Robert Douglas Stein

Robert Douglas Stein

also known as Bob Stein

3.8
Rating: 6.8

Licensed for 27 years

Child custody Lawyer at Palmetto, FL
Practice Areas: Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Family ... +2 more

4307 13th St W, Available for Appointment at Bradenton Yacht Club, Palmetto, FL

About Robert

Biography

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Family 15%

Adoption, divorce, child custody, guardianship

15%
Medical Malpractice 10%

Birth injury, brain injury, failure to diagnosis,

28 years | 120 cases

10%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes

Hourly Rates

$ 300-400 per hour

Contingency

20%-33%

Retainer

Sometimes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 7 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 2018

Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in New York for 27 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1998

Delinquent

No misconduct found

Location

Mr. Robert Douglas Stein

4307 13th St W, Available for Appointment at Bradenton Yacht Club, Palmetto, FL, 34221-5601

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Robert Douglas Stein's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

3.8 /5.0

23 Client Reviews

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Posted by S. Bradley | October 03, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Honest and helpfully

I highly recommend Bob as your lawyer. I’m so glad I went with my gut. I did my research and I saw everyone had some bad reviews mixed in with the good ones so I took a chance on Bob. I’m really glad I did. All I wanted was fair visitation rights. It has been such a struggle these past years. E...verything was against me, I don’t have money to waste and this was my last hope. I am so grateful for Bob’s expertise and honestly. Really, thanks.

Posted by Sharon | August 14, 2019 | Hired Attorney

Domestic relations/child custody/paternity petition

Bob is the best attorney I have ever used. I am a single, hard working mother of twin boys, and Bob really helped to keep the cost down, while being knowledgeable, polite and respectful. I felt he gave my case his all, answered my calls and questions in a timely and professional manner and well orga...nized. I liked him so well that I referred a good friend of mine to him. If I need representation in the future, I would hire him again.

Posted by anonymous | June 09, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Horrible Attorney

I paid him thousands for a custody case, and he did nothing for my case. I read other reviews about Robert, and some others claimed that he fell ill right before their trial. That’s exactly what happed we my case, he fell ill right before trial. And during trial he acted like a junior lawyer he is. H...e is not aggressive at all. If you love your children find another lawyer because he will not fight for you.

Posted by Jason | May 15, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Adoption

Stay Away

My wife and I hired him to handle a non contested stepparent adoption. He told us he would prepare all the paperwork needed, all we had to do was the leg work, and file the paperwork ourselves. I paid him $450, then later received a stepparent adoption affidavit, but here is the kicker. This was f...or adopting twin boys, he used the term child throughout it. the term grandparent was used, instead of stepparent, in spots. He even call the twin boys, "she" at one point. Clearly, was a cut and pasted letter. We were provided legal paperwork that was irrelevant to our adoption, but he missed a required piece of paperwork, all together. He even admitted that was his oversight. I simply asked for a refund, but not all of the money, I offered to let him keep $150 for his time, however short that was. Instead, I got a response about how he did this at a reduced rate, and it was my responsibility to proof read his work, cause I paid so little for it. In all he will take your money, and provide you with very shoddy legal representation. I would stay far away from this man...

Posted by Ethan and Jacqueline | March 19, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

DO NOT HIRE THIS ATTORNEY FOR ANYTHING!

Paid $500 toward $750 balance for Mr Stein to draft, file and appear on our behalf for temporary custody order. We realized it was a mistake when he took a week to provide a draft. The draft was completely full of incorrect information and/or blanks left for us to fill in. All the information was ...provided to Mr Stein, no need for blanks or incorrect details, such basic info as the child's sex. After the delay and final receipt of this shotty draft I realized Mr Stein was not the representation we wanted. Mr Stein did not hesitate to request the final payment of $250, which we did not submit since we never received a proper draft of the motion let alone filing or representation of the motion. We sought proper legal representation. We requested a refund minus time for the draft since this only service we received. Mr Stein replied that there was no balance to refund, seriously $500 for a shotty draft that we could have done on our own? When first asked what the situation was after almost a weeks passing he replied that he had been sick and would start it the following day. Half hour later he sent the terribly incorrect and fill in the blank draft. This is the only service provided, $500 for that? Our advice to you if looking for proper legal representation,,, LOOK ELSEWHERE! We do not even recommend his service for simple filing of paperwork as his cost is far more than what is customary. If we could rate no stars we would.

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Robert Douglas Stein's Lawyer Endorsements

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Roland Boyd

Family lawyer | Jan 09

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I would recommend Robert for adoption matters as well as other family law matters. Robert is a zealous advocate for his clients."

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Experience

Rating:  6.8 (Good)

Honors

1994

Cum Laude, SUNY Stony Brook

Work Experience

2017 - Present

Attorney, Law Offices of Robert D. Stein, Esq.

2008 - 2016

Franchisee, UFC Gym Franchisee

2005 - 2008

Attorney, Ronan, Tuzzio and Giannone

Associations

2018 - Present

Florida Bar

Member

1998 - Present

New York Bar Foundation

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

California DOJ v. Wells Fargo

Pending

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Education

1997

St John's University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1994

State University of New York, Stony Brook

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

Activity

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