Roberta Lynn Tarkan

I've dealt with Real Estate attorneys in the JC area for about 12 years now. She takes the cake, she was egregiously boastful about her ability to win. She ended up losing because of her overconfidence and condescending demeanor with the prosecutor. In the end she still won because she got my $50...0 up front. She is extremely rude, and not worth the fees she gets (upfront).

The phone consultation is not free! I spoke to her about my case for 10 minutes. I should had known. The first time I spoke to her she seemed rude and short. We spoke for 10 minutes about my case. Then I told her that I would get back to her. She then said that she would bill me $75 because I too...k her advice. I said I wasn't going to take her advice, but that thank you. She then hanged up on me! and left me midsentence. I was trying to ask her how she would bill me. And how come a consultation of 10 minutes was $75. I have never dealt with someone so unprofessional.

Pros: 1. Professional, returns both phone calls & emails immediately 2. Easy to interact and no issues in settlement 3. Tells the strength and weakness of your case upfront 4. She is busy lawyer and gives you the confidence to go ahead with the case 5. I didn’t ask her, but she gave good discou...nt and returned the settlement money on weekend. Cons: 1. Forgets the discussed points and have to remind her 2. Asked for additional documents as last moment and will request you to bring the documents (it might be just for me) 3. You might feel that she charges more 4. Appointment was postponed couple of times due to her busy schedule. Advice: Please write down everything you want to discuss with her and handover a copy to her.

This is a lawyer that doesn't know the law, cannot and donot review a document, cannot consantrate on a conversation, extremely disorganized, comes to court with absolutely zero preparation, blames everybody else for her failures, and has the nerve to be abusive and charge his customers excessively f...or losing court cases. Disaster from whichever angle you look at it; absolutely nothing positive with this lawyer. I have been a head of a large business for over 30 years, worked with many lawyers on various corporate law issues and countless business agreements - never I was encountered with someone so clueless about her profession until I met Roberta Tarkan.