Robert M. Waldo

I hired Mr. Waldo in Oct. 2011, to represent me––first, to sell my home, and a few days later, in the more delicate matter of helping to cancel the agreement to sell. Throughout the two and a half months, October to December 2011, that I was involved in this real estate issue, my access to Mr. Waldo... was virtually non-existent: He provided no legal advice or services, nor did he reply to my increasingly desperate emails. In his rare contact with me, he merely carried messages from the buyers’ attorney––which I had already received days earlier. Mr. Waldo left me without counsel in a risky legal situation, while lawyers for the potential buyers were threatening to sue me. Finally, I was forced to find and pay an online attorney service for the advice I could not get from Mr. Waldo. Then, several months after a resolution was reached between me, the buyers, and the buyers’ attorney, Mr. Waldo sent me a bill for $650 “for professional services rendered,” with no information as to how many hours he was billing for, or which legal services he thought he had provided. This turned even uglier, because I refused to pay and Mr. Waldo sued me. I should have realized that in this small town, where all the attorneys and judges are friendly with each other, I would not be able to get an objective judgment, but I was naïve. I submitted a 50-page affidavit documenting all of my emails to him, the receipt for the online-legal advice I had to buy, etc. The judge actually said he wasn’t going to read it, and his decision was instantly rendered in favor of Mr. Waldo. I tell this story as a warning to potential clients: If you value your time, your money, and whatever rights you are seeking, go elsewhere. This man caused me immense stress, not to mention a $650 fee for doing nothing.