Beware! I had a total of three phone calls with this firm, all with different lawyers over a five month period. The first call was when I asked them to represent me and the third was in response to a letter I sent, requesting information about my claim. At the time of my phone conversation with Alan... Shapiro on 9/28/23, no movement had occurred and I was unaware of any action they pursued with my case. I had never worked with a workman's comp lawyer before and I wanted to get a general understanding of the case procedures and their plan moving forward. From the onset, Alan Shapiro was irritated that I was asking questions and was replying with one word answers to my inquiries. When I asked him about the plan for my case and what a lawyer's responsibilities were to a claimant, he became very angry and hostile. He began yelling and telling me he was insulted that I questioned what he could do for me. It was unsettling and very awkward. He threatened to shut down the case and leave me to figure out the system on my own, since I had the audacity to question him. I was unable to communicate with him because he continued to interrupt and talk over me repeatedly and his hostility was formidable. In the end, I agreed with him that ending his representation was in my best interest. I suggest that if you are looking for a firm that works hard for you to receive results and treats you with professionalism, that you look elsewhere and not waste your time.

I had the displeasure of speaking with Geoffrey Shapiro. He was both rude and condescending. I explained I was not 100% familiar with the OWCP system, but my injury was severe and the resulting surgery required the fusion of three vertebrae. (for reference-very rarely will a neurosurgeon conduct a th...ree-level fusion) He did not seem interested in the fact the operating neurosurgeon strongly disagreed with the IME report. He told me, "OWCP is not a retirement system" and made reference to my injury date as if I were on OWCP for too long. He never arrived to the point OWCP took more than one year to approve the surgery. He was smug when I addressed his rudeness and was patronizing when asking, "Then what's your question?" At this point, the only question I could muster was, "Why are you such an ****?" Find anyone else to represent you!