Bryan A. Janes, experienced Litigation, Personal Injury attorney in Grand Rapids, MI with 19 reviews
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Bryan A. Janes

333 Bridge St NW Ste 530, Grand Rapids, MI

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Morg l.

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02 Oct, 2024
Literally can't express this enough, Daniel Boocher is a life saver and everyone at this firm who I communicated with was so nice and understanding. I don't know anything about legal stuff or serious things and he explained everything to me as many times as I needed and he was so nice and supportive about my case which involved a delicate subject matter. No reason to be scared of legal things when lawyers like Daniel Boocher exist!
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Evan thomas

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21 Aug, 2024
"Michael D. Weaver" is probably one of the rudest lawyer I have spoken to. I should have hung up within the first 10 seconds after speaking with him. He accuses you of lying, thinks in black/white logic, and have to explain things to him in "1+1 =2" terms (once you spell it out for him, and if he doesn't understand, he accuses you of being all over the place when it's his fault for not understanding EASY concepts; I could tell it takes time for him to understand new materials). Michael is the type of person who only takes on easy cases/money (doesn't have critical thinking skills), sees the world in "his view," and is delusional to think he is right all the time. Within the first 3 minutes of calling him, I called him out and hanged up on him. I spoke with at least 30 lawyers in my life, and those without critical thinking skills is a big no.
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Ginger young

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11 Jun, 2024
Daniel Boocher was very helpful, knowledgeable and professional and resolved my legal issue quickly and efficiently. I was very pleased with the legal advice and assistance.
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Excellent communication and client support
“Daniel Boocher was very helpful, knowledgeable and professional and resolved my legal issue quickly and efficiently.”
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Transparent and transparent about costs
“Right away he hid nothing from me about cost and was very transparent about all the issues we discussed.”
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Tailors approach to client's preferences
“he would say 'this is what I expect to happen and how I advise us to proceed, BUT this is your life, your case, I'll fight however you want me to.'”
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Highly recommended by clients
“I highly recommend Daniel Boocher and the firm. They all have demonstrated courtesy and commitment to their clients.”
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Provides timely and precise service
“Daniel Boocher is my attorney. I had great service from him and his assistant Mallory. Timely, precise, and explained everything very well.”
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Rude and lacks critical thinking skills
“'Michael D. Weaver' is probably one of the rudest lawyer I have spoken to. He accuses you of lying, thinks in black/white logic, and have to explain things to him in '1+1 ”
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Only takes on easy cases/money
“Michael is the type of person who only takes on easy cases/money (doesn't have critical thinking skills), sees the world in 'his view,' and is delusional to think he is right all the time.”
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Questionable ethical practices
“Low quality legal services repeatedly failed to mail copies of documents to interested parties within a respectable time frame, file documents with the court in a timely manner if they are even filled properly. Continuously use questionable actions to gain an upper hand.”

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