Can I leave a zero star review? The worst. Totally unprofessional and takes weeks and months to…read morereturn emails and phone calls on simple matters. Dealing with Kristine Romano has been one of the nadirs of my life for the past few years since she was referred to us. Avoid at all costs.

The team was super helpful and professional. I would highly recommended them! Thank you so much for…read morehelping me.

I wish I had found him sooner…read more He is personable, professional and knowledgeable. I always felt comfortable with him and he pulled off some wizardry. I can't recommend him enough.

whilst on the first intro call asking questions about general treatment of the law they tried to…read morepeer pressure me into paying $350 for a consult and I needed to decided right then and there. This is predatory behavior and not becoming of a licensed attorney. When I mentioned I needed time to think about it he said we're not talking $3500 we're talking $350 less than a fridge. I don't appreciate the preasure and then diminish the concern over what amount of money is material. would highly not recommend based on that interaction.

I was referred to Schwartz & Plante for representation through a complicated divorce, and what…read morewould be the most emotionally challenging year of my life. I thank my lucky stars I landed on Marissa's client list. She is a bulldog. She was fierce, powerful, persistent, and always ready for the next step. She was always available, responding in record time to any and all issues and questions I had. She was never intimidated by the other side, she only came back stronger everytime. Her expertise in her field of practice amazed me. Everytime I personally felt like I couldnt go on, she gave me stability and piece of mind to keep fighting for what I deserved and what was right & legal. Trust me when I say Marissa was my life line. You 100% want her and her team on your side! I am forever grateful for her guidance

I hired this firm to represent me with a very tough case in order to save my 16yr old daughter's…read morelife from a bad situation between her and her mother. Marisa Higgins was the lead counsel who worked with me on this case. Her professionalism and never give in attitude helped me through some very tough emotional times. I am happy to say that our case is over and my daughter is thriving doing a full 180 since she came into my care. High honors at a private school along with making the national honor society. She is participating in sports both volleyball and tennis along with science Olympiad. I could not be more proud of her and more thankful for the support and help Marisa Higgins gave us through this painful process. We owe you and your firm giving our life's back! aif anyone needs a firm to support them Schwartz and Plante would be my first and last stop. Thank you all.

My spouse was attempting to go through this attorney for a closing on our home and they were…read moreimmediately met with unprofessionalism. We could not even get a reason as to why he would not work the transition but it was stated essentially as he was not savvy enough to understand the transaction and simply shut it down and slandered it as it didn't fit his traditional type of real estate transaction. I am a 69 year old and am able to comprehend how it works. Now we are forced to find another more competent actual professional to help us fulfill this transaction. Not much value in working here. God bless

I used Attorney Joseph Jenkins to finalize my refi. They were very clear on documents they needed…read moreand very easy to work with. They made the process simple and quick, but never made me feel rushed. Great experience. Nothing negative to share.

Professional,reliable,quick and speedy service. We couldn't be more grateful and pleased with the…read moreservice we received from our real estate attorney Thomas Marino and Olivia Gardner his legal assistant. Wow! What a team! Within one months time the closing of our house was done. Tremendous work! They made everything simple and extremely easy for us.Bravo! To you Tom Marino and Olivia.Tom came highly recommended to us from Lorraine Herbert our real estate agent. When lorraine speaks we listen. We would highly recommend Thomas Marino and his professional team to everyone. Any way God Bless you and keep you all

My partner and I worked with Chelsea and we couldn't be happier. She was extremely attentive and…read morehelpful, especially as first time homebuyers. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a wonderful attorney that will ensure that closing on a house is a seamless process!

Professionally and personally in my 63 years I have dealt with various lawyers for various things…read more Working with Chelsea Doogan when selling our home was hands down the most painful and anxiety provoking experience of them all. 1) Rude. (eg. Ask her a question and her answer many times is prefaced by "As I told you...."-whether she did or not). 2) Overly sensitive/defensive. (eg. Salient times during the negotiation she would take push back hard at any suggestion she was off base-not even hearing us out). 3)Not detail orientated; pretty big you think! (eg. Twice we caught non-disputed clerical errors; one by her and one by her 'raved about' assistant who was going to take great care of us. I could go on an on. It got so bad , directly and indirectly, by her participation in the process that at one point I called my realtor almost in tears ready to blow up the very great deal we had going because of her impact on the process. Thank God for my great realtor who kept things from ending. Chelsea knew fairly early on, through Alyssa, of my big discontent with her. Rather than try to repair things she wrote a defensive email making things worst. I kept wondering where Hornung and Scimone were in the process....whether they oversee the folks that work for them---hear how things are going..... The whole process felt like she was working more for the folks buying the house than for my wife and I. In our first meeting she raved about the other lawyer....how he had just made partner or was about to.... . She said she was telling me to reassure me we were dealing with a stand-up person, but for weeks after it felt , subjectively and the deal she ironed out, much more like she was hoping to impress him/not be in any conflict with him. Good luck with your endeavor. We were selling a home and renting from the buyers for a bit after they bought it while trying to buy a new home in Florida....and still working and packing up and saying good-bye to Franklin MA. The kind of once in a life-time stressful position you want a good team around you. Through the help of many, including things she did do right, we got it down-why I give 2 stars and not one. Best.

We used Brekka and Brekka a couple of times with very pleasing results. We first had Kenneth draw…read moreup our will and family trust. He was very thorough and professional and presented to us exactly what we looking for to protect our family. When we sold our home we again used Brekka and Brekka, this time with Claire. Again we were very pleased with her efficiency and professionalism throughout the entire process. We thoroughly recommend this law office to everyone in Central Massachusetts!

Mr. Brekka wrote a will for my wife's mother and her husband while my wife's mother was suffering…read morefrom ALS. Subsequently, after my wife's mother died, my wife found out that her mother, her mother's husband and Mr. Brekka had set up a will that cut off much of my wife's inheritance and left all joint assets with the husband's own daughter. While my wife's mother had ALS, and during the time of the writing of the will, she was not of sound mind. She was highly emotional and easily manipulated. I cannot fathom an attorney writing a will wherein one party is mentally incapacitated. I am surprised that the lack of balance in the legacies were not called in to question. There is nothing my wife can do about the unethical nature of her mother's husband. We just figured an educated attorney would question the intentions of man setting up a will when his wife was facing a certain and imminent death sentence. And now my wife has received a certified letter from Brekka and Brekka, on behalf of my wife's mother's husband, telling my wife the remaining items he has allowed her will be discarded soon if not collected. Sure, all this is legal, but ethical? I would steer way clear of this office.

Don has been our attorney for several things in our lives but most recently a house closing. We…read morewere stressed because we were selling a house in Southbridge and buying another house in a different state. Don and his office were extremely responsive, attentive and caring. Even helping with the sale that they weren't even involved in. We are eternally grateful for the professionalism involved in this transaction.

Don was the lawyer assigned to me by the mortgage broker when I recently refinanced my home. Can't…read moresay i was disappointed. He was very friendly and accommodating. How many lawyers do you know that give out their cell phone or have Saturday hours. If in need of a lawyer again, Don rises to the top of my short list.