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Michael D. Rubin

3.8
Rating: 5.2

Licensed for 30 years

Family Lawyer at Dallas, TX
Practice Areas: Family

13601 Preston Rd # 500, Dallas, TX

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2024
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Licenses

Licensed in Texas for 30 years

State: Texas

Acquired: 1995

Not Eligible to Practice - Administrative Suspension

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2024

Location

Law Office of Michael D. Rubin, P.C.

13601 Preston Rd # 500, Dallas, TX, 75240-4911

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Michael D. Rubin's Reviews

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3.8 /5.0

34 Client Reviews

Showing 1 - 5 of 10 reviews | 1 star

Posted by Jyme | October 21, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Worst experience ever!

Took my money and no word since. It's been months. Find someone else to handle your divorce.

Posted by anonymous | September 12, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

He just quit and didn’t tell me anything

He was handling my divorce and in the beginning he was great. I paid him what he asked and then he got the court to agree that my husband would pay any remaining fees. I was in a motorcycle wreck that took a couple years to completely heal from then I got sick ended up in the hospital with double p...neumonia and was sent home with oxygen not able to get off the couch for more than 3 minutes at a time… sick for a year and a couple months before I got a diagnosis. During all of my down time, my friend was taking care of my stuff. The attorney said he couldn’t get ahold of my ex and was supposed to file the final decree of divorce. I found out just looking online that my husband and my name was on a docket for Dallas but there was no date. I immediately sent emails to Michael and sent him a text as well. He responded to the text and wanted to know who I was so I told him. The next day (Sunday) he sent me a text saying “I am withdrawn from your case and have been for a while… good luck.” To which I replied you quit and didn’t tell me. And he said “I withdrew and followed the procedures…..good luck ………” HE DID NOT TELL ME ANYTHING! He did not email me anything. He didn’t even file my final divorce decree so now there is a possibility that it will be dismissed and this divorce was NOT CHEAP! I can not even get him to send me the paperwork so I can see about filing it myself. I thought about it being dismissed but my soon to be ex and I are ready for it to just be over with. I’ve left 4 messages with his office today trying to get them to send me the final decree of divorce as well as whatever Michael said he did to withdraw from the case and no one will contact me. He quit responding to emails a LONG time ago. Just stopped. He’s had I don’t know how many legal secretaries since I started my divorce. He is Schizophrenic and I don’t think he is doing a very good job at representing his clients. Quitting on one has to be bad for business.

Posted by anonymous | August 17, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

DO NOT HIRE

Attorney Rubin will ask for a retainer then within a couple of weeks request more money then within a couple weeks request even more money then Rubin filed with the courts after messing up your entire case that his attorneys fees were less than the first retainer and you will never receive the remain...der of your retainer back. I should’ve done a better Internet search on his reviews before hired him because this exact situation has happened to a lot of people that have hired him. Document filings that should take 30 to 60 days will take a year to year and a half. You will not receive phone calls or emails back you will not be prepped for hearings and in the end your case will be so messed up you will have to hire a different attorney to try to fix your case. You’ll get phone calls late at night from Attorney Rubin‘s mother saying that your case has to be postponed this will happen numerous times. Save yourself a nightmare experience any attorney is better than hiring attorney Rubin. All he wants is money and more money and more money will not show up for court will not do your filings will mess up your case will not send you billing and will not return any of your unused money.

Posted by Teddy | October 22, 2021 | Divorce & Separation

Gives lawyers a bad name

Did everything he could to make my divorce as hostile as possible. Does not follow professional etiquette and took advantage of my ex to get a bigger paycheck. In the end, he withdrew to save his reputation because he was going to lose after filing delay after delay. Keep in mind this was written ...by his opposition.

Posted by anonymous | October 21, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

do not hire him

Wasted an unbelievable amount of time and money with this law office. they screwed up my case pretty bad. didn't prepare me for any hearing. I had to hire another attorney just to correct all the mess and mistakes they made. I do not recommend him to anyone.

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Experience

Rating:  5.2 (Average)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2024.

Disability Suspension issued in TX, 2024

updated on 06/13/2024

Disability Suspension means the attorney has lost his or her license to practice law as a result of a mental or physical disability.

Fully Probated Suspension issued in TX, 2015

updated on 09/07/2016

Fully probated suspension means an attorney is technically suspended but may still practice law. The State monitors the lawyer's activities during the suspension to make sure that he or she does not repeat the behavior.

Michael’s comment:

“All the discipline is a result of having to shut down my practice. It is complicated shutting down an practice and mistakes were made. Prior to this-I have never been in trouble with the law or any other organization. Since starting to work again-I have limited my case load and if you see my reviews on Thumbtack you will see that my clients are very satisfied with my work. These incidents occurred in late 2012-early 2013. Nothing has occurred since then. Michael Rubin”

Public Reprimand issued in TX, 2015

updated on 09/07/2016

Public reprimand means an attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. The State gives the lawyer a public reprimand in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior. Details of the infraction are made part of the public record.

Michael’s comment:

“In December of 2012 I became very ill and had to shut down my practice. I did not work for 8 months. Mistakes were made in closing the practice. None of the discipline had anything to do with my competency as a lawyer. These events occurred in 2012 and early 2013 but the cases were not resolved until 2015. I would ask that you consider my client reviews here and on other sites. Please also call me to discuss any concerns you may have. Thanks Michael Rubin”

Education

1995

University of Oklahoma College of Law

Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)

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