Russ Kofman

Long story short. I got myself into trouble and was worried about what was to come at the time. I panicked and had no clue what to do. I got a call from a detective asking me to go in for questioning and that was when I went online to scramble for an attorney. That was when I came across Russ. I sent... him an email and his secretary got back to me immediately, which left a really good impression. Not to mention Russ has impressive reviews on yelp so scared as I was, I hired Russ to become my attorney. Russ handled everything and made sure I had little to worry about. He was by my side 100% of the way. At the time of my arraignment, there was a moment where I thought I'd have to go to rikers bc the judge was rly hard to convince and that was when Russ came to my rescue and got me out without bail. Then came my court date. I rly thought I was looking at jail time but Russ used the skills he has and got me a misdemeanor when my case was a felony. I had to go a year without getting arrested before I can get a discharge from my misdemeanor. The misdemeanor is finally erased from my record and I've learned my lesson and that couldn't have happened without the help and professionalism of Russ and his team. I will definitely look for him again if I, or any one I know runs in to trouble.

There are countless positive things I can say about Russ Kofman and his NYC law firm, Lebedin Kofman. However, the quality I most want to highlight about him as a lawyer is the personal obligation he assumes for you as soon as you hire him. He makes sure to prioritize you with respect to your needs..., requests and wishes, all the while still maintaining his own professionalism and ethical values. Although I have a list of perpetual compliments I can simply state, I’ll give a telling example instead which made me realize he was the obvious fit for my needs. I contacted Russ directly after having a domestic violence charge filed against me by my girlfriend at the time. For reasons I will not address here, after involving the law, she decided to also involve my school; we both attend a private professional school in NY that governs off-campus allegations of domestic violence as a part of their school policy. Because she was being so vindictive at the time, when divulging all relevant information to Russ during my initial consultation, I told him about how she was extremely petty, and how one week prior to filing these charges, she had requested me to buy her numerous material goods (totaling over 5000$), all of which I had receipts for. I told him in addition to defending me, I would like to be reimbursed for these items as well. After a brief moment of analysis, he told me to cut my losses short and not to respond to petty behavior with more petty behavior, especially since I am the one in question in the eyes of the law and my school. He told me I am facing far bigger losses than 5000$ if things don’t go my way here. I had a great deal of respect for Russ at this moment because I realized he was devising a tactical plan to resolve my situation, that was free from my emotions, subjectivity and naivety. Also, he took the chance of telling me something I did not want to hear at the moment, instead of placating me during the consultation to gain hire. After deliberating for a few days, I hired Russ later that week. Both the criminal and school cases required about 8 month of due process before conclusion, during which time Russ always directly responded to any question or inquiry I had via phone or in-person meetings, arranged to be present for court dates to get me out as soon as possible, and advised me on how to proceed for each step during these processes, all while handling any leg work required in the background. In the end, because of Russ, I ended up with no sanctions separating me from my school and he was able to get me a simple violation in regards to the law; no misdemeanor, no felony. Russ is a true professional who is intelligent, honest with his thoughts and knows how to work with people. And now, after going through the process, I understand these are the things one should seek when procuring a lawyer.

I hired this firm based on the conversation prior once the retainer was received the shenanigans began The firm is very unresponsive to emails calls and texts They are rude the entire firm except the billing department No updates about your case no if it's serious or not this people don't care at al...l and need to be reported They take advantage of you during your most vulnerable time When bcalling about your court case they go days with no response and when they do no clear communication about your case or court updates They have a new assistant that is just as terrible rude and unresponsive Best advise is run and do your research They need to be reported to the attorney bar

I had a great consultation conversation with Russ prior to retaining his law firm. I signed the retainer and emailed him all the documents to use in child custody case including video evidence and case law. One day before we were set to appear in court i received a call from Grace Guo that she would ...be representing me at the hearing. At all times before that I was under the impression that Mr Kofman was my attorney as he never represented to me that someone else would handle the case. I asked Grace Guo if she received all the documents that I provided to Russ and she stated yes. She also indicated that she did her own research as well. She appeared at the hearing not looking like a lawyer. Let’s just say she didnot dress the part. In addition she was not prepared with the case law that I provided to her or the video evidence. In fact based on her recommendation that I contact my spouse during lunch the judge awarded my toddler overnight visitation twice a month with his father despite the overwhelming evidence that my husbands lifestyle would endanger my son. Grace Guo did nothing to protect my interests at all. Fifteen hundred dollars wasted. I could have stayed with the court appointed attorney.