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Posted by A. Mancuso | December 24, 2018 | Hired Attorney
I don't recall
Mr. Palumbo spoke to me regarding my case ,improper turn, and explain to me that since nyc traffic court don't let you plea deal on the ticket his strategy would be to postpone the case for 18 months so the points on the ticket would be ready to be erased and will not go on my record and if we l...
Mr. Mancuso you can have your own opinion but not your own facts. As I told you repeatedly in no way did I state that I would postpone the case for a minimum of 18 months, and in no way did I state that the points would be "erased" and will not go on your driving record. My firm is a boutique law practice and I have been doing this a long time. As told you, and as I tell EVERYONE who consults us and asks about points, points and convictions are NEVER erased from a driving record. EVER. Your driving record is there permanently and there is a permanent, lifetime driving record that the NYS DMV maintains on you. If you, or anyone that sees this does not believe me, you can requisition your lifetime driving record from the NYS DMV and see what I am saying by going to this link: https://dmv.ny.gov/get-my-own-lifetime-driving-record. What you are confused about, and where you get the 18 month period from, is that there are LOOK BACK periods for certain things. We discussed that the 18 month look back comes into play if you accrue too many points within an 18 month period then the NYS DMV fines you more above and beyond the court fine, called an "assessment," and if you hit 11 points in 18 months then the DMV suspends your license. Anyone who sees doesn't have to take my word for it. This information is on the DMV's web site here: https://dmv.ny.gov/tickets/pay-driver-responsibility-assessment and here: https://dmv.ny.gov/tickets/about-nys-driver-point-system. THIS is what I explained to you and the reason why we adjourn the case for AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. At NO TIME did I guarantee a minimum 18 month adjournment. I never do that nor can I do that, and if anyone wants to vet me out on that simply call our office and ask anyone you speak to from my office if we can guarantee a minimum 18 month adjournment. We will tell you that we cannot. The NYC traffic court system is unlike the rest of the state in that there is no plea bargaining. A plea bargain is where an attorney negotiates with the prosecutor to avoid a trial and reduce the charge by pleading your client guilty to a charge that has no impact on his insurance rates and driving history and carries a small fine. Inasmuch as a motorist cannot do that in NYC, the motorists must take every case to trial. As in anything, you win some and you lose some. Any lawyer that tells you he wins 100% of his NYC traffic trials is lying, and if he is not lying then he has to be paying people off. It's IMPOSSIBLE to win 100% of your cases in that court, or any court for that matter, unless you do 1 trial, win, and retire. While Mr. Mancuso claims that we are "not the best in the market," what he fails to tell you is that in 2016 we represented him in a court in upstate NY (our law firm covers the entire state), and negotiated a plea from a 4 point speed to a zero point parking ticket. That was the absolute best deal that we could have gotten for him. I reviewed my client reviews from around that time frame (Nov. of 2016 - Jan. 2017) and it is quite apparent to me that at that time he did not leave me a 5 star review stating that we are the "best in market," even though we got him the best possible result. So this is the source of this negative review - someone who, after we did the best possible job anyone could ask for did not leave a positive review, but when they were disappointed an outcome which is to a large degree beyond our control, point fingers and blame, claims we consulted on things we never said and which anyone can look up at the DMV's web site as untrue, and claims that we are "not the best in the market." If you have a traffic ticket you need handled plea, by all means, go to the links I provided and vet out what I am explaining for yourself. Then, call us ANYTIME 24 / 7 at the Avvo Number on my profile or toll free at 1-877-99-No-Tix (1-877-996-6849). We talk to people with tickets every day and we'd love to answer any questions that you may have!
Posted by anonymous | December 07, 2018 | Hired Attorney
Great communication - delivered great result
Answered emails promptly. Got 5pt operating electronic device while moving ticket in Queens dismissed!
Posted by Rob | November 29, 2018 | Hired Attorney
Very Satified
This was the 2nd time I have used Palumbo Law I am very satisfied with the results I needed their expertise and they delivered
Posted by Amro | November 23, 2018 | Hired Attorney
Do not waste the time or money
TL:DR - Law firm is significantly more expensive than other firms, service is no better/actually worse imo, license almost suspended cause Michael's office was negligent. I hired Michael Palumbo's firm to handle a ticket I received in which an officer stated I was texting while driving because I "...
Armo, your review is vindictive and misleading. You have leveraged a non-issue to trash our firm because you are disappointed that you were found guilty. You had to admit that we did not guarantee you an outcome, because I not only told you that but your signed retainer disclosed that, so you misdirect your negativity towards a trivial ministerial internal error that had nothing at all to do with the quality of our work. Armo came to us as a bundle of nervous kinetic energy, literally hyperventilating because he was on the brink of having his license suspended and needed his license for a living. His license was in jeopardy because, despite being a regular consumer of traffic ticket prosecutions, he was so irresponsible in handling his affairs that he failed to answer his ticket after (1) being handed it with instructions, and (2) being sent two warnings from the DMV to answer the ticket! Armo complains about us, yet his "regular" lawyer is so unprofessional and inefficient that upon going on vacation his operation grinds to a halt. Armo goes on to relate that I reassured him of a favorable outcome - I did. However, this was a favorable outcome regarding preventing his license from being suspended. I guaranteed him that so long as he timely hired us we would make sure his license was not suspended - a promise we delivered on. In saying that I am a "good salesman" and reassured him, Armo is saying that I have a high vocabulary, am articulate, and explained to him in a manner that he understood what we could do for him. Call me crazy, but superior communication skills and delivering on your promises are traits you seek in a lawyer, not one you look to avoid. It is critical that a client timely receives closing information regarding the outcome of a case and how to pay the fine. That is why we have fails safes in place to ensure multiple methods of making such communication. While Armo is correct that we failed to internally update his address, what he FAILS to tell you is that he did timely receive the information via e-mail. He also fails to tell you that we also updated his address with the court, who independent of us also sends the fine notice. In other words, Armo timely received the closing information from us and the court. When he contacted our office with questions about the trial we did not answer him in the "generic" but his questions were answered by me and another lawyer with specificity. That we failed to update his address is a false flag pretext for this negative review. I never denied it, apologized, and took responsibility. I explained to Armo that while we have written policies and procedures for everything, I am not so naive to believe that mistakes never happen. This is why we have in built in redundancy so that if the ball is dropped critical information still gets timely transmitted, and critical evolutions still take place. For example, I am sure that our office has made over 40,000 court appearances. We have never once missed a court date. I also explained to him that I addressed the failure with the employee charged with file update. We don't shut down because the owner or any of our lawyers goes on vacation. Or has a dentist's appointment. Or is hit by a bus. Our operation still keeps ticking and you and your case is still being properly and zealously represented. In fact, we are here and available 24 / 7 / 365. If you have an emergency such as Armo our answer will always be "yes." Yes, we can fix the problem, can avoid a suspension, can get you un-suspended forthwith. In NYC there is no plea bargaining every case goes to trial. As Armo admits, we made numerous court appearances for over 2 years. We pushed the trial back to a point whereby even though he was found guilty his insurer cannot surcharge him. He still saved thousands by preventing insurance increases. He was timely transmitted the closing information. We stand behind the work we did for Armo.
Posted by anonymous | November 21, 2018 | Hired Attorney
Client
This firm was able to change my 6 point speeding ticket to a 0 point littering ticket. My case was handled professional and quickly.