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Posted by anonymous | November 08, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Perfect

Hi Paulombo & Team, Its been good to hear from you. Though its been a while, as the court has been delaying, and this news came as a pleasent surprise to me ahead of thanks giving. Thanks to Paulombo sir for all his knowledge and his team who have been patient enough and guide me with their repli...es. Appreciate all your efforts and kudos to the team,

Posted by Quentin | September 28, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Speeding tiket to 2 point failure to obey a traffic control device

Definitely this firm has the man power to be on top of things real fast. They are always available 24/7 and Micheal himself cald me back to confirm the good news that they managed to switch my speeding tiket to anything else rather than a speeding violation. So it went from a 6 point 85mil in 55zone ...speeding violation to a 2 point failure to obey a traffic control device. Since it's not considered a speeding violation I won't get my license revoked for a month in CT since I already had 3 speeding violations in CT. I drive to nyc and boston and back and forth a lot for work so it's a pain to avoid sometimes. I appreciate the help and effort put into this by Micheal and his team. Thanks

Posted by Thomas | August 23, 2016

review

I needed a lawyer for a few traffic tickets I got and I consulted his firm. I told them my situation and they told me I needed to retain them right away because my traffic tickets were bad and I was gonna need to give them 2 grand to help get out of them. I said that sounds steep for traffic tickets,... but he said I should give him my credit card number cause I need to get it taken care of. I'm a salesmen and the guy I talked to tried to sell me. I talked to another lawyer, he charged me 300$ for the same thing and gave better advice on what I should do. I don't know how this guy has all good reviews, if you retained their services more then likely you overpaid. Get better people to work your phones for you.

Michael Palumbo

Replied last August 23, 2016

This guy was doing 115 MPH on the Long Island Expressway in a 55 MPH zone. In addition had 2 lane change violations, before the Suffolk County Traffic Violations Agency. He called on Monday, August 22, 2016 The day after 6 people were killed in Suffolk County in an accident caused by a driver doing over 100 MPH. The case was in one of the worse courts in NY State at the worse time. The court is being sued in Federal District Court for civil right's violations against the motorists who come before it. You can read about it here: http://www.trafficticketlawyersblog.com/2015/07/suffolk-county-traffic-violations-bureau-sued-in-class-action-lawsuit-alleging-violation-of-the-civil-rights-of-motorists-defending-charges-before-the-court/. He was doing 115 MPH in a 55 MPH zone. Let me repeat - 115 MPH in a 55 MPH zone - PLUS 2 unsafe lane changes. He's "that guy" you see on the road who puts your child's life in danger. This guy needs an attorney. Badly. Even if he were before the softest court in the State there is no mercy for this guy. There is no leniency for this guy. He's in a venue that remands motorists; i.e., send them to prison, with questionable authority. That suspends and revokes licenses like they are taking candy from a baby. This guy, who claims to be a salesman, claims that I was selling my services. He says it like it's something I should be ashamed of. If helping people make a decision which is good for them is selling, then I'm a salesman. While I was happy to discuss the case with him and give him a free phone consultation believe me when I say that this is the kind of case I can take or leave at any price. Once this guy told me the charges against him, the first thing I told him was "the question is not whether or not you are going to lose your license, the question is whether or not you are going to jail." Now, does that sound like a "hard sell" to you? In discussing the case with him, the man did not have the mental capacity to understand how bad of shape he is in. He was fixated on saving his license which, unless the cop who wrote the ticket disappeared from face of the earth, is NEVER going to happen. He was so stuck on not losing his license that to keep the conversation productive I literally had to tell him "picture in your mind's eye your license. Picture it now growing wings and flying away, like in a cartoon. That's what's going to happen to your license." He is also lying that I asked him for $2,000.00. I said that it would cost him AT LEAST $2,000.00 and likely more. This case was going to take a lot of mitigation and finesse. I was going to have to put together a huge specials package and have him take not only the defensive driving class, but the alive at 25 program as well. I was going to have to interview him extensively and get him into anger management counseling. In other words, I was going to have to humanize him before the court. Quite difficult to do under the best of circumstances with a guy driving like a maniac. A tall order and total uphill battle before the Suffolk TVA Court. He also lied when he said I asked him for payment. We never got that far. The man was arrogant beyond belief, self righteous, in denial, and had unrealistic expectations. Hiring an attorney is not like hiring a gardener. It's a relationship. Despite the court and the type of charges, I would have represented him, as I am not here to judge. However, this guys most egregious lie is that I asked him for the sale. Quite to the contrary, I ended the conversation by rejecting the case when I realized he was so unrealistic. I simply told him that I was not interested in taking his case. I turned him down because he would have been a train wreck of an unmanageable client. He was rejected and his ego got bruised, which drove him to write this dishonest review. He should be ashamed of himself for his selfish behavior in the way he drives, and for his dishonest review left purely out of spite.

Posted by Curtis | July 24, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Old Ticket

I got a ticket about a year ago in upstate NY for speeding. I tried to handle it on my own by pleading to a lesser charge. I wrote the ADA because I was from out of state and could not appear in court on the date due. I did nothing and found that my driving privileges were suspended due to non-payme...nt. Later, I got a response from the DMV stating that I needed to pay for a ticket but for a different charge. Frustrated and confused I contacted the Palumbo firm and they told me what they could do to help me. I visited the office while working and paid my fee to retain them, they also informed me that my license was suspended and needed to pay that also. I did so, and within a month a got a response that everything was resolved and reduced to a mere parking violation with no points and a fine. I want to thank the Mike and his staff for their work. I highly recommend Mike Palumbo for anyone with a traffic ticket. He gets the job done!

Posted by Matthew | April 17, 2016 | Hired Attorney

I was a 9 pointer. Now I'm a 0 pointer.

In August 2015, I was pulled over and given two citations. My citations were for following too closely, and for use of a cellular device while driving. The amount of points accumulated from these violations would have gone above six points, which would have given me a $350 New York observation fee,... on top of ticket fines and higher insurance premiums. These tickets could have put me in financial turmoil and I was panicking over what I could do. I hired Michael Palumbo's attorneys to fight these tickets. After hunting for other lawyer firms to fight this similar case, these guys right here have the confidence, the knowledge, and the staff to fight your case no matter what District of New York you are in. Your mind is at ease with these gentlemen. After everything was said and done my nine point ticket violations got brought down to zero points with a $125 parking ticket. They really knocked it out of the park with their excellent service. I cannot recommend this lawyer firm enough. If you are in a similar situation to mine or even worse, trust your case with these guys. They will absolutely deliver the best results. Thank you so much again for placing my mind at ease!

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