Peter L. Rand

Peter L. Rand

also known as The Rand Law Firm, P.C.

3.7
Rating: 1.0

Licensed for 34 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer at Islandia, NY
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Real Estate, Criminal Defense

1770 Motor Parkway, Suite 300, Islandia, NY

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2020
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About Peter

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 34 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1992

Disbarred

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2020

Location

THE RAND LAW FIRM, P.C.

1770 Motor Parkway, Suite 300, Islandia, NY, 11749

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Peter L. Rand's Reviews

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3.7 /5.0

22 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | March 28, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Steals money

Back in 2016, I hired Peter Rand to represent me for my divorce. I had gotten his information online, went for a consult, he was very professional courteous. I did not know that it would end there. After my retainer was paid, I never got any updates about my divorce proceedings. There was also a cour...t date that was missed. I emailed and called the office several times to get an update on what to do next. I also asked for an itemized bill to understand how my retainer was being used. Every time I called, the front desk would make an excuse and say he was not there and would call me back. This went on for months and he never called me back. I then had to hire another lawyer and pay another retainer fee. I never got my money back from Peter Rand nor did he ever respond to any of my inquiries. He ran away with my money.

Posted by Michael | December 27, 2019 | Hired Attorney

Excellent lawyer

I have been peters client for about six months and peter has showed that he will go above and beyond for His clients. I can go home without worry knowing that peter will do everything he can for his clients . The professionalism and extended courtesies have gone well beyond Anyone I have had represen...t me in the past. I would

Posted by anonymous | December 03, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Nope - do not recommend

Hired Peter as my attorney after I was served my divorce papers. I had just finished 2 years with a free attorney in family court with the soon to be ex husband. The free lawyer worked harder for me than Peter did, and that’s not saying much. To keep this review short and too the point, Mr. Rand does...n’t keep promises. I told him exactly what I wanted before we paid him the retainer and he agreed to everything. As we got closer to the end he changed his tune. Every court appearance resulted in ill prepared lawyers who were suppose to be working on going back and forth in hopes to come up with an agreement to avoid a trial. Instead of this happening and because It was difficult reaching him or getting a response from him in between court dates, every court date we showed up at resulted in being given another date to come back since no one was communicating and attempting to make an agreement between the court dates. On the final court date we ended up Finally for the first time I believe making the 1st attempt at an agreement and so the back and forth finally begun. This was all to avoid the trial set for that afternoon while I sat there for hours crying because the whole experience was wearing me down. if we went trial I was told I would have to pay another $10.000 retainer fee. In the end my husband and his lawyer left laughing with smiles on there face, and weeks later Im still trying to forgive myself for hiring this guy.

Posted by anonymous | October 03, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Commercial

Research before hiring Peter Rand

After hiring Mr. Rand to facilitate our commercial property closing for which his was paid, he has yet to give us our closing statement detailing where the proceeds of the money went, including funds from the escrow account. We called, emailed and texted and received nothing but excuse after excuse a...nd promises the closing statement would be forthcoming. We are now going on 8 months and no resolution of where and to who our funds were disbursed to. Highly unethical to hold back such an important document that legally belongs to us. We have bought & sold several properties in the past and every attorney was prompt with our paperwork, until we hired Peter Rand. We do not recommend this law firm.

Posted by anonymous | September 19, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

RUN!

Do not use this man at all ever!!!! Do your research! He's got MANY complaints flied against him!!!! He has my divorce papers since May 28,2019 and for 4 months all I do Is text, call and leave messages BEGGING him for MY papers back so I can go elsewhere, he REFUSES to answer me and give me my paper...s back!!!! Absolute worst attorney out there!!!! Save yourself the heartache, stress and money and find another attorney!!! Look him up on find law...you'll be in shock what you see!

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Rating:  1.0 (Extreme Caution)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2020.

Disbarment issued in NY, 2020

updated on 03/28/2022

Disbarment is the most serious penalty for a lawyer. If this attorney is currently practicing law, you should contact the Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court to understand the reasons for disbarment.

Suspension issued in NY, 2020

updated on 09/08/2021

Suspended means an attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. The attorney typically returns to practicing law when the suspension expires.

Censured issued in NY, 2017

updated on 09/08/2021

When an attorney is censured it means he or she did something wrong but may still practice law. Typically in this case the lawyer's poor behavior is exposed to the public in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Work Experience

1992 - Present

Principal, The Rand Law Firm

Associations

2007 - Present

Nassau County Bar Association, Matrimonial Law Committee

Member

2007 - Present

Suffolk County Bar Association, Matrimonial and Family Law Committee

Member

Education

1991

New York Law School

JD

1985

Adelphi University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

Activity

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