Susan Freedman Grammer

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Susan Freedman Grammer

also known as Susan F. Grammer

1.3
Rating: 7.1

Licensed for 43 years

Family Lawyer at East Alton, IL
Practice Areas: Family, Social Security, Criminal Defense ... +2 more

2 Terminal Dr Ste Louis, East Alton, IL

About Susan

Biography

Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Alpha Lambda Delta; Kappa Delta Pi; Sigma Alpha Eta. Member, Mortar Board, Women's Honorary, 1971. Recipient: Edmund J. James Scholarship; Rehabilitation Services Adminis...

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Family 50%

50%
Social Security & Disability 20%

20%
Criminal Defense 10%

10%
Mediation 10%

10%
Trusts 10%

10%

Fees and Rates

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Licenses

Licensed in Missouri for 25 years

State: Missouri

Acquired: 2000

Good Standing, Active

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2006

Licensed in Illinois for 43 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 1982

Active and Authorized to Practice Law

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2006

Location

Susan & Gary Grammer - Attorneys at Law

2 Terminal Dr Ste Louis, East Alton, IL, 62024-2201

Susan Freedman Grammer's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

1.3 /5.0

13 Client Reviews

5 star (1)
4 star (0)
3 star (0)
2 star (0)
1 star (12)

Posted by anonymous | January 24, 2009

Estate Planning

Ms. Grammer completed our estate planning and family trusts in an expeditious manner. She answered all of our questions and made the experience easy as we had been to several other lawyers who couldn't give us the diredction we needed to complete a complicated and sensitive issue.

Posted by Rachel | September 14, 2023 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

DO NOT HIRE

If I could give no stars, I would. We hired her as a family lawyer to get rights with my bonus son. We were doing it for 2 years alone before we hired her. The only thing she got us was extra summer time visits. No decision making, no nothing. She has double charged us for court dates, had us served ...due to her suing us while I was in labor with my 2nd daughter. She falls asleep on the phone, doesnt reply to emails or phone calls when its regarding her own mess ups. She blatantly lied to us about filing documents then sent us a bill for them anyway. This firm is a complete joke. She charged us $15,000. We have already paid $6k, and somehow our bill today was for $15,330. Please please run fast. Do not hire this firm, specifically susan.

Posted by anonymous | March 9, 2023 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Less talk, more listening

I put a retainer of $500 to write a letter and have a few conversations. First, she will tell you everything she thinks and will not listen to anything you say and constantly interrupts or says, stop! Stop! STOP! Listen to me. Second, she took it upon herself to make negotiations on my behalf and g...ave all details she asked me for and told me I had no choice but to take it and cost me thousands. She made an agreement with the other party to handle documents on their side yet she kept billing me with the notion that they will be billing the other part in the end. When the closing was complete, she didn’t charge the correct amount back to the other party and I was expected to pay the remaining $489, totaling $989 for writing one letter and having 3 conversations. This took her 1.75 hours. At $300/hr, that is $525. I paid it because it was just a ew hundred dollars, just to be done and was thankful that I didn’t have something more complex. Also, her and her admin constantly bickers and no one has any idea at any given time where things are, the billing or what documents needs to be signed and will have you come up to sign the same documents multiple times. She texts late at night and you are always expected to be on her time. On my way home from closing, I called to take the final check by the office and the admin said she had no idea what I owed. I said I would wait for the bill to come in and pay it. They then call me a week later, still never seeing the final bill to pay it same day and she would be waiting. I would not recommend.

Posted by anonymous | May 31, 2022 | Consulted Attorney

This review is from a potential client who consulted with this attorney.

Useless

I hired this attorney to handle a case for me paid her almost 4000 dollars and she has done absolutely nothing, She should be barred from practicing law. She is very rude and goes over the same information and bills you for talking about information that has already been discussed. I will be filing a... complaint against her.

Posted by anonymous | September 4, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Crooked

Will do anything for money, this attorney is shady and is known to break the law. She has been in legal trouble over her practice in the past and is well known for what she does to people locally.

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Experience

Rating:  7.1 (Very Good)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2006.

Reprimand issued in MO, 2006

updated on 04/01/2013

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Censure issued in IL, 2006

updated on 03/14/2010

Censure means the attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. Typically in this case the lawyer's poor behavior is exposed to the public in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Work Experience

1900 - Present

Member, Susan & Gary Grammer - Attorneys at Law

Sample of Legal Cases

Gorin v. Spiro

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Education

1982

Washington University School of Law

JD

1973

Northwestern University

MS

1972

University of Illinois

BS

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