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Showing 21 - 25 of 75 reviews | Professionalism

Posted by anonymous | December 02, 2014

TRUE DEDICATION FOR HIS CLIENT

Howard & Ben have been very good in communicating with me about my case which is about to go to federal trial next week. I must say that it was a proof of true dedication to his client in that Howard called me multiple times on his own birthday just recently and must have spent half of his Sunday d...uring his birthday preparing for my case. He called multiple times even though it was a holiday weekend and has continually worked hard on my case. He has called the U.S. attorney multiple times to support my case and defend me. He has also caught hidden details that were hard to find in support of my case. There are few other lawyers that will show this type of intense dedication above and beyond the call of duty on a holiday weekend. I recommend him highly because Howard & Ben are truly the best attorneys someone can have if they have criminal charges.

Posted by anonymous | December 02, 2014

OUR FAMILY IS SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE HOWARD and BEN ON OUR SIDE!

This summer, we called Howard Weintraub on behalf our teenage son. It was a holiday weekend, but we were frantic for answers and information. We were at a loss at what to do. After reading so many positive reviews online, I called Mr. Weintraub’s answering service early on a Sunday morning not expect...ing a call for days. Despite that it was a holiday weekend, Mr. Weintraub, on hearing our case, reached out to us shortly on that early Sunday morning and spoke with us. Immediately, I knew that we had reached the right lawyers! The team of Howard Weintraub and Benjamin Alper are the best! Howard and Ben listened carefully to our son’s situation. They understood our concerns and reassured us that they would work hard to have his case dropped. It was immediately transparent from our first meeting that not only is Mr. Weintraub a personable and compassionate person, but very professional in the courtroom as well. Mr. Alper was proactive in the court and excellent in working with us to make sure all our questions were answered. Most importantly we appreciate the time both Howard and Ben took to thoroughly explain and educate our son on the process. During each step, they reached out to us with care to make sure that we were all well prepared. They are wonderful advocates! We are so very grateful to Howard Weintraub and Ben Alper for all they did to have our son’s case dismissed. Our family highly recommends them and can’t say enough at how happy are that we called their office that day!

Posted by anonymous | December 01, 2014

please dont trust them they will take your money and then hang up on you

i called this lawyer to see if i can set up consultation with him. This lawyer was extremely rude and said i am not interested in this case and hung up the phone. He called me back and appologized and said i can represent you and it will cost a lot of money, he asked me where i work and he will repr...esent me if i can pay him upfront. he sounded very rude and like he would use his client in a minute all for money.

Howard Weintraub

Replied last December 01, 2014

To have this person represent that he has posted a “client” review of me is a gross mischaracterization, as he never was a client of my firm. Indeed, the entire extent of my interaction with this person was two telephone conversations with a combined duration of less than ten minutes. Even more significantly, this person has distorted and misrepresented what occurred during his two brief telephone conversations with me. I, therefore, feel it is important for me to set forth below what actually transpired with this person: This gentleman called my firm on November 13, 2014, seeking representation in a shoplifting case and wanting to speak with an attorney at that moment. When my assistant advised this caller that I was consumed at that time with trial preparation for an upcoming two-week long federal court criminal case jury trial (wherein my client is facing up to 240 months if convicted), he nonetheless insisted with my assistant that he speak with me. My assistant was having a difficult time with this caller and was sounding flustered. She, therefore, interrupted my trial preparation asking me to speak with him. I briefly spoke with this man and advised him that I appreciated his interest in my firm but my court schedule was such that I could not take on his case. Although the call ended, within one or two minutes I decided to call this person back because he seemed very distressed. I asked him about the court scheduling of his shoplifting case so as to determine if perhaps I could be available to represent him. After briefly reviewing with this person the facts of his alleged shoplifting charge and learning that his court date was in January, 2015 (and, therefore, not in conflict with my federal case pre-trial preparation schedule and also after the anticipated completion of my federal case) I told him that I was available to take on his case. I told him that our strategy in representing him, should he decide to hire us and become our client, would be to try to have his case placed in a pre-trial diversion program with the eventual expungement of his arrest record. I told him that I was available to meet with him in my office on Sunday, November 16, 2014 (as I had other work commitments previously scheduled for Friday and Saturday). I also quoted him our standard misdemeanor/shoplifting representation fee. He then abruptly hung up on me. I nonetheless called him back a second time but his voice mail came on. I never heard back from this person. The duration of my entire “relationship” with this person lasted less than ten minutes. I then received notification from AVVO of this person’s above comment about me. As proven by my 110 client reviews posted herein on AVVO, I continually strive for the utmost client satisfaction in each of my cases. Having handled well over 2,000 cases in my career, and having spoken with probably over 5,000 different callers, I guess the old cliché is true: “You cannot please all of the people all of the time” as, irrespective of what you do, someone, somewhere will have something negative to say about you. Howard Jarrett Weintraub, December 1, 2014

Posted by anonymous | August 26, 2014

Excellent firm and attorney

Just wonderful, as one can see from my rating. Mr. Weintraub helped me with me considerably with my legal issues and kept my emotional state at a calming level as the firm and he worked diligently to solve my issues.

Posted by Sanjay | August 25, 2014

Tough Federal Lawyers

I am posting an update on Howard Weintraub and his associate attorney, Benjamin Alper. I hired them in May of this year on a serious & complex federal case. They have both been very hard-working and have communicated with me on all aspects of my complicated case. They have reviewed all the docume...nts they have been able to receive and analyzed them well. I am especially impressed by the numerous court motions they have filed to protect my Constitutional rights. They are a law firm that you should run to if you have an unfortunate criminal allegation because they will be ferocious in defending your rights. They have worked so hard and they are preparing even more energy & work to fight harder against the false allegations that I have been charged with in the case. My family is pleased and grateful for their efforts. I am highly educated and have researched many aspects of the law in my case. I can say that they are on top of this case and are exploring all avenues to mount a vigorous defense. I talked or met with 8 different law firms prior to raising funds to retain an attorney and I am confident I chose the right law firm here !!

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