When I bought my house in 2015, my realtor recommended Cynthia Sherman, from Kajko, Weisman &…read moreColasanti. She was absolutely fantastic, walking me through all of the complexities of the purchase. I have used her three times since then for real estate transactions, and she has never left me feeling confused or looked down on. She held my hands through panic (most memorably, the bats we found in my home a week before close and were told we could not legally evict for months!). Cynthia and her support team at the firm have always felt completely in my corner, responsive to my needs and questions, and respectful of me as a client. I would absolutely use them again.

We hired Keira Gibson to represent us in a probate-related real estate purchase. While she is…read moreclearly knowledgeable about real estate law, our experience was frustrating. Communication was reactive rather than proactive, and much of the time we had to chase updates or check the probate court docket ourselves. As first-time buyers, we needed more guidance and reassurance than we received. We also had issues with her paralegal, Stacey, who sent us an extremely rude and dismissive email that turned out to be wrong. This contributed to more preventable delays and costs, and Keira never addressed it with us. Keira's tone was often blunt, dismissive, and at times rude. For example, when my husband (who is an attorney but not a real estate attorney) asked her for her professional estimate based on her experience, she responded: "You're an attorney, you know that the court is unpredictable." That kind of remark was passive-aggressive and unhelpful, and it set the tone for much of our relationship with her. We also repeatedly asked her to communicate with us more proactively, but nothing ever changed. At closing, she asked us to sign two optional items we had opted out of earlier in the process. She said she needed to "check" to make sure we weren't being charged for them in the closing costs. I had already confirmed we weren't, and this is something her office should have caught when reviewing the final numbers. Instead, it created more unnecessary confusion at the table. Keira's style of communication made an already stressful process much harder than it needed to be. Edit: I have gone back and updated my review. After posting this review, the managing partner, Peter Kajko, personally reached out to us. He was kind, heartfelt, and genuinely listened to our concerns. He acknowledged our frustrations, explained the firm's perspective, and took the time to make sure we felt heard. While our experience with Keira was disappointing, we truly appreciated Peter's professionalism and sincerity in addressing the situation

I cannot speak highly enough about my experience with Kelly Bonnevie with my recent real estate…read moretransactions. There were 3 transactions in total and Kelly helped me to feel calm, protected and helped me to pay attention to the things that mattered most. Her responsiveness via email was very quick and impressive and her communications were extremely clear and easy to understand. My interactions with other colleagues in her office were also very positive. Kelly caught a couple of issues that I would not have caught myself and made sure that they were all addressed and resolved prior to closing. I have used WMB for all of my legal needs over the past 15 years and I have always felt very satisfied. I would highly recommend Kelly Bonnevie and her firm, Wilson, Marino & Bonnevie: Clear, trust-worthy, detail-oriented and extremely easy to deal with!

We have worked three times with Kelly Bonnevie and really like and respect her. We recommend her…read moreall the time to friends. We first heard about her when, she was highly recommended to us when we were about to buy a new house. She was incredibly professional, caring, thorough and transparent through that process. The transaction was a bit more complicated than the norm. So, we hired her to a bit later sell our old home. She was great then, too. Moreover, we later retained her to help us with a property boundary concern with a neighbor. It was a tense situation: dumping of pool water onto our property, landscapers dumping on our property, and trying to work through potential easement issues. She handled that case with tremendous wisdom. I've worked with many attorneys. They're all capable. But, an attorney with both high IQ and high EQ becomes this: a trusted adviser.

I called to schedule an appointment with Attorney Tamburro, and could not believe the words coming…read moreout of his receptionist, Lindsey's, mouth. She could not have been more rude!! She appears to have a very serious problem. Being that the number of trust attorneys are overflowing, I would advise anyone to not waste their time speaking with an "ignorant" receptionist!

I was referred to Attorney Dale Tamburro  by a friend to help with planning our estate needs. Our…read moreinitial meeting was a review of where we were in process, our current documents and discussions of what we wanted to accomplish. It was apparent to us at our initial meeting Mr. Tamburro was very knowledgeable, had great listening skills and wanted the best for us and for our desires to be documented. Our living trust and wills and other pertinent documents were documented per our specifications. When we came into the office for final signing, all documentation were laid out for review. Lindsay Chen, Mr. Tamburro's colleague spent time reviewing each document patiently and answered questions for us in a very easy and clear fashion. After edits and final review Mr. Tamburro again reviewed to ensure all our wishes met. They did all of the heavy lifting for us and we would highly recommend them to anyone considering their trust or estate planning. Ann Shields Melrose, Ma

I love the Rogaris Law office soooooo much. Trying to coordinate a Purchase of a condo and a Sale…read moreof my condo to purchase new said condo at the same time with additional legal docs like Use and Occupancy and Purchase and Sales has been a dream with these guys. They glide over the speed bumps and I don't have to panic because I know, they know, the real estate law business better than anyone I've ever met in my life - and as a top realtor I've met A LOT. I'd never personally use another law firm .... EVER and now I refer them to everyone I know buying and selling and I get credit for their hard work making me look like a superstah. EVERYBODY LOVES ROGARIS LAW! Anne Mahon

Jennifer (Jenny) Stathakis, attorney at John Rogaris Law Office, was referred to me by my Realtor…read more She represented me and my lender in a dual capacity. I was very impressed by her responsiveness and professionalism. She answered all my questions about the closing process to my satisfaction and was quite meticulous and diligent to make sure that all the i's were dotted and the t's were crossed. I would recommend her wholeheartedly to anyone considering her and her firm as their real estate attorney.

Trusted him to devise certain documents as he was recommended by a friend…read more He however provided substandard work via e-mail, refused to meet in person to discuss improving his output, as was unprofessional and unethical in all his conduct and, ultimately, so hostile that we could no longer trust him. We had to add a star to this rating. But Attorney W.J. Hurwitz is not worthy of even one star. More like minus a star or more...

We were so fortunate to find Warren Hurwitz just by a Google search. He was honest, professional…read moreand obviously out for our best interest. And to top it off - so easy to get in touch with. What lawyer gives you his cell phone number and almost always answers his own phone! It has been a little over two years since Warren helped us and we recently needed some paperwork for our mortgage financing, I called Warren and he emailed me everything I needed with in 5 minutes. He's the best and I would highly recommend him to anyone!

Nicole and Torrey are awesome!!!! I have used the Law Offices of Nicole Starck for several…read moretransactions and they are FANTASTIC! Nicole & Torrey are responsive, provide details of what to expect as well as what will occur during the transaction, and always respond in a timely manner. I refer her team often as I am in the Real Estate world but have also recommended her to family. I am so confident in their ability to get the job done that if I could give them 10 stars I would!

I used Nicole in 2014 because my real estate team recommended her. At that time, I was very pleased…read morewith her service. She was unbelievably responsive and professional, although she is very quick on the email and less accessible by phone, she was exactly what I needed and I couldn't believe the low price she charged considering all the work she did. Then, I decided to ask her to do a will for me, because I needed it done quickly. I provided her with the information she needed on Feb 25 2015 and I had to keep nagging her to get my estate documents to me. She didn't send them until the end of May 2015 and she sent them via Fedex to my PO Box which Fedex would not deliver the documents so I ended up having to drive to the FedEx office to pick them up myself. I was disappointed in the poor service. I used her again for another real estate transaction, but I explored other options as well, I decided to go with Nicole because she is very quick, and she stated via email that her flat fee included: "everything from start to finish. We draft and negotiate the P&S, prepare all the documents you need to sign for closing (Deed, POA, etc.), obtain your mortgage payoff statements, attend the closing on your behalf, arrange to have your proceeds wired directly into your account once on record." There was a communications issue with negotiating the P&S which I won't go into here, but it was personally upsetting to me. I did not like how that went. Everything got ironed out and we proceeded. However, she did not attend the closing, nor did she advise me that she was not going to attend, I found out when I arrived at the closing. I was also going to be charged $50 to wire the proceeds into my account, even though that also was supposed to be included in the flat fee. At the closing, there were discrepancies in the closing documents I was provided earlier compared to the ones I was asked to sign and she was not there to advise me on the matter. She had her office worker attend the closing who had no idea how to respond to my question. I had to ask the buyer's attorney for clarification on several matters. I was also presented with a document to sign from the buyer's attorney that I did not have my council to explain to me. It was a disappointing end to a real estate transaction that had more bumps in the road than I would have liked.

Working with Kimberly has truly been an exceptional experience. Her unwavering advocacy and…read morecommitment to keeping everything on track--timely, organized, and efficient--made this entire process far more manageable and reassuring. Even when delays and hiccups arose from other parties, Kimberly stepped in with professionalism and determination, pushing for swift resolutions and ensuring every detail stayed on course. If I were to describe her approach to getting things done, I would call her "the Determinator"--focused, persistent, and always moving things forward with purpose. We are deeply grateful for her dedication and support throughout this journey. Thank you to Kimberly and the entire Canner Law team for helping us purchase our first home and guiding us through the process with such care and expertise.

So easy to work with and know when to be concerned about issues that arise. Some are more worrisome…read morethan others as it turns out! Marc and team have successfully guided dozens of buyers and sellers through the home buying/selling process. AND Laura Cross is a great resource for tenant/landlord laws. Highly recommend!

Small firm, smart, and helpful--lawyers with different areas of specialty. Definitely know Newton…read moreand the area.

I've used them a number of times, first for purchasing a condo many years ago, then for selling…read morethat condo and buying a house. They were excellent across the board. Very easy to work with and extremely reasonably priced. There were several issues from the seller of the house that they resolved very quickly. I would highly recommend them!