Worst lawyer and lawyers office. Will call you for money 400 times a day but will respond you 400…read morehours later about your case and on top of that they call me and propose money to delete my review!!! unbelievable that these people are lawyers

After having hired two other firms to represent me in my highly contentious divorce, I felt…read moredejected and financially drained without an end in sight. Out of desperation to protect my children, I sought out another firm to represent me and was referred to Herbert & Weiss by a friend. My entire experience in the divorce process was finally set on the right track and ultimately settled in my favor as a result. From the beginning, Helene helped put my mind at ease. She took great care in attention to detail, making sure she truly understood every aspect of my case along with what was important to me, which involved the custody of young children, child support, division of marital assets, and my ex-husband's request for spousal support. Helene had the knowledge and fortitude necessary to ask the right questions and use the appropriate information to benefit my case and bring settlement to fruition. More importantly she did an amazing job keeping me informed and teaching me about the overall process to ensure I was comfortable and well-informed at all times. Helene is courteous, patient, and simply a wonderful human being with strong ethics, which is hard to come by these days. Don't be misled by her pleasant demeanor, I was amazed to watch Helene in action. She really knows when to turn it up and how to work around the strengths and take advantage of the weaknesses of her opposition. I was proud to have her by my side then, and still turn to Herbert & Weiss for all my legal matters, including updating my Will, Real Estate transactions, Child Support issues, and more. Honesty and integrity permeate Helene's personality and work ethic. It was evident in the court house that she is highly respected by her own peers and judges and I was extremely fortunate to be represented by such fine counsel during my divorce..

Serious Concerns About Intake Process and Conflict of Interest…read more I hired this firm for divorce mediation services in September 2025. My experience raised serious concerns about their intake and conflict-checking procedures: INTAKE ISSUES: - Only my wife completed an intake form; I never did - The intake form asked "How did you hear about our firm?" and my wife answered "Other" with no additional information provided - No follow-up was done to identify the actual referral source UNDISCLOSED CONFLICT: - Five months into the process (February 2026), I discovered through the firm's own website that my wife's long-term partner had previously used the same attorney (Amelia Nickles) for her own divorce mediation - My wife's partner had left a 5-star review on the firm's website - My wife later confirmed in writing that her partner had referred her to this specific attorney - I was never informed of this connection before or during our mediation RESPONSE WHEN RAISED: - When I brought this to managing partner Adam Berner's attention via email (February 19, 2026), he responded (February 24, 2026) by addressing me by the wrong name ("David" instead of "Mark") and refused to discuss the conflict, instead demanding payment and stating "no further communication until the balance is paid" COST AND SERVICE DELIVERY: - Before signing the Agreement to Mediate, I sent multiple emails (September 20 and September 23, 2025) requesting a cost estimate for the complete process - Despite these requests, no total cost estimate was ever provided - We paid $2,689.88 over 5 months with minimal deliverables: one AI-generated summary and no meeting minutes or documentation - When I asked about meeting minutes in February 2026, I was told the firm charges an additional $500/hour for documentation beyond the mediation sessions WHAT I LEARNED: - Always ensure BOTH parties complete intake forms - Ask specifically about conflict-checking procedures - Get total cost estimates in writing before proceeding - Confirm what deliverables are included in the hourly rate I ultimately hired a separate attorney to complete my divorce. Others considering this firm should ask detailed questions about these issues upfront.

I had a great experience working with Adam. He skillfully and sensitively helped us navigate…read morethrough the divorce process. Adam takes a collaborative approach and was able to keep us focused on the forest instead of getting stuck in the trees. While my ex-wife and I both had our own independent counsel, Adam's involvement easily saved us tens of thousands of dollars in legal bills that would have been incurred in conjunction with what I am sure would have been a much lengthier and more contentious negotiation process. My only regret is that we didn't involve Adam earlier in the process.

Really great experience with the Manna Helmy law group. Everything was explained clearly and…read morehandled with care. They made the process feel easy, and I felt confident every step of the way. Highly recommend!

Marize Helmy is extremely knowledgeable and generous with her experience and time, and makes…read moredealing with the loss of a parent so much easier to deal with. Highly, highly recommend!

I Highly recommend Damiano Law offices. Toni represented me in family child custody and child…read moresupport court. Everything went flawless . I couldn't be happier!!!

slumlords of the attorney world.... no no no no no no no…read more don't do it, i do not like writing a negative reviews, i usually write about restaurants i love and great service i have gotten, but this is for those of you who want to have a divorce done for a reasonable price, not be treated like a fool,belittled, degraded, by a person like toni damiano. stay far away from toni and francesca, they will bill you and bill you and you will pay and pay and when you have no $ left, you will have have spent $50,000 , nothing will be settled, and she will drop you as a client so fast you won't even know what happened. emails will go back-and-fforth till you have no money left. every time toni has a meeting with you, she says " you know i had to cancel a lunch or dinner for this that i had made a long time ago to make time for you." she said this to me several times. i caught on, because francesca , toni's mini me, was saying the same thing to me when we had a meeting, francesca would say "you know i had to cancel a serious doctor appointment to meet with you." toni damiano walks around her office like the "queen of england "sticks her head in an office wherever a client is, and yells out in her disgusting effort to embarrass the client,," you know you owe me money right? you better pay it soon!" she loves to embarrass and belittle her clients, like i said, nothing but a true slumlord, ask and ask, told to be quiet, or stop asking the questions. the emails and invoices you will receive are written in the smallest illegible font, so you can't figure out the billing ,you will need a magnifying glass. i was materially misled prior to executing the retainer agreement. toni damiano, is professional while you are signing retainer agreement and giving her the deposit check, then she becomes the ultimate b*t*h. the representations made at that time of the signing of the retainer agreement not honored. then scheming begins, and never stops..the quality and tone of professionalism goes out the door and it starts immediately. the deceit, lies, cunning and sly scheming that she and francesca yuppa have perfected begins and never stops, and then she will dump you,&file a substitution of attorney, because you're out of money. toni's son, luke, passes him off as the office manager who does the billing, and she has expertly instructed him to insert double billing every here and there so you will never notice. toni refused to file a subpoena "for pendente lite " for me so i could pay my monthly bills . , "pendente lite" is a subpoena needs to be filed immediately , so the person with little money in divorce , has access to $ to pay their bills . asking toni many times, and sending emails " i have no money , "toni ,& francesca they never answered those emails. toni damiano, does this in an effort because she thinks she will not notice and you are a fool . toni and francesca right there emails in faint blue color so they cannot be copied .further limiting transparency and accountability. very sneaky toni damiano, and francesca yuppa are " masters of deception " "if you have $50,000 that you would like to donate to toni damiano, and have absolutely nothing done on your case, use toni. her mini me, francesca has been molded by toni.has molded francesca perfectly and so has the rest of her staff . francesca and toni work as a team, they will mislead you, deceive you, tell you not to ask them any questions and "don't be a puppet pulling the strings." they manipulate everything, and they have everybody in their pocket . toni damiano,'s son is the mayor of little falls. toni&francesca are the most disgusting, money hungry attorneys. don't do it, i am warning you. scroll down to the reviews from three or four years ago and you will see that they read exactly the same as mine. no no no no no no no no no don't sign a retainer agreement with toni damiano.

An absolutely excellent attorney! Anyone would be lucky to…read morehave him on their side. He did exactly what I asked, even though he advised going to court would have been the stronger move. He truly listened to me and respected my wishes, even though it wasn't the most beneficial route for me as he knew I had the greater chance to win. That kind of integrity and respect for a client's decisions is rare. He's sharp, dedicated...a total shark. His staff was wonderful; professional, responsive, and kind. I couldn't recommend him more highly!

I cannot speak highly enough about my experience working with Jason Roth. From the very beginning,…read morehe was not only incredibly knowledgeable and professional but also down-to-earth and easy to talk to. He made a complex and stressful situation feel manageable, walking me through every step of the process with honesty, clarity, and confidence. What really stood out was his straightforward, no-nonsense approach. He's a straight shooter who doesn't sugarcoat things--which I appreciated deeply. He laid out realistic expectations, prepared thoroughly, and fought hard for my case. Thanks to his sharp legal skills and dedication, he helped me achieve exactly what I wanted from my case and I'm eternally grateful. If you're looking for an attorney who is both personable and powerful, this is the one you want on your side. A true professional, and an outstanding advocate. I recommend him without hesitation.

Terrible, unethical and in the Hackensack attorney good old boys club. He represent me as jr…read moreattorney at another firm on my first divorce and now represents my soon to be ex wife in my 2nd divorce and doesn't see a conflict. What???? Mr. Buckner will gladly produce unneeded work just to milk you out and get paid. So if you want to get pay a lot of money and get nothing done see these guys they'll make sure to take your life savings so they can go on vacation and leave you and your family in distress. These guys have wrecked more Bergen County families then you can count and have no problems sleeping in the night doing so. Mr. Buckner after charging hundreds of thousand of dollars for his services came in final arbitration with 10 pages of petty expenses (less than 5K), that was his whole case. He looked like he was on a several week cocaine binge in court, mediation and arbitration, shaking hands, sweating in a AC room and didn't say 1 word just sat there (0 value to his client). Absolutely the worst and most unethical attorney, you will do better representing yourself than hiring him. Pick him and there firms fortune will certainly be your misfortune.

Joshua and his staff have always been extremely professional and responsive. Joshua proved to be…read moreknowledgeable and always gave me sound advice. He was successful in obtaining the results I needed. I highly recommend his firm!

My husband and I had our Estate documents done (Wills, Power of Attorney, Health Care Proxies,…read moreetc.). Naomi Collier and her team were as professional and prompt as could be. After having to manage my parents' affairs after their deaths last year I learned how critical it is to have these papers and to have them done correctly! I also learned that they can probate NYS wills although I live in NJ. What an excellent team.

Amazing law firm. The system itself takes forever. I worked with Larry and Janneth. I can…read morefully recommend them.

Honestly, I am glad I had these guys to defend me. They know their stuff. He was pretty cool to see…read morein court too. Very patient and nice. I highly recommend these guys. I went through a ton of firms until I happened to get here. Happy they represented me!