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Joseph Lear Sulman

4.4
Rating: 7.3

Licensed for 20 years

Civil rights Lawyer at Boston, MA
Practice Areas: Civil Rights

185 Devonshire Street, Suite 502, Boston, MA

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Licenses

Licensed in Massachusetts for 20 years

State: Massachusetts

Acquired: 2005

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Law Office of Joseph L. Sulman, Esq.

185 Devonshire Street, Suite 502, Boston, MA, 02110

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Joseph Lear Sulman's Reviews

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4.4 /5.0

8 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 1 of 1 review | Tax

Posted by anonymous | February 24, 2015 | Tax

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First and foremost my lawyer took almost double from my settlement than he told me in writing What he would be taking. I was very upset as his assistant coached me into taking an offer and it felt to me as if it was a bait and switch. On top of him taking almost double than what he told me I was ta...xed on the money he received. When asked to structure the settlement differently so that I wasn't double taxed, he told me it was too much of a hassle. It also took way to long to settle my case. I was told initially that I could do my deposition in the state I reside in as I have health problems and this ended up not being the case so I was sort of forced to settle. I was very unhappy with the outcome and wish I read that he was a civil rights lawyer and not an employment lawyer which is what I needed.

Joseph Sulman

Replied last February 19, 2015

I cannot provide any detail about my representation about this client without breaching attorney-client privilege, but I can assure everyone that what he says is not true. I was very clear upfront about what our fee was - we have the same signed agreement as I have with all my clients. The amount of taxes may have been surprising to him, but I made it clear that I am not a tax attorney. Also, I gave a discount to this client after he expressed dissatisfaction with his recovery (and he still wrote this review). The choice to settle was his, as it is all clients. Finally, I am an employment attorney as well as a civil rights attorney, contrary to this person's statement.

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Experience

Rating:  7.3 (Very Good)

Work Experience

2010 - 2011

Associate, Lichten & Liss Riordan

2008 - 2009

Associate, Todd & Weld, LLP

2005 - 2008

Associate, Dechert

Education

2005

Georgetown University Law Center

JD - Juris Doctor

Languages

English

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