Lawyer Ronald D. Coleman, of N.J. and N.Y., failed to pursue my claims with due diligence and failed to act in my best interest and according to my goals and the terms of our agreement. In a November 2015 meeting, I repeatedly made clear that I did NOT want to litigate my claims and he agreed. He stated that he would spend $2000.00 of my $5500.00 retainer to review materials, draft and mail demand letters, and negotiate with the defendants for four claims. But he only pursued one of my claims--and half-heartedly at that when he blew off a scheduled four-way conference call because he simply “forgot.” Oops.
Then in two months later, I received an invoice showing he’d used up $2863.00--nearly 2/3 of my retainer--pursing a single claim. Only one of four. When I protested that his excessive spending violated the terms of our agreement, he said that the upfront costs would be higher to formulate initial demand letters and evidence, and because they’d be reused with each subsequent claim, fewer hours would be expended with each.
Then, two months later, I received an invoice showing he’d spent my whole retainer PLUS an additional $2000.00 worth of time on just two letters and two phone calls. In additon, he didn;t even write either letter; the first one he copies verbatim onto his letterhead from my former attorney and I wrote the second one. This conclusively showed that his intention all along was to litigate, not try to settle, because taking a case to court puts more money in his pocket.
In total, he spent a whopping $4,863.00 on mailing two letters and making two phone calls!
Don’t be fooled by his ratings: 10.0 out of 10.0 stars of Avvo.com and an A+ pre-eminent ranking on Martindale.com. HE IS DECEITFUL AND NOT TO BE TRUSTED!
Archer & Greiner PC Reviews
Lawyer Ronald D. Coleman, of N.J. and N.Y., failed to pursue my claims with due diligence and failed to act in my best interest and according to my goals and the terms of our agreement. In a November 2015 meeting, I repeatedly made clear that I did NOT want to litigate my claims and he agreed. He stated that he would spend $2000.00 of my $5500.00 retainer to review materials, draft and mail demand letters, and negotiate with the defendants for four claims. But he only pursued one of my claims--and half-heartedly at that when he blew off a scheduled four-way conference call because he simply “forgot.” Oops.
Then in two months later, I received an invoice showing he’d used up $2863.00--nearly 2/3 of my retainer--pursing a single claim. Only one of four. When I protested that his excessive spending violated the terms of our agreement, he said that the upfront costs would be higher to formulate initial demand letters and evidence, and because they’d be reused with each subsequent claim, fewer hours would be expended with each.
Then, two months later, I received an invoice showing he’d spent my whole retainer PLUS an additional $2000.00 worth of time on just two letters and two phone calls. In additon, he didn;t even write either letter; the first one he copies verbatim onto his letterhead from my former attorney and I wrote the second one. This conclusively showed that his intention all along was to litigate, not try to settle, because taking a case to court puts more money in his pocket.
In total, he spent a whopping $4,863.00 on mailing two letters and making two phone calls!
Don’t be fooled by his ratings: 10.0 out of 10.0 stars of Avvo.com and an A+ pre-eminent ranking on Martindale.com. HE IS DECEITFUL AND NOT TO BE TRUSTED!