Adam Steven Warshaw

I went to this attorney so I can get someone with expertise to review my severance agreement package. He made a couple of changes and I paid him $240 for that. I asked him if it would be prudent to ask my former employer to extend the severance thru the end of the year and he told me that we could tr...y but that it was not guaranteed. He requested $1000 as a retainer so he can work on my case. A week went by and I diid not hear from him instead I had to call him to find out what was going on. He told me he had the letter for my employer ready and he requested my employer's email so he can send them my request. The reason why I am writing this review is because I gave him $1000 thinking that Mr. Warshaw will put in a great argument so I can get my severance extended to the end of the year. Instead he waited a week to make contact with my employer and weeks went by without hearing a word from Mr, Warshaw. I kept calling him and email him to try and see if he heard from my employer and he kept telling me that he had nor heard from them and that it would be a good idea if I call them to put some pressure. As a client this is not what I was expecting to hear I wanted him to push them to get an answer but he did not do any of that. When I got my invoice for June 2013, I was surprise to see that he had bill me $700 for phone calls he receive from me that took less than 2 minutes and about two electronic mails where he responded with two words. I know part of the fault is mine for not reading the contract more carefully but it was very upsetting to know that there was only less then $300 balance of the $1000 I gave him. Once I learned that I could get billed 10 minutes for a 1 minute call I stop calling him and emailing him. Of course I did not hear from Mr. Warshaw so I was forced to make another phone call to Mr. Warshaw and I did and told him how I felt about the June invoice and his services and he told me that he could not do anything if the employer was not responding. I got very frustrated and I told Mr. Warshaw that his services where no longer needed. I contacted my employer, gave them a piece of my mind for taking too long to answer and I sent them an email. To my surprise they answered my right away. As it turns out I did not get more then what they had initially offered me and it took almost three months to get my severance pay. So there you have it I paid Mr. Adam Warshaw $1000. US dollars just to answer a few 2 minute phone calls and two word's emails. The point I am making here is before you go see Mr. Adam Warshaw make sure you shop around. The city is full of attorneys even though you can never trust an attorney at least expect him or her to make a good argument for you, make sure you are getting your money's worth. If Mr. Warshaw should be your last option. Be very careful how to use your time. I am still waiting for a July invoice but I figured he did not send me one because he figures I used up the remainder of the money with another 2 minutes' phone calls I made at the end. I don't think he would dare bill me for more then $1000 which in my opinion was a waste of my money since I ended up doing all the work at the end. I definetely do not recommend this man's services.