I would strongly encourage anyone who is considering hiring this attorney to do their own research…read morebefore making that decision. A simple Google search of her name will bring up information about her professional history that I believe prospective clients deserve to know about before entrusting her with an important legal matter. In my opinion, her conduct demonstrates a serious lack of professional integrity, accountability, and the basic ethical values I would expect from an attorney. There is also a documented history of professional discipline, including a prior reprimand, which is a matter of public record. see below: The two complaints against Lowell contained forty-eight counts~ and alleged violations of RPC 1.2(d) (counseling or assisting a client in conduct that the lawyer knows is illegal, criminal or fraudulent); RPC 1.3 (lack of diligence); RPC 1.5(a) (excessive fees); RPC 1.10(b) (imputed disqualification of law firm); RPC 1.16(d) (failure to return an unearned retainer upon termination of representation); RPC 3.3(a)(1) (false statement of a material fact to a tribunal); RPC 3.3(a)(2) (failure to disclose a material fact to a tribunal when disclosure is necessary to avoid assisting an illegal, criminal or fraudulent act by the client); RPC 3.3(a)(4) (offering evidence the lawyer knows to be false or failure to take remedial measures after the lawyer ascertains that false evidence has been offered); RPC 3.3(a)(5) (failure to disclose a material fact to a tribunal knowing that the tribunal may be misled by such failure); RPC 3.4(c) (knowingly disobeying an obligation under the rules of a tribunal); RPC 4.1(a)(1) (false statement of material fact or law to a third person); RPC 4. l(a)(2) (failure to disclose a material fact to a third person when disclosure is necessary); RPC 7.1(a)(1) (false or misleading communication about the lawyer or the lawyer's services); RPC 8.4(a) (knowingly assisting or inducing another to violate the Rules of Thirty-eight of the counts against Lowell and Vellekamp concerned specific instances of alleged excessive fees. 2 Professional Conduct); RPC 8.4(b) (commission of a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness or fitness as a lawyer); RPC 8.4(c) (conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation) and RPC 8.4(d) (conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice). The complaint against Vellekamp contained forty counts and alleged violations of RPC 1.2(d); RPC 1.5(a); RPC 3.3(a)(2), (4) and (5); RPC 3.4(c); RPC 7.1(a)(1); and RPC 8.4(b); RPC 8.4(c) and RPC 8.4(d).

Mischaracterizes himself as a "full service attorney"; however nonsuch thing exists. Any "attorney"…read morewho advertises themselves as such is misleading and should be avoided. The other fallacy is that Mr. Kleiner is a person that "walks the walk" as shown on his website. He is a very experienced chameleon who will over-promise and guarantee...and fail to deliver. To date, I am still unable to receive billing that would afford me the opportunity to gain compensation as a survivor of domestic violence...and it is very improper to be placed in such a position with a person who has purposely taken an oath to service the public with decency and respect. One must wonder why that is his choice. In addition, Mr. Kleiner fails to file timely replies to adversaries and initiate filings on behalf of his clients. This has cost me significant amounts of hardships and loss of credibility and time with my family as a result given the scope of my matters that he has had the privilege of handling (despite his lack thereof). Mr. Kleiner has apparently conducted himself as I have stated previously with a multitude of others. Recently, a local forum has been discussing historic behavior and very similar experiences to my own. As one woman labeled Mr. Kleiner "The Harvey Weinstein" of Bergen County, the best approach to avoid being caught in the web of inappropriateness would be to avoid Mr. Kleiner completely and seek reputable attorneys that have a strong track record (and reviews) which demonstrate their expertise and integrity. Mr. Kleiner has only gained so many "reviews" over the last weeks via close friends given the current events and his name being mentioned in the forum I have referenced. Of the 37 years that he has been in practice, there are just as many "reviews"; with the majority being posted only recently to recover the fire that he is under within the local community. It's disappointing that any person serving the public would opt to conduct themselves so egregiously. As the phrase goes, "Old dogs can't learn new tricks". Mr. Kleiner's tricks are surfacing.

I recently sat in for a consultation here along with a very good FEMALE friend of mine. Family law…read moreis not his expertise. He comes off as a "know it all" and comments on female clients and his female staff inappropriately. His retainer didn't even make sense and he was very quick to promise a lot of things no one would know - prior to learning a case - would be the outcome.

Review of the Law Office of Susana Gutierrez Manna, LLC…read more Law Office of Susana Gutierrez Manna,  LLC 277 Closter Dock Road, 2nd Floor, Suite 5 Closter, NJ 07624 T 201-750-7564 F 201-750-6919 MannaLaw@MannaLaw.net My teenage son and I came to know real estate attorney Susana Gutierrez Manna, LLC, through our wonderful realtor, Liza Rogala, and they worked together like a dream team in enabling us to sell our 2 bedroom and 2 bathroom apartment in the cooperative building known as Mediterranean North, in Fort Lee, NJ, in 2024. For those of you who are unfamiliar with selling an apartment in a cooperative apartment building complex, it a very complicated, time-consuming, bureaucratic as well as frustrating process with the need for sellers and buyers as well as their realtors and real estate attorneys and movers etc. to comply with archaic and seemingly-endless not to mention illogical rules and regulations. It can be nerve-wracking and infuriating at times for sellers and buyers and the teams of people assisting those sellers and buyers in navigating the required real estate procedures they are inherently obliged to adhere to in order to sucessfully achieve their real estate goals. We found Susana Gutierrez Manna, LLC, to be the kindest and most patient as well as polite real estate attorney we had ever encountered. She kept her calm and patience throughout our professional engagement with her from February to May 2024 to sell our apartment in preparation for our impending relocation to another US state. The same can be said about Janet who works with Susana and who replied to my many queries when Susana was not immediately available to respond. To put things into perspective, I wanted to point out that Mediterranean North has an extremely complicated and excessively bureaucratic administrative set up with its domineering and overbearing building management team, cooperative board and cooperative board attorney's office and their unnecessarily rigid and ridiculously archaic rules and regulations that must be complied with in order for any real estate transactions to commence, proceed and be concluded. At times, it felt like we were cautiously and with much trepidation trying to carefully navigate a perilous journey through a proverbial and extremely dangerous minefield. Susana never lost her cool and she as well as Janet working seamlessly with our realtor, Liza Rogala from Christies International, to assist my son and me with the eventual closing on the sale of the apartment we had purchased at Mediterranean North so that we could relocate to another state. Thank you very much, Susana and Janet! Thank you very much to Liza for finding and engaging the services of the Law Office of Susana Gutierrez Manna,  LLC for my son and me! Thank you very much to Liza, Susana and Janet for working hand-in-hand with each other to enable my son and me to finally conclude the sale of our apartment at Mediterranean North! We could not have done it without the "Dream Team" of Susana, Janet and Liza!

A fantastic law office to handle your real estate closing. Janet who works in the office is very…read morewarm and answers your questions with care and Time and the same can be said for Ms. Manna. A wonderful choice that you will not regret.

All four reviews posted on Yelp very accurately describe my opinion of Mr. Craig Weis…read more Until my recent experience, I couldn't imagine that an attorney could call the opposing party and threaten to derail the entire transaction if we continued to bother him by asking him to do what he was legally required to do (in our case sending us a letter confirming that he had put our money in an escrow account). He was extremely rude and bullying. He disappeared for several days several times during the entire process. It's just a nightmare to deal with such a "professional" so to speak.

Please do not do business with this lawyer. Nothing else to be said, all the reviews have explained…read moreit all. Unprofessional, arrogant, uncooperative... Horrible!!!

I recently became one of the owners of a commercial building that my grandfather built in New…read moreJersey following my grandmothers passing As new owners, we kept all of the existing property management, accounting and tax services intact for the year to become familiar with what being a landlord entails. Today I received a large bill from Dugan, Colthart & Zoch, P.A. for preparation of the 2015 tax returns. The invoice consisted of a single line "preparation of 2015 Business Tax Returns" and a fee. I would have expected more details about the fee which seems high to me, but it was filed on time and we had no issues from the IRS.

From the owner: Dugan, Colthart & Zoch, P.A. is a New Jersey based certified public accounting firm engaged in the…read morepractice of public accounting, tax planning and preparation, estate planning, forensic accounting, business valuations, litigation support, business succession planning, and management consulting services. The firm is also registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Our roots as a firm in New Jersey span over a period of sixty years. The broad range of services we offer display the diverse talents and skills of the professionals in our firm.

He wasn't responsive, and we struggled to get him to correct mistakes on the paperwork he was…read morepreparing. I tried to work with him to manage our expectations by asking him if he can devote a reasonable amount of time and attention to our case to which he affirmed, but there were no improvements. Needing to move forward with someone else, we ended our contract and went with another attorney.

Jason was very informative and too the time to answer my questions. You were very helpful for a…read morephone conversation. I know my case is a bit complicated.