Susan Marie Betzjitomir

Susan Marie Betzjitomir

3.8
Rating: 9.7

Licensed for 25 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer at Bath, NY
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Child Custody, Criminal Defense ... +3 more

1 Liberty Street, Bath, NY

About Susan

Biography

Practice Areas

6

Practice Areas

Child Custody 25%

Child custody is an aspect of divorce, so the actual percentage is higher. We have won a lot of Dad custody cases, as well as for the Moms.

25 years

25%
Criminal Defense 15%

We do all aspects of criminal defense including serious and violent crime, persistent felony offender eligible, DWI, Sex crimes, as well as lesser crimes, Vehicle and traffic matters and appeals.

26 years

15%
Appeals 10%

Please see my case links to see examples of the types of appeals that I have won. I do all aspects of appeal including oral arguments, which you may attend if you wish.

25 years

10%
Litigation 10%

25 years

10%
Business 5%

25 years

5%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 275-275 per hour

Retainer

Always


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 25 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2001

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Licensed in Pennsylvania for 19 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 2007

Retired

No misconduct found

Location

BetzJitomir Law firm

1 Liberty Street, Bath, NY, 14810-1523

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Susan Marie Betzjitomir's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

3.8 /5.0

28 Client Reviews

Showing 1 - 3 of 3 reviews | Trustworthiness

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. ...I highly recommend her services. She is fair and always had my back and when I needed guidance, she was spot on as to what her thought was but ultimately she left it up to me. That is all one can ask for is a lawyer to be by their side and a voice of reason because the process is long and stressful. I will always use her legal services going forward.

Posted by misinformed | April 22, 2016 | Criminal Defense

misinformed by Susan

I would not recommend Susan to anyone. Susan's law firm was very unprofessional and unresponsive to my needs. She was always unavailable and very rarely returned phones calls. We were not informed of all aspects of the case to make a intelligent informed decision. She did not even sit with her cl...ient in court on occasions. We were told one thing and when the plea deal was done my family member was behind bars for 1 to 3 years, instead of what she said would happen. This is the same result as if there was no plea bargain. If we had to do all over again we would take our chances and go to trial ALONE.

Susan Betzjitomir

Replied last April 22, 2016

I cannot be sure who this person or family is. What happens sometimes, I can say, is that the family member is in fact guilty, but they do not want to admit it to their family. So I know what the facts are and what evidence the DA has and I make the best deal I can because that is what my client wants, knowing how much worse it would be after trial when we lose because they are guilty and the evidence is very much against them. . Then the family gets mad because the "innocent" loved one who is lying to them goes to jail, they never see the true evidence and I have to keep quiet about what my client admitted to me. Another scenario is every now and then a judge will recommend a treatment program that will get people out sooner as a apart of a plea bargain, but very rarely the prison system does not have room or rejects them for the program. Out of my control.

Posted by anonymous | September 12, 2008 | Divorce & Separation

Her ego comes above ethics and her client

My experience was one I wish I could forget. I had contracted her to handle my divorce and found that she was uninformed, unprepared, uninterested in representing my interests over my wife's. I had repeated on numerous occasions I would report her to the bar association if I felt she was not giving m...y case her full attention even after I paid $4,000 up front. She couldn't even deliver the court documents to the opposing attorney by the court required date. She and her staff which she has little communication and control over were more concerned about murder cases and criminal actions. She and her staff openly discussed other clients in the presence of myself and others. To quote Ms. BetzJitomer "...this isn't Perry Mason...documents have to be submitted in a timely fashion with no surprises..."

Susan Betzjitomir

Replied last March 26, 2009

This is Susan. I believe that I know who this commenatator is. Her accusations are untrue. There were a total of 5 attorney's so far in her case, none were any good according to her, and she tells similar untrue tales about each, and has tried unsuceesfully to sue another for malpractice and to legally dispute my fee, a dispute she lost as I did the job for her that i was hired to do, and her threats to slander me do not intimidate me. I charged a reasonable rate for my services. .Perhaps had she followed any one of her attorney's advice things would have gone better for her.

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Experience

Rating:  9.7 (Superb)

Honors

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

Work Experience

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

Associations

2001 - Present

New York State Bar Association

Member

2007 - 2012

New York State Bar Association

CO-CHAIR, SENTENCING AND SENCTENCING ALTERNATIVES

2004 - 2008

Schuyler County Bar Association

Vice President

Sample of Legal Cases

MCGRANN PAPER CORPORATION v. PENNYSAVER

I won the appeal, decision affirmed

The Estate of Margaret Chase

I won the appeal

Kish v. Kish

I won the appeal

People v. Mack

Won the Appeal

People v. Eric Smith

Pending

People v. Craig Godineaux

pending

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Education

2000

Cornell Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1997

Cornell University

BS - Bachelor of Science

1997

Cornell University

BS - Bachelor of Science

N/A

Corning Community College, Corning

A.S.

Speaking Engagements

2017

Women Reaching Women Global, Inc. April 1, 2017 Corning, NY Speaker "Know your rights"

2008

DISMANTLING DISCRIMINATION- SPRING CONFERENCE 2008

Transracial Adoption-Social and Legal considerations

2005

Victim Offender Mediation Conference

Comparative Analysis of Victim Impact Panels and Restorative Justice: How to go from A to B

2003

Presenter, Annual International Banking Conference, ITALY

Islamic Banking Law

2003

Presenter, 3rd Annual Conference, International Association of Forensic Mental Health Service

A New York Drug Court-Challenges Ahead

2001

Diversity

Diversity Presentation

2000

"Election 2000- A Woman's Perspective"

"Election 2000- A Woman's Perspective"

Publications

2011

Amazon-The Runyan Agency Book-Grandma Goes To Haiti

2011

Amazon-The Runyan Agency Book- Where Did The Birds Go?

2008

Chickens-A Beginner's Handbook Co-Author of Book

2007

New Yorklaw Journal People v. Mack

2006

Crafting Significant Business Agreements BOOK CO-AUTHOR, Crafting Significant Business Agreements

N/A

Backwoods Home Fitting In With Your New Neighbors

Languages

English

Activity

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