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Posted by Karri | March 12, 2014

The only firm for us

The first time we were in the downtown office, we actually met Stuart. He was as down to earth as one gets, shared his hobby of photography. It made us wonder if he was really as good an attorney... because he wasn't at all the stereotypical arrogant downtown attorney (lol). But his firm has never... steered us wrong, and we are so happy that our legal matters are in their hands. Two attorneys have personally handled our legal matters... Kelly Smith and Jean Huang. Kelly opened our case and saw it through until everything was cleared by the Courts for Chapter 13. Jean took over as our attorney once we entered repayment, and has been guiding us for the past 5 years. Both attorneys are honest, straightforward, knowledgeable, and reassuring. They have handled our case with professionalism and competence, and have been incredibly kind and compassionate with us. Kelly did an amazing job with our case and walked us through everything, oftentimes repeating herself without the slightest bother, as she was sensitive and empathic to our anxieties. Jean has been incredible. We don't worry because we know that we are in good hands with her. We panicked when we received a subpoena at one point, but Jean was poised and simply laid out our options, went to Court for us, and made the headache go away. We did not have to miss a day of work or interrupt our lives... she took care of it all for us. The legal assistant, Desiree Glapion, is also great. She is quick to reply in case Jean is out of the office, handles herself with professionalism, and is sensitive to our questions. Feeling terribly about having to file bankruptcy, I walked around feeling ashamed of myself and expected nobody to be empathic to our problem... not so with this group. I am equally grateful for their competence and their kindness. Our case will soon be done, but if we should ever need another attorney again, they are the ones we will come back to... the only firm for us.

Posted by Beverly | October 22, 2013

GREAT EXPERIENCE

Mr. Stuart Handelman was great and very, very, very helpful. An all around great person to work with. My case ended up being one he could not take; however he did find me someone who could help me.

Posted by Derrek | October 17, 2013

Proved to be Trustworthy, WOW!!!

After a well known television commercial law firm (which shall remain nameless, but initials are PFG) had our case for a year, they closed our filed because of excessive business debt . Well one can imagine how distraught we were, believing them to do what they claim they can do. Soon afterwards, we ...found the Law Offices of Stuart Handelman in the yellow pages, and from day one, Stuart, treated my wife and I with compassion, care and decency. He explained everything thoroughly, and in a way that we could understand. Stuart helped us to understand the rules of bankruptcy, the law, the process, the players, everything. His open door policy made him easy to talk to as a friend who cares about our business. Stuart's professionalism made us feel like we were in good hands, like we could truly trust him to get the job done; and he did. We agree with the other reviews, Stuart was amazing!!!! and we recommend him. You're not going to find a better bankruptcy attorney. The Law Offices of Stuart Handelman is the BEST! Be blessed and thank you Stuart

Posted by Jeff | June 20, 2013

Great job handling our Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Case in Will County IL

Attorney Kelly Smith,   Attorney Jean Huang, and Legal assistant Desiree Glapion. helped my wife and I with our bankruptcy case in Will County. They followed up with us when information was needed and kept us informed thru the entire process where everything stood. After our case was discharged I ...was upset that our home and car was not re-affirmed after the discharge. After a few weeks and many conversations with Kelly I finally realized why this wasn't done and have total respect for Kelly Smith. She was looking out for our best interest personally on why things were done that way. Anytime I needed to get in contact with the office someone was available and someone always returned my call quickly and emails also. As I stated above even after our case was discharged the attorney still was taking my phone calls. I can't say that many attornies would return the calls. Great job and if your looking for a law firm who is truly there for the best interest for either yourself or your family hire this law firm.

Posted by Carolyn | June 17, 2013

Jean

I was very very apprehensive and nervous, I had never done this, but after speaking to Mr. Handelman initially,I felt better. Then I was introduced to Ms. Jean Huang who was very very helpful and compassionate. There were a few times when my case was up for dismissal and Ms Huang assisted me in... compliance with the court and trustee's requests. This was not easy for me but Ms.Huang hung in there with kind encouragement for me. THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!!!!

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