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03 Apr, 2024 by Elaine beatrice
30 Oct, 2023 by Sue palomba (sue in real estate)
Working with Donna is always a pleasure from Mango Realty. Also other agents at Mango Realty Inc. have worked with her as well. She follows through on a timely basis and gets things done. Thank you.
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27 Aug, 2024 by Donna arledge
My experience with the enire Team at Spano Dawicki & Witt was exceptional. Mr. Spano is excellent at being an elder care attorney. The advise and help from Mr. Spano and the entire staff and team was superb. They answered my phone calls stat and any questions that I had. I felt very comfortable and at ease with the guidance and results that I received. Attorney Christine Hurley helped with setting up my estate planning and trust. I cannot be any happier and confident with the results.
I would certainly recommend this law firm without question!
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16 Aug, 2024 by Joanne macphee
I had a wonderful experience with Spano Dawicki & Witt and I’ll tell you why
I just lost my husband and I wanted to change my will, do a power of attorney and for them to look at the trust my husband and I set up years ago .
I found everyone at the office to be very friendly, courteous and most important
HONEST !
I ended up having my irrevocable trust dissolved in less time then what was quoted ( and actually it’s out of their hands once it’s in the court system ) I’m so pleased with the whole experience and highly recommend their services !
Thank you all for an outstanding job !
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08 Aug, 2024 by Ellyn ponkey
The entire staff of Spano Dawicki and Witt are outstanding. They are clear, concise and very professional group of lawyers and supporting staff. The entire staff made it very easy dealing with complex estate issues. I had 2 different complex estates that Andrea Witt and her staff, handled expertly. Never once did I question my decision to hire this law firm to handle these estate issues, they were and still are excellent. Andrea took time to explain all the legal issues, all court filing, even went as far as explaining issues that could happen, and how we were going to fix them, for both of these estates. She was, and still is, excellent in explaining the legal jargon, so that I could understand and make informed decisions. She answering all my questions, dealing with over 17 heirs; numerous estate issues; estates located in 2 different states.
I like this firm so much that I hired them for my other family's estate issues and in the near future my own.
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15 Oct, 2023 by David gorman
Great attormeys, very happy with their work and never hesitate to refer them to others
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30 Jun, 2022 by Francisco gonzalez
Very good, professional and quick responses with good advice with a very welcoming and friendly manner.
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05 May, 2021 by Jesus nunez
“I hired Donald J. MacDonald, to help out with a pretty complicated issue where my license was suspended. I was worried I would lose it, but Don got it sorted out after just a one meeting. I couldn’t ask for cheapest legal, and the best of all, Don made sure it looked like it never happened. There were sleepless nights, but Don made me feel a lot better while he worked on this case, I’d hire him again.”
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23 Feb, 2023 by Anonymous
I should have listened to other reviewers before retaining Attorney Helen Litsas of Arlington, MA, but I fell for the ol' 'this case is a such slam-dunk so I will take it on contingency' - and 'I am confident I will get you what you deserve,' speech. Fast-forward to today which is nearly THREE YEARS LATER, and what I ultimately reaped was a fraction of what she estimated and definitely not worth the frustration and aggravation I suffered working with her.
In my personal case, she lacked consistent follow-through which forced me to regularly chase after her for a response to my inquires or to receive any update - and then she would mostly tell me what I wanted to hear. At one point, an entire month had passed without any update from her and no response to my emails, and that became the normal unless I hounded her with communications. I expressed to her several times I was considering dropping my claim or her representation, because I lost confidence in her - but she was always promising to do better. I actually felt bad for her as she is a one-attorney practice and figured she needed the business, but it was a mistake staying. Working with her was literally making me ill from the stress - and I put that in writing to her only to have her respond by promising she'd do better communicating and coaxing me into seeing it through. Ultimately, nothing she initially told me I was entitled to materialized.
She made zero progress the first year because she played softball with opposing council by granting them unfettered continuances, even for the purpose of the defendant and their attorney taking family vacations. I finally put my foot down and have more than one email where she promised to not allow them to delay the case any longer and would get tough with opposing council - but it didn't happened. I have worked with other attorneys and have never had the negative experience I had with Ms. Litsas representation. Being forced to constantly battle with my own attorney to protect my interests and communicate with me, became exhausting. I finally agreed to settle for a fraction of what she assured me she could get for me, and only did that because the stress of working with her was too much.
To add insult to injury, as the case was concluding and all I was waiting for were documents she was tasked with obtaining from the defendant's council - she bailed on me and this was AFTER she was paid. All of a sudden she claimed I was no longer her client even though she did not obtain the documents from opposing council, which she had agreed was part of her services to me. This has caused me to file a grievance with the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers. At this point, I STILL have NOT received the documents and all I am left with is stress, aggravation, and higher blood pressure than I had prior to Ms. Litsas' representation. I should have listened to my gut and regret I didn't find alternate representation. Nothing about her representation was worth the stress she caused, and is continuing to cause. Shop around and take negative reviews seriously before you retain an attorney. I wish I did.
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10 Feb, 2021 by Anonymous
Attorneys Litsas filed a complaint at the MCAD after I had terminated the firms services on 5/25/18 I was recuperating after a serious surgery Oversears. Attorneys Litsas filed the complaint after her services were terminated
which is attorney malpractice this filed on 6/6/18. The attorney clearly violated a law. I filed my own rebuttal and hired James Neyman to get a date as it was accepted. I mentioned I am able to negotiate on my behalf as I was seeking reinstatement of employment. Attorney Neyman refused to let the case go. He yells out very loud. James Neyman accepted an offer which I declined and I was placed in a hotel with no food to accept the offer. I was prevented from employment and subsequently placed in a car and assaulted, later strangled, drugs were forced on me and raped. I never take a drug. I have all visuals posted on Yelp on the attorneys involved profile .the attorneys are preventing my employment and damaging my character and not enabling me to be employed. This is unlawful. This not responsible behavior it is Attorney malpractice. We want peace not violence to resolve problems and we don’t want to be threatened threatened by attorneys. This must stop. Jail is their home for being catalyst to a crime. To a heinous crime. We want justice my life matters.
We need to stop divide and control and unify ourselves to the grater good of society as lawful citizens and human beings.
I look forward to a resolution and more over, to forge to secure aggressively for a bright future and career for myself. I don’t choose to loose out on valuable time. If you continue these actions, I will continue to further amplify the facts and there is no doubt justice will heavily weigh in.
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