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Cheryl Mcfadden Zak

Licensed for 32 years

Lawyer at Hamburg, NY

12 Norwood Ave, Hamburg, NY

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Licensed in New York for 32 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1994

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Law Offices of Cheryl Mcfadden Zak

12 Norwood Ave, Hamburg, NY, 14075-4415

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2.3 /5.0

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Posted by anonymous | April 28, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Unethical or Incompetent or both?

I have paid Cheryl almost $30,000 for a divorce. She made a huge error on identifying marital assets. She incorrectly read a brokerage statement and added all of my IRA's twice. The IRA's represented 60% of my overall investments and that number equaled a 200% increase over post martial cash availabl...e to my ex. The problem was compounded by Cheryl throwing out settlement numbers based on the error and then not disclosing how she arrived at her settlement figure. It took two years to finally get her to submit paperwork to the court explaining her figures. When the mistake was found she was promptly terminated. There was also an occasion when talk of a settlement was in the air but needed to be completed by a specific deadline. Cheryl lost her phone a week before the deadline. She could not be reached by phone, fax, email and was not seen in person. She only informed everyone after the deadline passed that she lost her phone and there was no explanation of why she didn't find an alternate means of communication. I would not recommend Cheryl for legal work. She is incompetent or she is unethical. Being able to correctly access assets and communicate with opposing attorneys is divorce law 101. I believe she purposely dragged out litigation for her own financial gain.

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University of Dayton School of Law

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