Michael D. Rubin

I would never on any day recommend this attorney. I hired him and quickly changed to a new attorney. I wish I had known of the disciplinary actions, I would have submitted my personal experience of him & his practices. He asked that i sign a blank retainer, confirming that i could trust him this was ...their usual procedure. It was my first time needing representation and I thought he's here to help me, so I signed it. He did not represent me when it was my day in court because he was representing another client before a different judge. My court/judge waited on him as I tried multiple times to get his attention and when he finally showed up, the judge was going to reset the hearing date. He interrupted the judge by saying, he could do his portion in 10 minutes or less. Needless to say, he filled in the contract with an amount double what he quoted me and he got paid 10K. Then he put my case into a motion that my new attorney had to work to get changed costing me even more money. He never returned any calls and when I went to his office to retrieve the paperwork I had given him, he put me off for days and then copied it over and over until I could hardly carry it. Remember, one, ten minute hearing before a judge. When my new attorney requested my information from him, known as professional courtesy, details of requests, hearings, etc. He was still being notified by the court of my upcoming court date because he was still the attorney of record, he waited until after that hearing to send the paperwork. Again my new attorney, had to go around things instead of just a straight shot. This man was paid for nothing, because there was no legal representation. A true case in point, he will reap what he has sown-no ethics whatsoever. He just took advantage of an already difficult situation.

I received Michael's name from Thumbtack. Initially, he sound very reliable. When I called to make an appointment for consultation, his paralegal would not come in earlier because she has to drive and might get stuck in traffic. When I made an appointment for consultation, I received an email from... his paralegal that was not grammatically correct and she forgot the attachment. I later received a random email from Michael asking me who I was. Obviously, he and his paralegal do not talk to each other. These were small little red flags that got me worried. Whenever I cancelled the meeting, I received an email from Michael basically saying that I was wrong because I was not choosing him over some grammatical errors and unprofessionalism. I have seen some previous reviews about his incompetence and even misspelling kids names on court documents. I didn't even hire him and he left a bad taste in my mouth. Thank God I didn't hire him. PLEASE BE CAREFUL WITH THIS ONE!!!

I noticed all his so called great reviews have since disappeared! My experience was a nightmare. Mr. Rubin showed up late for hearings. Sometimes he didn't bother to show up for court hearings. He refused to file documents in a timely manner. He even lost documents relevant to my hearing. He rarely i...f ever prepared me for court. He just didn't care about my family's well being. When I was fed up I called the state bar. State bar warned me about his disciplinary action when I called to ask about how to file a grievance against him.Then there's his grossly incompetent paralegal. She is worse than he is. She will not take your calls. She has no problem billing you for her screw ups.I won't be surprised when his license is suspended from allowing him to practice law.