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04 May, 2018 by Anonymous
Nick represented us in the sale of our home. He kept constant communication, and it resulted in a smooth transaction.
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31 Mar, 2016 by Anonymous
Nick seemed to be overwhelmed with other matters, missing the deadline for discovery, waiting for over 2 months to give my discovery requests to the other party. The "kicker" was him missed a pre-trial conference, at which time opposing attorney strategically moved for a default judgement, which the court granted, leaving little issue of the facts to be contended at trial. Subsequent efforts for the judge to set aside her ruling were to no avail. I protested to Nick and received a full refund, but I still lost in court.
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11 Jun, 2015 by Anonymous
Never got back to me,.... Not even a phone call. Ignored my messages. Only cares If your a client, and How Much She can make. Unfortunately she doesn't understand that's How you CREATE clients. Some lawyers just get so busy taking vacations and buying fancy things they Lose touch with Human beings. Thats exactly what Has happened with her through out her career.
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05 Dec, 2014 by Anonymous
I could not recommend Attorney Godimis more. She has drafted a number of estate plans, for friends and family. She is well prepared, precise, friendly, and responsive. Excellent experiences, many times.
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27 Apr, 2020 by Janet
For years I had tried to track down heirs of an abandoned empty parcel of land without much success. When I asked Attorney Meloche to assist, not only did he quickly track down all the heirs (some as far away as Ohio) but my purchase of the parcel is now complete in a short 2-month period of time. I highly recommend his expertise.
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18 Oct, 2018 by Anonymous
Hired Attorney Meloche for a real estate litigation civil case I filed in Worc. Mass. He put a very inexperienced attorney on my case. Case based on substitution of deed at closing prior to recording. I have evidence that the Attorney that substituted my deed , was told by her client (lender) no substitutions .Because of Meloche and Meloche Spencer Mass. Poor representation I lost my case , my house ,and ended up homeless. I would not recommend Michael Meloche for any legal services. After I lost ,he said to me personally that I got screwed ...you think !!!!
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09 May, 2017 by Anonymous
“No stars deserved but 1 given simply because it is the only way to share this cautionary post. Estate Preservation Law at which L Cammuso is a partner is the worst firm, in my opinion. Hard to say if they are just incompetent or willfully disrespectful and abusive of clients, but if your money is important to you, don’t let these people have a chance at it because, based on my experience, they’ll take it and laugh at you for your folly.”
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08 Feb, 2009 by Anonymous
Atty. Cammuso was extremely professional and effective. She was very knowledgeable in answering my questions and addressing my concerns in the estate planning process. I have recommended her to several relatives and friends for their planning needs.
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11 Apr, 2024 by Marcia
f you want an incompetent, weak, lawyer look, no, further, Donna will take your money and right before trial, she will withdraw from the case because she knows she cannot handle the case. When she gets in front of a judge she tells the judge she didn't have enough time to prepare. But the money you paid her is gone, She will just take your money and run a terrible Lawyer do not go for her.
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13 Aug, 2020 by Jeff
I came to Donna because of a referral by a lawyer I’d hired for another matter. It started as a consultation to help me with retirement amidst a “separation “. It ended up being a divorce. Through it all Donna proved to be very considerate regarding my problem. Making inquiries, consulting others, mediating between me and my soon to be ex-wife. Professional, yet compassionate and sensitive. I was, am pleased with her work and grateful to have been referred to her.
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03 Apr, 2019 by Anonymous
I’m currently in the middle of a divorce and Fran was highly recommended. I had a consultation where he tried giving me financial advise on my IRA? I did hire him and sent $5000 check same day.... tried to get in touch with him several times over 3 weeks with no response... he finally called and said he can’t do anything for me until he get paid... after having him check into it he says there was a mix up and his office cashed it 3 weeks ago! After reviewng all specifcs and working on this for 2 months with very little progress he called me to ask these questions.. does your wife work?!, do you have kids and how old?!, did you file for a divorce yet? He also recommended me to get my company appraised for 20k even though I was ok with the other sides offer. A very frustrating experience!
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21 Jul, 2013 by C james
... a great lawyer knows the clerks, the bailiffs, <everybody>
Put another way, review Fran's education and professional affiliations and you will understand why he was referred to me by my previous lawyer.
Filling in the back story, I was involved in what became a three-year divorce. My ex- retained counsel, but kept viewing herself as entitled to more and more. I would think the case resolved, but she would change her mind to demand more. Upon hiring her fifth lawyer, she restarted the entire divorce negotiation. My one lawyer had understandably moved onto new cases. He recommended Fran as the guy to get the job done.
And Fran did so. He was a gentleman, we were both fair, and he did bring the case to an authoritative conclusion.
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04 Aug, 2010 by Jane
Jim is one of the best lawyers I have ever had the pleasure to deal with. I can not speak highly enough about this compassionate man. He was very devoted to my husband and I, he helped us out in every way possible. HIGHLY RECOMMEND JAMES SCOLA for whatever your real Estate issue may be.
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31 Mar, 2010 by Dana
Sorry but how can you recommend someone who took the most straightforward practice of refinancing a home and turn it into a ten month saga between two banks, title insurer, bar association and two lawyers? Jim Scola handled the refinance of my home in 2008. A month after signing the paperwork, my old lender still did not receive the payout. Lots of excuses later Jim finally revealed to me that he screwed up and lost the money from my new lender. His accounts were a total mess and he was way overdrawn. This violates many regulations for handling mortgages as I understand it. Mr Scola left me with TWO mortgages both who wanted to be paid. I hired another lawyer and lost more then $4000 in legal fees and a lot of sleep over this. We filed a complain with the Massachusetts Bar association and I believe that he was given some kind of legal warning but that is it.
Mr Scola on many occasions said he would pay me back for the legal costs but he did not come through and is now ignoring my phone calls.
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24 Mar, 2016 by Anonymous
Mr Clifford was recommended to me by the MA Bar Association. I asked about his qualifications during our interview, and he told me he could represent me. I was only able to meet with him twice, which he charged an office office fee. Thereafter, he seemed to be avoiding me; he would not return phone calls and his office staff could find no record of my case. I waited hours for his return to the offie and strongly asserted my concerns for the statutes of limitations. He admitted that he never compiled a file for my case, and thought I should probably seek counsel elsewhere. He waisted my time as well as the timeline for the case and he took my money. I would strongly recommend not hiring this attorney.
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28 Nov, 2009 by Chiang
His expertise helped me win my case with best result "dismissed". I enjoyed his performance in court especially his adjustment accordingly. i can feel he put his best effort for me. He only charged me with a very reasonable price (far than I expected). I like him for not only be my lawyer but also a good man.
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05 Oct, 2024 by Thinas
Worst lawyer ever! She promised to fight for me, she acknowledged my case was basically a witch hunt and I was promised to be reunited with my daughter! This “lawyer “ did absolutely nothing! While in court she sat and listened with me while the other side and dcf flat out lie about my case. Dcf literally were mixing up my case with others. And Maureen said nothing, when I told her to speak up she assured me we would have our chance to speak. Two minutes later, without having a chance to defend myself the courts ordered a continuance! I fired Maureen that same day!! Worse lawyer around. If you want to win your case DO NOT GO WITH MAUREEN BOOKER!!!!
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28 Jan, 2021 by Anonymous
A few years back, I was falsely accused of of sexual abuse by an ex's step son in relation to my step grandchild. Let me say that the accuser wanted to make sure I was out of the family and so he choose the most horrific way, and that was to make a false allegation to the DCF about me abusing my grandchild, mostly out of jealously and the relationship I had with my grandchild. This experience basically ruined my life, as ex step son was also trying to have me arrested. I contacted many attorneys who were willing to take the case but once I interviewed them I realized they did not have a lot of experience with DCF rules, regulations and the Fair Hearing process. They seemed ok for a criminal case, but I was never charged, though I was investigated was use to scare the crap out of me, which it did. Those criminal defense attorneys saw dollar signs when they heard about my case and wanted to charge a large sum of money. After doing a ton of research and interviewing many attorneys I found Maureen Booker. I actually read an article about her and found a couple of other recommendations for her but not on Avvo. In the first 15 minutes of talking to her I knew she was the attorney for me. Her knowledge of the DCF and all their rules and regulations is amazing. She immediately started telling me all the violations they made and even could quote the exact rule and or regulation. I hired her right then and there. We met once and then had a few phone calls as we waited for the Fair Hearing to be scheduled. We met again at the fair hearing and she cut through the DCF case worker and supervisor as if she had a buzz saw. Right down the list of all the many rules they violated. Even the Fair Hearing officer started questioning the case worker and supervisor on how come they did what they did. I felt so much relief after the hearing, which was a first time in along time, I actually had a full nights sleep. Unfortunately the DCF moves in a time frame that is quite ridiculous, but after 1.5 years from the hearing date, and many phone calls, emails and letters to the DCF, I finally received the letter from the DCF stating that all claims against me are now unsupported!!! ( Those are DCF terms either supported or unsupported, like guilty or not guilty) I can not tell you how grateful I am to attorney booker. Please do your self a favor and hire her for all DCF matters, hopefully she will help you sleep at night also!!
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27 Oct, 2011 by Kim
this lawyer told me she was on her way to DSS to find out what the hold up was with the contact information in an adoption I signed. she told me she was on her way and she would call me from there but I never heard from her again. I signed adoption papers that said my attorney will be furnished with the contact info for my visits. I still have not gotten the info. 2 1/2 months have gone by since the adoption was finalized. The document I signed said i would recieve it in 2 weeks. What happened and why haven't I heard back from this attorney? this public attorney was assigned to me the day of the final adoption. I wouldn't recommend this attorney to anyone.
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15 May, 2024 by Anonymous
Not an effective lawyer. All about taking your money with no true value in return. Won't do what you ask her to do. Never met a attorney like this one. Would not recommend this attorney.
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07 Mar, 2024 by Anonymous
I would not recommend this attorney at all. Will not return calls, does not do what you hired her to do, and will outsource your case to other not competent attorneys that will drain your assets.
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11 Jul, 2021 by Anonymous
I had involvement with this lawyer when she was assigned to my family court case.Her actions traumatized my children and myself.She clearly showed favoritism to my ex who was not paying child support,had nothing to do with the children for years,had a criminal record and was abusive.All that and yet she still pushed for his involvement with the children,despite my warnings that it was not in the best interest of the children. This led to his brainwashing of the children and then going to briefly live with him.He then abandoned one of my children with his other ex and put the other in an institution.I was able to retrieve them but the emotional scars are lasting from the whole experience.I have thought about suing her several hundred times since then.
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19 Oct, 2012 by Anonymous
She was assigned as a parent coordinator to get me custody after my X tried told my son to run away from home, and tried to kill him with a knife. The kids discussed this with a counselor, and a court appointed attorney - both wanted me to take custody. Sue-Ellen wouldn't listen when I tried to talk to her, and kept interrupting every time I tried to talk. She lied consistently to me and my lawyer, was severely unprofessional, and finally had to be fired by my lawyer. When she was in court being fired, she tried blaming everything on her secretary. She claimed her secretary wasn't mailing things, when come to find out, she never wrote them up (liar right up to the end). She has absolutely no concern for the kids, their welfare, nor does she take her job serious. She was involved for 2 years, kept charging us money, and couldn't even perform the menial task of scheduling holidays.
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24 Nov, 2021 by Rodriguez
Not good job, very unprofessional to leave someone stranding during holiday and take our money, not nice, you even give me their addresses for what reason i have all these addresses ? I dont know what to do my husband in jail for holidays, we waited for you, months and months no word from you, you dont make promise you cant keep, Hector Pinero.
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10 Feb, 2009 by Anonymous
Mr. Pineiro is very disrespectful towards his clients. He becomes easily annoyed when one tries to contact him. He was handling a case of mine, and it took 2 months for me to hear from him, and at that point, he was irate that I had called several times over a weeks period. From what I remember, his secretary is his college aged daughter who is very disrespectful over the phone. I also went into the office once because Mr. Pineiro made an appointment with me. I sat in his waiting room for 45 minutes and he never showed up. When I asked his "secretary/daughter" if he would be coming soon, she turned her head and rolled her eyes before calling him for me. She then told me he said he was in Boston and couldn't make it on time. When I did finally meet with him, he spent most of our time picking up phone calls, and blatantly yelling and disrespecting his fellow associates. I hope they get paid enough to deserve the type of treatment he puts out. I wouldnt even recommend him to an enemy!
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26 Oct, 2013 by Anonymous
Hired for estate planning. Got a bunch of canned program printouts none of which were reviewed by him. All done by secretary and incorrect and not professional. We had to scrap them all and have them done over. Good thing he is in probate because none of these documents which should have eliminated it were correct. He was sure to be there for taking the money though. Don't hire this guy for professional concise work. Best to do it yourself on a canned program for fifty bucks.
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21 Feb, 2013 by Anonymous
An unpleasant experience, the lawyer screened my calls and avoided getting back to me. Poor service and full of arrogance.
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06 May, 2024 by Alain lazare
I hired David Deranamie for a misdemeanor case, but he misled us about the charges, and demanded payment via Zelle, and then disappeared. The only time we got through he hung up, very mean and disrespectful, and we're now seeking legal action for a refund. Don't hire him. We never signed no legal agreements. He changed our court date because he couldn’t make it…..the only thing we received from him is a piece of paper with the changed date in a picture . He’s terrible.
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01 Nov, 2018 by Anonymous
Client beware You may be pushed off to an associate that lacks experience. Many overcharges. Typical big business will get all they can out of you then sell you out
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31 Jul, 2015 by Angelina
Charged 2000.00 for an expert opinion, after obtaining payment informs you that it is an oral opinion only.(no documentation)
From the very beginning he will say many things to get you to trust that it is worth going forward. I had wisdom teeth removed that left me with a numb tongue, Clearly a result of to much novacane and hitting the lingual nerve.Three years later it is still numb. After recieving the 2000.00, Attorney Bradbury calls with the news that there is no sign of negligence.The expert opinion never had a conversation with me , and refused to put it in writing as to how he arrived at this conclusion.Turns out the expert told the lawyer he was not comfortable dealing directly with clients.As soon as the fee was received the tone changed.
What made this even more distubing was that I informed the lawyer that a fellow lifeguard that I worked with had seen me dealing with a bloody mouth due to the frequent biting of my tongue and she then shared that she too had been to this oral surgeon Karen Robinson of Auburn ma., and i year later her bottom lip is still numb.
I truly believe that this lawyer was diceptive, when I had arrived with the check the secretary held it up for him to see, from his office he nodded his head and smiled.I am only 21 and it was my mom that wrote the check, I had a bad feeling and wanted to call my mom because it was so awkward, but I did not but wish I did.
This lawyer consumed alot of our time with his never ending rants about his accomplishments and intentions which seemed odd. While initally telling us it could go either way, he kept providing reasons like my age to encourage us to go forward. Due to a statute of limitations he hurried us along to pursue what he called an expert opinion.
I can only imagine how many malpractice cases he has failed the client due to negligence that is not obvious, and charged them for it!
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10 Apr, 2019 by Anonymous
Took a vacation day and drove 80 miles round trip to find out the appointment was cancelled. They allegedly left a voice message but it never came through. They need to follow up and not rely on fallible communication systems.
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12 Apr, 2019 by Joseph
I am a past client of Louis Ciavarra. He was supposed to represent 3 plaintiffs and myself, a defendant in counterclaim, in a civil matter. The entire claim against me was for under $2,000.00. The entire suit was for under 65k. Mr. Ciavarra in 3 months charged over 228,000.00 and is trying to get it from me personally. There is no agreement from me to be responsible for the fees, nor did he do a conflict assessment and waiver as required under the rules. Currently, there is pending a BBO complaint against him and his firm for his conduct in this case.
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