Barbara Flum Stein, experienced  attorney in Media, PA with 24 reviews
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Barbara Flum Stein

14 W Third St, Media, PA

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Val l

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20 Dec, 2024
i doubt if the positive reviews are from real clients (not friends/family) but my experience with Barbara and Maria is horrible. It was so hard to contact them - email and phone after I paid the retainer's fee. They were non-responsive. They filed my case much later than they should have which caused a major impact. My phone bills show how many times I tried contacting them. I used another number and all of a sudden Maria picks up. It took them more than 6 months to send me an invoice which showed ridiculous charges. Once they get your money they don't care anymore. I tried working with them and being patient for more than 6 months.There is still a lot left on the retainer fund. Even after stating horrendous charges on the invoice, they wouldn't refund a single cent from the remaining balance that they declared. Please beware. She does a good job of convincing that the negative reviews have no basis, but I should have believed the negative reviews in the first place.
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10 May, 2024
At first, retained the Services of Barbara Flum Stein in the last minute to handle my Child Support case. My ex never provided tax information, which made things difficult. I was awarded 200 dollars per kid eventhough my ex was earning around 96,000 and I was earning the half of his income the most. The child support amount remained like that since 2015 until 2024. She never gave me an account of the expenses even though I requested it several times. I will not give you more details but to say I spent much more money I should and this lady did nothing for my case, but asking for more money and money. She is not transparent and all she is interested in dragging yourself for years and years to get more money out of you. I am still not divorce and although I requested her to withdraw from my case in writing with certified letter, her office even refused to sign it and she didn’t answer my emails. She refused to withdrew my case I had to go to the Court to kick her out. She will seem good at first, but then will make you pay and pay more money. She does not work for you, she works for her pocket making things difficult so you keep stagnate on your case.
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Experienced and knowledgeable lawyer who has been practicing for a long time
“Barbara Stein has been my lawyer since the beginning of my case over three years ago. She has been very professional and has not missed any details. She has been doing this for a long time and is en excellent lawyer.”
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Patient and understanding with clients, even those who are anxious or have many questions
“I can't find just one word to describe Barb, but if I had to choose it would be PATIENT! She was so understanding with my nerves and anxiety, instead of saying stop doing this or that, she simply said BREATHE!”
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Committed to achieving the best possible outcome for clients
“I am so grateful for the long grueling phone calls and e-mails and millions of questions, and not one complaint from her towards me. She always snapped me back into reality when something I "wanted" most likely wouldn't fly in court, so she found a solution and made it happen!”
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Unresponsive to client inquiries and concerns, often fails to communicate effectively
“She won't respond to your emails and calls. Nothing but excuses, delays, incompetence. She can't see past her ridiculous ego.”
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Lacks attention to detail and preparation, resulting in poor performance in court
“Before the court hearing I had already dropped off my file in her off which I provided her with proof, text messages, pictures of the other party it meant nothing she never went over anything. The day of the court case she preceeded to tell me I have no case and started talking to me very disrespectful and loud in the lobby.”
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Dishonest and prioritizes her own financial interests over client needs
“She will seem good at first, but then will make you pay and pay more money. She does not work for you, she works for her pocket making things difficult so you keep stagnate on your case.”

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