Ms. Laura Ergood of Ergood Law, LLC (Cherry Hill, NJ) represented me in an undue influence estate litigation matter. She introduced Kevin M. Siegel as co-counsel, who became the primary trial attorney. Regrettably, the experience was horrible and financially devastating! Despite exceptionally strong... evidence in my favor, as acknowledged in Judge Dow’s written opinion, neither attorney effectively recognized or capitalized on the case's strengths. The matter was ultimately won based on the evidence alone, but critical opportunities were missed despite my written requests, including neglecting to request accrued interest on escrowed funds (including years of interest, months of tenant rent, compensation for a vehicle, etc.). Omissions Judge Dow noted "could have and should have" been pursued during trial—costing me a significant recoverable amount of money. Additional serious issues included: • Ms. Ergood failed to appear on the first day of trial. • Billing practices that deviated from the signed fee agreement (total fees exceeded $170,000). • Mr. Siegel's unprofessional conduct (small ex. - comments like "Your mother wasn’t the nicest person, was she?"). • Overbilling / billing not in accordance with our contract discovered post-trial. Ms. Ergood’s promises to "make good" on overbilling discrepancies went unfulfilled despite her saying they’d make good on the overbilling issues. Watch out for the contract clause saying if anything is felt not to be properly billed, you have 30 days from the bill date only to address it (regardless of when you realize it). • Overall lack of diligence and care in work product by Ms. Ergood, likely due to inexperience in contested undue influence litigation I share this terrible experience with Ms. Ergood to prevent others from similar experiences. I share partial responsibility for dealing with Ms. Ergood / Mr. Siegel and not firing them earlier in the process. I was navigating a difficult personal period between this case and a sick spouse which clouded my judgment. I stand firmly by my account; any response from Ergood Law attempting to justify these issues would lack credibility.

On the plus side, Laura is responsive and comes across as a genuinely nice person. For a simple case that does not involve any complexity or require any legal research beyond a basic Google search, she would probably be just fine. Be forewarned, however, that when the going gets tough, she will b...ail on you. After accepting my case, as soon as it came to light that the case would require some effort and creativity, she simply mailed me my retainer back and left me stranded, without any discussion or heads up. To avoid the possibility of having to start over at square one, save your time and money and go with someone else.