David M. Sinutko, experienced Criminal Defense, Family Law attorney in Utica, MI with 198 reviews
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David M. Sinutko

8300 Hall Rd Ste 204, Utica, MI

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Amy sheehy

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10 Jan, 2025
Justin Morgan and his team provide expert advice, communicate well with all parties and meets high standards for honesty and integrity. He worked with us to resolve both simple and challenging legal issues. I highly recommend him.
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Rosemarie ramales

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29 Oct, 2024
Great experience and peace of mind having paperwork in order for my daughter.
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Roger blackstock

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24 Oct, 2024
Great person every body must do this to protect your assets he is great😀😀
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Pros
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Provides excellent and thorough legal services
“John Tatone is an outstanding attorney who has done an exceptional job with our Association.”
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Communicates clearly and keeps clients informed
“John met with us, asked many relevant questions, made good notes, made some excellent suggestions and had us give him the input needed to develop all of the documents necessary in the event of her passing.”
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Offers personalized and compassionate representation
“Laura was very helpful in my case. She is quick to respond. Very happy with her, I would recommend her to others needing a lawyer.”
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Achieves favorable outcomes for clients
“Phil has been amazing! He provided great legal assistance to a family member of mine. He did not sugar coat anything and let us know everything that could potentially happen. He was able to deliver on exactly what we were looking for.”
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Provides high-quality, professional services
“Laura was professional, honest and timely. Laura took the time to explain the details of what to expect from my divorce and was available for questions.”
Cons
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Lack of responsiveness and poor communication
“Never received a call back”
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Unprofessional and unethical behavior
“He has also been extremely disrespectful to me and my grieving family. He has called me names and on countless occasions accused my mother of negligence.”
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Inflating billing and hidden costs
“Over the following 18 months, he has charged us thousands of dollars more. A large part of that is his refusal to answer basic questions via email, and then in turn billing for each email he had to read and respond to as time and time again we tried to seek very simple answers he refused to answer off the bat.”
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Dropping clients during ongoing cases
“This company especially ghosted me in the middle of court proceedings. The last time I talked to my attorney, Phillip Vera, everything sounded good and he was going to reach out to opposing counsel. He never did.”
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Providing inadequate legal representation
“Worst lawyer I have ever worked with. Not transparent at all, not great with communication or getting back to me, always busy and pushing back my court dates because he had other things going on.”

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