Jean M. Mahserjian's Reviews

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Posted by Tracy | September 09, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

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Used Jean and her firm for both my divorce and subsequent dispute over the selling of a marital home. The agreement they negotiated left me a bad position once the marital house was to be sold and left me spending approximately $35 thousand dollars on them, as they held the funds at their firm in es...crow. As the court forced small amounts funds release, they insisted the vast majority of the funds be given to them for more fees. She and Kate were late to court every single time. It even took two months get a simple copy of a document which they didn't both to upload to their sharefile. Calls/emails were not returned timely and they were both often rude. I seriously think they forgot I was paying them. Jean agreed to be the individual to go to court with me, it was never communicated to me or discussed with me that Kate would be going to court instead. Unprofessional. During one meeting with Kate she was at her desk with her knees up on her desk so the she could be comfortable. Very passive aggressive by. Two years later, I fired the firm and settled the case myself within hours. Requested the balance to be released immediately and received a very nasty email. No attempt to make the experience right. I suggest you skip this firm.

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Jean Mahserjian

Replied last September 09, 2020

Tracy - you and I both know that most of what you wrote is a lie. First, your initial agreement provided you with primary custody and full child support. Based on your income level and the spousal maintenance statute, you should have been paying spousal maintenance. We obtained a full waiver on all such payments. You received credits for all debt and principal mortgage payments made by you. Your initial agreement was more beneficial to you than your spouse. You initiated post judgment proceedings pertaining to the sale of your house. Both Kate Falco and I advised you that it would be a stretch to get what you wanted. You were, however, insistent that we proceed to try to get what you felt you deserved. Our advise to you on what we thought we could accomplish was not just verbal - we have it in writing. You were told that it was a stretch. The judge assigned to your case was, however, initially disposed to grant the relief that you wanted. However, after reviewing all papers from both sides, he was not. At that point, you changed attorneys, negotiated directly with your ex in a manner that could have been accomplished two years earlier and then blamed us for not getting what you wanted. I also will note that the documentation that we needed from you to pursue your claims took months and months to obtain. You were kept apprised at every step of the way what we were doing and what we could do. As to court appearances, there were only two and both were attended by Kate. Neither your ex nor his attorney showed up for the first appearance and Kate was not late to the second one. That was a conference for the attorneys and the judge only. We did and always do adhere to the specifics of our Retainer Agreement to refund an unused retainer. We have one admin who handles accounting once per month. As a result, the procedure for us to send a refund is in our Retainer Agreement and it is based on a once per month accounting and billing cycle. We adhered to that Agreement, which you signed. I guess you wanted what you wanted notwithstanding what was in the agreement that you signed. Your review is not only unfair, it contains blatant lies.

Posted by Shane | December 15, 2014

Excellent service

Very impressed with the professionalism of this firm. Constant timely contact with all matters. Made me feel like a priority. Great legal advice.

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