Reviews

Very knowledgeable in all aspects of the law. The very best law firm in central New York.

Mary Anne Cody represented my sister and I in a complex trust settlement. There were many moving parts and a lot of back and forth with my brother’s attorney. She was on top of everything and kept great communication going between us all. The fact that she is a CPA along with an estate attorney proved very beneficial. I would highly recommend her to handle your estate settlements. We also needed someone to process the sale of the house. Ted Spencer was hired for that and also did an amazing job completing the transaction.

I have only good things to say about Mary Anne Cody, Estate Attorney and Ted Spencer, Real Estate Attorney. Mary Anne took on our difficult case involving a Trust with unique clauses. She had to do quite a bit of unraveling to get it straightened out. She kept a cool and calm presence in a sometimes chaotic scene with problems with a sibling. The advice and information she gave to me was priceless. We were able to settle the estate and all the accounts. Ted Spencer, did the closing of our father's property while making sure the Trust was followed correctly. This was very important in settling the house. All in all, we will recommend Mary Anne Cody and Ted Spencer to anyone we know. This firm is one of the finest in Syracuse.

Sue is so incredibly rude and unprofessional. I have nothing good to say about her or this place.

Mary Ann Cody was referred to me by the Funeral Home for a Probate Matter. First mistake. I was told a simple probate matter was $2,000 - $3,000 by her. It was fragmented emails and lack of organization, errors on detail that made me withdraw my engagement. I worked with them ONE fraction of ONE day. Bill came in excess of $2,000. She breached confidentiality by telling the Funeral home we had moved on. Really? ....Suddenly everything took 2.5 hours for a draft of a form. Conference calls 1.5 hours. Even billed to prepare their OWN engagement letter. Stay away. They kept our deposit. This poor family just wanted to settle a Probate matter. after seeing this review, I was called and asked to retract it and they would give me my money back . we did end up getting our money back so I’ve increased the start to two but I would still be quite cautious here.

I called looking for legal representation. 5 days later , no return calls.

Closed the deal

Complete circus and clown act. Will do anything to drag a court case out longer just to be some sort of crusader. Doesn’t take much to make their “partners” look bad in the court room by doing a little research. I’m looking at you, JM.

They refused to look into an ongoing estate issue that involves a public organization that is supposed to help families but instead takes , looses, gives away family heirlooms and costs literally thousands and thousands of dollars acts like a bully and is about as transparent as lead underwear. This law firm came highly recommended because they are supposed to be the most powerful and the caved to the bully as well. This organization is tucked away in a private practice and has gone untouched with no checks or balances for years. I thought for sure these guys would help and unfortunately however not surprised I can now add them to the growing list of over 12 attorneys afraid to look into this.