Scott Steven Rosenthal

Wish I could give zero stars. Rosenthal Lane charged me ridiculous amounts but accomplished nothing for me, in fact the opposite. He would get upset anytime I asked questions. Like other reviewers have said, they want you to leave them alone and let them do nothing and simply pay them whatever they a...sk.

Hi Scott, I'm your client. I've been trying to reach you for three days and you are always "out of the office" when I give my name. I believe you made a mistake in my divorce. I'm supposed to be able to sell my house or at least make payments on it. I own the house and I'm about to be foreclosed on a...nd lose everything I haven't already lost. I can't afford a new lawyer because when I did all the work on the case, you asked for it and then charged me for multiple people to review it. As far as a review, plan on being your own lawyer. If my mother wasn't a retired paralegal I would have lost everything. I practically had to force them to subpoena documents. Afterwards, they said they found no evidence of my allegations. I had to ask for the documents and it was hard getting them for some reason even though I think I'm supposed to be sent a copy. Thanks for the document dump by the way. I sat down for 16 hours making an excel spreadsheet showing proof of all my allegations. He seemed mean after that. Like I was forcing him to work and I got the feeling of "just go along with it". I feel the same way all the other negative reviews. Ignored, work not done, doing the work myself and being charged, felt like he was working for the other side, always in the dark. I felt like I had no power or say in anything. If I said anything he would get an attitude and be very rude in my opinion. I was afraid. I couldn't afford another retainer because nothing was happening with the case. My ex had perjury in the double digits and nothing was done to change it. I had no income for 3 years, which is how long it took me to get divorced. I do not have children. I thought you were given a divorce within a year if you have no children. I thought this lawyer was out of my life, but now my house is being foreclosed on and I can't make a payment or sell it. What a nightmare. I guess I'll borrow another $5k for a retainer for another lawyer to fix his mistakes. It's Friday and I've called for three days. He clearly isn't going to respond to me. I think the positive reviews are fake, unless I'm treated this way because I'm a woman or because I don't make six figures a year and he can charge an outrageous amount for his paralegal and office clerk to do ALL the work. God help you if you hire him, no one else can.

I was ignored and poorly advised at every turn. He refused to negotiate with opposing counsel when we had a distinct advantage (due to a signed agreement yet to be ruled on.) opting to litigate the case at trial. This would have been alright except he hadn’t prepared at all. I was forced to outsource... research, and even prepare affidavits myself that were never looked at, much less filed. Nor were any responses filed to their false and disprovable claims, subjecting me to constant harassment by my ex. I was told that we would address it at trial. Fine. I was never kept informed of any developments, ignored any time I had concerns, and forced to hunt down witness names and info myself. Also fine. But they never issued subpoenas or entered a witness list to the court. The day before the trial was scheduled, the opposing counsel had subpoenas, witness lists, and filings. Scott Rosenthal had issued no subpoenas or witness lists, looked over none of the documentation refuting their claims, and HAD DONE NOTHING TO PREPARE FOR TRIAL AT ALL!!! Whether it’s incompetence, disinterest, or laziness, I couldn’t say. . At that point he demanded we settle that day at an extreme disadvantage. He pushed me into a terrible agreement, ignoring me and even talking over me when I told him what I was ok with, glaring at me anytime I voiced concerns. I wound up with tremendous debt and less money than I had been receiving in support. DO NOT MAKE MY MISTAKE!!