Absolutely the worst Firm I have ever dealt with. Run …read more... inflated fees and no professional demeanor

From the owner: Barone Law Firm is located in Staten Island and serves all of Richmond county. The Law Firm has…read morebeen operated by the Barone family for more than 30 years. The Firm specializes in Real Estate Law and Wills & Estates. Anthony P. Barone and Toni Ann Barone are available for consultations concerning your Real Estate Matters and will look forward to assisting you with the selling or purchasing of any properties. Also, planning your estate and executing your will. Call or send an e-mail to make an appointment!

This is a review that is way over do. Mr. Pappas is one of the kindest people a person could ever…read moremeet. Due to a neurological illness my circumstances were very unique and he went beyond his service to help me. The kindness he showed me I have never seen in any other lawyer, especially in regards to my Daughter's estate. If you want an honest great lawyer, he is your go to guy. Mr. Pappas, I am very grateful and humble for all the times you have helped me-I have never forgotten.

From the owner: Andrew Pappas is a courteous and professional lawyer that have a very wide knowledge about…read morebankruptcy personal injuryReal estatesWills and Estates and corporate Law. he will handle your case and work you through the steps and strategy of winning.

This review is strictly from my own personal experience with this law firm and Gabriella Giovinazzo…read moreas my attorney representing me. I paid this firm in total $8,306 for child support modification and possibly retaining them for an enforcement/modification of my visitation court order pending how the firm does in child support. And it was horrible, if I could give 0 stars I would. If you're the noncustodial father looking for a firm to fight for you this isn't the firm for you. I have a court order regarding my visitation and rights, even though it's clear as day my child's mother was violating the order, Gabriella Giovinazzo stance was because the mother has full custody and all final decision making there was nothing I could do. Firstly I highly recommend going over every invoice they send you. Secondly, they bill you 2.5 hours when there's a court appearance even if it last less than an hour, which I feel is ridiculous given the fact child support is through zoom and never that long, but that was my fault since I forgot it usually never lasted that long and overread that part when reading the agreement paperwork. My zoom conference for child support lasted about 40,50 minutes. They charge you for every email even when it's a simple ask, for example, I emailed my lawyer, Gabriella Giovinazzo, when court was a couple days away just to ask if there was anything I needed since I haven't heard from her and got charged for that. Before going into the zoom conference Gabriella Giovinazzo called stating they would like to settle and not go to trial. She said this would be better and easier since my child support would go up and I won't be paying her more, not remembering that I'm already paying her up to 2.5 hours when we go into court even if we settle. I asked some questions and finally agreed to settling. During the zoom conference to finalize the settlement, I found out Gabriella Giovinazzo didn't submit evidence regarding a letter from my employment about my healthcare being secondary and not blocking the other parents medical coverage but because of that my secondary coverage dropped. I asked to speak to my attorney since we came to an agreement before we went on zoom but something came up where I had questions but my attorney just stood on zoom looking at the camera and didn't call me, so basically I was asking and representing myself to the magistrate who was answering all my questions as my attorney just stood looking on and not saying anything or defending my stance. After the zoom conference I didn't get a call to follow up or if I had any questions or concerns or if I was satisfied about the outcome but I sure did get another bill. I paid and lost $8,306 to a firm to basically look pretty on a zoom call conference where I could have represented myself and gotten the same outcome. I paid more in emails in concerns for my child's mother breaking the court order on my visitation weekends which didn't even matter. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND ANY FATHERS TRYING TO FIGHT THE SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE'S A COURT ORDER AND OTHER PARENT IS VIOLATING IT AND DO RIGHT BY THEIR CHILD(REN) GO TO ANOTHER LAW FIRM.

I've hired this firm recently, and my attorney was Gabriella Giovinazzo, in principle supervised by…read moreErin Colgan. It's a revision of child custody case. Six months after taking my $5,000 retainer and filing a petition in court, which I honestly still don't know if it was a good idea, I still haven't gotten from her a clear advice on what the best course of action is and why. First, she told me that there were reasons for concern, then, a few months later, without further justification, she told me to settle. Second, she negotiated the summer vacations with the attorney of the other party. Naively, I had believed that, knowing what I wanted, she would use this opportunity to set a precedent in the future negotiations with the other party. No, after exchanging several emails with me, each of which at the price of $100, she just gave them everything they wanted. Detail: when she concluded the negotiation, she forgot to tell me, so I had to send her another email, which I suspect she charged $100 to reply to. She charged me for every single piece of communication with me, even those indirectly complaining about what she was doing and, yet, my feeling that I was not being well informed by her. Honestly, I had the impression that my attorney was not paying attention. I suppose this firm has too many cases. The firm doesn't relate to the pain that clients must be going through when they choose to put a substantial amount of time and money to hire an attorney. An attorney who doesn't understand the social role they play, of informing and promoting social peace, and instead choose to just do the robotic easy thing to make money, is not a good attorney.

Matthew Turturro is a great lawyer. He and his team are very knowledgeable and very professional…read more He helped me with a problem I was facing, he helped me out tremendously. His advice was very helpful and he was very good. He kept me informed all along the way. His fees were very reasonable. I highly recommend Mr Turturro law office. I would not go anywhere else.

I am very grateful for the help I received from Mr. Natraj…read more& Mrs. Paulina. Mr. Natraj and mrs. Paulina are great to work with. They explain everything in detail and made the process a better learning experience. I'm referring them to all my friends and family. Thank you so much for everything!!!

Such a great law firm. Highly recommended. Great staff extremely helpful . Quick responses…read more Never a problem.

No communication, never returns a call Worst experience with…read morea real estate attorney,

I asked these people for Transfer-on-Death Deed. They responded quickly and gave the lowest price…read morefor this service in all of Staten Island.

From the owner: At DiVernieri, DiVernieri and Cotter, LLP we are dedicated to helping you achieve results in the…read moremost cost efficient way. Legal issues can seem daunting, but we are here to help. Speaking with a qualified Staten Island estate planning attorney can put your mind at ease. Our firm will give your matter the attention and care it deserves. All too often, once the legal work is complete, clients are left to sort out the details on their own. That is not the case at DiVernieri, DiVernieri and, Cotter, LLP.

Jon Costagliola ESQ was my 2nd lawyer for my closing on my town house…read more I wish I had met Jon Costagliola ESQ before this. His fees are very reasonable!! I hate to say would have should have... But.. If I had known his fees were reasonable.. I would have used Jon for my 203K loan on my other house. (and not be crying at the legal Issues that arose..) I was trying to save money.. Do Call Jon!! with any Realestate issues!! You won't be sorry. Jon Costagliola ESQ is amazing! He and Connie (his right hand woman) (small firm) answered all my questions, explained even sent me a copy of a sample contract to review before hiring!! (I'm not sure if he does this for everyone; but after my last lawyer.. ugh Jon was very understanding. Of course he also sat down with us to go over the final contract at signing (the buyers had there lawyer make changes.) I can not express enough my positive!! interactions. At contract signing; Jon prepared a frequently asked questions page. Which was very helpful and I referred to it on a few occasions. : ), Jon Costagliola ESQ provided excellent customer service and professionalism. I'm having to redo my 203K loan .. I will have Jon look over the paper work. Do call Jon Costagliola ESQ.

I am a real estate broker and love love love this lawyer. He is easy going and understatnds that…read moreclients like to talk to the lawyer and not a machine He will always responed to his clients needs And his fees for closings listings is very reasonable. All my customers are very happy with him.No complaints. I am dealing with him for over 10 years now.