Marie Ammirati Lurie

I hired Marie Lurie in November 2022 and paid a retainer of $4000 and was promised alimony and the house when contacted her for the first time and explained that my husband abandoned me and do not know where is at and that he has been missing for 2 weeks and find out that he filed for divorce behind ...my back when I received divorce advertisement in my mail box. She refused to help me and explained to me the divorce process but was sending me paper to fill up I didn’t understand as I’m not from this country. Her assistant Matt Geisser is fully incompetent and at time was nasty to me and when contacted him for his wrong doing he got very defensive and lied. Marie took me for a ride until June 2023 when she dropped the ball just before mediation date and decided not to answer my emails regarding what I needed to do for mediation. I have several witnesses and 2 other divorce attorneys I contacted to help me out while I was paying her to do her job and all text and emails to prove it her negligence. She never never kept me updated on any issues or anything regarding my divorce and at time was nasty when I emailed her about my disappointment and then she would call me on phone so it’s not on paper. She made me believe she operated out of an office but find out it was a PO Box at a mall UPS store. She made me drop off my file in a corner parking lot while I had a fever of 104f that’s when I found out she had no office and also told me that we needed to meet to talk about my mediation at a Starbucks shop off 595 but never gave me an actual address. And then disappeared. One week before mediation date I couldn’t get in touch with her via cell or email and her assistant told me that where she is has limited access to wifi ??? I was forced to hire another attorney at this point costing me a retainer of $10,000. After my new attorney requested all paper work and my billing statement, she refused to send anything after several attempts by my second attorney and finally had her assistant do it but no billing statement at all from her. I continued emailing her for my billing statements as per her retainer I signed and was suppose to keep me updated every month like my second attorney did about the spending etc but still no answer. Finally got it 3 month later after several attempts and asking her to refund what was left due to her minimum work and dragging the case for 7 month for a simple divorce with no child to a very surprising unethical letter. I filed with the The Florida Bar to find out that they are protecting her and it went nowhere as per today March 3 2024. She is absolutely the worst and most unethical attorney you will ever come in contact with. I’m taking my case further as After spending over $20,000 of new lawyers fee putting me in a financial difficulties and also other people I see are taking the same steps and having her investigated as well by Florida Bar that probably not going to do anything as they are protecting each other but will go further with that. Beware of this attorney!!! PS : I didnt put the review up until I got an answer from Florida bar which I appealed the first time and second time with no where to go today March 3 2024.

I highly recommend Marie Lurie ! Lurie and her staff guided me every step of the way ensuring that I was always up to date on my case and provided me with peace of mind. She showed empathy towards both parties involved while stressing points of law. Her knowledge of case law is outstanding. Thru the... divorce, all emails & phone calls from me were returned within the same day, most within an hour. She is very strategic allowing both parties time to settle their emotions before making decisions. She truly wants what is best for the entire family.... She saved my family, instead of milking me. she fought for my son, and my family. She is amazing.