Gil Howard Vilkas

I sold my coop apartment through Gil in 2012 for a fixed flat fee agreement. Even initially it was very difficult to reach Gil. Outside of this attorneys control my closing was delayed multiple times. I agreed to pay him a set amount for the first delay (almost tripling his initial fee). Gil... was still very difficult to reach and I spoke to his assistant (a guy) multiple times. My closing was delayed twice more - during which time it was almost impossible to reach Gil. Amazingly he became available the day before the closing actually happened and did not state anything out of the ordinary. At the closing he slams me with a bill - the total cost for his services was about $5000 when I initially agreed to a flat fee of less than $1000. He was deceptive in not displaying any additional charges to me until he knew I would not object as we were at the closing. Overall a very bad experience. Since this time I have read online other numerous horrendous experiences with this attorney. I would avoid.

Closed on a coop in June and Gil advertised a flat rate of $750 but later charged me $2000 at closing. Not once did I get a call from him along the closing process. I dealt more with the receptionist than anyone else... I definitely wouldn't recommend Gil for any real estate transactions based on m...y experience.

Extremely knowledgeable, thorough, and interpersonal. His fees were as advertised and very fair. In fact, his suggestion to add a specific clause on our contract saved us over $25,000 off our previously agreed purchase price. He spent numerous hours working on our contract and was always availa...ble (even evenings and weekends) to discuss new issues as they arose. I have worked with prior attorneys on a number of properties and none have been as competent and honest as Mr. Vilkas.