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Kelly Anne Burgoon
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I am a Graduate of the University of Connecticut, Class of 1987 and Albany Law School of Union University, with a Juris Doctor Degree in 1990. I was Admitted to the New York State Bar, the Southern District of New York Federal Court, and Eastern District of New York Federal Court in 1991. I was Admitted to the Connecticut State Bar in 1992, and I was Admitted to the District of Connecticut Federal Court in 1994. I am a member of the Rockland County Bar Association and I am also a Justice of the Peace in the State of Connecticut.
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Licensed in Connecticut for 33 years
State: Connecticut
Acquired: 1992
No misconduct found
Licensed in New York for 35 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1991
No misconduct found
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Brown Burgoon & Hartnagel, P.C.
365 Route 304 Ste 203, Bardonia, NY, 10954-1601
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Posted by anonymous | October 29, 2018 | Hired Attorney
Custody
Was a very fair lawyer. Did not waste time or money and was straight to the point with me. I would recommend her to friend.
Kelly Burgoon
Replied last October 29, 2018Thank you for your confidence in our office. We have a large percentage of clients who were referred by our clients, and also a good number who were referred by our adversaries. I am happy to have assisted you in your matter.
Posted by Anthony | October 29, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
A very painful and expensive divorce
Sadly Kelly Burgoon was not helpful to me. She did not explain what Pendente Lite in a divorce proceeding means. Basically, it says , that is as long as the case is going on, the defendant has to pay the needs of the plaintiff. I had been paying my wife, $2100 per month, the same amount I had giv...
Kelly Burgoon
Replied last October 29, 2018The only thing I can agree with Anthony about is that ours was a painful experience. Representation of clients in matrimonial matters takes more than just legal acumen. There is also a delicate attorney-client relationship that must factor in the client’s high emotion and anxiety while forging a bond of trust. Unfortunately, this particular relationship also included the additional challenges of a client who evidenced increasing behaviors of having issues with memory and recall, and who more often than not forgot entire conversations and meetings we previously had, like the numerous explanations to him of exactly what a pendente lite application was and the negative ramifications one would be to him. This was only exacerbated by his penchant to withhold pertinent information from me, which would backfire when I was ambushed with the information during Court appearances, and his flat refusal to acknowledge that his spouse was legally entitled to equitably share in marital assets acquired during the marriage, and not just what he thought was “deserved.” It became increasingly more and more difficult to represent a client who fell asleep during Court appearances and even during his own deposition, and who spent hours upon hours at my office “reviewing” his file over and over again. It was especially difficult to navigate the growing minefield of challenges with a client who either could not accurately recall, or deliberately ignored, legal advice given to him, time and again. Naturally, this untenable relationship eroded and eventually our attorney–client relationship ended, which was a relief to me. At no time did I overcharge Anthony in legal fees and, in fact, did not bill him for many of the repeated conversations had between us when he had forgotten them. To that point, he appears to have forgotten the accurate amount of total legal fees he incurred with my office, as that figure was nowhere near the exorbitant $40,000.00 he “remembers” he was charged. Sadly, since being discharged in 2016 (over two years before Anthony posted his review), I have learned that Anthony has hired and fired a number of other attorneys, and is now representing himself, pro-se. I am not in the least surprised to find that the matter is still unresolved, years later, as without first addressing the obvious underlying communication and memory problems, there cannot be a realistic final resolution. However, I remain compassionate for this former client who is clearly still contending with the same underlying issues of which he was blissfully unaware then and now, despite the necessity of the parting of our ways. It is truly unfortunate that sometimes, despite an attorney’s best efforts, you simply cannot prevent a client’s self-destructive behavior no matter how hard you try.
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Albany Law School of Union University