Christopher John Aventuro

Christopher Aventuro represented me in a case involving a meritless claim to half my mother's estate, in which the strategy of the opposing side was to use every imaginable tactic to force a settlement by protracting the proceedings to the point where it would become too costly for me to see the ...case through to its conclusion. Under these circumstances, coupled with my grief over my mother's death, Mr. Aventuro did a superlative job in every way that could have mattered. His command of the governing statutes and knowledge of how Surrogate's court generally applied these proved to be encompassing and unerring. Along with this, his familiarity with the opposing attorney, and his skills as a tactician enabled him to anticipate the delaying tacticts and obstacles that could be posed and to minimize their impact. He was extraordinarily good about keeping me informed of developments in the case, and consulting with me before finalizing any decisions, while making sure I understood the likely or possible consequences of available choices. He was also extremely sensitive to my grief at the time, and to my financial circumstances, to say nothing about returning calls and replying to emails within a workday or less. During our initial phone conversation, before I had retained him, he was terrific about giving me a general idea of what the case would involve, and what my costs would likely be under best and worst scenarios. Last but not least, his handling of the case resulted in it being concluded before legal costs became untenable, with what he said was the most favorable settlement he had ever heard of for such a case.