This law firm is by far the most abusive and manipulating place that I ever that the bad luck to encounter. Not only was I given terrible legal advice, but these robbers charged me a bunch of fictitious charges (to the tune of $1500) after I explicitly told them that I didn't want to continue with them. After a few meetings on this topic they agreed to return $600 out of $1500 that they took out of my retainer. When the day came to get the money, they told me that I could only get it, if I signed a non-disclosure agreement, which was never discussed as a condition in any of the meetings. Steve Durbin himself was trying to FORCE me to sign a contract to silence me from disclosing how they create fictitious charges ( like the $150 charge for printing or the $1500 to 'close my file') to take all that they can from from their clients without actually providing any worthwhile legal work. If I can give you any piece of advice is RUN. DO NOT CHOOSE THIS TERRIBLE FIRM. You will regret. read more

I'm extremely happy with the service Mr Durban and his associates provided. There attention to detail and the way they streamlined my requests and needs were amazing. With custody of my daughter on the line I have all the faith in the world I will get the results we seek. In my opinion this is the best law firm I have used. And have used others at a great expense and with little result. Contacting Mr Durban was the best move I have made in my divorces case.. read more

Hired them to do something that should have been simple and smooth through family court in April 2024. I did a bunch of written work, sending them lots of paperwork and went to the courthouse on 3 separate occations (which I should never have had to do myself, but was anxious to get things started and going). I constantly got 'the run around' when working with Afnan, and did next to nothing on my case. This carried on into December 2024, when I told her to file the paperwork, or Ide be firing them and wanted my money. Steven Durbin called me in for a meeting and ambushed me in his office. He told me he was 'firing' me as his client for leaving a well deserved bad review. Then his team frantically ran around to complete some of the paperwork they had close to a year to finish, so he could charge me for it. It took 2 more months the get the rest of my retainer back. Absolutely not for anyone whos not a total douche bag. read more

spent 2.5 years separating from my ex. fired the associate at this firm after about a year. Did absolutely nothing other than collect my money. During conference calls she did not fight on my behalf. In fact she did not fight at all. practically silent. Letting my ex's lawyer run the show. When the other side plotted and schemed, arbitrary changing the custody schedule. She offered no solution and asked what I wanted to do. For $400+ an hour shouldn't she be telling me what to do? After I fired her I had $700+ in my retainer. She kept all but $7 closing my file. I had different lawyer from another firm when writing up a new Will a year later. When he was done his job I had over $300 left in my retainer. After he closed my account he sent me a check for over $300. Some lawyers might be worth it, Stephen Durbin and his associates are not. Unless you're willing to pay over $1500 an hour to Durbin himself. For the rest, you're just a cash cow. read more

Stephen did some urgent corporate work for my company (license agreements for renewable energy technology) when our corporate counsel was overloaded. He was out of his normal area, but I have still rated him a 5 on Knowledge because he researched the subject so quickly and thoroughly that he actually became MORE knowledgeable on the subject than our in-house guy in just a few days. Awesome! I have never seen a lawyer so dedicated to doing not just a great job but an outstanding one. Thanks Steve - I would hire you again in a heartbeat. Tony H. read more

Two years ago, I had the good fortune to be referred to Stephen Durbin. He was the fourth lawyer to represent me in an estate matter that had been the subject of continuous litigation for over 10 years. Despite the large sums of money that had previously been spent on legal fees, and the time elapsed, I had made little progress in resolving the matter. Within months of being retained, Mr. Durbin was able to negotiate an acceptable settlement to end what had been an intractable legal problem. Sadly, the end of one legal problem was followed by another, as my wife of 22 years began divorce proceedings. I again retained Mr. Durbin to represent me in that matter. On two occasions Mr. Durbin was obliged to represent me in Court on Motions relating to my children. He was successful in both and I was awarded legal costs. Mr. Durbin's incisiveness, sensibility, and practical understanding of the likely legal outcome, and his ability to avoid the emotional element that is inherent in family law, was key in negotiating a final settlement in my favor. read more