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Posted by anonymous | January 18, 2017
not recommended
talked to the lawyer on the phone. He is not very clear with how contingency fee was charged. We know the contingency fee is charged as 1/3 of the settlement. But he asked us to choose the fee options between gross and net. This is common sense gross always greater than net. Who will choose gross... ...
Sir: I feel bad that you walked away from our phone conversation feeling dissatisfied. I did my best during our ten minute discussion to answer all of your questions regarding the contingency fee breakdown. I obviously didn't do a good job. In 2014, there was a change in the law governing contingency fees in personal injury cases (see Title 22, sect. 691.20(e)(3) of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York). The new law mandates that the client must choose between two options: (1) if he/she elects to have the attorney lay-out any and all expenses, then the attorney's fee is one-third of the gross recovery; (2) if he/she elects to lay-out the expenses, then the attorney's fee is one-third of the net recovery. My retainer agreement clearly spells out these two options. In addition, I never told you that your wife had a bad case. You kept asking me about the two options, so I went into detail about how each works. I informed you that in situations where there is no recovery, whoever laid-out the expenses loses that money. Once again, I apologize for the confusion. I wish that the legislature hadn't changed the law because the options seem to complicate the matter. Unfortunately, I have no choice but to follow the law and offer the two choices. You are more than welcome to come to my office with your wife for a free consultation to discuss this in greater detail. Michael Dreishpoon, Esq.
Posted by john | December 12, 2016 | Hired Attorney
A meticulous, articulate professional
I had a personal injury case and chose Michael Dreishpoon. After nearly three years we won a settlement and I am very satisfied because I needed a good attorney to calmly sort out the the priorities and build a case to claim financial damages. Over the months he patiently explained my requirements an...
Posted by anonymous | June 02, 2016 | Hired Attorney
Great Lawyer
During my car accident I couldn't find one lawyer. Not one lawyer. Seriously. I called the lawyers who advertise their services on tv like Jacob & Myers and had to wait 24 -48 hrs for a response. However, I Google lawyers in Queens area and Michael name was the first name to pop up. Once I called...
Posted by anonymous | March 25, 2015
professional and detail oriented
Worked hard on my case from the moment I retained him. Came to my hospital room and assured me the end result will be a winning one. Worked extremely hard and addressed my needs as a client. To the point and always prepared to handle my case when presented with offers and counter offers. Extremely ha...
Posted by Seydou | January 09, 2015
I'm so happy with the way my case was handled
I don't have words to express myself to michael Dreishpoon . But I can definitely tell you our first meeting keep me confident and give me a strong hope that I will be ok . Michael and his partners Alex and all the staff put me at ease, everyone of them tried to help the best they can. Because of th...