Adam Ira Skolnik

I retained Adam to represent me in a fairly simple real estate transaction, which turned out to be one of the worst mistakes of my life. He mishandled the case from the very beginning - he never returns calls, follows up, or keeps the client updated, and worst of all he doesn't know what he's doing. ...His errors with the final paperwork have so far cost me over $40K in taxes that I should not have paid, and the damage may not be done yet. Yes, I have filed a formal complaint with the Florida bar, and they are actively investigating him. His license has been suspended twice in the last several years - maybe third time will be a charm. This individual has no ethics, and he has no business being an attorney.

I hired Adam to assist with a bankruptcy in late 2014. After 2 submitted and subsequently dismissed attempts to finalize the process, I finally stopped communicating with Adam in late 2017, due to his repeated failure to return any of my frantic, urgent calls or emails, up to the point where I needed... to hire another attorney two days before a scheduled court date for the foreclosure of my home. Adam repeatedly missed court imposed deadlines, submitted incorrect documents, misrepresented or incorrectly explained processes or court requirements, and frequently gave me, what in retrospect, I feel was either unethical or simply wrong. But by far, my most frustrating and consistent experience with Adam was his near complete disregard for appropriately communicating with me as his client. Calls, emails, deadlines, critical information, and urgent questions simply went unanswered or missed, over and over again. Bankruptcy is a difficult enough process without the added stress of having to cope with an attorney that simply ignores or dismisses your concerns. Additionally, upon doing my research (unfortunately, after hiring him) I discovered Adam has a history of being disciplined by the bar to the point of having his license suspended in two seperate states, on several occasions for similar problems and unethical behavior. Had I known this before I hired him, I would have passed, as I would recommend any clients considering him as an attorney do.

I hired him for a simple bankruptcy case, and now Im paying $12000 in a settlement that I basically achieved to make with the trustee. I followed his Paralegal advised and almost was accused of perjury. He stop sending me status of my case and never sent the money to the trustee after three months. ...I will advise you to please protect yourself and find another ethical attorney that is not money-driven.