Linda A Cristello

Me and my mother, we went for a rather complex story involving immigration law, criminal law and a restraining order against my wife and the three very minor boys. Linda took a $200 check in order to hear our story. I told her she was recommended to me by another attorney. Her reply was: "Oh littl...e Craig. Hmm OK he cant really say that we know each other well enough to recommend customers but ok he is an acceptable law practitioner. Not a very bad guy." From the beginning I felt like I was talking to a prosecutor and not to a representative of the defense. When she heard that I have already been represented by other attorney and I looked to a better option she replied: "I just had a dinner with Susan yesterday. She is a good friend of mine. You should go back to her." Yet she still kept listening to our story. Then when I tried to explain her I got court hearing for the restraining order on 11/12 and on 12/11 for the criminal case she got literally furious. She started yelling, shouting, mocking and talking with extreme aggression against me and my non English speaking mother. She said: "Are you mocking me! When is your court at November 12th or at December 11th?" Then when I replied "Both days I have court hearing. November 12th for the restraining order and on December 12th for the 'criminal' case." She erupted like a volcano swearing to me and my mother, took the paycheck and tore it apart in pieces in front of us saying I do not need your money, take your $200 back and get lost out of here and then she called her secretary-trainee guy to literally kick us out of the office. It was God's mercy that my mother did not have a heart attack at this moment. We went out to have a fresh air around the aquarium and we were lucky that the weather was good and sunny although it was November so that my mother could recover and did not end up in the hospital!