I've been using Sunrise Accounting since 1999. There is no better firm out there. I live in…read moreIllinois and travel back to Pennsylvania to meet with them because they are worth the travel!

4.5 stars. My husband's and my school district had tried to raise our property tax assessment based…read moreon the purchase price of our house, although they should have used either a 2012 base year or a current market value that was depreciated to 2012. The result was that my husband and I would pay significantly more property tax than our neighbors pay. My husband's coworkers recommended that we hire Flaherty Fardo, a law firm that was founded in 1997 and has expertise in tax appeals, to defend our real estate tax appeal. In April 2021, the attorney Nicole Hauptman Amick, who graduated from the University of Pittsburgh's School of Law and has worked for Flaherty Fardo for several years, was assigned to my husband's and my case. Nicole reviewed our case and the sales of other houses in our neighborhood before agreeing to work with us. She offered representation for either a flat rate of $1,000 or a 50% contingency of the total tax savings from the purchase price backward for relevant tax years. (Please note that other clients' prices might differ.) My husband and I decided to pay $1,000, and it included representation for the entire appeals process. Our payment could be made with either a check or an online payment through their website. I had read that house buyers who are unaware of significant damage and repairs at the time of purchase could use that information to prove that their tax assessment should be lower. Although my husband and I had hired a professional inspector to inspect our house before we bought it, the inspector had not noticed a few major issues that we ended up spending many thousands of dollars to remedy. In May, we emailed a two-page document with details and photos to Nicole, but my husband said that he never received a response, so I am deducting 0.5 stars from my review. In June, this law firm notified us that our Board of Property Assessment Appeals and Review (BPAAR) hearing was scheduled for July. My husband and I were not required to participate in the proceedings. I was not sure how to dial in to listen to the proceedings, but we trusted that Nicole would represent us well. In July, Nicole emailed us that the school board had argued that our assessment should be increased based on comparable sales. Nicole presented evidence for three other recent sales in our neighborhood, and she argued that those sales supported a value below our purchase price. *** In early November, Nicole told us that our property appeal decision was to increase our assessment by a small amount (~13%) rather than the large amount (~40%) that the school board had wanted. The school board had 30 days to appeal the decision, and in early December, Nicole told us that the school did not appeal. Nicole was successful in negotiating for a lower assessment! :) ***

I had a issue and Noah Fardo cared and handled it with the utmost grace. His attention and care to…read morecustomer service is top notch. Thank you Mr. Fardo

My firm works with this great group of people on a daily basis. They share the same core values by…read moreputting the client's needs first. Very professional and quick to respond.

Unprofessional attorney. I explained the urgency of my estate matter and he promised to get the…read moreball rolling asap. I forwarded all my information to him within minutes of him sending me his contact information. I was hesitant; his demeanor is very sour. Four days later I still hadn't heard from him so I reached out to him via email and advised that I needed his retainer agreement within the close of business the following day or I would seek assistance elsewhere. Within no more than 5 minutes, he found the time to contact me and state "don't wait until the close of business. Go ahead and seek assistance elsewhere. I will not be representing you." Extremely rude and an utter waste of my time. I would not count on this attorney for anything you deem important. All I have to say is he better keep the information I forwarded to him confidential or he will find himself as a defendant in a lawsuit.

Puskar Firm represented me in a long custody battle for my almost 4 yr old granddaughter after her…read moremom died suddenly. Although the odds would seem stacked against me, being a grand parent and not a "parent," my fight was for my granddaughters physical safety and mental well-being. The Puskar firm did not let me down, and stood by me even when another lawyer might have walked considering the continual abhorrent behavior(an understatement) of the other party. Attorney Puskar is a wonderful attorney and met every proceeding, hearing, emergency motion, armed with knowledge of the law and a determination to advocate for my granddaughter. He is also incredibly kind and supportive and answered all of my many many multitudes of questions/emails along the way through the numerous twists and turns of the court proceedings. This applies to all the office staff. They were always kind, caring and patient. I was recently, FINALLY, able to legally adopt my now 7 yr old little girl, assisted by Attorney Weaver. I am eternally grateful for their help and support during the entire process. I cannot express that enough.

I was recommended Jack by a friend. However, it was the worst decision. He gave me advice on the…read moreinitial support case to turn down an offer which backfired and cost me 2x more. However, he said I had further options for the case. He charged me more money to represent me. This time he was unprepared to argue my case missing key elements I gave him. He completely ignored my ex's counter suit. In fact, I asked him why he didn't say anything and his exact words were "don't worry about that." Needless to say I lost and the counter suit was awarded. Now this is where it gets good. After the loss, he refused to answer emails, he refused to return phone calls, he had his secretary say he would call me right back. He absolutely refused to discuss the outcome because he knew he f'ed up. I put my trust and A LOT of money in him and he was a waste. Being afraid to discuss his loss was amazing. Do not use him! I can share more information if you want to DM me.

Steve is very professional, efficient and knowledgeable. He has handled my parent's estate and…read moremultiple family members. His office staff is to notch. I have also trusted him to do my will and will have him do my children's will. It will be done right with Steve!

He is very difficult to talk to & doesn't have much compassion or empathy! My family went through a…read morevery difficult time, still are & he doesn't care about us- - - he cares about the almighty dollar! Thank goodness we finally another attorney who cares about us & has sympathy & has walked in our shoes, so she's knows how difficult this is for us- - - especially when we were so close! And she was the person who raised us- - - I don't know who's worse- - - the Attorney or Syka Funeral Home! Ugh! They were cut from the same cloth! If that's not where SHE said she wanted to be buried in her final wishes, we certainly wouldn't have taken her there! Our family has ALWAYS gone to Bohn-Matich Funeral Home! They treat you like family! Since our first funeral in the early 80's, they have become part of our family! Paul & Bobby are more than just Funeral Directors, they take care of your loved one as of it was their loved one. And they treat you like family! I never felt that way at Syka's! Never ONCE did he offer us(and we only had a handful of people) a Kleenex or a cup of coffee or something 2 drink. Oh he did order a pizza, by the time I got to the pizza, there were only a few slices left and NONE of my family ate!! There wasn't enough for each of us to get two slices a piece!! Ridiculous!! We learned our lesson for the future!!!

Attorney LaRue is outstanding, in both his expertise, fund of knowledge and most importantly, his…read moresincere desire to help his clients in their unique and sometimes difficult set of problems. He is a God-send! The LaRue Staff are courteous, professional and very focused on addressing issues. Thank you Attorney LaRue & Professional Staff, Steubenville's Best!

I've used Guido law offices multiple times on multiple closings and never had a problem.read more

Not happy with this attorneys assistant who made the process a headache and redundant. I respect…read morethe attorney but I think in future will only use legal vendors who are local to me.

Had zero problems. He had Sarah work on our case and she was very patient. Mr Isla knew his…read morestuff. I would highly recommend.