Max Feldman

Max Feldman

As this third (3rd) poor review written by you is substantially similar in nature to your Google and Facebook reviews, please see the same response I utilized to respond to your other two (2) poor reviews. First off, I am shocked and dismayed by your allegations. In my almost twenty-eight (28) years of practicing law, I have stood by the principal: Do as my client wishes. Now, every case is unique; therefore, I stand by another principal: Be transparent, unambiguous, and most importantly, realistic, with my client when weighing the merits and faults of each particular case. Throughout my involvement in your case, I lived by both principals. From the day you retained me, through the day your actions prompted me to withdraw from your case, I explained to you that your case must be handled delicately, and most importantly, strategically, because of the highly sensitive facts and profound issues surrounding your case. Further, I explained that I will “do as you wish,” but that your wishes may be difficult, or nearly impossible, to achieve because of the unfavorable circumstances in which you repeatedly placed yourself. If you recall, throughout my involvement in your case, the moment my actions successfully advanced your case one step forward, your detrimental actions moved your case five steps backward. As a result of your repeated, negative personal actions, the “aggressive representation” that you believe you desired would have further inflamed the highly sensitive issues and problematic deficiencies in your case and would have placed you in an exceptionally disadvantageous position. Further, “aggressive representation” does not always equal “antagonistic” or “hostile” representation; it does not always entail the screaming and yelling in which television has made you accustomed. I aggressively advocated for your best interests in a delicate, strategic, and calculated manner and your docket speaks for itself; any experienced family law practitioner in Allegheny County would agree. Your docket evidences and reflects the countless Motions and Petitions that I presented and won on your behalf, as well as my strenuous, often successful, defense of the numerous Motions and Petitions presented by opposing counsel in response to your repeated negative actions and prejudicial behaviors. If you recall, my successful defense of a particular Petition presented by opposing counsel prevented you from losing your house and becoming homeless. With respect to your allegations that I offered an unauthorized settlement, that my actions have caused you thousands in counsel fees, and that my actions caused a delay in your case, all are simply untrue. I have never offered a settlement prior to my client authorizing the same and will never do so. As for counsel fees, if you recall, your destructive personal actions, coupled with your volatility, prompted opposing counsel to act on behalf of her client, which, in turn, caused you to incur counsel fees, as it became necessary for me to defend your best interests. Concerning your allegation that I caused a delay in your case, if you recall, you were unavailable for multiple months, on multiple occasions, throughout my involvement in your case as a result of your damaging personal actions. It is only natural that your case would be delayed due to your repeated unavailability. In sum, to refresh your recollection of the damaging, adverse impact your negative personal actions and continued unavailability for months at a time has had on your case, I advise you to visit the docket relating to your case and review the abundance of entries, as well as the facts, contained therein. Further, as a fellow business owner in the same community, you understand the negative implications that intentional misrepresentations and deliberately untruthful allegations may have on a business.