Steven A. Serna

Look no further if you need a professional and responsive attorney to handle your real estate closing! Steven and his team are very responsive, and handled my questions within 24 hours all the time. Whenever I had an issue, Steven's assistant would reach out to me and schedule a phone call so my q...uestions can be answered. He's very knowledgeable and knows how to handle real estate closings very well. As a young first time home buyer myself, I felt very confident in his advice and knowledge. I highly recommend using Steven Serna's office if you're a first time home buyer, or even an existing homeowner looking to buy another house or sell your house. His rates are reasonable and very affordable as well. Personally I didn't get any other estimates from other attorneys. He's a warm, caring person who will help you with your closing from start to finish. He's also bilingual which is a huge plus for the North Jersey area. Thanks for all your help Steve, we'll definitely be in the touch in the future!

Mr Serna was my attorney on a recent sale of property in northern NJ. I’ve sold many properties and this was one of the more complicated. I’m glad Steve Serna and his very competent staff were on my side. There was something to respond to seemed like almost every day for months. He did not leave th...ings on his desk, he dealt with it promptly. From the buyers unusual bank demands to fantom buried oil tanks and a dozen other weird items, Mr Serna knew when and how much to push and be firm. He kept his focus: get me as much money as we can and close as soon as possible. He was always available for conference calls he always pushed forward. This guy is bright tough negotiator with quick service. They are in the office early and stay late when needed. He understood my interests and represented them. I highly recommend Steven A Serna.

I bought a condo in Feb 2014. My real estate agent highly recommended Steven to me, and I hired him to work on my case. Steven came across extremely personable and warm during the two phone calls we had (one time before I hire him, the other time when he went over the bylaws with me), and in person (...at the closing). However, I was very disappointed at him for two reasons: 1) He does not care about my case at all. He was very busy and it always took him a long time to respond to my emails. When I tried to call him, it's always his assistants answering the phone. 2) Multiple mistakes were made in my case: One, the Deed was not included in my closing package. Instead, it arrived in a regular mail 6 months after closing. Two, owner's title insurance was paid to his office, but it was NEVER purchased. I found out about it over a year later, when I realized I had never seen this title insurance policy. No apologies given. What did he say about it? "the holdup (of issuing you the title insurance now to make up for the one I said I did, but actually did not buy for you over a year ago) has been a second mortgage which I have proof that we paid off but unfortunately the Hudson Register misplaced the discharge of mortgage for recording." Of course, it is someone else's mistake. Of course, it is no big deal. The fact that he cannot purchase owner's title insurance immediately worried me. Hey, does my condo even have a clear title? I asked him the question, here is the response " relax there is nothing wrong with your purchase of your home. You are worrying for no reason. We will reach out to you again later. Thank you." Past experience with him helped me made my expectations low. When he said "We will reach out to you again later", I knew what he really meant was "This is no big deal! Why do you want this insurance that you paid for?! Please stop bugging me!" And that happened in July. Now it is Sept, as expected, I, of course, have not received my owner's title insurance, nor did I ever hear back from him. I did wonder why it took so long (6 months) for my deed to arrive in a regular mail. But I am just happy that it did arrive. As for the owner's title insurance, I just have to pray that my home has a clear title and that Steven would be nice enough to award me with that insurance in the near future. I would recommend Steven to you if you are a very patient person who does not care how soon your attorney will reply your email during the transaction, and also if you yourself knows what to get (deed, owner’s insurance, etc.) from an attorney, and also if you have enough energy to keep bugging him to get the things he owes you. If you were like me, had no knowledge about deed nor owner's insurance (hey, who knows what else? Maybe there are more that I am just not aware of), I would suggest that you find a different attorney who actually has time for your case and cares about your case.

Steven A. Serna is not only knowledgeable in his line of field but takes his time to review every single aspect of your case. He will do what ever is necessary to make sure that your plan payments are affordable and will also determine what chapter filing is best for you and your family. Steven... took on our case after another attorney left us high and dry and in a bundle of garbage with debt collectors calling non stop and liens were against our home (we didn't even know this until we met with him). He reviewed our case and helped us to make the decision that Chapter 13 was our best option. Steven A. Serna by far is the best attorney that was provided to us by a friend, I would highly recommend him as well as his staff, they are prompt at returning calls and or emails, they are helpful even when you think its the silliest question, to this company there are no silly questions. Steve helped provide our family with piece of mind and we are very grateful.