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Posted by anonymous | February 02, 2023 | Hired Attorney

Saved this busy mom of three!

Michael Palumbo followed my case carefully through lengthy covid related delays and kept me informed and feeling assured. He was able to plead my speeding infraction from a potentially devastating situation (as a busy busy driver of three sports obsessed kids) to a manageable zero point non moving vi...olation type of ticket. I cannot thank him and his team enough for their hard work. Amazing !

Posted by Vary | December 15, 2022

Extremely rude.

I called to possibly hire this man and he called me back with an EXTREMELY horrible tone from the very first word he even said. Within the first 15 seconds of the phone call of me trying to explain what the situation was to see if his team would be able to help me so I could hire them - he completely... cut me off wouldn't let me speak at all literally stopped me mid sentence and said he's the one that's asking the questions need to reply with few words answers basically. His delivery and tone was just so stand offish and all around rude. He said his job was to get my fines reduced and since I could only say such vague answers i replied with "They are reduced" and then he completely cut me off and told me word for word in a very nasty sarcastic tone, "Then go pull out your credit card and go pay your fines." I was literally speechless. If he would have let me explain the situation when he would have understood what was going on. He claims he gives free legal advise but I didn't even ask for advice or even a question. My situation is a bit more complicated then most I'm going to assume so I was just trying to figure out if they specialized in that area and didn't even get the chance to. I had him on speaker with my two brothers in the car and we were all looking at each other in silent disbelief because no one understood why he was talking like that. It literally brought tears to my eyes because lawyers are supposed to HELP people. I’ve never once gone out of my way to write a bad review on anyone but The whole situation blew my mind and ruined my mood for the rest of the day. 10/10 don't recommend.

Michael Palumbo

Replied last December 15, 2022

You can have your own opinion but not your own facts. When we were on the phone you you wanted to go on ad nauseam about how your situation was different and special. I explained to you that the facts you stated were not relevant at this time, there was nothing I can do with them, and that there is a way to reduce what you owe and get you on a payment plan so that your vehicle registration does not get suspended. I then tried to ask brief, pointed questions to get to the nature of the arrearages so that I could give you advice on what to do, what we do, and how we can help you. You ignored that and just kept on with your tale-of-woe so yes at that point I cut you off, and I'd do it again. I am happy to give a FREE consultation, but that does not mean that you get unlimited time to discuss anything that you want. I am a professional and know what is relevant and what is not, what is doable and what is not, and you simply failed to respect that. You then told me that you would find another lawyer to represent you and, finding none, you called me back. We then discussed your case and I gave you a price to get the work done. You then asked if I could give you a payment plan, and when I explained that if I did the work and you owed me money i would have loaned you money, and I don't loan clients money, you stated that other lawyers do it that way. I explained to you that in other practice areas you could do work in stages so the lawyer doesn't get behind in payment, but with this I do all of the work at once and if I am not paid in full I have just become an unsecured creditor. That I did not trust a total stranger that he would pay me back seemed to have upset you for some reason. I then told you that for half of my price, I could consult you on how to represent yourself, but you again needed a payment plan to afford that. I then asked of you could afford half of that, essentially 25% of my full price, and you said that you could. I explained that for that price I could advise you on what to do to prevent the DMV from suspending your registration, thereby buying you 4 - 6 months where you could still drive, work, and save money and, when you came up with the other half you could hire me to give you the consultation and tutorial on how to reduce your fines and get on a payment plan. You stated that you were going to send me your e-mail for the initial service of consulting you on delaying your registration suspension so that I could send you a payment link and contract to do the work, but you never sent me your e-mail. It's obvious to me that you had no intention of dealing with me in good faith and thought that you were either going to ear hustle me into telling you how to fix this yourself, or hustle me into doing the work with only your verbal promise to pay. I am 100% confident that I would have never gotten paid if I were dumb enough to agree to trust your word that you would pay me back. I do tremendous work for all of my clients. However, anyone reading this does not have to take my word for it. I have page after page after page of positive reviews - HUNDREDS in fact. Don't take this fake review's word for anything. Judge me for yourself. If you have a legal problem, call us today toll free 24 / 7 at 877-996-6849. We talk to people every day about there legal problems, and we'd be happy to offer you a free phone consultation!

Posted by Sophia | November 22, 2022 | Hired Attorney

Excellent Service for Reduction of Traffic Ticket to Parking Ticket

I was very satisfied with the services provided by Mr. Palumbo to resolve my case with a plea from the charge of a 2-point unsafe starting to the reduced charge of a 0-point parking ticket. I consulted with Mr. Palumbo via email about my case after his services were recommended to me by a family memb...er. I then hired him to assist me in resolving my ticket I received following an accident. He guided me throughout the entire process, and promptly answered any questions I had along the way. Since I was not able to appear in court on my court date, Mr. Palumbo would have sent out a member of his team to appear in court for me. I did not end up needing this convenient service after my ticket was reduced to a parking ticket. I also had to complete a defensive driving course to resolve my case. Mr. Palumbo graciously provided a link to a fully online course. This was great because I was able to complete the course at home and take breaks between sections. He made it so much easier for me considering this was the first time I received a ticket that could put points on my license. I was so relieved to not deal with points on my license and a huge uptick in my car insurance bill. I would recommend Mr. Palumbo's services to anyone!

Posted by anonymous | November 08, 2022 | Hired Attorney

Top Notch Firm

Palumbo & Associates was fantastic to work with! They walked me through the process, advised me on a place to take defensive driving online and got the ticket dismissed without fine or points. They were terrific. Thank you again.

Posted by anonymous | October 05, 2022

Honest Guy, Good Person to Know

I called Mr. Palumbo to support me with my EZ PASS issue. Not only was he helpful in explaining the right course of action, he also gave me the opportunity to resolve the issue myself before acquiring his services. I am grateful that he did not take advantage of my ignorance. I can say now that I kno...w a honest traffic attorney to call if ever I or someone I know is in need. I definitely saved his number. Thank you for being a stand up guy.

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