John Murphy is extremely knowledgeable and responsive. He took significant time to listen and help…read moreus understand our options. John came highly recommended and for good reason.

Stay Away.. i cannot emphasize enough to interview other firms and DO NOT USE Safe Harbor Wills and…read moreTrusts (Watertown/Syracuse, NY) Families pay immediately on signing of Will and/or Trust - the follow-up from this firm is unprofessional. once they collect their fee - you go to the bottom of the pile (you are not generating any new revenue When Probate or Estate closure is needed). And - they file incorrectly with the relevant County Surrogate Court. This firm has held up Probating my Father's Estate from his death June 23rd - was returned to their office on Oct 29. Filed incorrectly. oh - they never actually FILED until 10/24. Really? they created the Will AND the Trust!!! Today is 11/12 - Safe Harbor has NOT YET notified me that the Probate Petition was returned to them on 10/29??? Hmm.

Terrible Law Firm Hired Ms. Youngman (a partner at TR) to…read morehandle a breach of Separation Agreement/Divorce. After repeatedly telling me my case was cut & dry (which it was) she managed to turn it into a DISASTER which cost me $185,000! After months of getting no where, a trial was finally scheduled so the Judge could resolve the (1) outstanding issue in my Separation Agreement (disputed/delinquent alimony payments) and grant the uncontested Divorce. Two hours before our long-awaited trial, Ms. Youngman called and said my husband wanted to settle on the alimony. She rattled off his offer, I requested a change & she called back within minutes saying my husband & his attorney agreed on the change. This was a $185,000 CASH settlement so I told her I would meet everyone at the courthouse within the hour to sign the settlement papers, She abruptly said no need since my husband & his attorney would no longer be going to the courthouse now that we agreed on a settlement.. I told her I wanted the settlement in writing and that there was no reason we couldn't all meet for an hour at the courthouse to do so since everyone had already cleared their schedules for the trial that morning.. She insisted it was not necessary for everyone to meet and not to worry as she would contact the Judge's law clerk and have the clerk "put the settlement terms on The Record so my husband couldn't wiggle out later." Weeks went by and I had not received anything back from Ms. Youngman or the court so after several unreturned phone calls I called her supervisor Ms. King and finally received a call back. HY told me to stop stressing out- that everything was fine-and that she was just waiting on my husband's attorney to finalize some language in the settlement. She called it "housekeeping issues". When I asked what the hold up was getting these "housekeeping issues" done, she said my husband's attorney was tied up in a difficult and lengthy trial and would not be able to meet with her until his trial was over.... Another month went by with nothing, so I started calling her office again and this is when she informed me that my husband refused to honor the settlement! I was very upset but said OK lets get the Judge involved so he can enforce the settlement-since it was already on The Record with his clerk. She told me that too much time had gone by since our trial so the Judge won't get involved!!! She then tried to soften her huge $185,000 mistake by saying "these things happen" and "it's too bad but there is nothing we could do." This was totally unacceptable so I reached out to Ms. King-who was not at all helpful nor sympathetic and just seemed annoyed by my call. With no other resources at TR, I went ahead and called the Judge's law clerk who surprisingly informed me that Ms. Youngman never provided or recorded any details of our Settlement to her or the court! Ms. Youngman allowed a $185,000 CASH settlement for her client (and firm) to slip away because she was arrogant and incompetent. She did not listen to her client and instead she refused to make any effort to properly secure her client's $185,000 settlement in writing, even though she had the opportunity to do so before canceling her client's long awaited trial. Instead, she walked away with nothing more than a verbal promise from a sketchy 2-bit attorney! Trust me, you do not want this law firm representing you. They are unprofessional, unethical and do not respect their clients or the rule of law. GO SOMEWHERE ELSE

It is literally so convenient that Tully Rinckey has so many locations that work with my life. When…read moreI traveled home to see my family who had questions about my current situation, it was easy to set up a time to meet with the professionals in the Syracuse office. Everyone I interacted with was so friendly. The office was easy to find and I had no problem parking at all. Keep up the good work guys, thanks!

In my professional and buisness life. I work with a lot of people. The process of finding an honest…read moreattorney who can handle your business needs can be very time consuming and stressful. After our first conversation, I knew I had found an attorney who cared about her clients. Even though there are a lot of good ones. There are just as many bad ones as there are good ones. Nicole Reed is one of the best. You can trust Attorney Reed to handle your legal matters with expertise. My home purchase and broker agreements were taken care of by Attorney Reed. They had all the legal terms I needed to protect myself and my properties now and in the future. I highly Recommend her. The expertise she offers is worth every dollar of her fees.

Alex was very easy to discuss estate planning and all the things that go into it. Staff was awesome…read moreas well, glad we chose this firm

From the owner: Dealing with real state law matters and estate planning can feel overwhelming. Let experienced…read moreattorneys be your guide through the process. If you are in the Syracuse, New York area and in need of legal representation, contact our team at Hill & Fischer, P.C. today and schedule a consultation.

Chris Smith just completed my closing for my first home. He has been exceptional. Very responsive…read moreto anything I needed and got back to me as soon as possible, and was with me every step of the way. He did an excellent job and will be using him in the future. I would highly recommend!

We just encountered the worst experience with this attorney, Christopher R. Smith, Esq. on our…read morefirst home purchase. He was referred to us by our realtor and our mistake is that we never researched him before proceeding to seek his legal services. We asked him his legal fees for a new home purchase and he categorically charged us his flat fee for his services. Later on we detected that he had indicated an entirely different amount in our closing disclosures without discussing anything with us. Also, although we had clearly communicated and told him that we were not interested in homeowners title insurance, he went ahead to get it for us again without consulting us. On researching him, we found out that he sells title insurance, and is an examining counsel for the same title insurance company from which he purchased ours without consent despite saying "No, thank you!" When we drew his attention to these, he quickly got belligerent towards us. Although we had sought his legal services, he never contacted us to familiarize us with the process or give us directions on what to expect through the process. Rather, we had to do our own research on what to expect every step of the way. The issue that broke the camel's back for us: at our final walkthrough the house, a problem was detected that we requested fixed before we close on the house. This is a basic right of every home buyer. Although it is common practice for sellers to offer credit for detected problems on a house, it doesn't erase the buyer's right to request a fix instead. As our legal representative, we expected Chris to be on our side and work in our favor as all professional attorneys do. Instead, he began mounting pressure on us to close on the house despite the detected problem. This is violation of a buyer's right. If the buyer prefers the problem fixed instead of receiving credit, this right should be respected without any intimidation whatsoever. He wanted us to accept credit for this problem and close quickly (because we had exposed him on the earlier issues and he wanted to get done with us) and we preferred getting the problem fixed instead before proceeding to close. I could not believe the intimidation and threats this attorney hailed on us in attempts to frighten us and to compel us to rush to close. He is the most unprofessional, uncaring, and unethical attorney I have ever seen. He has no interest in, and certainly has no respect for the rights of his clients. We are considering launching a complaint with the bar on our experience with him. He completely mistreated us and had zilch interest in defending our basic rights as his clients.

That's a quick lengthy response to my negative review. Before closing occurred,I dropped off survey…read moremaps to Bryan and asked him how my closing check would be mailed. He stated it would be mailed overnight by ups further I didn't realize nys lawyer have time restraints when responding to a client .I have emails where Bryan is asking for more money to mail my closing check via UPS overnight. He knew I would be leaving by by before closing on 9/22 and I gave him forwarding address. He finally mailed my check 3 days after closing via $8.40 priority mail. I received check on Saturday 9/27 after banks had closed. It appear any client who responds with a negative review has inaccurate statements. I did email on 9/23 at 12:34 asking him why I hadn't received my check . Before you hire this lawyer make sure you read the highlighted paragraph of engagement agreement.

Bryan was our lawyer for the purchase of our first home and he provided us with excellent service…read morethat allowed us to feel like we were truly in the best hands. He walked us through everything patiently and expertly, he was quick to respond to any emails and get any paperwork done, and he always did a thorough job with our case making us feel like his top priority. He always made sure we were informed clients to make the best decisions during the process. We are so happy to have found him and all his positive reviews are well-deserved because we did not regret our choice. We will definitely come back to him next time we need him!

The Marrone Law Firm took over from my previous law firm. I looked them up and saw they offered a…read more"no obligation consultation". I called them to schedule that consultation and was told it would cost $300. I inquired about that fee and was told it meant I wouldn't be obligated to hire them after the consultation. I suggested that their statement was misleading and any law firm would likely offer the same thing. I also asked isn't a $300 fee an obligation??? My view is; Why would you hire a law firm that misleads you from the very beginning?

From the owner: At The Marrone Law Firm, we provide our clients with more than just pre-printed forms or…read morecookie-cutter representation. We offer personalized service to every one of our clients. We treat our clients like family, and remain committed to providing the best overall client experience.The Marrone Law Firm was founded in 2015 to focus solely on planning for residents of Central and Northern New York with needs in Elder Law & Medicaid Planning, Estate Planning, Probate, Trust & Estate Administration, and Guardianship & Special Needs.