Ellen B. Holtzman

I initially worked with Meryl Neuren who I found excellent. Unfortunately the divorce went to court where Ms. Holtzman defended me as Meryl doesn't go to court. During this time period, many calls went unanswered along with emails. There were many items I found in the divorce agreement to be not a...ccurate. Problem is I found them. Hiring a lawyer, and going through a divorce, you real need your lawyer to protect you, that wasn't the case here. Ms. Holtzman was often times overwhelmed and she was definitely outside of her league when it came to court. If I could do it all over again I would have definitely done more research.

Ellen is someone whom should have retired years ago. She gets "agreements" with other lawyers but never gets them in writing so they are basically worthless. She does not return calls, does not return emails. Her lack of dilligence has caused me a fortune and has caused me to lose things that I wi...ll never get back.

My case was badly mishandled. Problems included lack of preparation when we went to court, no contact at all for months (this is documented) and then a rush to settle only after the clock ran up useless hours at a very high cost. No planning, no strategy, unable to stand up to my ex's attorney. We ju...st folded when my money ran out leaving me with a huge bill. Now my lawyer, Ellen has hired her own lawyer to sue me!

I find it interestijng that the two positive reviews of Ellen Holtzman were done on the same day. I agree with the other bad review. Ellen Holtzman's is a total disaster. Run, do not walk, away from this law office. Her business is a total disorganized mess and she seems to have no clue what sh...e or her staff are doing. My legal expensises were over 4X what she said they would be, and she still couldn't get it done.