I agree with others who say that Vernita Charles takes your money but doesn't get the work done. We…read morehad several meetings to discuss a new visitation schedule, yet I never received a draft from her--even after specifically requesting one. Throughout the process, I never felt like she was on my side. Instead of advocating for me, she seemed more focused on what she believed was "fair to the father," despite my repeated explanations that he had been bullying and harassing me. I made several reasonable requests, such as being kept in the loop on her communications with the father, but I was never included. There were side conversations happening--conversations I was apparently paying for--yet she didn't care enough to keep me informed. While her services may appear affordable, in the end it was a complete waste of money with no results and no real support

I would recommend everybody to the Law office of Vernita Charles because she is really professional…read moreand understands Law. Vernita Charles was really patient and understood my case. Her advice really gave me confidence about my case. Vernita Charles communication skills and customer service is awesome.

One of my family elders just got green card through this law firm. Perhaps as an immigration…read moreattorney, helping clients getting a green card is just their daily work. But it is not every lawyer who can make a dead case (like my elder's) come back to life. My elder is a successful foreign businessman who has lived in the United States for 18 years. He had tried various methods for applying for a green card; but for various reasons, he failed a lot. At the worst time, he was even requested by the US government for deportation. We all thought that his case was hopeless. And many lawyers refused to take over his case. Later, around five years ago, he hired this lawyer through a friend's recommendation. To be honest, the lawyers' office is small, however all employees are experienced; we later learned that all the employees have been in the business for nearly 20 years, which is not easy. It took five years for this lawyer to slowly solve the problem of my elder's case and then continue to apply for a green card all the way. This is a very amazing counterattack; it is the good news for our entire family. My elder told me that this law firm is really willing to spend time on his case, while many other law firms can't do this. Although I don't understand the law, my common sense tells me that it is very difficult to succeed in a case that used to be considered as no hope. This law firm is not only very proficient in the law, but also has the patience and heart. I am very grateful for their dedication and help for my family.

John was an integral in the recent sale of our Brooklyn townhouse. The deal got a little…read morecomplicated over the course of the transaction and John was able to help us (and the Buyer) navigate the process. Highly recommended.

We had an extremely negative experience at Zimmet Law. We worked with the lawyer Debra Hammerman,…read moreas well as Monique Gravely and Jacqueline Constante. We used Zimmet Law to purchase our home in Brooklyn, NY. Besides being generally hard to get in contact with the lawyers, 12 hours before our closing, the lawyers sent us a final Closing Disclosure with over $100,000 in mistakes that they did not catch. There was a mistake in our taxes that they did not catch. The title company they hired also made significant mistakes, leading to them giving us documents with huge mistakes in them 12 hours before the closing. Our lawyer, Debra Hammerman, did not come to our closing and was not present for most it, so we had to sort out all of these issues on our own. There were even more mistakes she didn't catch, and it led to an extremely stressful closing that lasted well over 8 hours. Her employee Monique was rude to me for asking more clarifying questions during the closing, saying we were "going in circles". I don't understand how someone who has made a $100,000 mistake could possibly feel justified in thinking that victim of that mistake might want more validation on other numbers they have created. Furthermore, the paralegal Jackie was looped into conversations for closing details about a week before the closing. I spent 3 days straight emailing her and calling her to try to get answers to questions about the closing, like how the money would be transferred, and she never responded. I confirmed with the front desk that she was not sick or on vacation, and our lawyer Debra Hammerman was also cc'ed on those emails and neither of them ever responded to our emails or calls. I have no idea why they waited until 9:30 PM to give us the final closing documents, when our closing was at 10 am the next day. It was a nightmare. Finally, Debra Hammerman herself provided a POA since one of our purchasers would be out of town at the closing. Despite us filling out the POA as per her instructions, it turned out she hadn't requested addresses of notarized signature witnesses which led to us desperately trying to contact our witnesses during this extremely chaotic closing to get their addresses. Why didn't she request addresses in the POA itself? Pure incompetence is my bet. Finally, the lawyer, paralegal, and all of the staff from Zimmet Law completely forgot to bring up holding money in escrow from incomplete punch list items. It fell by the wayside as we attempted to hammer out all the other mistakes the law firm has made, and it meant that no money was held in escrow as requested while we awaited final punchlist items to be addressed. This was a totally terrible experience for us and I would never recommend this law firm to anyone.

I set up an appointment to go over a leasing issue I've encountered - my landlord is canceling the…read morelease agreement despite I've signed the lease and paid the brokerage fee. Prior to this, the landlord or the agent suggested I should hide my underaged child from the occupant list so they don't need to put up ugly window shields on their nice-looking apartment. I refused to do so and they ceased the lease. Mr. Brian Zimmet: 1) 10 min late for the call without explanation, 2) said neither the landlord nor the agent had done anything wrong, 3) I brought to him I think the agent has broken the code of ethics in several ways and the landlord's decision violates NYC tenant law by refusing to rent to a family with a child; he said he's not familiar with the code ethics (despite him being the real estate lawyer) and asked me to call the police if feel discriminated (what a nice person), 4) refused to help me with filing a complaint on the landlord or the agent, asking me to find a long island lawyer (the property is in Queens but nevertheless he should have a license covering NY state). Throughout the whole process, he is impatient and rude and ended the call in 10 min despite his assistant booked for 30 min. And the fact that he called the action of the agent/landlord "nothing wrong, nothing illegal" seems weird to me. Will not do business with them anymore.

I am so grateful for the help of Attorney Michael Elkin and their team at Tsigler Law firm. I…read moreneeded help with a complex child custody matters. Atty. Michael Elkin was highly professional and handled my case with extreme empathy, he always returned my calls promptly, very patient, knowledgeable and explained the legal process clearly. Thanks to their dedication, we achieved a better outcome than I expected. I got my son back. I highly recommend them!

I retained the Law Offices of Robert Tsigler in early February 2026 and paid a $3,500 retainer…read morebased on their reputation, expecting a high level of professionalism and responsiveness. It took approximately 11-12 days for the firm to file its appearance, and nearly three weeks before I had a meaningful conversation with the initially assigned attorney, John Fink. During that time, communication was limited and there was little sense of urgency. In late February, after I raised concerns about communication and the handling of my case, Mr. Fink stated that "we will be withdrawing as your counsel" while my case remained unresolved and an active warrant was still outstanding. I raised these concerns because of the firm's reputation and expected the issue to be addressed by management. Instead, I was reassigned to Scott Migden and told the matter would be handled quickly. However, over the following weeks, I did not observe meaningful progress. No motions were filed, and I was repeatedly told the firm was "waiting to hear back from the prosecutor," with no clear advancement in my case. When I requested updates, I was often directed to phone calls instead of receiving written responses, and those calls consistently provided the same information without new developments. When I reviewed the billing statement, a significant portion of the charges appeared to be for communication, internal discussions, and administrative tasks rather than substantive legal work. I was also told there was essentially no case file beyond what I had provided, yet the billing reflected work on a "case file," which I found inconsistent. I also later learned that the original attorney remained listed as my attorney of record in the New Jersey court system as of April, which added to my concern about who was actively handling my case during that time. After all of this, I was informed that continued representation would require an additional $6,500. I had no issue paying additional fees if meaningful work had been performed, but based on the billing and lack of progress, I did not feel further fees were justified. After I indicated I intended to leave an honest review, I received a response from Joseph Caldarera stating that the firm would respond through legal or professional channels if necessary, which I found concerning. Based on my experience, I was dissatisfied with the communication, billing practices, and overall handling of my case, and I am pursuing fee arbitration and an ethics complaint in New Jersey.

Mr Edward Seplavy practices with true dedication and professionalism for his clients. His…read morecompassion and relentless advocacy made a challenge time alot easier to deal with. He was always available to answer my questions and provided clear guidance throughout the entire process. I highly recommend this attorney to anyone in need of experienced, client focus, legal support!

If you need a good lawyer, Ed Seplavy is the man. He is smart and knows the law. He took very good…read morecare of us, thru a very trying time. Can't thank him enough for all he did for us. Thanks Ed, the Murphys ​

It is rare that you find a lawyer that is both competent and who actually cares about your case…read more Daniel O'Hara has both of those qualities. I am a client of Mr. O'Hara's in two ongoing landlord/tenant cases. In the first case, he has proven to be a smart and aggressive attorney. In the second case, we now have a favorable settlement on the table. If you are looking for a lawyer that you can trust to have your best interests at heart, Mr. O'Hara is that lawyer. Hire him!

I was selling my home and needed a real estate lawyer. This was meant to be, I pass their office…read moreeveryday, just by driving up and down Morris Avenue. This one time when I knew I needed a lawyer to represent me and my husband with the sell of our home. From the very 1st offer we got up until our last Clarissa was always on point with everything. Clarissa kept us informed and guided us on everything we needed to do on our end of the sale process. I'll definitely use them again, and I'll definitely recommend to my friends and family.

THEY DELETED MY ORIGINAL REVIEW FROM GOOGLE! THEY DELETE BAD REVIEWS. SEE PHOTOS!…read more THEIR FAKE 5-STAR GOOGLE REVIEWS ARE ALL REALTORS AND INDUSTRY PEOPLE POSING TO BE CLIENTS. SO SAD His law LICENSE was recommended for SUSPENSION in 2004 following fraud, misrepresentation, and excessive fees. Disciplinary Review Board court docket number 04-082 "Integrity 0/5 Responsiveness 0/5 Compassion 0/5 Scam 5/5 First time homebuyers run!!! Red flag #1 paralegal used a personal gmail email address Red flag #2 had to negotiate terms of my own contract I was warned about the conflict of interest and didn't listen. My shit realtor (Ronald Montalvo) from the Michael Martinetti group recommended this attorney office and this is the most lazy and unprofessional "law" office I've ever had the misfortune of using. Prepare to only deal with the 20 year olds who apparently run the office and aren't attorneys. Prepare to be dicked around They buy and flip houses with the realtor group and do not focus solely on helping families close on real estate. So after closing you will never ever hear from JG again. Never returned any of my messages or calls. Don't expect this law office to do any advocacy If your transaction does not go smoothly, don't expect this attorney's office to do anything about it. I had things that were removed from the home and damaged during the final walk-through and these scumbags did absolutely nothing to help me. I might as well have not paid for an attorney to end up in a situation like this. They are supposed to protect you and the wicked people at this law office only care about lining their filthy pockets with your hard-earned cash. This is a prime example of why people have no faith in lawyers. Do your research !!!!"

I contacted Brian for a rather emotionally-charged issue regarding a contract my spouse and I were…read morehaving with another party. Even though we never retained Brian as our attorney, he spent time crafting thorough, thoughtful e-mails back to us, giving us sage advice and even some pep talks. His e-mail responses were timely and sensitive, and helped us make difficult decisions during a stressful time. HE DID ALL OF THIS AND HE WAS NOT OUR LAWYER. He never asked us for money or told us he couldn't give us advice until we paid a retainer fee. In short, Brian impressed the hell out of me and I would not hesitate to use his services in the future. If he was this attentive, clear, and helpful with someone who wasn't his client, imagine what he would do if he were?

Brian is exceptional! He's patient, available, flexible and professional! And most importantly,…read morehe knows what he's doing! I didn't know exactly what I was doing with my situation in which I needed him. He hung in there with me as I navigated my way. Many New Yorkers can get impatient, but he was cool and I felt very safe and in great hands. Thank you, Brian!!!