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Elisabeth Michael Wagner Trefonas
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Pros
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Highly knowledgeable and professional legal team
“Elisabeth Trefonas is extremely knowledgeable and, along with her team, she does a great job.”
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Excellent client service and support
“The rest of the staff was exceptionally helpful and friendly in every encounter.”
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Strong work ethic and commitment to clients
“They do thorough, high quality research and work hard on your behalf.”
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Empathetic and morally attuned approach
“Personable, professional, and morally attuned. Both Elisabeth and Rosie are extremely kind, honest, and go above and beyond for their clients.”
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As a result of the analysis of reviews about this lawyer, no significant cons were found.
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13 May, 2024 by Claudia corona
La secretaria le valio m*** citarnos lo mas pronto posible y mejor nos dijo que le buscaramos por otro lado. Entiendo que estan ocupados pero fue la manera en como me hablo. En fin, se cito una consulta con trefonas, me cobraba $10,000 para investigar el caso y para pedir un bond. Y que no era seguro nada. No querian darme nada de información ya que yo no era la del caso. Pero claro que ivan aceptar mi dinero. Aparte nos dijo que tendriamos que pagar las horas de la secretaria. El caso era de imigracion. No fue caso criminal pero se aferraron ellas que era caso criminal. Les dije claramente que queriamos estar listos ya que mi esposo iva terminar su sentencia con el estado. Termine llamando a Idaho Falls y solo me cobraron $3,500 por todo y fue un excito.
27 Mar, 2024 by Citlali medina
15 Oct, 2023 by Juan villarreal
Good and Professional
07 Sep, 2023 by Pablo vazquez
Muy mal servicio solo m cobro y no solucionó nada
22 Nov, 2022 by J.d.a
Elisabeth Trefonas and her staff are fantastic.
They do thorough, high quality research and work hard on your behalf.
Elisabeth and Michael Desrochers helped me beyond measure and especially my expectations.
I'm grateful to them for there assistance and hard work.
The rest of the staff was exceptionally helpful and friendly in every encounter. I highly recommend them.
Professional, intelligent, hard working and empathetic.
Thanks to the whole team!
If ever I need, I hope to be able to work with this office again.
I've witnessed not only they're hard work on my behalf but have been granted the ability to witness they're hard work for many others.
Honestly, they will all do beyond their best to represent you.
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11 Jan, 2013 by Steve
Mel is a striking and commanding individual. He dominates both in the courtroom and outside of it. I was in new York with him on a case once, walking down the street, and another lawyer heard us talk and recognized Mel. He knows the law, knows the facts, and pounds them! I can't say enough about Mel, and he is a great guy!
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07 Jan, 2010 by Lisa
Mr. Jeff Tennyson accepted a very difficult and complex personal injury case, and handled it from start to finish like a true professional. After my accident, I felt hopeless about being disabled. After Mr. Tennyson settled the case for me, it brought hope back.
I fell from a poorly constructed balcony at my neighbor's house in 2006. I had a very hard time even finding an attorney to take my case, because the fall severely exacerbated a pre-existing condition in my spine, causing a great deal of pain.
The fact that I had a pre-existing condition made the case much more complex. I've had Scoliosis (curvature of the spine) since I was 11 years old ... so there's really not much I can do about that! I contacted about 10 other attorneys who didn't even want the case because of it. It wasn't clear-cut, easy money.
When I first contacted Mr. Tennyson and explained the situation, he agreed that it would clearly be a difficult case ... but then went ahead and took the case anyways! If ever there was an attorney who believes in bringing some form of justice to an injured party, regardless of something like a pre-existing condition that complicates the case, it's Mr. Jeff Tennyson.
Becoming disabled and losing everything -- especially your ability to work -- is one of the most deeply devastating things that's ever happened to me. I went to college and had worked all my life. I had a lust for life. I enjoyed traveling, and I was a very active person. Once the accident happened, my entire life came to a crashing halt.
Then it was a whole different ballgame. I ballgame I didn't know how to play: a confusing maze of doctors and nurses who may or may not help, insurance companies who may or may not help (usually NOT), and family and friends who may or may not understand what I'm going through. The pain was getting worse and worse with each passing day.
Seven months after the fall, I had my entire spine fused with titanium rods in an open-back surgery. In the 2 years since the operation, I developed Failed Back Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. Pain became the new constant in my life. It made it very difficult for me to deal with the litigation itself, while I'm simultaneously fighting the pain and trying to regain my health and mobility.
Mr. Tennyson was always very aware and considerate of my situation. He wanted me to know that I was always in control of the decision-making in my case, but that at times when I was too sick to be very involved, Mr. Tennyson helped walk me through decisions that needed to be made. He kept me informed of the important aspects of what was going on with my case, but didn't overwhelm me with all the details. Most importantly, I felt I could trust him completely to act on my behalf while I focused on my health. That's why I say that Mr. Tennyson puts the "personal" in personal injury. He actually cares about and listens to his clients.
Due to the severity of the pain after my fall, I was unable to work. I had to close the business I had just begun operating a year earlier. So, of course, I lost all my income. By the time I had the operation 7 months later, I was in so much pain that I had lost my ability to walk. My husband and I had to sell everything we owned to keep up with the bills and COBRA payments. Eventually my marriage fell apart from the stress of it all. No, it's certainly not [I]easy[/I] being seriously injured. It [I]is[/I] personal.
It's hard enough having to deal with the health care system. Mr. Tennyson was so helpful throughout the course of my 3-year case. He was like the captain of a ship in stormy seas. He is honest and trustworthy, and is so responsive to the fact that his personal injury clients are real injured people -- not just dollar signs or case numbers.
Whenever I had questions, he had answers. When I called his office, he was usually available. He actually reads and answers his emails. He contacted me with any new information I needed. When I was in too much pain or too sick to handle the case, he handled it for
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Very professional conduct. I have and will continue to refer Andrea in the future
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