Paul M. Gordon

I called Mr Gordon and left a message because I was having a dispute with my landlord. He called me back in about 30 min. I asked if he represented tenants(because a few I had already called said they didn't) His response was " yea if the tenant can pay me." Well I though it a bit crass but I said I ...did expect to pay as I am self employed I want to be paid for my work. He said well everyone that came from these type sites had no money. I reiterated that I was prepared to pay him and knew it would not be free to represent me. He didn't want to talk much on the phone but said his rate was $250 and he could see me at 2 the next day. So we set a 2 pm appt. In looking him up I noticed 2 things that steered me in his direction. 1. He was in Greenway Plaza 12 which is close to me and a respectable address I thought and he had 41 years experience. In the time I left a message for him I also call 2 others. One a female atty who seemed to like to be a champion for the under dog but with just a few years experience and a gentleman with a kind face and 18 years legal experience. I mean how does one choose? I decided to set the appt with Gordon due to his years experience. As my dad use to say" there is no substitute for experience" Well actually there is. There's a real caring for the human factor of the law. Helping people because it's the right thing not the most profitable. Mr Gordon asked for my $250 before my butt could even hit the seat of the chair. I truly felt I was having sex with a cheap hooker. His words " Lets take care of the money part first" I of course should have ran out the door keeping my money but you know that feeling like you are paralyzed and you just do what they say...that was me at that moment. He ask me to tell him my story but three words in he said "just tell me the fact" I tried to explain to him these were the facts but each time I began to speak he spoke over me and interrupted. He repeatedly told me that if I was a large company {like Exxon} that had a lot of money he'd be interested but mostly he pretended to take notes, rushed thru the 1 hr consult, and told me he would not be interested and it was a waste of his time. So the moral of this story is. The atty with 41 years experience and the stain from his lunch on his shirt, in a rent by the hour office is not the guy who cares if your landlord is trying to evict you and your 85y/o blind Mom unjustly. Look elsewhere please!