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Bart Resnicoff offered a free consultation regarding my divorce and child custody case where he told me that his many years in family law, especially representing fathers, made him an excellent legal advocate for me. He lured me in and I took his bait. I told him that I cannot afford his rate ($500 at that time). He said he would lower and keep his hourly rate at $350 per hour and would only charge me a $5000 retainer. He burned through that 5000 dollars in just two weeks.
His statement showed many charges so it was hard to single out an odd off-hour charge. It later became clear that he was delegating his work to underlings. That explained how I was being charged for legal expenses at a time that he was unavailable due to getting medical treatment.
When I asked him for advice, based on his years of experience settling legal family matters out of court, on how to persuade my wife and her attorney on easing up on some of the time restrictions I have with my kids, Bart told me that I should hire a private investigator. With the help of Bart's office, I was printing out all correspondences I had with my then-wife, and collecting what the private investigator was giving us. I told Bart that I would go through the materials on my own because I couldn't afford his firm to do it.
I pointed out a number of inconsistencies between my wife's words and actions. Bart said he knew what to do with it. She was horrified and angered. Matters escalated when she responded by hiring another private investigator. Debts accrued. I barely saw my kids anymore.
Finally...Bart advises me it is time to cool things down and negotiate. I was back to where I started - but just poorer and estranged from my kids. Now, Mr. Resnicoff is gone. He has left a heap of financial damage, debt, and very limited visitations (less than in the beginning) with my kids. The way Bart advised me to escalate matters with a private investigator has now, that the hearings are over, there is complete and utter distrust with the co-parent of my kids. I regret ever walking into Bart Resnicoff's office for that initial consultation.
Barton Resnicoff was recommended to me for my divorce from someone who said he has worked in divorce law for a long time. He was easy to speak to and started ridiculing my soon-to-be ex-husband to my enjoyment. I was hooked.
I told him how much my budget was to pay for his services and asked that his office notify me not later than 1 month for each bill. I realized later that I was being fooled when I would receive a bill for time spent for a discussion that I already had with him that happened 2 months beforehand but with a different label categorizing the conversation that would happen in the present billing period.
This happened more than 4 times. When I would bring this up, Mr. Resnicoff said he didn't know what this was and to speak with his staff. Somehow, they would negotiate a percentage of the twice-billed billable time with me and I would give in because I felt that I was already invested in Bart's law firm tens of thousands of dollars in.
Later, Bart would argue on my behalf with fiery language that infuriated my ex-husband and baffle his lawyer. I appreciated that Bart was trying to show aggression on my behalf, but I expected him to act professionally.
I'm sure he deals with highly emotional people all the time, given his area of law, but to literally transcribe and send messages without a professional filter was irresponsible, idiotic, and crass because they did not achieve the intended outcome - a concession. These messages drew backlash and boyish stubbornness while I received email alerts while I was at work. It felt nice to hear what Bart had to say to my ex-husband and his lawyer, but the bills came in, and my budget nearly emptied.
I told Bart that I need to end the case as soon as possible but he continued arguing with the other lawyer for a settlement conference that drew more funds in and of itself. When I told Bart how much money I had to pay him, he said that he could refer me to a law clinic and wished me the best of luck.
I wondered how it was that he had interns and paralegals already working for him for no or little pay - was he just using them and billing me for that time I hired him for? I then went and begged relatives for loans, my employer for another advance, and sent the money to his office. The divorce was final but my problems did not end there.
Bart gave me tax advice especially relating to child custody and the IRS. My accountant said that this was a preventable matter had I consulted with almost any certified tax consultant regarding these matters during the divorce. Again, Bart misrepresented himself in an area he believed he had expertise in.
I hope no one else has to go through what I went through with this law firm.
Barton R. Resnicoff, my divorce lawyer, made me feel at ease when he heard my dire situation and promised me results. He went on and on about life lessons and similar cases to mine that he supposedly had in the past. After Barton Resnicoff received his retainer, his demeanor and approach changed drastically. He was very difficult to reach on the phone or email and returned my messages very late.
He initially advised me not to agree to a settlement agreement while making a plan to threaten to go to trial, and then receiving a better deal from the settlement. This plan backfired and we ended up in court.
Barton Resnicoff forgot numerous times to file information with the court and made us look like complete idiots in front of the judge and my ex. My ex and his lawyer took advantage of my having hired the fraudulent Barton Resnicoff as my hairy nose in the air lawyer. It was too late to fire Barton Resnicoff and I realized that I would have to revisit my case later on with a decent attorney.
If I knew that Barton Resnicoff would be a foul-mouthed dishonest Scrooge that would so badly handle my case, I would have represented myself, taken the settlement and saved a great deal of precious time with my children, assets, and the ability to move on with my life sooner.
Barton R. Resnicoff Reviews
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Bart Resnicoff offered a free consultation regarding my divorce and child custody case where he told me that his many years in family law, especially representing fathers, made him an excellent legal advocate for me. He lured me in and I took his bait. I told him that I cannot afford his rate ($500 at that time). He said he would lower and keep his hourly rate at $350 per hour and would only charge me a $5000 retainer. He burned through that 5000 dollars in just two weeks.
His statement showed many charges so it was hard to single out an odd off-hour charge. It later became clear that he was delegating his work to underlings. That explained how I was being charged for legal expenses at a time that he was unavailable due to getting medical treatment.
When I asked him for advice, based on his years of experience settling legal family matters out of court, on how to persuade my wife and her attorney on easing up on some of the time restrictions I have with my kids, Bart told me that I should hire a private investigator. With the help of Bart's office, I was printing out all correspondences I had with my then-wife, and collecting what the private investigator was giving us. I told Bart that I would go through the materials on my own because I couldn't afford his firm to do it.
I pointed out a number of inconsistencies between my wife's words and actions. Bart said he knew what to do with it. She was horrified and angered. Matters escalated when she responded by hiring another private investigator. Debts accrued. I barely saw my kids anymore.
Finally...Bart advises me it is time to cool things down and negotiate. I was back to where I started - but just poorer and estranged from my kids. Now, Mr. Resnicoff is gone. He has left a heap of financial damage, debt, and very limited visitations (less than in the beginning) with my kids. The way Bart advised me to escalate matters with a private investigator has now, that the hearings are over, there is complete and utter distrust with the co-parent of my kids. I regret ever walking into Bart Resnicoff's office for that initial consultation.
Barton Resnicoff was recommended to me for my divorce from someone who said he has worked in divorce law for a long time. He was easy to speak to and started ridiculing my soon-to-be ex-husband to my enjoyment. I was hooked.
I told him how much my budget was to pay for his services and asked that his office notify me not later than 1 month for each bill. I realized later that I was being fooled when I would receive a bill for time spent for a discussion that I already had with him that happened 2 months beforehand but with a different label categorizing the conversation that would happen in the present billing period.
This happened more than 4 times. When I would bring this up, Mr. Resnicoff said he didn't know what this was and to speak with his staff. Somehow, they would negotiate a percentage of the twice-billed billable time with me and I would give in because I felt that I was already invested in Bart's law firm tens of thousands of dollars in.
Later, Bart would argue on my behalf with fiery language that infuriated my ex-husband and baffle his lawyer. I appreciated that Bart was trying to show aggression on my behalf, but I expected him to act professionally.
I'm sure he deals with highly emotional people all the time, given his area of law, but to literally transcribe and send messages without a professional filter was irresponsible, idiotic, and crass because they did not achieve the intended outcome - a concession. These messages drew backlash and boyish stubbornness while I received email alerts while I was at work. It felt nice to hear what Bart had to say to my ex-husband and his lawyer, but the bills came in, and my budget nearly emptied.
I told Bart that I need to end the case as soon as possible but he continued arguing with the other lawyer for a settlement conference that drew more funds in and of itself. When I told Bart how much money I had to pay him, he said that he could refer me to a law clinic and wished me the best of luck.
I wondered how it was that he had interns and paralegals already working for him for no or little pay - was he just using them and billing me for that time I hired him for? I then went and begged relatives for loans, my employer for another advance, and sent the money to his office. The divorce was final but my problems did not end there.
Bart gave me tax advice especially relating to child custody and the IRS. My accountant said that this was a preventable matter had I consulted with almost any certified tax consultant regarding these matters during the divorce. Again, Bart misrepresented himself in an area he believed he had expertise in.
I hope no one else has to go through what I went through with this law firm.
Barton R. Resnicoff Stole from Me
Barton R. Resnicoff, my divorce lawyer, made me feel at ease when he heard my dire situation and promised me results. He went on and on about life lessons and similar cases to mine that he supposedly had in the past. After Barton Resnicoff received his retainer, his demeanor and approach changed drastically. He was very difficult to reach on the phone or email and returned my messages very late.
He initially advised me not to agree to a settlement agreement while making a plan to threaten to go to trial, and then receiving a better deal from the settlement. This plan backfired and we ended up in court.
Barton Resnicoff forgot numerous times to file information with the court and made us look like complete idiots in front of the judge and my ex. My ex and his lawyer took advantage of my having hired the fraudulent Barton Resnicoff as my hairy nose in the air lawyer. It was too late to fire Barton Resnicoff and I realized that I would have to revisit my case later on with a decent attorney.
If I knew that Barton Resnicoff would be a foul-mouthed dishonest Scrooge that would so badly handle my case, I would have represented myself, taken the settlement and saved a great deal of precious time with my children, assets, and the ability to move on with my life sooner.