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Posted by anonymous | December 12, 2017 | Hired Attorney

Excellent Advocate—A Godsend

As a criminal lawyer, Julie Rendelman is a maestro—elegant, confident and personable, with an inner lioness at the ready to fight for her clients. During our first meeting, she outlined all the options, adding, “I can’t make any promises,” and I understood that, but right away felt immense relief ...knowing that someone was finally listening, asking relevant questions. I explained my financial situation to her, and she responded with compassion: Julie Rendelman, named one of the nation’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers, made it possible for me to retain her counsel. She took on this very difficult case at the eleventh hour. Every choice Julie made for my case was inspired. She felt that a detective on the case was essential, and secured the services of a very talented investigator. Julie then applied her formidable skills to the case, and achieved a favorable result. To quote emails from friends: “Kudos to the lawyer who brought truth to the matter ASAP.” “My faith in the justice system is restored now.” Thank you, Julie Rendelman, for choosing law as your career, for using your personal and professional brilliance to help innocent people and fight for justice.

Posted by anonymous | June 21, 2017

She Is the Best Attorney!!

I consulted with Julie and she helped me more than any other attorney I contacted and was by far the most understanding. She reviewed the details of my case and provided me with advice unlike any other attorney. Even the attorney who previously handled my case did not realize what she realized. It tu...rned out she was correct and as a result I did not even need to hire an attorney. She also assisted me without charging for her work - no other attorney offered such help to me, including the attorney whom I'd already paid $15k in fees - she is not the typical attorney who seeks out fees for every minute of their time. She's truly an intelligent, genuine, and caring professional and I would recommend her to my own family if needed.

Posted by anonymous | April 19, 2017 | Hired Attorney

Best Criminal Defense Attorney in NYC

I am forever grateful of Julie and how she fought to win my case. I was extremely lucky to find Julie Rendelman through Avvo and other reliable websites (google and yelp) which all had 100% positive reviews (it's true!). This gave me a positive feeling and immediately called her right away the day be...fore Thanksgiving. On that call, she was very patient to answer all my questions and welcomed me to meet at her office to extend our conversation without a paying a consultation fee. Her communication skills are excellent and will explain how the judicial system all works. Already my anxiety level was high and every time I spoke with Julie she would calm me down by giving me rationale advice and facts about my rights. Julie is a competent lawyer who's had more complex cases than mine, however, she didn't take the case less seriously. My case needed to be expedited for a hearing as well as sealing the case sooner than 6months . When I met Julie, she honored my request and fought hard for a positive outcome as well as sealing the case in under two months. Also, this was all around christmas time which is the most hectic time of the year. If I didn't have Julie and Kristen her associate that helped on the case who knows what the outcome would have been... but I do know I would have still been waiting until late spring to have my case heard. I am so relieved that I don't have the stress or the record. Therefore, I am forever thankful for their strong work ethics and professionalism.

Posted by anonymous | March 22, 2017 | Hired Attorney

Fantastic lawyer!!!

Julie was an amazing lawyer who not only did a fantastic job by getting the results I wanted, but also kept a calm and kind demeanor throughout the whole process. When I was speaking with other lawyers, many tried to frighten me and make my case seem more serious than it was, but Julie stood out beca...use she reassured me that my case was not going to ruin my career/life as I feared and was very optimistic about how she could help. We were hoping to get an ACD with an early sealing, but she ended up getting the case dismissed altogether! She even went above and beyond when a news paper article mentioned my arrest and called them to have them take out my name, which they subsequently did. I cant thank Julie enough and highly recommend her to anyone looking for a skilled and kind lawyer!

Posted by anonymous | March 05, 2017 | Hired Attorney

Julie Rendelman - A Passionate Lawyer We Are Lucky to Have

Julie is a godsend. I created a mess of a situation where not only did we have to deal with my serious criminal charges, but I am also a registered Wall Street representative (Series 7 with FINRA) and if things didn’t go well with the criminal courts then I would have had major problems with my care...er. As soon as I got released from jail, which was ~22 hours after getting arrested, I frantically began calling lawyers and several were very convincing, but none seemed to understand the importance of having this case dealt with quickly so I could avoid losing my job! After speaking to several lawyers, I finally picked an attorney who claimed to understand the unique nature of my situation. This happened on a Thursday. This attorney said he successfully represented myriad clients and helped them overcome serious criminal charges while navigating them through the complex FINRA aspects so they could keep their jobs. However, something just didn’t feel right with this guy. He didn’t sound genuine and I felt as if he were just telling me anything I wanted to hear, not what I needed to hear, so I slept on it and then called him again the following morning to ask some follow-up questions. I’m not sure what happened because it seemed as if this guy was half-awake (or maybe he was hungover), but in less than 15 hours this attorney changed a lot of things he told me the previous night and I immediately noticed the inconsistencies. I was now officially stressed and was losing hope. I went back to searching and decided I needed to find someone who was a perfect fit for my situation. So after several more hours of searching, I came across Julie and wound up viewing a YouTube clip of her making impassioned closing remarks during the prosecution of that sicko Levi Aron, who murdered an 8 year old boy named Leiby Kletzky, in such a horrible way that would even put ISIS executioners to shame -- may Leiby rest in peace! Watching Julie speak with such passion got me curious so I contacted her and explained my situation in detail. I was facing felony prison time, the destruction of my career and could also be banned from Wall Street for having a serious felony conviction on my record. However, I didn’t have to explain the gravity of the consequences. After explaining the story in detail and telling her about myself, she knew exactly what was keeping me up at night. I was finally impressed and convinced she could help me. Julie saw me for who I really am, treated me well and even played the role of occasional therapist when things got stressful. Even though that’s not why I hired her, her treatment helped me calm down and think level headed and clearly about how best to go about things. When my first court appearance came up and it was time to perform, Julie whipped out the big guns (think The Guns of Navarone) and the results she got for me were just short of a miracle. She used her skills, knowledge of the NYC court systems, former expertise as a prosecutor and all of her wherewithal to ultimately get my charges dropped. I didn’t even get indicted! I was having nightmares about prison time, the permanent loss of my career, a tarnished reputation and of course I was worried about how I would put food on the table after doing prison time and losing my career. I doubt I am the type who can just live like a reformed felon. The shame alone would have killed me. If you need serious representation then call Julie ASAP!

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