This company is the greatest!! Helpful, knowledgeable, and friendly…read more Mr. Struckmann is a brilliant lawyer!

From the owner: Criminal Defense in all Virginia State Courts, Civil litigation in Virginia State Courts, real…read moreestate transactions residential/commercial, Probate & Estate ltitgation, Wills & trusts.

I am a huge believer in Yelp because it gives the client a voice to express what they think about a…read morebusiness. If used appropriately, it's good for the business too because sometimes it's the only way to let them know when they aren't doing ok. I wrote a review about 10 days ago about this business, and I put a lot of thought into it, and I told the truth. I left a 1 star originally. Since that review, the business contacted me and apologized. Honestly, they didn't like my review. They said they would address customer service. I won't agree to not review the business, as our experience was not the best, but after the apology, and that I was told it was harmful to the lawyer's business and his family, I thought I could temper it a little; however, I was honest in everything I said, then and now. The Paralegal that we had to contact to reach our lawyer was not nice to us, not once. She snapped at us every time we spoke to her, and I was intimidated. I don't want to call there, or go in there again. Our lawyer was nice enough, but I do feel he dropped the ball. My son is owed a substantial amount of money by an individual who does not want to pay it, despite that there is a court judgment. It's an amount of money that makes us lose sleep at night. I underestimated his resolve not to pay, and I thought a letter from a lawyer's office would be enough that he would pay the debt. I was wrong about that. This law firm felt we needed to get him to court to answer questions about his income and property. They said me paying for a process server would ensure the party had to show up, and bring documents. Despite that I asked the Paralegal if this person was served, because I thought he would call the lawyer and he did not, he was not served. No one at the law firm knew the party was not served, until three days before the day for the Interrogatories. The party had no obligation to show up, or bring everything listed on the subpoena. We didn't know if he would show or not. He did show, but he didn't bring everything. That is the fault of the law firm. I can't sugar coat that. The lawyer did write a letter to the person, but the subpoena was not served. Our lawyer thinks I expected too much. He collected $20 of the more than $30,000 owed to my son, which is not much, but something I guess. I don't think expecting to be treated politely, or to expect a subpoena to be delivered, or for them to know it wasn't, was expecting too much. I do think this law firm could have done a better job for us as well.

From the owner: Pond Law Group, PC brings skill, experience, and insight to civil, commercial and criminal…read morelitigation. Prominent in the Shenandoah Valley since 1998, our attorneys are high quality professionals that serve in a wide variety of practice areas and in various leadership roles, including: Former prosecutors - Margarita Wood understand the strengths and weaknesses of the prosecution's case from first-hand experience. This knowledge proves invaluable to clients as they prepare for criminal trials. Local Elected/Appointed Officials - J. Daniel Pond, III served as Vice Mayor and Town Council Member Leaders within the community - J. Daniel Pond, II, J. Daniel Pond, III both serve as members of Rotary Club of Front Royal with J. Daniel Pond, III served as past President.

This firm was hired to help me through my pendente lite hearing and gain custody of my children for…read morethis initial phase. After paying in full and hours of providing information and meetings, I was stunned on the day of the hearing to find the lawyer in the court room lobby jostling papers -- scratching out things and telling me I need to sign this agreement so we can please the judge. Ended up with 2-2-3 custody and no child support. Throughout this lawyer gave me poor advice and I lost confidence in her. Many attorneys have told me that the ruling should have never happened and that I was poorly represented. Fortunatetly, I secured a much stronger knowledgeable attorney to carry the divorce and custody to fruition.

If you are looking for an attorney to handle a complicated adoption case (i.e. "birth" parent…read moreobjecting), you need Janet Ours.

I stepped into the office for the initial consultation, which was a 'standard rate'. I discussed…read morethe nature of the case (myself as a defendant), & my desire to pursue counterclaim. I came prepared with with pictures & spreadsheets. I had done some previous online research and included any pertinent legal supporting information. In reality, the lawfirm only had to locate the specifically applicable laws *as I had not written down the exact law code). During the process between hiring & court appearance, I received not a single phone call about my case, or documentation as submitted to court or mailed to plaintiff (only drafts, for approval). I was not given any details about what the charges would be, except the paralegal & attorney hourly rate. I have not actually had to hire council before and came to this 'naïve'. I was not informed until it was all said & done, & I received my invoices for services (billed against retainer). I was unaware that I would be charged a minimum of $39.00/eml contact. This includes f/u emls, emls 'to' me & 'from' me. I told the practice that I would file the appeal myself, & subsequently explained that I would not be able to proceed with their services. I requested invoices & method to reclaim the balance of the retainer. I was informed of a certain amount for the remaining balance. I, later, received a f/u email from the practice reminding of 'appeal' deadline & reiterated the estimated rate for going back to court. This time, the estimated fee was double what was previously discussed, AND the retainer balance was decreased. I asked why & was told 'more work', & that I would get an invoice when I come to settle up. The invoice included an $80.00 deduct for the eml sent after court (the one that stated the original balance amount), & the eml'd f/u to remind of the appeal deadline, which (by the way) was incorrect. I was very displeased w/ the overall lack of care for my case...all while charging me exorbitantly too much for the amount of effort afforded. I was also denied pursuit of portions of my case for rather weak reasons. I truly felt like a criminal w/ a Public Defender who is looking to cop a plee deal with the prosecutor.

It is unconscionable that Mata & Hill would represent to my formal complaints that a letter was…read moremailed to me informing of representation of both parties (Buyer and Seller) in purchase of home. This is completely dishonest and unethical. Mata provided legal advice during the transaction regarding potential claims against Seller. At NO point was I as the buyer told in writing, verbally, or orally to find another Attorney because Mata & Hill created a Conflict of Interest. I was informed over the phone by Mata after the closing. There is no conspiracy: the fact is I am not from Virginia and blindly trusted my Realtor's (Sager Realty) referral and advice received from Mata on various phone calls. The fact is that I have text messages that can allude to my allegations and I was referred by my Realtor, your former business neighbor in Strasburg, Christine Sager. If Mata disclosed in the beginning that he was representing both parties, I would have gotten another law firm.