$ 275-275 per hour
Areas of Practice: 40% Divorce and Separation, 30% child custody, 20% criminal defense, and 10% appeals. This is in general. I am a litigator. I do almost all areas of litigation. I seem to be the kind of person that people either really like or really don't like as you can see from the reviews. I am not a therapist nor a best friend. I will not tell you what you want to hear to make you happy, nor will I keep you case going by telling you what you want to hear as I bill by the hour. I do my best to be honest about your likely outcome and bring about a resolution in a reasonable time. Sometimes people insist on litigating a losing case. I will do it, my clients are the boss, but it is always a good idea to take the legal advice you are paying for. I take my responsibilities very, very seriously. One of them is to tell you the truth about your situation.
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Acquired: 2001
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Acquired: 2007
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1 Liberty Street, Bath, NY, 14810-1523
28 Client Reviews
Showing 1 - 5 of 6 reviews | Lawsuits & Disputes
Posted by Owen B. Elko | August 13, 2018 | Lawsuits & Disputes
She's a good attorney!
Susan is a good attorney! although I believe in my case she allowed political oversite, to cloud her judgement, at a time when promotions where at the end of the tunnel for many in the Steuben county legal system! And though she did allow, the obvious too be ignored, as a diffinitive means to defend...
Owen, since he gave his name, is a FaceBook friend and former client. I assured him there was no politics but he has his own opinion. I never got or sought any political promotion in Steuben County, or any county. I ran for an won public office more than a decade before I became a lawyer and that was long since over before I took his case. In any event, we did well.
Posted by anonymous | July 09, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
Highly recommend
Atty. Betzjitomir was excellent in resolving my case. She acted concisely, and really made sure that my rights were protected, that the settlement to which I was already entitled was finally paid over. I had a different atty. before her, who did nothing to get my settlement even after a court award...
Posted by anonymous | April 20, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
BE AWARE UNETHICAL AND DISHONEST!!!!
I hired Susan who said ohh we have a great case blah blah we will fight it all the way. Went to the first hearing, " I think we should settle, we do not have as big of a smoking gun as we had thought." Well Susan was the one that said we did! So we settle and Susan has less than an hour in time inv...
I charged a flat fee. Flat fee means what it says. We had a written retainer which stated this and we had a very good result. You are not bullying me into giving back a dime which I do not owe you. We did well and finished quickly because you hired ME. Next time do it yourself and see how that goes for you. Your case was not what you said it was which I found out after 2 minutes with the DA. Good thing you posted anonymously, because criminal cases are public record.
Posted by anonymous | May 18, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
Divorce and Order of Protection
I met Susan in court when she was not my attorney. After watching me take a beating, she offered her professional opinion on my case. (she saw me in court 2 times prior) Thank god I retained her services. Her honesty and understanding of my legal rights was priceless and saved me time and money. ...
Posted by Heather | April 05, 2015 | Lawsuits & Disputes
Thankful that I had her defending me
Good things come to those who wait. Although my case took some time ...it completely paid off in the end. From day one of meeting Susan, sharing stories and hearing what inspired her to be a lawyer ...i knew that I was in good hands and that she had my best interest at heart. Susan was there to suppo...
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2007
Registry of Outstanding Professionals 2007-present, America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
2006
Republican Senatorial Medal of Honor, Republican Members of the United States Senate
2004
Congressional Committee Business Advisory Council Member, National Republican Party
2003
Listed in Who's Who in the World, 2000 - present,
1999
Equal Justice America Fellow, Equal Justice America
2013 - Present
Founding Attorney, BetzJitomir Law Firm
2000 - Present
Radio Show Host, WENY
2008 - 2013
Managing Partner, BetzJitomir and Baxter, L.L.P.
2005 - 2010
Town Justice, Township of Orange
2004 - 2005
United States President's Business Advisory Council, Republican Party
2003 - 2005
Republican Inner Circle, Republican Party
2002 - 2008
Attorney, BetzJitomir Law Firm
2000 - 2002
Assistant Professor, Finance, Law, and Economics, Alfred State College
1997 - 1997
Financial Services Representative, First Investors Corporation
1987 - 1993
Town Council Member, Township of Thurston
2001 - Present
New York State Bar AssociationMember
2007 - 2012
New York State Bar AssociationCO-CHAIR, SENTENCING AND SENCTENCING ALTERNATIVES
2004 - 2008
Schuyler County Bar AssociationVice President
I won the appeal, decision affirmed
I won the appeal
I won the appeal
Won the Appeal
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pending
2000
JD - Juris Doctor
1997
BS - Bachelor of Science
1997
BS - Bachelor of Science
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2017
2016
2008
Transracial Adoption-Social and Legal considerations
2005
Comparative Analysis of Victim Impact Panels and Restorative Justice: How to go from A to B
2003
Islamic Banking Law
2003
A New York Drug Court-Challenges Ahead
2001
Diversity Presentation
2000
"Election 2000- A Woman's Perspective"
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