Robert P. Pentangelo

Robert P. Pentangelo

4.0
Rating: 7.5

Licensed for 42 years

Speeding and traffic ticket Lawyer at Clifton, NJ
Practice Areas: Speeding & Traffic Ticket, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI ... +2 more

1360 Clifton Avenue, Suite 130, Clifton, NJ

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Retainer

Always


Payment Methods

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Licenses

Licensed in New Jersey for 42 years

State: New Jersey

Acquired: 1983

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Robert Pentangelo, Esquire

1360 Clifton Avenue, Suite 130, Clifton, NJ, 07012

Robert Pentangelo, Esquire

33 Plymouth St, Montclair, NJ, 07042

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Robert P. Pentangelo's Reviews

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4.0 /5.0

40 Client Reviews

Showing 6 - 9 of 9 reviews | Professionalism

Posted by Jatinder | March 10, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket

Knowledgeable, Professional, and Honest

We had a ticket given to our son in a complicated road where the speed went from 50->35->25->35->50 within a short distance and obviously not fair. So if you are driving 50 MPH and it becomes 25 MPS, oops you are at fault now. Robert was very helpful in getting the police videos, analyzing them, ...and presenting us with the options that we had. He laid down three options of which we were to choose one. He did suggest an option and that is what we took in the end. But the important thing was that we felt involved in the decision and were consulted before the verdict was given to us. I had inquired with many attorneys and almost everyone told me that I had no option but to plead guilty and settle. Robert was the only attorney who said in his first response that we had a strong case and should not settle and plead guilty without a discovery. And I asked more than 10 lawyers. Go figure that out. Robert is honest, responds back to inquiries, and works for his clients best interest. I would rehire him for any future issues within a heartbeat. Thank you Robert. You were awesome and we appreciate all the help you gave us.

Posted by Tony | March 06, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Dwi DEFENCE

The most rude unprofessional attorney !!! STEALS YOUR MONEY AND RUNS !!!! STAY FAR AWAY !!! After having given him $700 to retain services weeks and months passed with no updates answers or anything to show for the $700 given. Avoids your calls and tells you he will call back but never once did . ...When I finally got him on the phone , He demanded $500 more dollars , and said “pay me or find another attorney “ and hung up the phone! The most rude unprofessional attorney that strings you along to just get more money out of you. STEALS YOUR MONEY AND RUNS !!!! STAY FAR AWAY

Robert Pentangelo

Replied last March 06, 2021

The comments here by "Tony" are almost all as false as the alias he hides behind here. I have to be careful since I do not want to go beyond the waiver of the attorney client privilege done by Tony here. This goes back some time when my job was to review a case (not where I was the attorney) long closed where there was a plea deal that "Tony" was under a long suspension for. After reviewing the file including the transcript of the plea and finding out that the officers were still on staff with the police department the result was even if a motion was successful, Tony was facing retrial on all charges and additional fines and other penalties. Things were left there and fee earned. A change in the DUI law raised some very outside chance of a resentencing but a motion would have been necessary and some original argumentation by me since there were no precedents yet for the relief to be sought from the court. So $500 more was requested since I had fulfilled by original obligation. Since "Tony" started being obnoxious as he is here I made it simple: pay me or find another attorney and I hung up the phone. Now you know the rest of the story. Robert Pentangelo, Esq.

Posted by David | May 08, 2018 | Hired Attorney

Robert will go the extra mile for you!

Robert's expertise within my case was prevalent from the first time we met. He always put my needs as a client first and was more than flexible in setting up meetings or answering questions that I had about my case. I plan to refer him to all of my friends/family should the opportunity present itself.... Thank you for all of your hard work!

Posted by Daniel | July 31, 2017 | Criminal Defense

Review

After paying him 3,000 to have him represent and expunge my records at alpine courts in New Jersey, he simply disappeared after one hearing. I assumed everything was taken care of until I was arrested in New Jersey after a routine traffic stop. Turns out the case was still open and never taken care o...f. After a weekend in jail, I contacted him to discuss what had happened. He apologized, then notified he would return me half the amount as consolation in addition he would expunge my records. He calls me a few hours later and notifies me he would be expunging my records, as it would cost him too much to do so( mind you he already took $3000 of my money for one hearing). After turning nasty and telling me " do you want your money or not?" I agreed to his terms. He informed me it would take up to 30 days for the check to arrive. It has now been over three months with no check. I tried on numerous occasions to contact him to no avail. No return calls, nothing after leaving him numerous voice mails. If I had the time and resources, I would try and get my money back, but knowing the cost and time it would take, I felt this is the only way to get his name out there. What a useless person and even worse an attorney.

Robert Pentangelo

Replied last July 31, 2017

He blames me because he did not show up in court, and gets a bench warrant for his arrest issued by a Judge. He gets arrested for the bench warrant, never calls me but calls and hires some other lawyer. He makes it look like the arrest and him contacting me happened very close in time--not the case at all. He also never paid me $3000.00-He paid me approximately $1500.00--I offered him a partial refund and doing an expungement--something his new lawyer did not do. After leaving me several nasty messages about when he would get his check, I told him--you treat me with disrespect, don't cooperate with me, deal with me with a bad attitude and I told him to forget any partial refund and the expungement. So he goes on Avvo and tries to undermine my good reputation which I have earned after 30+years of hard work as a lawyer.

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Jose Utzurrum

Libel and slander lawyer | May 12

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"I endorse this lawyer. Mr. Pentangelo is an excellent lawyer and his sage advice is helpful to those that seek his assistance."

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Severiano Lisboa

DUI and DWI lawyer | Mar 03

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Experience

Rating:  7.5 (Very Good)

Work Experience

2003 - Present

Owner, Law Offices of Robert Pentangelo

1989 - 1991

Chief Municipal Prosecutor, City of Jersey City

Associations

American Bar Association

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Sacks Realty Company Inc vs Shore

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Education

1981

Seton Hall University School of Law

J.D.

1981

Saint Peter's College

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

Italian

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