Kenneth Steven Pelsinger

My house was at risk of foreclosure and I found it impossible to work with my bank so I search for a lawyer to represent me. I met with Ken and was dazzled by his stories and history of saving people"s houses, getting fees removed and principle reductions approved. I met with him and his assistant a ...few time and provided them with all my information and docs. I had a court date with the bank coming up and Ken explained to me what he was going to do when he met with the bank lawyers. I was impressed so I paid him his fee believing he was going to get this done with ease. I said I'd see him at court date and left. I should have realized I made a mistake when he didn't show up to the court date, After panicking and calling the office non-stop from the court house I finally got someone on the phone who down played the whole situation and eventually sent another lawyer or a paralegal with no clue what my history was. He basically spoke with the bank's attorney and bought us more time to file a loan modification. I should have walked then but I paid already so I was stuck with him. Ken did file some paperwork and managed to delay foreclosure proceedings but was never successful at submitting an accurate Loan Mod. The office was disorganized and would ask for repeat paperwork and never submitting my docs until I hounded them to do so and when they did, the paperwork was incomplete and rejected by the bank. Ken was never in the office. They rarely answered the phone and NEVER returned phone calls or emails. The assistant I was working with quit and my modification sat for months. The bank began foreclosure again. I eventually just went to Ken's office unannounced and sat in his waiting room. He was very non-apologetic and acted as if I was upset over nothing and that he would cure everything. He gave me the same list of things he needed and the same thing happened. I sent everything and he went off the radar again for MONTHS. I went back and camped out in office again except this time the clock was ticking. It was November 2016 and the deadline date for the HAMP modification that he told me I would have easily be approved for expired on 12/31/16. As always, Ken down played any urgency and gave me the SAME list of things he needed. I gave him everything he needed a week before Thanksgivings 2016 and begged him to submit ASAP. He told me not to worry. I contacted the bank daily to see if they received the paperwork and the answer was always the same, NO. I called Ken's office every day and either got the his answering machine, no answer or his very unhelpful secretary. A week before Christmas I finally got in touch with Ken who told me he sent out my paperwork via US Mail on 12/17/16. I ask why US Mail? why FedEx or UPS that could be tracked? He had no answer. I asked him to PLEASE login to the bank's website and submit the paperwork directly. He told me there was no need for that and that they would get it. Long story short, the deadline was missed, the modification program had expired They did eventually receive the docs on 1/17/17, almost a month after Ken said he mailed it. The bank review it and told me that since the HAMP had expired I had no other options other than a repayment plan that was NOT affordable to me. Once AGAIN it was impossible to hunt Ken down, After explaining how screwed I was to his secretary finally got him to call me back. He called with zero apologies and zero urgency like always and told me not to worry, he would take care of everything, submit the docs again and get me a modification. Here is the kicker, he asked me for more money for the extra work and I nearly flipped. I asked him if he was kidding that I should pay for him missing the deadline and he said no. I was lost for word and I told him I had to think about it. I never called him back and he never called me, no surprise. This man may have cost me my house. I would suggest not using this attorney unless you want to waste thousands of $$s

If I could give this guy 0 start I would. Please for anyone who is thinking about working with him, DON'T! We stated working with him because we were recommended by some lady Ana , who actually turned out to be his partner in crime and works with him and promises that he is a great attorney just so... that she can get a cut of the money. We paid $5,000 up front back in the middle of 2015. We are now in September 2017 and all Kenneth Pelsinger did was mail out one letter towards what he was helping us with. I have tried for the past 4 months to get in touch with him and all you get are secretaries. When I ask if he is available to speak with they tell me yes, then they ask for my name. As soon as I tell who I am they say I'm sorry he's in court today. I was able to finally get in touch with him by blocking my number. When he picked up he had no idea who I was or what case I was talking about. He is so lost, I think he drank my money away. He told me to give him 2 weeks and call back. When I called back in 2 weeks he was not around and no one was able to give me any information. Called over and over left message after message. Finally one of the secretaries picked up and I told them I was going to contact BBB. As soon as I hung up the phone, Pelsinger called me and still had no information for me. He told me to give him a little more time. He did nothing for 2 years but rob us of $5,000. I have now gotten a lawyer and we are taking Pelsinger to court to get my money back. We contacted BBB and after doing some research I found out that he was already disciplined by a state licensing authority and had his license suspended for a while. Hmmm...I wonder why? This is not the first or last time that him and Ana will do this. Please, I urge anyone who is thinking about doing business with him STAY AWAY!. DO NOT GIVE HIM YOUR BUSINESS, TIME OR MONEY. I promise you will regret it!!!!

Pelsinger is a tough guy. He knows the housing industry, and can see scams, and honesty right up front. I have found him to be trustowrthy in a field where many other attorneys I found were not. I would certainly recommend him to anyone trying to buy or sell a house, or anyone who got scammed in t...he housing crisis. I found him at an event held for Nassau County residents looking to refinance, or modify their loan agreements. He was stright forward, and honest. Even when the things he said made me uncomfortable, I rather he shared them than keep me in the dark. He is the quintessential New York tough lawyer. Who wouldn't want that kind of guy in their corner?? I have given his name to several friends and family.