Robert A Gleaner

A huge regret of mine is hiring Rob. When I initially called him asking to subdivide my property he was confident and said he can handle the job with no problems. 8 excruciating months of working with him later he could not have been more wrong. When we were finally able to schedule a meeting with th...e township board the first time, Rob was sorely unprepared. He had zero definitive proof of the basis of his argument (for us to convince the board). A PRUDENT lawyer would back up his claims with facts and proofs but he had none. It was an embarrassment to watch first hand and then I knew I had made a mistake and was tricked by his initial false confidence. The board asked some other trivial questions a prudent lawyer could answer but Rob had nothing. He used the excuse of not being able to "foresee" what the board would ask but they were asking basic questions. It was like it was his first time in front of the board. He had no problem charging us more and more for his mistakes when it could have been a yes from the board the first meeting. At the second meeting when Rob was finally prepared the board ended up saying no. We had one shot and the legal help we hired blew it. Instead of taking blame, Rob blamed us for not doing initial research, not putting in the contract a contingency for a subdivision. No seller would have ever accepted that offer. We had a really good chance the first time but since Rob and our planner were not prepared for the questions it costed us 8 months and tens of thousands of dollars. What further confirmed my belief that Rob is terrible in this field is when I spoke to the townships zoning officer. She has had meetings with many, many lawyers and had many subdivision cases and she even said Rob was horrible. My biggest mistake was not going to her originally and getting a recommendation from her. Learn from my story and don't make the same mistake I have made.

Rob has served the legal needs of several members of our family for about 30 years or more... everything ranging from divorce, real estate, wills, personal injury, etc. It is a wonderful sense of comfort to have a highly trusted legal resource such as Rob at our disposal. He is generous with his time..., and very available and attentive to inquiries.

I looked high and low for a lawyers with the experience and knowledge to assist me with a Subject-To transaction. I found Mr Gleaner and not only was he able to assist me in that deal but I now obtain his services for all my real estate deals. He is insightful and very well rounded in all areas real ...estate and business law.

I have utilized Rob's support in a multitude of legal reviews and execution's over the past 17+ years. Rob's thorough knowledge of the legal system coupled with his years of experience empowers him to be a valuable asset in my legal support staff. Most recently he assisted in my estate planning and ...well as legal council for my job termination. As always, his support was outstanding and much appreciated.