I utilized Steve Sercu's service for a criminal matter of allowing my grandson. He was responsive,…read morecommunicative, and effective. Highly recommend.

marilee is a fraud, do not hire. Charges thousands for no legal aid services providedread more

I am very pleased with the service I received from Tully Rinckey - Rochester regarding a complex…read morelegal matter involving Child Abuse and Neglect. The entire team was professional, compassionate, and attentive from the start. They listened carefully to my concerns and clearly explained the possible legal options. They kept me informed of what was likely to happen at each step, making the entire process much easier. Their communication was transparent, timely, and always helpful. I had a great experience with their respect for their clients, their responsiveness, and their high quality of services again of service. I will definitely use their services again in the future and would recommend their servces to others.

*** Tully Rinckey's response to my reviews is disingenuous. We already addressed this matter…read moredirectly with the firm. The only options presented were to continue paying them to correct mistakes in their work--despite their already having the necessary information and documentation--or to close the matter and receive only the unused portion of the retainer. They had the opportunity to resolve this privately and chose not to. ** Richard Brister is highly persuasive during the initial consultation. Unfortunately, his impressive phone manner is where the competence at Tully Rinckey ends. What Mr. Brister promised us during our consultation bears absolutely no resemblance to what the firm ultimately delivered. He explicitly assured us that our $4,000 retainer would cover a robust, comprehensive demand letter and active negotiations--even discussing specific enforcement provisions to hold management accountable to critical safety measures. We relied on those professional representations when we signed and paid our retainer. What we received was a weak, inaccurate and completely unusable draft. It was addressed to an individual who no longer worked for the company, contained a false timeline, failed to include our core claims, and completely ignored the evidence we had provided. It was a sloppy, careless rush job that caused our household and my 88 year old mother additional distress. The worst part? When we pointed out these glaring, objective errors, Tully Rinckey did not offer to correct them without further depleting our retainer. They never denied that we would be expected to pay additional legal fees simply to obtain an accurate and usable version of the document we had already retained them to prepare. To anyone considering this firm: Do not be fooled by Mr. Brister's polished sales pitch. Get every verbal promise in writing before you hand over a single dime. We trusted Tully Rinckey with thousands of dollars and a highly sensitive matter, and we were left with zero results, a bigger headache, and a nearly depleted retainer. Shame on Richard Brister, and shame on Tully Rinckey. Stay tuned for more TR reviews.

I used Kevin & Debbie (Rochester, NY office) for my mediation process. I really would love to give…read morethem 5 stars because Kevin was just a good dude...very knowledgable. Debbie, the paralegal who I only ever consulted with via e-mail, was helpful if lacking a tad of bedside manner. The reason for the drop from 5 to 4 is I felt things were not fairly or adequately explained to me during the mediation process. Now that I'm a year post-mediation, I really wish they had explained more of the Child Support laws - and that we should negotiate & potentially deviate from the state calculator because we were 50/50 custody. Instead, they just signed me up for the full $2,700/mo cost as the higher income earner and sent me packing. I also wish there was more thorough explanation about asset division. He suggested we keep her car loan in my name until the loan matures and just share the cost. Cool. Looks fine on paper, sounded fine in the office - but in reality, now I'm financially tied to my ex for 3-4 more years. I weirdly own her car and have to do her registrations, maintain insurance for her, and all that stuff. I can't imagine this isn't something they experienced before being professional family law specialists. A little education would've gone a long way. I appreciate that they wanted to keep things on the lower end of costs & move us through quickly...but some of these basic things would've been super helpful instead of telling me things to "get it done" that would ultimately be HUGE headaches later on.

I worked with Jamie Bakleh and she is absolutely the best lawyer I could ask for ! She was so…read morepatient, kind, professional and helped me navigate through my legal matter. She always kept me informed and answered all my questions promptly while taking a lot of time so I understood all matters. She was absolutely amazing and went out of her way to keep me calm when I was anxious. Jamie worked so hard on my case and I am forever grateful to her. So thank you from the bottom of my heart! I would recommend her to anyone.!

Hi, I did a review. Didn't it get to you..? I gave you 10 stars because you were so kind and…read morehelpful to me. I was very nervous but you put me right at ease . I thank you very much and am recommending you to anyone who asks about you and your firm.

From the owner: Uncontested divorce, bankruptcy, real estate, family court, personal injury, will/estates, and…read moreother general practice matters.

One of the worst experiences of my life. Assets were under valued and I have no weekends with my…read morekids ever. The first 8 hours of mediation were spent discussing fictional #'s where she had me paying child support for the entire year my kids turned 21 which was 19 extra months. After mediation you go to a fly by night attorney with a basement office to handle the legal part because she is not educated in the law. You don't have to have any training to become a mediator. I also overheard conversations while using the bathroom.

Do not use this woman if you're in a high conflict situation. I have spent over $60k in post…read moredivorce legal fees trying to untangle the complete mess of a separation agreement she authored. That's in addition to the lost custody time and general pain and suffering caused by the illogical and nonsensical terms she wrote into the agreement. During mediation, she definitely favored the other side, so men beware. My requests were quickly dismissed, while my ex's were given weight and preference. End result was an agreement that was comprised almost entirely of my ex's demands. I strongly recommend using an attorney mediator, not one who tells you to buy her book if you wish to understand all the proprietary terms she will throw at you.

Kornienko Law Firm has performed numerous services for my family including :…read more - Will, HCP, POA preparation - Real Estate Closings - Business Coaching For each and every service, I felt that I was receiving the highest quality, personalized service possible. I've tried other higher priced firms and will not go back to those firms. This boutique firm is where it's at!

Greg is honest and treats people with respect. He always…read morefollows through and is very knowledgeable in many areas of law. I will always have Greg as my attorney!