Reviews

I had a previous Attorney with little results after 2 yrs on the case. I had more progress from Fitzgerald Law in two weeks . Very professional and efficient staff. They were very good with communication. I have highly recommend them to family and friends. My case has not been completed, but I am very happy so far.

Not happy how the result ends and she DID not even explain why etc. I had to go to ADRC to have them explain me better why it was PARTILY FAVORABLE which I asked her to help with this and have my son on ssi permantly but she did not do the job as we wished and now we have to pay for her lousy service … NOT HAPPY!!!! I got approved with JUDICARE and IM going to find a BETTER LAWYER THAN THIS ONE COULD DO…

I had previously hired a different attorney out of Milwaukee and I was highly unsatisfied with this representation. I stubbled across Attorney Fitzgerald’s Facebook post so I set up a consultation and was very pleased with her recommendations regarding my very complicated case. She was always incredibly professional and quick to respond to my questions. 95 % of the time Attorney Fitzgerald personally responded not an assistant, however, her assistants were absolutely wonderful as well. Not only did my case end favorably it’s end value was almost double what my prior attorney was willing to fight for. Attorney Fitzgerald is knowledgeable and extremely dedicated to fighting for all you deserve. Highly recommend her!

I hired attorney Fitzgerald for what she strongly described as an open and shut case. When I first met Ms. Fitzgerald, her confidence and warm welcoming staff gave me assurance that my case would not take long to resolve. I left her office feeling good about things which was short lived. After returning paperwork what started as good communication became long drawn out months of unanswered emails and delayed responses to phone calls. When I finally was able to connect and set up an in person meeting, I unfortunately overheard a hallway conversation to my dismay. I over heard my attorney telling a partner, whom she kissed by the way, that foot injuries aren't worth much and she was considering dumping my case. I did not address it with her, hoping she had not been discussing my case at the time. When my court date came around she was over 20 mins late and she attempted to make multiple excuses to the judge prior to him then rescheduling. After we walked out I expressed my disappointment to which I received a very snotty response of her indicating my case was not worth her while and she would be withdrawing later that day. I was grateful at the time as she no longer was my attorney but as soon as I won my case with another attorney she made sure to file an attempt on backpay requesting 20% of my awarded totals. I was completely in shock as she had not done anything on my case and my new attorney had done an impeccable job taking care of things. Although her request was declined by the judge she had choice words with my current attorney that were of little grace. Do not select her as your attorney as she presents as a strong, confident lawyer but in the end falls short and will still attempt to take your money, along with rightfully awarded attorney fees that were well deserved by my attorney that actually worked on my case. I gave her 2 stars on my review as her office was at least competent enough to file my initial papers with the court system.

Rachel and her staff did a good job for me. Very professional and helpful to deal with

Rachel helped out a ton with my disability case, and it means a lot as I'm a 27 year old male with Autism as well as learning issues which has caused years of work issues mainly due to the fact that I could not keep up with work demand mentally. While the process was a bit intimidating having a lawyer that was familiar with the process, as well as the judges, helped out a ton which Rachel was. It really helped to have a lawyer as well as a judge that understood my mental handicaps as well as why I needed to be on disability to prevent the stress of unemployment ❤️

I hoped my nightmare with Atty Fitzgerald ended 11/2017 when she voluntarily withdrew from my case but she is still haunting my case to this day by substantially delaying my benefits with false fee claims that the judge ruled against over eight months ago. Know that if you hire her and she loses (which is quite likely since she will quite early on) she will always be part of your case and delay your entitlements as long as possible. In June 2016, I hired Atty Fitzgerald to represent me in an SSDI claim and specifically asked her if he handled appeals and federal court, she said yes. She also suggested that I linger in the hallway to overhear some of her other clients hearings so I would know what to expect at my hearing. A week prior to my hearing in 2017, the jugde's office contacted me asking about missing records which Atty Fitzgerald had but didn't submit. When I inquired with her staff about the missing records they told me not to worry about it and she wold take care of it at the hearing. Minutes prior to my hearing (which she was 15 minutes late) she asked if I would accept her withdraw as she wansn't prepared. The judge denied her request and ruled my case unfavorable. Atty Fitzgerald imediately sent me a letter withdawing from my case although she "believed it had merit with the Appeals Counsel" and included other attorneys that might assist me further. Fast forward to 6/2019, my new attorney won in both federal court and a remand hearing at which point Atty Fitzgerald filed a fee petition for 25% of my back pay (which at that point was substantial since she tanked my original hearing and it took three years to resolve). The judge denied her fee petition for several reasons, most importantly that she volunitarily withdrew as such SSA had no authority to pay. Further more her billing was "frivolous and excessive". He outlined that she could take me to small claims court for the minimal reasonable charges, but she didn't do that she appealed to the federal level. In a nutshell, had she done her job right the first time she would have been awarded fairly roughly 4k............but she tanked it and bailed out leaving me scrambling for another three years fighting for benefits and once I became entitled to them, all the while she was a ghost, she froze them up for over nine months preventing both my current attorney who legitimately should get paid and me hanging dry...........this matters on a moral level but also on a housing level as well. How many of us need these benefits and while the SSA takes long, this attorney in particular makes the process longer. See it's clear that she makes more money the longer the claim is in process since she gets a percentage of the back-pay, so it's obvious that she will sabatoge a case early then let another fight for it, only to shark back later to drink the blood which she could have prevented in the first place........but why would she when the system allows her to maliciously manipulate it? She has zero regard for clients nor the taxpayers, her only favorable reviews are for LTD............do not hire her for SSA or SSDI claims. Further, I know from being contacted by the State Bar that I am not the only one to suffer her immoral negligence, but she's good about hiding reviews and reaching out for five star ratings. So I hope this one isn't censored as many others have been.

I had asked to meet with Rachel the week prior to my social security hearing and didn't get a call back. When I called again I was told she would meet with me 15 minutes prior to my hearing. She showed up at the exact time of the hearing and NEVER spoke with me prior. She lost my case and when I called to talk to her about it she told me her policy is to NOT meet with her clients ahead of time, that she has too many clients to do that and if she met with everyone that's all she would be doing. When I respectfully told her that because of how she handled my case I would have to think about whether I want her to represent me further, she told me she was going to make the decision for me, said she would not take my appeal and then hung up on me!! I was respectful and professional the entire time but was honest about how i felt she failed me by not meeting with me before my hearing and in true arrogant lawyer form she hangs up on me!! WOW!! Do NOT use this law firm if you want competent professional representation!! If I could give them 0 or negative stars I would!! They just show up for the hearing and collect their money, that's it!!

I hired Rachel for my SSDI claim. She answered all my questions, and walked me thru the steps. She gathered all necessary information to support my disability claim, and I won my case! I would recommend her. She goes above and beyond to help you win your case.

Rachel Fitzgerald did an awesome job at winning my social security disability. I would and have referred her to my friends and family.

I used Rachel Fitzgerald for my WC claim and she got me a great settlement without even having to go to court. She then represented me for Social Security Disability and we won those benefits as well! I would highly recommend her for Workers Comp and Social Security. Very knowledgeable and a strong attorney

Rachel handled a difficult case for my husband and she was very helpful and truthful. She answered all of our questions and explained everything in detail.