Michelle Leigh Vereckey

This attorney was involved in the closing of my late grandfather’s home—hired by my mother, not me—and the experience was absolutely terrible from start to finish. Communication was almost nonexistent. Simple questions were either ignored or met with extremely rude, condescending replies that made it... clear client care was not a priority. She was not just unprofessional but outright dismissive and patronizing in tone, making an already stressful and emotional process even harder to endure. At every turn, her attitude made it obvious that she viewed even the most basic inquiries as beneath her or an inconvenience. Despite the emotional and legal weight of the situation, there was no professionalism, no clarity, and definitely no compassion. The attitude in emails was dismissive and unhelpful (she issued a check to the incorrect name and downright refused to cooperate), as though being asked to do her job was somehow offensive. To make matters worse, her paralegal was completely out of the loop. She seems like a nice person, but it was clear she wasn’t being kept informed or empowered to help in any meaningful way. If she wants to further her career, she should seriously consider finding a better work environment—Michelle will only drag her career down. There was no sense of urgency or accountability. The process dragged on unnecessarily, and I never once felt like anyone involved was being treated with basic respect. Final note: If you have any sensitivity to cats or strong urine smells, avoid meeting in her office—it smells absolutely awful (I had sent a courier to deliver legal documents on my behalf and they filed a complaint). That alone says plenty about the level of care and professionalism you can expect.

My first closing turned into a nightmare. Michele and her staff totaly botched the transaction. Delays, delays, delays due to her errors and unresponsiveness. I couldn't close on my new home and had to move out of my apartment. I scrambled to find a temporary place to live and store my furniture. It ...cost my a great deal of money and caused me so much stress. Dealing with Michele was a terrible, terrible experience. She was so rude and unkind. If possible, I would rate her zero stars.

Ms. Verekecy pulled a big surprise on me at closingregarding the distribution of funds. She was non-reponsive to questions I asked in an attempt to resovle the problem. She put me in a bad situation which took a long time and considerable cost to resolve. I have been a party to a good many closings a...nd this was by far the worst.

I had an exteremely frustrating closing with Ms. Vereckey. She did not understand basic closing matters regarding joint ownership. When I tried to duss this with her she became argumentative and defensive. Due to her defensive position it took a great deal of effort and time to finalize my closing. ...The experience with her was extremely upsetting and unnecessary had she listened to reason.

Paralegals do her work with little or no supervison by Ms. Vereckey. I had to hire a second lawyer to correct the closing done by Ms. Vereckey's firm. It took 5 months to correct her errors. She was unprofessional and refused to cooperate with my second attorney until the NC Bar was contacted. after ...contacting the Bar she became willing to correct her mistakes.