Goldstein for Congress

Psuedo Nym _{on Google}

Jan 18th, 2017

I have nothing personal against Sheldon, and business is business. If you have the money, I'm sure he's a good attorney. Seems sharp. My only problem is that I felt they ran up my bill beyond what was reasonable, because we never made an appearance in court, and only attended a half day mediation. Despite that, my first month's bill was twice the amount of my $3500 retainer fee, causing me to scramble to replenish it, while watching the debt climb faster than I could keep up. Notice how the biggest complaint is about their billing practices, which I initially ignored, because I thought the bad reviews were given by trolls. Was billed for vague stuff like "talked to someone about the case", over-billed phone conversations to me, and re-tabbing of files that didn't appear to be re-tabbed, when I saw them. I had no clue how much time was actually spent on my case. How do you verify, other than taking their word? Was a worse nightmare than the actual case, once I found I was quickly in the hole. Total bill, for 2 1/2 months of service was more than $16k. I was able to get it decreased, but not enough to get myself out of serious debt. I would have thrown in the white flag, had it not been for me having found a straight fee lawyer who wrapped up and won my case for only $2500. I felt Sheldon was a competent lawyer who could have won my case, but I was running out of money, very quickly. Hard lesson learned. My advice is to always consider a straight fee lawyer, if your finances are limited and there isn't a huge amount of lawsuit amount at stake. A lot of these hourly lawyers will unnecessarily run up your bill, especially this firm. Other than that, his dry and no-nonsense personality is useful against the uglier attorneys. My experience with their billing practices is the only reason for me giving them 2 stars. Nothing personal, at all. I'm confident those who could actually afford him will give them a higher rating.