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26 Apr, 2018 by Anonymous
Kirk assisted me in a matter regarding a real estate contract. He was very helpful and professional. Kirk returned emails and phone calls in a timely fashion. He has a very calm demeanor and is very easy to work with. Would absolutely recommend Kirk!!
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26 Jul, 2017 by Matt c.
I work with a local mortgage bank in Plattsburgh and have been looking for a great attorney in the tupper lake market. Kirk was professional, got me documents quickly and an all around stand up guy.
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16 May, 2021 by Mike kriegel
31 Jan, 2020 by Dak dkj
Child past away leaving every thing to Trust to parents.
Molly Hann, Refused to acknowledge,person who was in charge of parents for ten years trough written instructions and POA, and official court proceedings,Hann aggressively Bad mouths the people that step up to help with care slandering the person that has been taken care of then.
So she can Profit out of the Trust.
This is against NYS laws...
She then started billing the trust while refusing all request made by POA , When POA went to attorney to find out what to do..
Attorney said " send bills Directly to Trust"...
Hann Totally with held all information for Medicaid and
Monies needed for care of Both Parents, claiming a 9 Year old POA had no authority to act on behalf of Parents. Judge Mann disagreed .after Molly Hann withheld the needed information and care, And MEDICAID for both parents...causing the early and extremely hard ship on the disabled people trying to take care of him at Home.
The Extremely Ill Parent was thrown out of assisted living Quarters as he needed too much care past their abilities,and they were closing down ,as I was informed in January of 2018. His care was to be just under $400.00 a day In maple wood in Canton. This is for Violent,dementia Unit is were he needed to be very specialized.
The Home kept his prepaid $8700.00,
I was forced to pay in home care for the first month that was around 12,000. that extinguished the rest of the cash reserves and Hann refused to reimburse.
So when the Home contacted us for placement we did not have the funds to place him.
I frantically tried to get accounting from Hann of trust for Medicaid and was refused and Hann refused to reimburse for the care I was forced to do as assisted home was kicking him out and closing.
Molly Hann Turned me in for Adult abuse and The Franklin County Storm Troopers , "ADULT PROTECTION SERVICES "CAME IN ACCUSING ME OF ABUSE IN FRONT OF MY MOM AND A VOLUNTEER CARE GIVER., Who had 30 plus years of Institutionalized care services.
They said they were pulling my dads bank records , go ahead their out of money....That's why I filed for Medicaid... Hospice was their twice a week.
NYS Troopers refused to even come see him , DA refused to follow NYS laws as well. Believing what Hann had told them.
That law firm intentionally withheld need care of Two disabled people to profit off trust.Every time bills are sent in they refused to pay until Trooper showed up. Myself and Volunteer took care of him till his Horrible death.
Child had a new car and considerable amount of dry food that I requested for Parents as They do not have good teeth, Father had very little,
They were refused. Mom lived off food pantry and Volunteer bought food for both parents.I have no Vehicle, and had to borrow one to take dad places.,My moms Has over 100,000 on hers and 3 years left of payments as well and moved from dad as he was violent.
Dad had to be in back seat or their was issues with him.
Childs NEW Big Van would have been great for parents care, it was sold very cheaply, and the request food as well, Their were Thousands of dollars of bills turned in Hann refused all, Accounting requested for medicaid and Hann refused that as well...
When turn in to Troopers for NYS trust law, Hann paid one co pay on drug bills that were sent directly to them.
The drug Company kept shutting off his meds Till I paid the bill, Then after his Death trust paid couple small co pays for meds..
Due to the negligence of Hann both parents could not get medicaid which they were approved for but I did not have money for spend down ,as the trust did have, and refused to reimburse for dads care.
I was their when my sibling died, I know what she wanted done as this is some thing that we had talked about prior to sibling passing as we took care of Parent at siblings home for a week,
Sibling finally realized what was with their care. My parents agreement was for them to die at Home, all sibling had agreed on that 10 years prior but as with all families, Im told when its time to step up to the plate its a different story...
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01 Dec, 2019 by Deborah meyer
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