Michael Palumbo

Peter, this is a very dishonest review. I did not push anything on you, and you know it. I have all of our communications starting in August 14, 2020 when you first called me belly aching that you could not get your license reinstated because of your numerous DWI arrests and convictions, which started in 1998 and continued through 2016 when the State of New York had enough of you and permanently revoked your license. I told you in 2020 that I had to do a detailed investigation and analysis of your driving history and consult you on what could be done to vacate enough convictions to sanitize what turns out to be a horrific conviction record so that you can re-apply with a conviction history that allows the DMV to re-issue your license. Doing that investigation and analysis, and giving you the consultation is WORK Peter, and clearly you have no respect for anyone's skill or time. I first sent you the retainer to do the work in 2020, you didn't hire me, and I forgot all about you. You then called again in October of 2021 and I had to listen to yet another stream of consciousness as to why your bad choices were everyone else's fault, and told you again that I could not consult and advise you as to what could be done unless you hired me to do the work, and again sent you the retainer. You again did not hire me in 2021, and in August of 2022 called for a 3rd time. With that call, I gave you a 3rd free consultation, but as I told you that time and the two previous times, there is no way I could answer questions specific to your case without you hiring me to do the research and analysis. This time the light bulb must have went off in your grey matter, because you hired us. You did so by signing a contract which had the following content: "You are retaining our office for the limited purpose of researching for you with the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles your present driving history, and consulting you on the entirety of your driving history and providing you with a resolution strategy to potentially obtain / renew driving privileges in NY State, and to also advise you of how many points currently reflect on your NYS abstract. This service includes our office obtaining from the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles your NYS driving abstract and / or lifetime driving history. Also provide us with a copy of your driver’s license and / or NYS ID Card or out of state license or ID Card. For this service you have agreed to pay a flat fee of $1,500.00." Peter, I could not have been more transparent, and you SIGNED that contract. If you did not want us to do the work, you should not have hired us to do the work. Within 24 hours I had reviewed your driving history, and given you a detailed analysis of the facts of your driving history and how the rules and regulations applied to your rather lengthy conviction history, and advised you on what you needed to do to vacate enough convictions so that you could re-apply to get your license reinstated. I gave this consultation to you professionally in the form of a memorandum of law and answered any remaining questions you had. I also gave you my price for doing the numerous proceedings that you would have need to have done and yes, they are expensive because they take a professional lifetime of skill, knowledge, and know how to do, and I am very successful at doing them. Numerous clients have gotten their licenses reinstated due to my efforts, and my fees, while expensive, are more then fair. However as I also told you, you could take my written analysis to other lawyers and you would find price quotes from those lawyers for more and less then what I quoted. After I completed 100% of the work you did hire me to do, you had the gall to asked for your money back. I only wish I had a crystal ball to ensure that I avoid clients like you. Dealing with you is like trying to teach a pigeon how to play chess - no matter what you do they are going to just knock over the pieces and crap all over the board.