John L Roberts

My wife and I were looking for a NAELA attorney who could develop a trust for us and update our will. Fortunately, we found John Roberts. He he took the time to understand our needs, and developed a trust that reflected those need. He answered our endless questions often time the same question mor...e than once. He responded to emails and phone calls promptly. He developed an electronic, interactive document specific to our trust as a learning tool and a mechanism for performing an annual reviews. He told us to never hesitate to call. He was thorough, detailed and professional. Needless to say, my wife and I highly recommend him You won't be disappointed.

We needed to sell our parents’ home. Probate was needed for two people to clear title to the house. Attorney Roberts handled the probate cases and prepared for the real estate closing. Attorney Roberts negotiated with MassHealth and obtained lien releases. Attorney Roberts handled the real estate... closing and we distributed proceeds from the real estate closing to me and my brothers and sisters.

This lawyer is expensive, evasive and does things backwards. Instead of driving the conversation based on his clients’ priorities, he pushes his own agenda-literally, which he will give to you at the meeting. That sets the tone for the meeting-he’s not there to listen and serve the needs of his clien...t. He avoided providing direct answers to direct questions. He was condescending. He was narcissistic. He is more concerned with taking a fee for service than providing value for service. Having worked with a lawyer prior to him on other matters, I had a good benchmark for how a lawyer should be when acting as an ally. This guy acted more like a robot, spitting out information he’s spit out before, and provided the equivalent experience of someone saying “look it up on the Internet.” Waste of time and money. I do not recommend.

After my first application for disability was denied by Social Security, I called Attorney Roberts, and he started working on my case. The treatment of my condition by a medical specialist had been interrupted, because I didn’t have health insurance. Attorney Roberts explained how I could get healt...h insurance coverage, so I could go back and get treatment from that doctor again. Attorney Roberts then asked the doctor for detailed testimony to explain my condition. My specialist has many patients, and declined to provide detailed testimony to supplement the medical treatment notes and other information that was already in my medical records. Attorney Roberts gathered all of the medical records and went with me to the Social Security Disability hearing. But the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) said she did not believe that the pain caused by my condition prevented me from working, because I had collected unemployment compensation after losing my last job. She said she believed that I could still work, because I had received unemployment insurance. Attorney Roberts appealed the case to federal court, but the federal Judge decided there was nothing he could do in my case, because the issue was “credibility” (the ALJ believed that I could still work). As soon as we received that Federal Court decision, Attorney Roberts helped me file a new application. Attorney Roberts re-contacted the specialist who treats my condition, and explained that without his testimony, Social Security would never understand how severe my condition is, and my claim would be denied again. By then, I had regular appointments with the specialist, since I had health insurance. The specialist decided this time to provide the written testimony, and Social Security immediately allowed my claim. I recovered retroactive benefits going back 1 year before the day we filed the second application. Attorney Roberts stayed with my case until I got the result that I needed.

I continued working for many years, even though the disability was severe. When I could no longer work, I applied for Social Security Disability, but my application was denied. I called Attorney Roberts. He prepared a summary of all my treatment records going back many years, and he obtained a rep...ort from my doctor that explained why I could no longer work. Atty Roberts was very thorough and detailed with compiling all my medical records. When I went to the hearing with Attorney Roberts, I explained my condition and limitations. The judge told us the medical records were complete and my claim was allowed.