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Posted by Cody | December 16, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Administrative Law
Lifted my 6 month License Suspension
Sold a truck and never turned in the plates. This led to my license being suspended for 6 months. With the person i sold it to not cooperating, it seemed like it would be impossible for my license to be lifted. Michael Palumbo was persistent on solving this issue and in the end I ended up getting my ...
Posted by Marc | May 25, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Administrative Law
Excellent
Cleared my suspension. Good communication. Would recommend to anyone trying to beat a ticket or coordinate with the dmv. I received Email updates and felt properly represented throughout the process
Posted by Michael | May 18, 2017 | Administrative Law
Desperation will cost you...
License revocation consult is $750 - not free. He won't tell you whether you have a chance or not without $750 - which I would have paid if he was more mature in his manner. When I asked what it would cost me to find out that there was no hope he said "$150...no wait, $750 and I'm gonna make you sign...
This guy contacted us having a complex issue he needed answers on. Specifically, he is a recidivist DWI convict (5 times) and because of that cannot get relicensed in the State of NY or anywhere for that matter. He has been spinning his wheels for years trying to get his license back with negative results. He needs to retain a lawyer to review his lifetime driving history, analyse it, and consult him on what, if anything, he can do to restore driving privileges in NY. What he needs us to do is employ the body of our knowledge to advise him. Spending the time to give him the advice for which he seeks is what we sell. As Abe Lincoln said "our time and advice is our stock in trade." When you call us for a free consultation the consultation centers around what we can do for you IF you hire us. It does not consist of us spitting out answers to complex legal problems as if we were a legal computer terminal. Not only would it be impossible for us to give any accurate answers without doing the research to know the facts to apply the law, even if I could I would not do so because the advice he seeks is what we sell. That he claims he would have retained us but for my "manner" is an out and out lie. He started out the conversation stating that I was taking unfair advantage of him because he was"desperate." At that time I told him that he had to trust the lawyer he would retain and if he thinks that of me he cannot retain us. He then apologized and stated that he was just "stressed." I then continued to discuss what we could do for him if he hired us. He continued to try to give me a verbal run down of his driving history since he got his license since he was a teenager, and I explained to him that the review of that and answers are what he would be retaining us to give him. He then told me to send him the retainer, but added that "you know, you are taking advantage of me." To that I told him that he has twice expressed distrust with us and that I would not be accepting any work from him. He then began to literally beg me to do the review, stating that he has spoken to dozens of lawyers and looked at countless material online and that he knew I was the only one who knew what they were talking about. I then continued to decline representing him and hung up. He also lied when he claimed that I first gave him a quote for $150.00. No way. If you need a driver's license history review and analysis to get you back on the road we charge a minimum of $750.00 for that service, and often times more. So there is no way we would quote a price for $150.00. We take a lot of pride in the work we do for the motoring public and the high level of service we provide. It's rare when we decline work from someone, so the fact we did speaks volumes as to the veracity of this false review. However, you don't have to take my word for it. If you have a speeding ticket, have been charged with an auto crime, or have a suspended license and do not know what to do, see for yourself. Give us a call now anytime (24 / 7) at 914-500-8929.
Posted by anonymous | December 13, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Administrative Law
A real find
I found Mike Palumbo online and called when I was faced with non-renewal of insurance because of a suspension on two tickets in upstate New York. He got me the information I needed me within the hour, told me what to do and how to handle everything most expeditiously, and on top of it referred me to...
Posted by Thomas | July 10, 2015 | Administrative Law
REVIEW
I contacted Mr.Palumbo for advice on getting my license back after I was denied by the dmv for restoration. Every lawyer I spoke to said there was nothing I could do. When I spoke to Michael he said I should pay him $500 so he could "look at my records" and he has helped many people in my same seneci...
We were hired us for what a lot of hire us for - reviewing the denial of relicensing after more than 2 lifetime DWI convictions. In other words, this client had at least 3 lifetime DWI convictions. NY is the toughest state to get your driving privileges restored after at least 2 DWI convictions. There is a confusing and complex matrix of rules that apply, and what if anything someone can do to obtain driving privileges turns on the specifics of their lifetime driving history, the content of the DMV denial letter, and their rational for denying relicensing. An overview of the new regulations can be found on my web site here: http://www.attackthatticket.com/relicensing_after_alcohol_conviction.html The simple fact of the matter is that before I can advise someone on what, if anything, they can do to restore NY privileges I must review their denial letter, review the regulations, and then intelligently interview them about particulars of their lifetime driving history. When this commenter alleges that I "should have know" certain things that is a lie because while the denial letter state convictions dates and points accrued, which are all relevant as to the severity of the relicensing hold, they do not detail which of the 1,400 courts of the State of New York they were convicted. I need to know this because sometimes the difference between a lifetime revocation and immediate restoration is going back to a court of conviction years earlier and commencing a special proceeding to vacate that conviction. Sometimes just removing one of several minor convictions is all it takes. Our office practices traffic ticket defense throughout NY, and as such we are familiar with all courts. Some will just reject the appeal, so I want to know the names of each court so that I, through my vast years of knowledge and experience, can advise my client to choose the best court to make such a request. This initial review of records, regulations, and client interview is the necessary first step required to advise the client not with guesses but with accuracy and certitude. The commenter is correct in that other lawyers simply say that there is nothing that can be done, but there is ALWAYS SOMETHING that can be done. I know because I do this for clients all the time. The question really is whether it is practical and cost effective to do, and of course clients always what to know what the chances of success are. None of these questions can be answered without taking the first step of this initial review and consultation, which I did in this case. My office has been successful for numerous clients in restoring their driving privileges or taking them from a permanently ineligible status to a 5 year hold status in which their driving privileges would be restored after 5 years. We have done this in several ways. In some cases courts reported 2 DWI convictions to the DMV when it should have only been one and on that correction privileges were restored. In others we identified an error of driving history with the DMV and upon that correction the client was eligible. In other cases we vacated old moving violation convictions and the client was eligible. There are also cases of which the driving record is so terrible that there is virtually no chance of success, and in others while there is a viable option the investment required is more than the client can afford. Whatever the case, the client hires us to review and interpret fact, regulation, and law, apply the facts to the law, and explain it to him in plain English and give him legal advice on what can be done going forward to meet his goals. That is what this client purchased, and that is what this client received. In his case there is something that can be done, but he chooses not to undertake. This is because he has a horrific driving history, so he made a cost / benefit decision that the required investment was not worth the low odds of success.