Joseph Scott Van de Bogart

Joseph is a colleague and friend whom I retained to represent me in a contentious and complex civil litigation matter. As a client who is also an attorney, I could not have been more impressed with his professionalism and expertise. Joseph has the unique ability to be a forceful advocate without al...ienating or angering opposing counsel or the judge, a feat not easily accomplished. He is thoughtful, confident, and creative approaching his cases with a calculated and well prepared methodology. I was a tough customer and even more so because hiring a friend can be tricky or a recipe for disaster. The outcome of the matter was successful and the end result was even more than I hoped for leaving for a very happy client. I am so pleased I decided to hire Joseph to represent me and will do so again (although I hope I never have to). Equally as important and worth mentioning was Joseph’s stellar client communication skills and the fact that he properly set my expectations, something most lawyers do not do.

This is pretty much summed up in the review title. I hired Joseph Van De Bogart from a referral from my real estate agent. I was being sued improperly by my landlord and they also shut off my gas while i lived there. He got the transcripts w/ the gas company admitting it and we had the case in the ba...g. I hired him September, gave him $1600 as requested. He said the first time we met at mediation that if we dont have a resolution by December he wants an additional $2500 which i will get back when we win and his fees are reimbursed. After mediation, the other party got a new attorney (who wasnt a shlump like their old one). Josephs tone changed after he wasnt as maybe confident in his ability to win against someone who knows what theyre doing (was my take on it by the situation). He then sends me an invoice for $6500 saying that it was how much work hes put in so far and needs to be paid in full before going any further. I told him thats not what we discussed. ALSO, we DID settle at mediation, and they sent him money BUT he didn't deposit it because he wanted "certified funds not a personal check". They never did it so we never got ANY MONEY. So now, im out $1600 and he changed the agreement when we had it 100% won. Do not hire him, he will act extremely pretentious and change the deal at the last minute. There are tons of lawyers out there dont waste your time.