Lenore Rae Shefman

I hope you are never injured in an accident as a motorcyclist, cyclist or pedestrian but if you are, you should call Lenore from the ambulance like I did. Lenore and her team were there for me, literally in the hospital with me and then in the months and months of fighting with insurance and provider...s. Lenore got blood out of turnips for me. She somehow settled hundreds of thousands in medical bills for the piddly amount of the driver's liability coverage and still managed to get me some money in my pocket to pay off the misc. debts associated with the accident. I have no idea what I would have done without Lenore and Cece and that whole team of compassionate pit bulls. They really do care about the victims they represent and make me believe justice is possible.

Lenore came to me in my hospital room, highly recommended by a friend of mine. My body was broken, my pain disorienting and debilitating, and I was facing life challenges that would've been difficult enough in perfect health. After our first meeting, I knew I didn't want to consider any other repres...entative. She was honest, up-front about herself and her services, and as a motorcycle rider who herself had been injured in the past, was very knowledgable and empathetic about what I was going through and about to go through. I'm so glad I chose Lenore. She's thorough, tenacious, and had my back through all of the nebulous dealings with insurance companies and medical collectors, all the while staying in constant communication and caring equally as much about my health, well being and personal progress as she did my case. In the end she won me the best possible settlement she could and fairly negotiated down all my bills and expenses. Most of all, she allowed me the peace of mind and confidence I needed to recover and heal. I most highly recommend her to anyone who's had their two wheels knocked out from under them and needs a strong and compassionate hand to lift them up.

I found the bottom line with this lawyer is she gets results in spite of a bumpy ride along the way. Her assistant Alexandra is outstanding as well. I have an anxiety disorder so keep this in mind in reading my review. I was very fortunate Ms. Shefman took my case since it didn't appear to have mu...ch money in it due to a third party with a $15,000 coverage limit. I had $255,000 in hospital bills and hired Ms. Shefman specifically to use another potential insurance company's pay off of $100,000 to settle with them. I had to fire a previous attorney who clearly didn't know what he was doing and another law firm sat on my case for a month without telling me they didn't want it. I saw Ms. Shefman on Yelp with all good reviews and she contacted me accepting my case. Pros vs. Cons of Lenore Shefman's Services Pros Has a great assistant who responds quickly to inquiries. I was only anticipating $5,000 to myself, if anything, in return and she negotiated $15,200 that helped me tremendously. They did far more then just negotiate such as making sure the city wouldn't send the case to collections to harass me with threats, etc. They got results within three months of taking the case, reduced the bills by 55% with a 5 split pay off including myself. Cons: Lenore didn't spend much time explaining much of anything to me as a client on what the next steps were, procedures, etc. She didn't give me any time frame and I was very nervous about my credit being ruined. At one point even though she had received $115,000 to pay off the creditors, she explained my options the first on her list being bankruptcy. it made no sense and frightened me to the point of my wondering if she was going to take off with the money to Mexico. In telling me the pay off amounts she negotiated, she told me I was set to receive $18,000. However, I was sent $15,200 in the mail and was unsure what caused it to change. Regardless, I am happy with any amount I received and feel it was very fair since I owed $255,000 in hospital medical bills. I'd recommend Lenore Shefman because she has a good reputation and therefore has the ability to settle with cities that place liens on people's names due to money owed them.