Frank Giovanni Cortese

Chose Cortese over a couple other lawyers I was considering and met to review all docs and possibly file same day. He would not give me a quote, but most hadn't so I did not think twice. When we finished consult, he asked me to sign and wait an hour for him to put paperwork together to file that day.... I was floored when he said the fee would be double what the average is in Chicago, but there was a payment plan. I had to think it over and he was fine with that. We scheduled a second meeting. He wanted the initial payment in cash at our next meeting. I went home to evaluate my finances and realized I cannot afford to take that cash out and asked to reschedule. He informed me he "will not be able to accept" my case because he cannot allow for rescheduling due to his inability to be flexible. His office is a rented space in one of those multi-company temp office spaces and he walked in as I was arriving the first afternoon. He sure did not appear to have people busting his door down where my reschedule would cause that much of a kink. Definitely would not recommend him as his prices is outrageous and he obviously has enough on his plate.