Reviews

Very responsive & knowledgeable. I would highly recomend!! Has a though understanding of federal employement law & its unique facets.

After 19 years as a federal employee I found myself facing severe disciplinary actions for accusations that were non factual. I contacted Pines and was treated with respect and apathy from my first conversation. I was assigned Amanda Moreno as my attorney. I could not have been more impressed with Amanda. She took all of the facts that I had prepared and took care of everything. Amanda coached me through my verbal response and then crafted my written response based on the documentation I had provided her. Amanda was great to deal with. She was successful in handling my legal matters and handled them in a timely manner with superb communications. Thank you Amanda and Pines Federal. I would recommend you to any federal employee needing representation.

I come from a family of lawyers and legal experts, and I work often with attorneys. Stephen Goldenzeig is the best lawyer I have ever worked with. He saved my Federal Career. He was honest, genuine, and respectful. He helped me in a very complex legal circumstance, guiding me kindly through a tumultuous process. He is incredibly smart and has superior knowledge of Federal Law. In law, however, sometimes superior legal knowledge is not enough. Many times just as important is the layer’s and Firm’s reputation of integrity in the legal community. Such reputation will be known by Federal Agency Counsel. It is with this reputation of integrity that I believe Pines Federal excels beyond all other federal firms. When a firm has an outstanding legal reputation for honesty as well as aggressive client representation, the opportunity for compromise and agreement with Agency Counsel increases. Thus, costly litigation can be sometimes be avoided simply by associating with a firm that has a superior reputation and strong working relationships in the legal community. Pines Federal is definitely such a Firm. I could tell in my communications with Pines Federal that they had honest and trust-based relationships with Agency Counsel. Indeed, I felt that there was great respect on both sides. The process was surprisingly professional and collegiate. While I initially was aggravated and wanted to fight, Mr. Goldenzeig steered me toward the much more sensible resolution – one where both sides found contentment. That is a rare quality, as the Firm could have made more money if a different direction had been taken. Mr. Goldenzeig had my bests interests – not his firm’s financial interests – at heart. In the end, such personal and human interest is all a client can pray for in an attorney. I give my highest and strongest recommendation for Pines Federal Law Firm. The Firm cannot guarantee you a positive or favorable outcome, but I can guarantee you with great confidence they can provide you with the best possible chance for such outcome.

This is my first time in my life to reach out for legal help. I called his office and talked to his staff explaining my tight deadline. His staff who are caring set me up with a consultation right away with Eric. I explained my case and he was upfront with me of not being a medical attorney. I had already heard a lot of great things about him from my coworkers so I hired him. Very grateful and could have not done this without his tremendous help and knowledge. My experience working long distance; Eric is: hands on with emails, phone calls, updates, questions, faxes, and drafts to review; concerned with how situations are worded in truth; narrow down the unnecessary; explains the why and why not to; listens to what I had to say when it was difficult to express how and why I perform my work duties; took my input to paper making my work understandable; truthful about the cost at beginning and along the way; addressed all my concerns up to the very last minute of meeting the deadline by editing and making many last minute changes until I felt ok with it. Looking forward to telling Eric good news. He is a lifesaver. Thank you and grateful for you and all your great caring staff.

I was extremely happy with the outcome of my case. It was not just the end result but how I was treated the entire time I was his client. I was treated with respect, my case was handled completely on my behalf and I did not have to have any communications with the federal agency. This was important to me and the attorneys understood the importance of this. Hiring the Law Office of Pines Federal was the best decision I made.

I had a reasonable accommodation request with my agency that was spiraling into something much more leaving me scared and not knowing where to go. I had a consultation with a Pines Federal attorney and had almost all of my questions answered and a clear path to follow to get resolution of my request. It took a while, but finally after heeding the advice of my consultation, my agency met my reasonable accommodation request and settled with me to give me thousands of dollars in annual leave restoration, paid for my doctors fees and even paid for my consultation fees from Pines Federal. Even if they hadn't, it was well worth the money to seek professional advice. Everything was professional and I didn't get crazy expectations but sound advice, which I appreciated very much. Would definitely recommend if you have any work issues and work for the Federal Government.

The federal employee retirement application process is a maze of opportunities to make a mistake which could cost you your retirement. Don’t navigate this process alone. I am so glad I had the employees of Pines Federal along side me during this difficult and trying time. Thanks to them we navigated the maze with ease and my packet was approved in five weeks. Do yourself a huge favor and let the knowledgeable employees of Pines Federal navigate this maze with you. You won’t be sorry that you did but you could well be sorry if you didn’t.

“I applied for Medical Disability from OPM and was denied. I found the Eric Pines Law firm to hep me with my appeal through an Internet search. Eric and Scott listened to me and help me get approved. Eric also represented me when the organization I was working for tried to terminate my employment while I was waiting for approval from OPM. I’m so glad he was by my side during the hearing. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!”

Thanks to Eric Pines and his team I was able to win my worker’s compensation case that had been ongoing for 3 years prior then Eric took over.. He also helped me to get in contact with the right doctors and I ended up winning a large settlement as well. He and his team are very professional and they truly care about you and your situation. I highly recommend you at least consult with him. He is very honest and he will do his very best to help you in your decision making. 2 thumbs up!

Pines Federal Review For 9 years I tried on my own to get my years of Military Service credited to my civilian Federal Service for retirement, to no avail. I contacted five different Government agencies and all kept pointing fingers back and forth to the other for my information. After contacting Pines Federal and speaking with Mr. Eric Pines we sent a letter to OPM asking for reconsideration. After only two months I heard back from them and they said they were sending the matter to another Branch at OPM. After only one month we received a reply stating that they would allow me to buy back my time. After discussing the issue with Mr. Pines we decided that this would be my best alternative. I have paid back for more than six years of Active Duty and am expecting a payback check of over $40,000.00 and an increase of $400.00-$500.00 per month in my retirement annuity. My experience with Pines Federal has been a joy and pleasure and I would highly recommend this firm to anyone dealing with issues related to the Federal Government. Bravo Zulu, Pines Federal!!! Thomas J. Gallagher

Mr. Pines is a consummate professional! I contacted him about my federal disability retirement application and he kindly offered me a number of options. We worked together throughout the entire application process and my claim was approved promptly and without difficulty. Mr. Pines always treated me with respect and kindness and you can tell he is a deeply empathetic person. He was always prompt in responding to my emails or phone calls and essentially held my hand through the entire process. I would strongly recommend him to any person seeking federal disability retirement.

Mr Pines answered quickly. I am not a Federal Employee, so was not able to represent me. He did send me a referral to another lawyer.