Reviews

Great working with Ryan. Highly professional and responsive. Couldn’t say enough great things about them and their understanding of the law and ability to convey it in terms that I could understand clearly.

I only have good things to say about this law firm. I was in a tough position and I reached out to HKM. I received a follow up call from Ryan Kenny who took my case. When I tell you Ryan Kenny is a becon to recon with trust me! He is selfless and worked tirelessly to ensure that I was rightfully compensated. Ryan understood the assignment! Because of Ryan Kenny my daughter and I are in a much better position than prior to him taking my case. I am forever grateful and would be deeply honored to recommend Ryan Kenny and HKM employment Law firm to anyone who needs legal help!

I had an excellent experience working with HKM Employment Lawyers. From our first consultation, Ryan K. was attentive and truly committed to understanding my case. He was not only knowledgeable about employment law but also compassionate, ensuring I felt supported throughout the process. I highly recommend HKM Employment Lawyers to anyone needing skilled and reliable legal representation in employment matters.

HKM Employment Attorneys LLP was very helpful to me. Ryan Kenny is honest, kind, and very hardworking. I heartily recommend Ryan and the entire HKM team for any employment-law issue.

During a time in which I felt completely hopeless, Ryan (one of the incredible partners/employment lawyers at HKM) not only gave me comfort, but also a resolution with my former employer that I felt good about. It’s very hard to find agencies that truly care about your well being… but without a doubt, I felt taken care of and that a resolution would be made to help me as a person, and as a business professional. I cannot thank Ryan, and his team enough.

On 9/23/24 I originally reached out to this firm through their website contact form seeking representation for a possible employee retaliation, discrimination, etc. claim. A lawyer from the firm by the name of Ryan Kenny reached out to me on the 26th to schedule an brief consultation. The call went well he was very professional and I felt that he would be the right person to represent me. A contingency agreement was sent to me the following day but due to traveling for work overseas it took me 7 days to have it legally reviewed and then to sign. The firm received the signed agreement and till this day which is now the 9th day since sending the agreement back I have not heard back from the lawyer I spoke with. I reached out the next day after signing to the firm to confirm it was received and needed to leave a message. There is no live office to communicate but remote intake personel will take your call and respond quickly to your email inquires which is refreshing but not the lawyer you hired. When going through an employment dispute there are so many emotional challenges you face to think that you have hired a professional and some of that stress can be alleviated to very quickly realize they are NOT available to actually work on your case is so disheartening. I waited 4 more days after reaching out to inquire if the lawyer would still be working with me and I got an email from the intake person saying the lawyer is on trial now please be patient they have informed them I have reached out. It is now 5 days later not a word from the lawyer. That response was completely understandable but what was not acceptable is NO response from the lawyer even a simple email to say I have the contingency agreement, thank you for hiring me here is a timeline when we can begin to dive into the situation which woul level set the client and provide realistic expectations. BUT NOT RESPONSE to me this is highly unprofessional especially if they are charging you 40% plus additional fees if they recover anything for you. The sad part of this is this is the second lawyer in Boston to do this so it seems they are taking applications so to speak to have on file not so much to actually pursue your case. The ironic thing about this is I contacted the NAACP to see if they had a recommendation and they immediately connected me with someone who within 48 hours was not only available, lives in DC, handles MA cases for employment matters, had a case load and still is WILLING to represent me and immediately reach out to my employer based on the evidence I uploaded to their personal email. This lawyer is only charging 20%. I had no choice but to immediately request for termination of my signed agreement with HKM due to lack of no response. To be honest I am not sure if this agreement was actually dually executed. In any case the NAACP lawyer not only has scheduled a call with me this morning but had already drafted up a statement to send to my employer based on my original intake call with them yesterday!!!!!, and this morning we are scheduled for a quick sidebar to brief me on what normally takes place after a lawyer steps in sends a demand etc. talk about a quick response to a very delicate and timely situation. I went with HKM'S firm because of the high google reviews but what I should have paid close ATTENTION to was the content in the negative reviews that mention this type of no response in multiple comments. PLEASE LOOK ELSEWHERE IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF A LAWYER IMMEDIATELY WHO SPECIALIZES IN EMPLOYEE LAW.

HKM helped me get justice served. Very professional courteous and understanding of my situation.Thanks for the great service!

Resolved my case passionately. Saved me from hiring more lawyers as my case was quite complex. Brian was extremely sensitive and compassionate to me during a very difficult time. Not only did I get justice, I also received counseling and therapy throughout the process which helped me get closure and move on.

I recently had the pleasure of working with Ryan Kenny as my employment attorney for a case involving unlawful termination and sexual harassment. I am incredibly grateful for the outstanding representation provided throughout this process. From the beginning, Ryan demonstrated a high level of professionalism and expertise. He was always prompt in his communication, keeping me informed at every step of the process. I highly recommend Ryan to anyone in need of an employment attorney. His professionalism, effectiveness, and ability to achieve results are unmatched.

At a point when things were most stressful, Ryan provided clarity and action steps that resolved my issue quickly. I highly recommend working with him.

For nothing

This has been the worst experience of my life. These are the most corrupt attorneys Brian Benestad & Ryan Kenny. They have dealt with my case unethically and were in collusion with the opposing counsel and told me I would lose my case to back me into corner in order to force me into taking a low settlement. Throughout the tenure of my case they kept me out of the loop unless I asked a million questions, then they would act like I was bothering them an would choose to ignore me until they felt like responding or not at all. My case was intentionally sabotaged over the same racism I was trying to fight for a quick buck. Trust me never deal with these wheelers and dealers-thieves. They will tell you your case is strong just so you go with them. They will make you have a botched mediation where they won't fight for you or nothing, so now you end up owing money for that. Then they will make you have a deposition where they will charge you several of thousands of dollars for. Then they will write up a careless response to opposing counsels Summary Judgement and expect you to correct it. Lastly they will lie to you and tell you that you will lose at the same Summary Judgement that they handles carelessly and tell you that you owe them 10k, and tell you it's in your best interest to take the b.s. settlement offer. They will also tell you that it is your best option. They screwed me out of millions potentially because they're agenda is not to fight in court but handle your case how they see fit for a quick dollar. Brian called me and told me Ryan Kenny dropped my case but yet they are still taking a 3rd of my settlement when I never signed a renewed contract with anyone at HKM. They are unethical and I plan on suing them and having the 2 of those attorneys disbarred. I will not stop until I get those results. Please do yourself a favor and find a better firm to deal with or learn the hard way like me.TRASH UNETHICAL FIRM!!! THIS IS WRONG!!!! STAY AWAY!!!!