr. Stuart Serota exemplifies professionalism and responsibility as a lawyer, securing optimal outcomes for my three traffic tickets. He not only successfully reduced my traffic score but also assumed full responsibility for the ticket proceedings. I wholeheartedly recommend Stuart and am grateful to have him representing my case. Thank you sincerely for your exceptional service.
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Michael J. Amoruso, experienced Business, Elder Law attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 0 reviews
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Carl Nelson, experienced Bankruptcy, Real Estate attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 0 reviews
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Elliot J. Danziger, experienced  attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 0 reviews
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Shari Cohen, experienced Business, Estate Planning attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 0 reviews
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Martin E. Randall, experienced Bankruptcy, Business attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 0 reviews
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Gary Richard Ross, experienced Business attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 0 reviews
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Seth R. Lesser, experienced Class Action, Consumer Protection attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 0 reviews
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Martin Jerome Friedman, experienced Business attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 0 reviews
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Jennifer R Bassett, experienced Business, Real Estate attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 0 reviews
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Joshua Lee Mallin, experienced  attorney in Rye Brook, NY with  reviews
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Martin Jerome Friedman, experienced  attorney in Rye Brook, NY with  reviews
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Robin Zeidel, experienced Real Estate attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 0 reviews
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Stuart D Serota, experienced Estate Planning, Personal Injury attorney in Rye Brook, NY with 0 reviews
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When meeting with a lawyer for the first time, it's important to ask the right questions to understand their expertise and determine if they're the right fit for your legal needs. Here are some top questions to consider:

  1. What experience do you have with cases similar to mine?
    Ensure the lawyer has relevant experience in the specific area of law pertaining to your case.
  2. How do you charge for your services, and what are the estimated costs?
    Understand the fee structure, including hourly rates, flat fees, retainer fees, and any additional expenses.
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    Establish expectations for updates, preferred communication methods, and response times.
  7. What is the likely timeline for resolving my case?
    Get an estimate of how long the process may take from start to finish.
  8. Do you have references from past clients?
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  10. Are there alternative ways to solve my legal problem?
    Discuss options like mediation, arbitration, or settlement to resolve the issue efficiently.

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  2. Experience and Specialization:
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  8. Ask for References:
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  • Fee Structures:
    • Hourly Rate:
      Lawyers may charge anywhere from $150 to $500 or more per hour, depending on experience and location.
    • Flat Fee:
      For routine legal services like drafting a will or handling an uncontested divorce, lawyers might offer a flat fee.
    • Retainer Fee:
      An upfront payment against which the lawyer bills hourly fees.
    • Contingency Fee:
      Common in personal injury cases; the lawyer receives a percentage (typically 25% to 40%) of any settlement or award.
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      For ongoing services, businesses might pay a monthly fee for a set number of hours or services.
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    Discuss any additional expenses that may arise during the case.
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    Some lawyers may be willing to negotiate fees or offer payment plans, especially for clients with financial constraints.
  • Pro Bono Services:
    For those who cannot afford legal services, some lawyers or legal aid organizations offer services at reduced rates or for free.
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