James J. McDonald

Jim McDonald was assigned to handle the closing of my first home. I can't image having had a worse experience. His knowledge of my file was incomplete and on the day of closing I had to remind him of several key parts of the agreement he had forgotten. Furthermore, when I asked for additional advi...se on a matter related to the closing, he was not difficult to reach but the conversations melted down to a frustrating series of messages culminating in a heated, rude and unprofessional exchange. I successfully handled the matter without his advise an excessive and fruitless fees. I went with his firm based on my real estate agent's "advice" which basically consisted of a quick look at a list and finding out he was one of the few available attorneys, at the time. I can only image that much of the business he retains is due to unknowing customers, like me, being shuffled toward the next available vendor. I would NOT RECOMMEND this man for any legal transaction. Please do yourself a favor and research your closing attorney. Generally, they are there to point to the bottom of a page for your signature but if you have a legitimate question, they better be able to provide reasonable advise for the fees they take for granted.