Here's my beef with this company- they don't provide a fee until AFTER they've reviewed your…read morefinances. I sat through an introductory consultation where every account and asset I own was provided. I asked the associate upfront what the fee(s) would be to establish a trust. Her response was that Mr. Pierro would be in to provide that. It was pretty stunning to hear $6k and I am sure if I presented with fewer assets the fee would be different, otherwise there would be transparency. I've since established the trust, and that plus a will, power of attorney, and health care proxy were all executed with a different law office, specializing in estate planning for $3k.

beware of Aaron Oconnor. Words cant give justice to how much of a nightmare it was working with…read morehim. He is the The managing partner in Latham. He literally abandoned me 2 weeks before we were due to settle because i didnt feel comfortable with what he negotiated. The negotiations took place off the record without my knowledge and nobody present. He tried bullying me and my younger brother into consenting to the agreement. When i asked for information and documents i was ignored. He was extremely immature, lazy and temperamental. If i was skeptical of anything he would get mad asking me if i was a lawyer. He would attempt to belittle me and lie so blatantly without even attempting to cover the lie up. there was no conversation he would just talk over you. He wants to tell you what hes going to do and what your going to do. He has no sentiment towards anyone at all. Jacob V. who is/was an associate there was assigned to my case originally. No complaints with him. He immediately went to work. Answered our questions. Communicated effectively. He was unwavering the minute we hired him for representation. According to Aaron he is no longer with the firm and thats how i ended up with Aaron. There may be other lawyers in the firm that are competent and wont treat you like a peasant. I dont know. This was my experience and it was nothing but anxiety the moment Aaron took our case. When we went our separate ways there were not any notes, documents, records of anything. He just pretty much winged it i guess who knows.

Mark is very knowledgeable, caring and friendly. He primarily deals with elder law, but also…read morefinancial and real estate issues. He recently helped us set up a trust and covered every possible detail and scenario. He cares about his clients and will spend as much time as necessary to help them understand what he is doing. He believes in clients for life and has current clients whose families were his clients going back as many as two generations. Mark will always deal with you personally and not hand you off to someone less knowledgeable. I would definitely recommend Grosky Law Firm for elder law.

I was referred to Grosky Law Firm by a dear friend of mine . Mark Grosky is an amazing lawyer and…read morehas incredible knowledge for all things needs for our elderly family member . And talk about fast moving !!! Wow he help get my grandmother taken care so incredibly fast. Everything's big he said would happened did and I'm forever grateful for his spectacular service . He truly is the best Elder Care Lawyer in the area.

I have the highest praise and recommendation for Larry DeAngelus and his firm. We had to work on a…read morecase long distance as I am in California, and the case was in New York. When I brought this case to Larry it was already in progress, and he took over, cleaned it up, and brought it to closure. It was complicated by unforeseen factors, which Larry handled with professionalism and grace. I am so fortunate to have had him help me out. I highly recommend the law services of Larry DeAngelus and staff: He is the best!

I worked with Alice on two different matters. She is above and beyond professional!…read moreHer ability to answer questions based on her knowledge is instant! She made everything, easy and crystal clear in explaining next steps. I cannot say enough good about Alice! I have her on speed dial, if I need her, and have referred her to many. Thank you, Alice for being Morally and Ethically honest! You are above and beyond the rest! Melissa Rovella

Alice handled a real estate transaction for us. She is professional, courteous and very…read moreknowledgeable. I was very impressed with her speedy response to my many questions. I strongly recommend her.

I hired Laura Gulfo to assist with the dissolution of a business partnership, with the intention of…read morebuying out my partner. My partner and I were actively disputing the value of the business, and at no point was I advised to obtain a fair market valuation, something I later learned is a critical step in this type of situation after consulting with another attorney. I ultimately signed paperwork approximately one month before the stated close date without a clear understanding of the implications of signing at that stage. This was not fully explained to me, and I did not feel I was in a position to make an informed decision. Additionally, the retainer agreement did not align with the final billing. I was billed at a rate approximately $75 per hour higher than what I understood from the agreement, $50/hour higher for a senior associate and $25/hour higher for an associate. When I emailed Mackenzie Monaco regarding this discrepancy, I was told that services had already been "discounted." However, I never signed any documentation beyond the retainer agreement indicating any adjustment to rates or discounted billing terms. The second attorney I consulted with reviewed the billing, and agreed there are discrepancies. At this point, my only recourse regarding the billing issue is to submit a complaint to the state board and pursue fee arbitration to dispute my $12,000 bill. As I did not receive what I paid for. Pursuing a malpractice claim is not feasible at this time, as it would require me to pay out of pocket for a business valuation that would no longer be a shared expense, given that I was ultimately left to exit the business by default. There was also a transition involving another attorney on the matter that I was not informed of in advance, which added to the confusion during an already stressful process. Overall, I did not feel adequately guided through a complex situation. Based on my experience, I would not recommend this firm for business buyout matters involving disputed valuation.

From the owner: Our Albany, NY-based law firm is built around an experienced team of attorneys with…read morehighly-specialized skill sets. We tailor our legal services and resources to best fit the needs of each client and always with personalized touch.

Stay away. This place feels like a volume operation. They charge you way too much and never follow…read morethrough with reviews and modifications as promised. Every time I called, I felt rushed, like I was bothering them. Terrible place. Find someone else.

We worker with Ettinger Law for a Family Trust. The service was outstanding. Thank you.read more

I would suggest if you are looking for an Estate planning attorney, do not hire this attorney. Very…read moreunprofessional including lack of follow up and follow through, multiple grammar and spelling errors throughout documentation provided by this attorney. She also failed to ensure a document was notarized, causing me to pay a new attorney years later to correct the issue after it was discovered. These are just a few of the issues. I would highly recommend seeking an alternative attorney.

Totally ignored our efforts to contact her…read more We went to Kimberly to set up our wills and trusts. There was only one thing left for her to do for us and that was to make an amendment to our will. It was supposed to be done mid August. Late Sept. we realized we never heard from her. I emailed her twice , then I called her twice, I stopped in her office to see if I could catch her in, unfortunately she was out that day. I left my name and phone numbers (it is now early November) still no response. Of course, we paid her in full. We had to hire another attorney and had him look over the documents she created. We had our home put in trust but she never had this recorded with the county we live in nor did she explain that was something we had to do, so the house was not protected. She said Medicaid could not touch our retirement funds, so we thought they were protected, but she never explained that they would have to be spent down before Medicaid would step in. In the end she did us a favor by not returning our call, we found the right attorney who explained all this to us and what we had to do to protect ALL our assets.

This guy is only interested in your money. He has little or no probate experience despite his…read moreclaims. I am left hanging after close to $6K. Nothing was handled. Started screaming at me and refused to even listen to work things out.

From the owner: Hasselbarth Law supplies our clients with a variety services. Lets see which apply to you and can…read morehelp from Tax to Trusts and Estates, Real Estate and Bankruptcy. Contact us today so that we can discuss your particular needs.