Keith L Altman

PRO

Keith L Altman

also known as K Altman Law

3.2
Rating: 6.9

Licensed for 17 years

Education Lawyer at Farmington Hills, MI
Practice Areas: Education, Class Action, Civil Rights ... +4 more

30474 Fox Club Drive, Farmington Hills, MI

Virtual Consultation Available

About Keith

Biography

A seasoned lawyer specializing in student defense, Title IX and complex litigation.

We Take Tough Cases That Other Law Firms Avoid!

We Take Tough Cases That Other Law Firms Avoid!

We Take Tough Cases That Other Law Firms Avoid!

We Take Tough Cases That Other Law Firms Avoid!

A seasoned lawyer specializing in student defense, Title IX and complex litigation.

We Take Tough Cases That Other Law Firms Avoid!

Practice Areas

7

Practice Areas

Education 50%

Specialist in School Law and Title IX

9 years | 300 cases

50%
Civil Rights 10%

20 cases

10%
Class Action 10%

18 years | 8 cases

10%
Consumer Protection 10%

10 cases

10%
Litigation 10%

20 cases

10%
Defective and Dangerous Products 5%

Specialize in complex pharmaceutical torts and adverse events due to defective products. Also specialize in all aspects of electronic discovery and forensic data analysis

18 years | 100 cases

5%
Employment and Labor 5%

5%

Fees and Rates

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Awards

Top Contributor
Top Contributor
2024 2023
Client's Choice
Client's Choice
2023 2022

Licenses

Licensed in Michigan for 8 years

State: Michigan

Acquired: 2017

Active in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in California for 17 years

State: California

Acquired: 2008

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Illinois

State: Illinois

Active Out of State Lawyer - Permitted to Practice

No misconduct found

Location

The Law Office of Keith Altman, PLLC

30474 Fox Club Drive, Farmington Hills, MI, 48331

kaltmanlaw.com

Keith L Altman's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

3.2 /5.0

46 Client Reviews

Showing 41 - 45 of 46 reviews

Posted by anonymous | May 14, 2024

Horrific, Scam-like

Run- In my situation this firm was a scam. The firm will provide misleading and partial information to you, in order to secure a “consultation payment.” Mine was $175.00 dollars. Firstly, the two and only phone numbers they provide result in two scenarios- Line number one, either they answer ...or not and line number two has an AI operator answer and you get nowhere, eventually stating, “No one can take the call.” The sales rep would not answer my question as to if their group, firm or business has an attorney licensed in my state of TN where my legal matters reside. I asked how long the consultation would be and she replied about a half hour in a voice that seemed suspicious, that’s when I should’ve said no, declined and left. After payment I receive an email stating I can send documents (good, I composed an overview letter for the firm to read and sent a few more/ additional important docs, I’m paying for the consultation, it’s not free so I’m understandably sending them to be reviewed). Then I read, “We will do our best to review documents, if you send numerous documents or long legal documents they may not be reviewed.” What! Then, thereafter they’re a no-show for my scheduled consultation. After I send an email, a rude lady on the phone tells me (calls me), “On my end I see, let me check,” as if I’m imagining this in which I had to say, “No, you're wrong, want me to forward you the email I have, was sent by you guys?” She then tells me she will get back to me. I replied, “If I can't get my consultation today, I need a refund.” Then, the lady who scheduled me wrong on their end calls me with the same attitude. I tell her I just want a refund and don’t appreciate the errors and accusations like I’m an idiot and I have been waiting on the phone twenty minutes. She tells me (like the other lady), I’ll check and get back to you. Finally, a male attorney calls me and leaves me a voicemail. He says, “Sorry” very nicely and tells me I can get a consult Friday, three days away in the afternoon with an advocate or they can refund me. While he was apologetic, still I just wanted my refund and emailed them, instructing the office a third time to refund me. I don’t want to speak to an advocate- I already have an advocate, my own advocate I have been working with and paying hourly fees to for months. I was (verbally) promised to speak to an attorney. For a $175.00 fee, you should receive a 1-2 hour consultation with a real licensed attorney in which they should review your sent documents. A zoom virtual meeting invite and link, not a phone number to call as they instruct you to and, certainly, the *attorney should show. This is not how this improper firm works. I suggest requesting something in writing or email before payment- To rightfully state: I will be meeting with/ see a licensed attorney (name) and have them disclose the duration (how long the meeting will be) of your consultation. I believe there are entities we could make/ file a complaint with regarding this party’s processes and procedures.

Keith Altman

Replied last June 04, 2024

I apologize that the experience was not what you expected. We did refund your fee the same day we were notified of your request. We strive to provide a transparent experience and will take this feedback to management.

Posted by Cheree | February 09, 2024

Would give a zero if I could

The intake stage was enough for me to know that I did not want to move forward. The representative was extremely extremely rude, talked over me and when I brought this to his attention he hung up on me. I have never in my life experienced such rude, unprofessional behavior from a law office and I w...orked at one for 7/8 years. Typically, law firms try to bring business through the door not push business away.

Keith Altman

Replied last June 04, 2024

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. I am sorry to hear about the negative experience you had with our call intake representative. This is not the level of service we strive to provide, and I apologize for any frustration or inconvenience this may have caused. I appreciate you bringing this to our attention, and I want to assure you that we take all feedback seriously. We will be reviewing our call intake procedures and providing additional training to our staff to ensure that this does not happen again. I understand that we had the opportunity to speak with you after the initial call and offer a free consultation to help make up for the initial call. I hope that our conversation was helpful and that we were able to address your concerns. If there is anything else we can do to assist you, please do not hesitate to let us know. Thank you again for your feedback, and we hope to have the opportunity to serve you better in the future.

Posted by anonymous | December 28, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Education

Do NOT hire them

First off, during the initial consultation with Attorney Altman, he told me he knew my school’s attorney and made it seem like I had a strong case. If he tells you he is familiar with the other party’s attorney, don’t believe him. His office did the bare minimum work in my case. If they had put in mo...re effort and we still lost the case, I wouldn’t be as upset. Except for the general counsel meeting, they did nothing differently that I myself hadn’t already tried to do (write an appeals, send a few emails.) They charged me $13,000 and I got absolutely nothing out of this case. During talks with my case advisor, she would forget details and had to consult her notes. Sometimes I had to send multiple emails to get a response. They put me through 5 months of anxiety and stress with very slow progress and I ended up losing the case for reinstatement to medical school. After losing the case, they tried to just get rid of it and didn’t even try to genuinely explore other ways to help. I hired them after reading positive reviews on here but I am starting to think those reviews are fake. Do NOT hire this firm unless you want to lose thousands of dollars and have no outcome in your case.

Keith Altman

Replied last June 04, 2024

Regarding your initial consultation with Attorney Altman, we regret if there was any misunderstanding about our familiarity with your school’s attorney. Our intention is always to provide an honest assessment of your case based on our experience and knowledge. We apologize if you felt that the work done on your case was insufficient. We aim to give every case the attention it deserves, and it’s concerning to hear that you felt we did not go beyond the basics. The outcome of your case is disappointing, and we understand the frustration this has caused. While we cannot guarantee results, we are committed to exploring all possible avenues to support our clients. It’s disheartening to hear that you felt abandoned after the case conclusion. We value transparency and honesty in our reviews and assure you that we do not engage in any practices to falsify reviews. Your experience and feedback are important to us, and we will use this information to improve our services.

Posted by Timothy | September 07, 2023 | Discrimination

Misleading

The legal team here was extremely nice and empathetic towards my problems. Long story short, I was kicked out of Nursing school right before graduation due to discrimination and I wanted to fight to graduate, but the law office here told me that I just need to go somewhere else and graduate. I feel l...ike I just lost 300 dollars to be told to just go somewhere else and graduate. To make matters worse, the people who arranged the meeting were confident I had a good case and really got my hopes up, assuring me that this attorney would really fight for me. The attorney also said they would review the evidence and get back with me and never did. I'm borderline on feeling like I was just scammed.

Keith Altman

Replied last October 14, 2023

We appreciate the concerns you raise and recognize that you feel we did not fully explore your case or advise you as you expected. In your initial call to the firm, your explanation of your situation led our specialist to believe a consultation could uncover a means of successfully accomplishing your goal of finishing the nursing program at your current university. However, after our team thoroughly reviewed the documents you provided prior to your consultation, as well as the particulars of your circumstances as you described them in your consultation, it was clear that gaining readmission was very unlikely, and even with readmission, you faced a toxic educational environment that would make success in the program very difficult. We welcome the opportunity to fight for our clients, no matter the odds. But our highest priority is giving the best possible legal and educational advice to help people reach their goals. Our consulting attorneys are honest and transparent about potential clients' opportunities for success and the factors involved in fighting for them so they can make the most informed decision about how to reach their goals. The aim of our consultations is not to simply accept any case to make a profit. We want potential clients to fully understand the dynamics of their situation so they can make the best possible choice about how to move forward and be successful in their degrees. In some cases, this means taking routes that they did not expect, yet offer the best opportunities. If you feel that there was information that we did not consider, or you have new information to share, please reach out for a free follow-up consultation and we can reassess how to best help you earn your degree and begin your career. We wish you all the best.

Posted by Matthew | August 29, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Education

They just made things worse

I originally hired the K Altman law team to help with problems at my son’s school. They were the only ones to respond in the time I needed and seamed knowledgeable. But as things continued, they seemed to constantly forget the details of my case. At one point they even started to close out my case fo...rgetting a meeting still scheduled with the school. There efforts seamed to help the school trying to remove my child instead of advocating for him. When I started to insist, they take action to help they told me they could not guarantee outcomes. Finally, just days before the final hearing they told me they would no longer help and dropped my case. Turns out this was the best thing they could have done. Once I could no longer rely on the advocates help, I took the actions I had been asking her to do. I was able to keep my son in place for the rest of the school year and even got the district to write special accommodations I had asked for. If I had never hired K Altman law it would have gone so much better and saved me thousands of dollars. I don’t think anyone should ever rely on K Altman law team for help.

Keith Altman

Replied last October 14, 2023

We appreciate your thoughts and regret that you feel we did not fully or effectively advocate for your son. It is clear that there was a disconnect between your expectations and how we fought for your son's right to stay in his previous school and benefit from the accommodations he was entitled to. We fought hard for your family at the school and district levels to ensure his rights were respected and he received the support he deserved, including facilitating assessments of his needs and holding the district accountable for meeting them. While we respectfully disagree with your characterization of the situation and our work, our main concern is your satisfaction that we secured an educational environment where your son can reach his potential. We take full responsibility for the results we achieve for our clients; and though we are confident we took every measure possible to get the best outcome for your family, we recognize that you were unsatisfied with the result and that miscommunication may have contributed to misunderstanding regarding our methods and the resolution. We are glad you reached a solution that will allow your son to thrive. Thank you for your feedback.

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Experience

Rating:  6.9 (Good)

Work Experience

2010 - Present

Owner / Senior Attorney, KAltman Law

Associations

2017 - Present

Michigan Bar Association

Member

2008 - Present

State Bar of California

Member

1997 - Present

American Association for Justice

Founder of the Electronic Litigation Group

Education

2008

Suny Ctr At Stony Brook

BS - Bachelor of Science

2008

Concord Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

Speaking Engagements

2020

AAJ Annual Convention

Electronic Discovery

2010

AAJ Annual Meeting

Electronic Discovery

2009

AAJ Annual Meeting

Electronic Discovery

Publications

2005

Trial (American Association for Justice) Deciphering the Adverse Event Reporting System

Languages

English

Spanish

Activity

Top Contributor

Keith earned significant contribution points in 2024.

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