Lauren Emily Kollecas

Ms. Kollecas helped me out of a deep hole that I was in. She worked through some of the toughest State Attorneys & Judges, and still managed to get me ZERO points with Probation Upon Judgment on my speeding citation (alleged triple digit speeds) Ms. Kollecas was assigned to my appeal for my first... court's ruling. She stayed with me the whole time while we sorted everything out. She spent her time helping me weigh my options and also prepare our case for worst case scenario (trial). In the end she was able to make a deal with the State's Attorney from 5 points to 2 points with a pled down speed from triple digits to 84mph. She then was able to convince the judge to grant me Probation Upon Judgment (zero points) with $150 fee. Great Defense Attorney, great person. Please do yourself a favor and do everything she asks you in a timely manner, it will only benefit you more.

This office did the bare minimum and sometimes even failed to do that much so I constantly had to pick up their slack. In fact, throughout my divorce case, Ms. Kollecas apologized multiple times for the Azari team dropping the ball. From failure to have papers served in a timely fashion, to filing do...cuments improperly with the court, sending an unprepared novice attorney to represent me at a scheduled court appearance, sending me another client’s divorce documents, and repeated mistakes with my name in legal documentation—Azari Law’s sloppiness and mismanagement of my case has been a great inconvenience and an anxiety-inducing experience during what was already a traumatic time. Overall, Azari Law failed to attentively monitor and take necessary action as my case progressed. I had to invest a significant amount of time, resources, and research to ensure my case moved along and that each step was handled effectively. Recently (more than a year after my case closed and the final bill was settled), they sent me a bill for filing fees that dated back to TWO YEARS ago with Ms. Kollecas’ note: “My apologies for the late bill, our office had omitted the out of pocket filing fees.” When I inquired further, Mr. Azari responded, stating “for some reason it was not billed to you.” I expressed my concerns and requested that they resolve the fees internally since the very late bill was due to their own office’s billing oversight (on top of all their other errors I’d had to deal with), but they never responded.

We hired Ms. Lauren to represent my grandmother who was being falsely accused, with an active protective order as well as pending criminal charges. We were very concerned about the circumstances she was facing because of such accusations. Ms. Lauren carefully listened to the issues of our case, was v...ery attentive to all of our questions and explained all possible outcomes in a comprehensive manner. When inside the courtroom, she also demonstrated great knowledge, was very quick-witted and focused on the details of our case to uncover the lies and inconsistencies of my grandmother's accuser. And as a result, the continuation of the order was denied and all charges were dismissed. We are very pleased with her work and glad with our results! She's definitely determined to win for all her clients! Thanks again, Ms. Lauren!!

Ms. Kollecas defended a family member who was looking at multiple traffic citations which, if convicted woud have resulted in the revocation of a driver's license. Her fee was reasonable, she kept us informed as the case developed, and ultimately gained dismissal of all charges. We were very pleased ...with her honest assessment of our chances, her accessibility when we had questions, and of course, with the results!

Lauren took on my case after extensive review to make sure she would be able to help me before taking a dime. My case was a rare one indeed, I needed to establish my right as a grandparent to have visitation with my granddaughter. She established with great detail that I was indeed the Di-Facto Gran...dmother. I highly recommend her to anyone in need of help as a grandparent. She was very caring and professional.