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Harvey Rivera

Licensed for 43 years

Lawyer at Bronx, NY

1457 Knapp St, Bronx, NY

This lawyer returned to good standing in 2005
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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 43 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1983

Currently Registered

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 1997. Returned to good standing in 2005

Location

Harvey Rivera Esq.

1457 Knapp St, Bronx, NY, 10469-3026

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Harvey Rivera's Reviews

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1.8 /5.0

24 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 7 reviews | Responsiveness

Posted by anonymous | December 12, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket

POOR COMMUNICATION

I WISH I CAN GIVE 0 STARS !!!!! I hired this office to dispute my speeding ticket and paid $360 back in February. My court date was originally in March but got moved to November. Even though I paid them to handle the case, I had to call and inform them of the date change. That was already a red flag.... On the day of my hearing, no one from the office contacted me at all. The next day, I called for an update and later received a voicemail—after business hours—telling me I was found guilty. Because of this, I ended up having to pay an additional $178 plus another $300 on top of what I had already paid them. For the past month and a half, I’ve been calling to speak with Harvey to understand what happened, and he still has not returned a single call. The lack of communication, professionalism, and accountability is unbelievable. How can a company expect customers to trust them when they can’t even follow up or explain the outcome of a case? I am extremely disappointed and would not recommend this office to anyone.

Posted by Brandy | December 12, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket

DO NOT HIRE THIS “LAWYER”

They took my money, barely communicated with me. I got 8 points and a surcharge, which i had to call the office multiple times just to get that information about MY case and when they finally answered, i got cursed out by one of the ladies and hung up on because she didn’t/couldn’t explain why i got ...8 points and a surcharge.

Posted by Eliones | December 07, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket

Horrible

Waited over a year still got 8 points a surcharge of over 300 bucks and had to pay a annual assessment!! Wtf I should have represented myself!! Do not re come de this guy to anyone I know. Can’t even reach anyone at his office. Really unprofessional.

Posted by anonymous | February 18, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Bad very bad

Overall very bad attorney, I hired him to represent me and now I was found guilty making me Pay the fine I try to call several times no answer ...

Posted by anonymous | July 02, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket

Failed to Appear

I hired Harvey Rivera to appear on a traffic ticket. I paid him money and he told me I could leave cause he would handle everything from there. I got a letter in the mail a week later saying my court date had been adjourned for another date. I went back to court on the new date and ask Haryevy what h...ad happened and why it was moved. He told me everything was fine and that he was going to handle the ticket that day. A week later I got another letter in the mail saying that no one appeared and I was found guilt, leaving me to pay fines, get points, and also an impending suspension. I called three days in a row leaving messages for him but I never heard back. Now I will be filing a grievance with the bar association against him.

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Experience

Professional misconduct

This lawyer returned to good standing in 2005.

Reinstated From Disbarment issued in NY, 2005

updated on 12/30/2016

After being disbarred, a former attorney may apply for reinstatement. He or she must comply with all readmission requirements from the New York State Unified Court System.

Disbarment issued in NY, 1997

updated on 01/04/2017

Disbarment is the most serious penalty for a lawyer. If this attorney is currently practicing law, you should contact the Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court to understand the reasons for disbarment.

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Seton Hall Law School

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