Keith L Altman

I was afforded a free consultation after contacts with K Altman law firm. The consultation went great very informative until we discussed the cost I was quoted $26000 non-refundable which covered education advocacy for my children (2) meaning attending IEP meetings, determining appropriate services i...f due process was needed that would be another price mind you this is related to free public school matters, so just think families with children with disabilities are generally strained even if a two parent household but I am a one parent household. I feel like the price is astronomical people are capitalizing off of children with disabilities. This is big business attorneys charge just to talk about a case. I requested to discuss receiving partial services but I did not even receive a response. If I paid $26000 maybe I would have received a response even a email, do not bother after viewing this review.

I would not reccomend anyone use this attorney or his office as I spent yesterday calling over 30 places and this was one of them, I briefly discussed what was going on for less than a 4-10 minute phone call to someone at there front desk and today received a bill which is against the law as i didn’t... agree to work with them or anything, never signed a contract or anything either; so hence it means it doesn’t need to be paid either the bill was for 175.00 just for discussing potentially working with them and my child. We actually did not even speak to the attorney or come to any agreement, nor did I do a proper consultation which is usually free it was literally just a phone call and this is totally unacceptable. I already have an attorney and I was informed by him that because no agreement was made and I did not choose to retain a lawyer this is just them trying to charge me for them having a conversation with me for 175.00 which is a total disgrace and not ethical..

It should be a CRIME that they even state they want to represent the laws and claim to help protect children, mental health, etc! I want my time and breath back after how worthless a phone call was with their Attorney, Salomon Radner. He wanted nothing to do with the cases of the Public Schools al...lowing my child to be bullied so badly that he was suicidal at just 7 and, again, at 9 years old; nor how the school refuse to follow the laws of I.D.E.A. to care for my other child, who is Autistic, and was illegally restrained, secluded, restrained again while being in seclusion of a room illegally too small with 2 adult males in the room.

Waste of time and ten thousand dollars. These people don't do a thing and hardly get anything done if anything at all. They are unresponsive and do the bare minimum for your case. On top of that, they are forgetful and have a hard time understanding your issue. So many broken promises from this firm.... Before acquiring their assistance, I was already on the right track with my appeal process and doing everything I needed to report my school. Keith promised reliable assistance in the appeal process and a "big brother" look out so the school faculty would not hassle me so easily, and if all failed, we would talk about the next steps into litigation (if it was necessary). They never actually wrote an appeal. They just literally repeated all my previous appeals and then put them into their own words that was abysmally wrote up. I had to change so much it was obvious Robert, my "rep" had no idea what was going on with my case. In total, I think he wrote three emails to my school that were all magnificently rejected. In the end, my school rejected all attempts for my "representitves" to reach out and talk. Keith Altman's law firm pretty much told me what I already knew from the beginning and gave up with their tails between their legs. The school said no, and Altman Law politely agreed with them and made no attempts to fight the school. I NEVER once spoke with a layer for the whole time I was using their assistance. I made countless calls and emails to Keith requesting assistance and a new representative and I never spoke with him after my first 300$ consultation. These people are scams! Please take your money elsewhere and do your research! I was desperate and wasted my money and pride with these "people".