David Owens

Your review misstates the information that you were provided at the free consultation, during which I met with you for over an hour at no charge. During your consultation you were advised that while the landlord is responsible for all repairs, the damages that you seek were not available in court cases, namely your personal time and effort spent to clean the apartment. At the consultation you informed me that your landlord had made repairs when requested, but that you were not satisfied with this and had broken your lease as a result. You were also told that you may still have some claims related to your security deposit, but that it made more sense for you to pursue these individually rather than higher an attorney to do so for you, and I explained both the process and what to request. As attorneys it is our job to provide an honest assessment to potential clients of their claims, and to refrain from charging clients for our services when we cannot assist them. Attorneys who are not willing to share their experience and knowledge of the law are committing an ethical violation. I'm sorry that you were dissatisfied with my assessment, but your review is unfairly punishing me for proving you with a no-cost and ethical consultation.