Richard S Panitch

I made the mistake of retaining Mr. Panitch for my divorce without having check references or referrals such as Avvo - I paid the price. He is totally non-responsive - when you call you get his answering machine not a person and then he calls back when he feels like it - sometimes 3 days later, and o...n one occasion almost 2 weeks later (said he was on a cruise) but didn't inform me or advise who to contact in his absence. Meanwhile, I was left without representation and lost my kid temporarily because of no access to the paperwork he claimed to have filed. I could go on but what is the point. After firing him I found that there are much better attorneys who charge less for better service in the area. Please don't make the mistake I made and do your homework and get references. That you are here is a good sign you are doing so... just wish I would have before losing so much hard earned money to this attorney.