Michael Paul DiRaimondo

I WISHED I WOULD HAVE READ ALL THE REVIEWS POSTED BY OTHER CLIENTS, BUT I DIDN'T AND NOW I HAVE SPENT MORE ABOUT 18,OOO DOLLARS AND NOTHING HAVE BEEN DONE WITH MY CASE. THIS LAWYER LIED TO ME FROM THE INITIAL CONSULTATION. I TRUSTED HIM AND HE DECEIVED ME. HE TOLD ME HE WILL CHARGE THE TOTAL OF 11,5...00.00 FOR THE WHOLE CASE. I PAID THIS AMOUNT IN FULL. HE TOLD ME IN A MONTH MY NEPHEW WILL GET OUT OF THE INMIGRATION DETENTION CENTER. IT'S BEEN MORE THAN A YEAR AND MY NEPHEW IS STILL DETAINED. DURING THIS YEAR HE KEPT ASKING ME MORE MONEY THAN WHAT WE AGREED. I HAVE PAID AN EXTRA 9,000 DOLLARS MORE. NOW HE WANTS ANOTHER 5,000 AND SINCE I HAVE REFUSED TO GIVE HIM MORE MONEY NOW HE DOESN'T ANSWERS MY PHONE CALLS. I TRY TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO GO TO HIS OFFICE AND HIS STAFF WON'T GIVE ME AN APPOINTMENT UNLESS I PAID THE 5,000 FIRST. I KEEP CALLING AND THE SECRETARY KEEPS HANGING ON ME. AT THIS POINT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE CASE IS NOT SOLVED YET. HE PROMISED WAS FALSE. I FEEL STRESSED AND VERY DISSAPOINTED. I FEEL I HAVE BEEN LIED, DECEIVED AND ROBBED. PLEASE DON'T HIRED HIM OR YOU WILL REGRET IT AS MUCH AS I DO.

Absolutely unprofessional lawyer - already submitted my complaint to the NY bar. Showed up MISSING our documents when we arrived to court. Had no reason, nor apology - was simply "too busy and slipped his mind." Is that a joke? He also had forgotten my partners name. For the amount paid, that's ju...st salt on a slug. Further, he harassed myself and my partner via text message when we filed a complaint about him losing our documents prior to trial. A half-way decent human being would have apologized for the mistake and worked harder to remedy it. Not Michael. He seems to believe that owning your mistakes and praising them is the way to go. Avoid at all costs.