I contacted Mastriani Law for help with a default credit card judgement against my mother in law that we had no knowledge of until she was attempting to sell her house. The judgement had been entered against her on a credit card debt that wasn't even hers. From the beginning, I greatly appreciated ...that their administrative assistant would set up a specifically scheduled time for a call back rather than just the open ended "I'll give them the message". We discussed options about how to challenge and remove the judgement. Ultimately, we decided that it would be best to first attempt to negotiate with the credit company's attorney for a "convenience" payoff since we were under the time pressure of trying to get this resolved in order to be clear to close on the sale of the house. I was impressed that they suggested this, especially since it meant that it would lower the amount we would be paying to them pretty significantly by avoiding going to court. We set a maximum acceptable amount, which was pretty low to begin with, and Chris Thornhill, one of Mastriani's associates, began attempts to negotiate. It took a bit longer than we had hoped initially, but the firm was pretty good at keeping us updated that the other side still hadn't responded. (Chris was also very good at setting realistic expectations of time lines from the beginning, which he was pretty accurate about.) In the end, Chris managed to get us a deal that was significantly lower than our "max" which was fantastic. He was also very thorough to make sure that things were closed out in a way that most protected my mother in law in case the credit company attempted anything in the future. I would highly recommend them, and would definitely use them again. (Although, hopefully I never have to.)

I met John Mastriani in court when I was there on a case representing myself. I personally observed him win a couple of credit card trials at that first meeting and decided I should hire him. The respect that the Judge, court personnel and even opposing counsel had for him was very impressive. I deci...ded to hire Mr. Mastriani myself to help me with debt relief and it was one of the best decisions I had ever made. He was always there to answer my calls and handled in excess of ten accounts for me. He won trials. Mr. Maastriani also got the creditors to dismiss the cases with prejudice before trial. I was always at ease and never doubted his abilities or the fact that he had my best interest at heart.

I HAD AN INCIDENT AND IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT OF THE MASTRIANI LAW FIRM. ESPECIALLY JOHN MASTRIANI. WITHIN MOMENTS OF CALLING ON A SATURDAY HIS FIRM RESPONDED TO MY CALL. THEY DROPPED EVERYTHING AND CONSULTED WITH MY FAMILY AND I. THEY ALSO MADE FAIR AND REASONABLE PAYMENT PLAN. I FELT NO PRESSURE TO ENG...AGE HIS SERVICES AND WHEN I INQUIRED WITH OTHER ATTORNEYS ABOUT HIS ABILITIES AND THE HIS FEE THAT ANSWER I ALWAYS EXCELLENT RECEIVED WAS HE WAS AN EXCELLENT ATTORNEY AND EXTREMELY REASONABLE FEE. THE OTER ATTORNEYS AND FORMER CLIENTS ALSO SAID THAT HE HAS A COMPASSION FOR VINDICATING CLIENTS RIGHTS AND WILL BUT IN THE EXTRA EFFORT TO DO SO. I FOUND THIS RIGHT ON POINT WITH THE WAY HE HANDLED MY SITUATION.

I was 'fortunately' referred by default to Mr J Mastriani back in the summer of 2007. Prior to meeting him, I had contracted the services of another bankruptcy attorney, paying up front for their services which were touted as second to none. After a few months had passed, I contacted that firm and ...they had no updates on my case. Upon further probing, it was determined that they had done nothing on my behalf and I even missed a court date due to their inaction and total lack of responsibility. I don't know how, but I received a call from Mr Mastriani saying that he would be taking over the case. I immediately scheduled an appointment with him and we met within a few days. He took no money from me but instead wanted to look into my pending cases and then we would take about what direction to go and the financial costs. Right away I could tell he was a 'take charge' type of attorney. He is well versed in bankruptcy law, is very familiar with the tactics that the creditors and the debt collectors use to imidiate his clients, but most importantly he knows what strategy to develop to best approach/tackle the creditor leaches. After our initial meeting, I could finally go home and for the first time in several years not go to bed worrying about the phone ringing the following day or getting mail or even worse, getting served at my house by the creditor/debt collector's attorneys' agents. I finally felt like I had someone on my side, in 'my court' so to speak, and Mr J Mastriani ended up defeating, yes, defeating 5 creditors that took to me to court. Even with the first case where I failed to appear in court (or rather my attorney) because the first firm dropped the ball, he was able to get the default judgement overturned and a new trial rescheduled. His staff is also knowledgeable and easy to reach via email or instant messaging if that is your preferred method of communication. And best of all, it did not cost me an arm and a leg. When you consider my level of debt (over 50k) and what I spent, I can say I made out like a bandit!! If you have debt/consumer/credit issues, call him because he can help you out. He has the answers and knows all sorts of strategies that will bail you out of whatever problems you may be having. Perhaps his biggest accomplishment was helping me to get a job where my trustworthiness was in question due to my outstanding debt. A well versed and legally scripted letter and even an offer to personally talk with the HR manager secured me the job. That was worth every penny I had paid him. I can't say enough about how he has helped to alleviate my worries and get me back on the right path. He is the attorney you want, so don't hesitate to contact him!!!