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08 Nov, 2023 by Anonymous
Amazing results from Jennifer on a complex contract dispute. She went out of her way to assist me and help me through extreme negotiations, litigation and an ultimate settlement. Highly recommend.
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30 Mar, 2023 by Anonymous
Hired Ms Birmingham in 2013. After she signed a contract with me she spent 10 years lying to me, making false promises because apparently she never worked with my case. Now se refuses to answer my calls and e mails. This is a lack of respect and consideration. I can't recommend this person. 10 years lost.
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27 Jul, 2017 by Charles
I USED MR. OSTLIE FOR A COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CLOSING FOR MY BANK. HE WAS HANDS-ON AND HE AND HIS STAFF DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. I WOULD RECOMMEND THEM ANYTIME.
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28 Jun, 2017 by Alexandra
I used this firm as my closing company for a personal, residential purchase. I was charged $550 for closing fees as the buyer of a house, about twice the fees one would expect for a house this price.
I requested an invoice of what was included in the closing fees. After a heated discussion, Ostlie replied that he doesn't question what I charge in my profession for my services, though he isn't a my client.
Finally, he asked if I was looking for breakdown of "ancillary costs and the wire charges and the cost of staffing the closing and calling the lender." I replied that indeed, that is what I'm requesting, to which he replied, "Well, I'm not going to do that."
The seller was assessed no closing cost, as it was the sibling of Ostlie. Clearly passed the buck to me. Nepotism at its finest.
Thankful that his paralegals were punctual and helpful, but I would not recommend his services.
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19 Jun, 2024 by Fabrina peña
El Dr Antony Suárez es excelente abogado y además una persona a quien puedes confiar, también me encantó su libro 📕 Que tiene que ver la ley con esto (disponible en Amazon) súper espectacular para conocer decisiones políticas y legales que tienen que ver con religión en los Estados Unidos, es muy fácil de comprender:
Los servícios en general han sido súper extraordinarios. Lo recomiendo
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27 Feb, 2024 by Elizabeth flores
Giving 1 star because 0 was not an option. Read the reviews and decide for yourself. This man is the definition of a thief. He will not fight for you and he will take your money.
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27 Feb, 2024 by Mariachi mexico 2020
Tengan cuidado a quien contratan, yo contraté este individuo que no sirve para nada, solo es bueno para estirar la mano y agarrar el dinero y no le importa para nada hacer su trabajo, a mi me citó para sentarme frente a él y decirme muy descaradamente que mi caso lo Ãbamos a perder y me preguntaba que cómo Ãbamos a comprobar mi inocencia, que decepcion saber que si hubiera continuado con este tipo me hubieran encerrado por 25 años, afortunadamente e inmediatamente quedó despedido y encontré un abogado 5 estrellas que ni siquiera me cobró consulta y rápido descubrió mi inocencia, su nombre es MartÃn L Roth excelente abogado y no solo lleva el tÃtulo, Anthony Suárez te quedó grande el tÃtulo de abogado, que decepción.
Busquen a MartÃn L Roth y se darán cuenta lo grandioso que es este abogado.
Be careful who you hire, I hired this individual who is good for nothing, he is only good at reaching out and grabbing the money and he doesn't care at all about doing his job, he summoned me to sit in front of him and tell me very blatantly that we were going to lose my case and I wondered how we were going to prove my innocence, what a disappointment to know that if I had continued with this guy they would have locked me up for 25 years, he was immediately fired and thankfully I found an amazing lawyer who didn't even bother to charge me for a consultation and quickly discovered my innocence, his name is MartÃn L Roth, an excellent lawyer.
Look up MartÃn L Roth and you will realize how great this lawyer is.
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24 Aug, 2023 by Chris
David S. Cohen was referred to me by Alper Law and his legal secretary made all kinds of promises and claims that he gets the money back for his clients. So, set up a consultation with David S. Cohen & had to pay $200 upfront & had a 28 minute phone call with him & everything he claimed he could & would do, did nothing. I spent $200 for nothing. This guy must make his money off consultations by the phone. Do not waste your time or money on this guy out of Orlando. Will contact Alpers Law and let them know not to refer him
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25 Jan, 2021 by Dennis warren
I began using Mr. Cohen after I was the Plaintiff in 2 separate lawsuits a few years apart and he represented the Defendants in each case. I was amazed at how he representd them and constantly had my hired attorneys on their heels trying to deal with his knowledge and presentations to the Judge. After the second time dealing with this I decided to hire him myself and he has been my business and personal attorney ever since. I am in a business field where I deal with occasional lawsuits as the Plaintiff and wanted to make sure I was represented as best possible. Aside from his knowledge and polished approach in the courtroom one of the attributes I like most is his ability to review the facts you give him about a case and seldom having to go "research it", or go "talk with co-counsel" like most attorneys tell you.... always ending up in increased consultation bills. Mr. Cohen's rates are not cheap but they are within industry standards from what I have found, and the best part is he is so knowledgeable he doesn't waste time needing to go "research" most issues when you speak with him based on his legal experiences. I have also found (based on my frequency working at the courthouse) that many other local attorneys use him whenever they need assistance, or need someone to mediate their cases.
If you want someone who understands all aspects of 'contractual law' and 'real estate law', and want him/her to give you the best represenataiion possible, give him a call. On the other hand if you are looking for someone to stroke you and make you feel good about your case, no matter how bad it may be, you're probably better off using someone else. There are many of them out there....Dennis Warren, Current Real Estate Investor and Retired Captain, Internal Affairs, Orange County
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01 Jan, 2021 by Mary
He took over $6,000.00 from me in 1999 and 2000. I did most of the work I paid him to do. He’s worthless!
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24 May, 2024 by Marcos
Figueroa helped me with a faulty deed that needed correction. Made it easy and solved the problem.
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07 Mar, 2017 by Jose
I have called every single day for the month of February and have talked to his secretary about 6 times. It is extremely rare for them to answer the phone. All that I need is a simple payoff for a property in order to buy it. This payoff is the only reason we have not been able to move forward with the closing. The seller needs to know what it's going to cost because the house is going to foreclosure. But honestly I have never seen someone move so slowly with a simple payoff.
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03 Jun, 2013 by Francisco j ortega
Never do anything with my chapter 13 and with my divorce case... never call me back...
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23 Oct, 2013 by Anonymous
We used Mario Garcia for a closing through TD Bank. The day of closing we waited for half the day in the conference room while his assistant was still typing up the closing documents for the closing that day. The documents were then correctly recorded with the clerk two months after the deadline. We found out later that it was also rejected multiple times because of silly mistakes like documents not being notarized or/and unclear communication with the clerk.
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06 Aug, 2024 by Anonymous
I was blindsided by a divorce. Frank was helpful with the initial paperwork. Although, he wasn’t concerned with accuracy, stating that it could be changed in the future. Following remote mediation, he stated that his case load was too high and he could no longer help with my case. Fast forward 1 year, still no trial date.
$4,000 retainer
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08 Nov, 2021 by Tabitha
This attorney is horrible. Please save your money and hire someone else. I wasted $4000 on this attorney, ended up firing her and having to dish out another $4000 on another attorney for my case. Melissa says she is going to do everything you want to here in the beginning to get your money and then doesn't follow through with anything she told you she was going to do. I told her I didn't want to do mediation and wanted to go before the judge instead and she said that I had to do mediation and actually initiated it and then didn't even show up for it and had someone else there pressuring me to agree to terms I was not happy with. She also made me look bad in front of the judge because she never turned in my financial affidavit like she was suppose to do. Whenever you call her office you are not able to speak to her and you will get a return call 3 days later. She does not make you feel like your case is important and she never once called me to update me on my case. I always had to call her to find out what was going on. I was fighting for custody against a parent with a domestic violence history and she told me that 4 years ago was too long ago to use against him....like What??? And then guess what......he was arrested for the same thing a month ago. She actually makes you feel like she is not on your side. I told her over and over again that I wanted to request that the father to pay the attorney fees because I couldn't afford it and she slipped it into the mediation paperwork saying each party will pay for their own attorney. She also didn't even request child support for me. I have to give up my child to a stranger 3 times a week and she doesn't even ask for child support that I requested. If you are going through a custody battle please do yourself a favor and do not hire this attorney. You will lose!
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01 May, 2019 by Brett alexander
Can not recommend Paul SanGiovanni. This man did little if anything to help me in my final Mediation. Pauls Presentation to the Mediator was not accurate at all. I have sent Paul an email after the close of case, and called several times no response.
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07 Mar, 2017 by Anonymous
This attorney takes days to return calls and emails. He then will give you a piece of information to hold you off only until you need to follow back up with him again. He miscalculated info given to court, then filed motion to correct in turn was denied. It almost feels as if you have to do some digging for your own case. He failed to give me options leaving me to assume what I was faced with was my only choice. I felt like he did not fight my case; too laid back with lack professionalism. I had to plead for certain documents be forwarded to me plead for him to contact me to instruct me after a hearing. I was awaiting almost 2mos for a final judgement and during that time I felt like I was leaving msgs begging for a return call, text or email. He finally submitted and closed out case without any further instruction or regards.
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18 May, 2010 by Mark
Admitted to purposely withholding / hiding fact that the firm was involved in a embezzlement investigation (by a former employee) with local law enforcement while soliciting my representation. When confronted after discovering this fact, I was told "only important clients were informed."
Tara did not fully understand the requirements for disqualifying an opposing attorney, who previously represented me, and her arguments were summarily rejected in a hearing. I felt like the judge was lecturing us like elementary school children that did not know the obvious difference between right and wrong. Meanwhile I was charged thousands of dollars for this futile litigation, which was a distraction from the primary issue of a tenant breaking a lease.
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15 May, 2024 by Mathews irish
30 May, 2024 by Dana
Absolutely terrible lawyer. I would never recommend her to anyone, not even to my enemy! Extremely biased lawyer protecting unlicensed criminals. She didn't read all my complaints nor did she look all the overwhelming evidences yet she decided to give to a criminal a free pass. Stay away from this extremely biased lawyer.
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16 Mar, 2014 by Anonymous
This attorney informed us our case against an unlicensed contractor was not only strong to relieve ourselves of any lien applied, but that we could likely recover monies in civil court. Once we signed a retainer and our costs were set, everything changed. Suddenly she was negotiating how much more money we were to pay the unlicensed contractor, not only for work that would and should not pass inspection, but also for work not even begun. Being a construction lawyer I was shocked I had to even point out doors at a commercial property must be in a permit, and she fought tooth and nail that was not correct (among a list of many things she seemed ignorant on). Her empty sales pitch pre-retainer, and her utter lack of knowledge of the construction industry baffles me, and I am still uncertain whether it was from incompetence, or a desire for a quick buck from unfair settlement that drove our case. Nonetheless we dropped her as our counsel. After doing so, not only did we not have to negotiate or pay the unlicensed contractor, but the contractors counsel's attempt to threaten a lien was also dropped with a simple 15 minutes conversation I had informing him of the documentation I had outlining his client's actions. His client was and might still be under investigation by Orange County Consumer Fraud, Florida State Department of Business Regulation. We have yet to retain a lawyer to now recuperate money lost to this unlicensed contractor through civil court, mostly because we are so wary after Ms. Atkins "handled" our case. You should not have to pay for counsel that negligent, nor find you can do a better job without any qualifications. We requested a refund for that retainer money based on the above, and as you can imagine, that didn't happen. At least with the unlicensed contractors bill, we got something out of it, even if it was shoddy, dangerous, and ultimately removed structure.
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16 Apr, 2024 by Anonymous
This lawyer bought a turbo-tax disc online from a client of mine and scammed him
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28 Apr, 2021 by Jonathan perry
Be specific and explain to me why you don't just show your bar number identification of your trying to offer services online transparency is very important. We wouldn't want anyone to think you were defrauding anyone. Because I can't find you anywhere legitimately documented
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19 Mar, 2019 by Cloudspace 117
14 Nov, 2018 by Joseph pu
Does not answer call and will do whatever it takes to drag out process so that they can collect fees. This company needs to be reported.
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19 Mar, 2019 by Cloudspace 117
14 Nov, 2018 by Joseph pu
Does not answer call and will do whatever it takes to drag out process so that they can collect fees. This company needs to be reported.
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26 Apr, 2022 by James foran
Vernon Swartsel who is one of the attorneys in this office does the least amount of work possible and will lie.
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26 Apr, 2022 by James foran
Vernon Swartsel who is one of the attorneys in this office does the least amount of work possible and will lie.
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26 Apr, 2022 by James foran
Vernon Swartsel who is one of the attorneys in this office does the least amount of work possible and will lie.
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26 Apr, 2022 by James foran
Vernon Swartsel who is one of the attorneys in this office does the least amount of work possible and will lie.
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26 Apr, 2022 by James foran
Vernon Swartsel who is one of the attorneys in this office does the least amount of work possible and will lie.
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26 Apr, 2022 by James foran
Vernon Swartsel who is one of the attorneys in this office does the least amount of work possible and will lie.
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26 Apr, 2022 by James foran
Vernon Swartsel who is one of the attorneys in this office does the least amount of work possible and will lie.
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09 Jun, 2020 by Gordon houston
26 Apr, 2022 by James foran
Vernon Swartsel who is one of the attorneys in this office does the least amount of work possible and will lie.
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26 Apr, 2022 by James foran
Vernon Swartsel who is one of the attorneys in this office does the least amount of work possible and will lie.
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26 Apr, 2022 by James foran
Vernon Swartsel who is one of the attorneys in this office does the least amount of work possible and will lie.
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26 Apr, 2022 by James foran
Vernon Swartsel who is one of the attorneys in this office does the least amount of work possible and will lie.
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What a Real Estate Lawyer Can Do for You
A real estate lawyer provides legal assistance in transactions and disputes involving property, including residential and commercial real estate. Whether you're buying, selling, leasing, or developing property, a real estate attorney can help ensure that your transactions are legally sound and your rights are protected. They review contracts, perform due diligence, resolve disputes, and provide legal representation in negotiations and litigation involving property matters.
Real estate lawyers are crucial in safeguarding your investment by ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal real estate laws, as well as protecting you from potential legal pitfalls related to property ownership and transactions.
When Should I Hire a Real Estate Lawyer?
Hiring a real estate lawyer is beneficial in various scenarios, including:
- Buying or selling property: When navigating complex real estate contracts, it’s advisable to have a lawyer review and ensure that the terms are favorable and legal.
- Commercial property transactions: For leasing, purchasing, or selling commercial properties, a lawyer can help manage the intricate legal aspects of such transactions.
- Zoning or land use issues: If you're planning to develop property or change its use, a real estate lawyer can guide you through zoning laws and land use regulations.
- Resolving property disputes: For boundary disputes, title issues, or disagreements over property rights, a lawyer can help mediate or litigate the matter.
- Foreclosures or evictions: If you're dealing with foreclosure or managing a tenant eviction, legal representation ensures that the process adheres to local laws and protects your interests.
- Title and deed issues: Lawyers can help clear title disputes, ensure the legitimacy of property deeds, and handle transfers of ownership.
What Does a Real Estate Lawyer Do?
A real estate lawyer provides a range of services to help with property transactions and disputes, including:
- Contract drafting and review: Ensuring that purchase agreements, leases, and other contracts are legally binding, fair, and protect your interests.
- Title search and clearance: Conducting a thorough title search to ensure that the property has no legal claims or liens that could affect ownership.
- Facilitate closing: Managing the closing process in real estate transactions, including reviewing final documents and ensuring that everything is in order before the transfer of ownership.
- Resolve disputes: Handling legal disputes related to property ownership, boundaries, zoning, or tenants.
- Assist in financing: Reviewing loan agreements and mortgage documents to ensure the terms are fair and legally sound.
- Zoning and land use advice: Guiding clients through the complexities of zoning laws and building regulations for property development or renovation projects.
How Are Real Estate Lawyers Paid?
Real estate lawyers typically charge for their services in the following ways:
- Flat fee: Many real estate transactions, such as reviewing a sales contract or assisting with a closing, are charged on a flat-fee basis.
- Hourly rates: If a lawyer is handling complex disputes or litigation, they may charge by the hour. Hourly rates can vary significantly based on the lawyer’s experience and location.
- Contingency fees: In rare cases, such as property disputes or claims for damages, a lawyer may work on a contingency fee basis, meaning they only get paid if you win or settle the case.
- Retainer: For ongoing legal support, some clients may pay a retainer, which is an upfront fee used as a deposit for future legal services.
It's important to clarify the fee structure with your attorney before hiring them to avoid any surprises.
How Much Does a Real Estate Lawyer Cost?
The cost of a real estate lawyer varies based on the complexity of the matter, the location of the property, and the lawyer’s experience. Key factors that affect pricing include:
- Type of transaction or issue: Simple tasks, like contract reviews, typically cost less than handling a complex property dispute or litigation.
- Experience and location: More experienced lawyers or those in high-demand areas, like urban centers, often charge higher rates.
- Billing structure: Lawyers may charge a flat fee for basic services like document review or hourly for more time-intensive work such as disputes or litigation.
Flat fees for straightforward services like closing assistance may range from $500 to $1,500.
Hourly rates can range from $150 to $400 or more, depending on the attorney’s experience and location.
Always discuss fees upfront to understand the overall cost of the legal service you're receiving.
Top Questions to Ask a Real Estate Lawyer
Before hiring a real estate lawyer, ask the following questions to ensure they are the right fit for your legal needs:
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What experience do you have with real estate law?
Ensure the lawyer has experience in the type of real estate transaction or dispute you’re facing, whether residential, commercial, or development-related. -
What is your fee structure?
Ask how the lawyer charges for services - whether it's a flat fee, hourly rate, or retainer - so there are no surprises later on. -
How long will the process take?
Especially important for real estate transactions or disputes with deadlines, ask for a general estimate of how long the process will last. -
Have you handled cases similar to mine?
Experience with similar transactions or disputes can give you confidence that the lawyer knows how to handle your case. -
Will you handle my case personally, or will it be passed to another attorney?
Confirm who will be handling the bulk of your case work, especially in larger firms where junior lawyers may take on some responsibilities. -
Can you provide references?
Speaking with past clients can give you insight into the lawyer's experience and how they handle cases.
How to Check the Credibility of a Real Estate Lawyer
To ensure you’re hiring a reputable real estate lawyer, take these steps:
- Check with the state bar association: Verify that the lawyer is licensed and in good standing with no disciplinary actions on their record.
- Read online reviews and testimonials: Look for reviews on legal directories and platforms like Avvo or Martindale-Hubbell to see what past clients have said.
- Ask for references: A credible lawyer should have past clients willing to share their experiences.
- Review their track record and expertise: Look at the lawyer’s website or LinkedIn profile for information about their experience in real estate law and any relevant cases they’ve handled.
- Membership in professional organizations: Lawyers who are members of respected legal or real estate organizations, like the American Bar Association’s Real Property Division, often signal credibility and expertise.
What Should I Prepare for My First Consultation?
To make your first meeting with a real estate lawyer productive, you should prepare the following materials:
- Relevant property documents: Bring purchase agreements, lease contracts, mortgage documents, zoning permits, or any other paperwork related to your case.
- A summary of the issue or transaction: Be ready to explain the situation, whether it's a property dispute, contract negotiation, or development issue.
- Questions about the legal process: Prepare a list of questions about how the lawyer will handle your case and what steps are involved.
- Financial documents or loan agreements: If the case involves financing or a mortgage, bring any related documents for the lawyer to review.
- Your goals and timeline: Be clear about what outcome you're hoping for, and if there are any deadlines that need to be considered, such as closing dates or legal filings.
By coming prepared, you can ensure that your consultation is efficient and informative, allowing you to assess whether the lawyer is the right fit for your real estate needs.
