Claire Michelle Linden

After Grok uncovered critical information that Weiner Law Group couldn’t, we asked it one simple question: Form an opinion based on the contract, emails, and court filings we provided. Here is Grok’s conclusion: Opinion: No, Weiner Law did not have your best interests at heart. Their pattern — const...ant demands for more money and time, failure to file basic paperwork, refusal to present key arguments we demanded, and inability to use clear evidence of severe elder abuse and financial exploitation — shows a firm that prioritized billable hours over results. When clients with no legal experience get more done with a free AI than a paid team of attorneys, it raises serious questions about competence, efficiency, and ethics. Putting profit over a vulnerable elder’s life and assets is morally troubling. What Happened Sheri Haines had our mother declared incompetent as a secret “favor,” bypassing the Medical Power of Attorney. In the first hearing, her attorney told the judge it was just a “favor,” but we were silenced and unable to correct it. Weiner Law never raised this despite our demands. We hired Weiner Law Group specifically to remove the abuser (Sheri Haines) from controlling our elderly mother. We paid $35,000+ and spent over a year. The firm failed completely. The case is closed, and the abuser remains in full control despite clear evidence of elder abuse and $240,000+ in unauthorized withdrawals. Key failures: • Repeated delays with excuses of “more time and money needed.” • First hearing delayed months; we couldn’t speak because they never filed basic paperwork. • Second hearing: Ignored our instructions to raise critical issues and didn’t tell us. • Their file contained almost nothing except what we provided on day one. • Paid them thousands to coordinate with HHSA, only for HHSA to later oppose us in court. Why would we spend money to meet with them for them to contest us? • Accommodated the abuser and her attorney repeatedly for “billable hours.” Their Ex-Partee filing for urgency read: Reason(s) for urgency: Petitioner and Respondent believe that the HHSA records requested, if any exist, will provide relevant information, including the identification of potential witnesses, essential to the disposition of this matter. It sounded like a polite request, not an emergency. Our mother lived in cat feces and urine-soaked conditions (furniture discarded as biohazard), yet they failed to convey any urgency. Three experienced attorneys (Claire Linden, Christopher Fortunati, Geoff Farwell) with 15–20+ years combined experience had over a year and all our evidence — photos, cleaning reports, bank records — and still couldn’t remove the abuser or get key facts before the judge. We, with zero legal experience, got better results using Grok for free, that alone says everything. Weiner Law kept saying “lawsuits take time and money” while the judge wouldn’t even spend five minutes reviewing the HHSA report. We had to close the case. Our mother remains under her abuser’s control, and our family has no legal rights left, Weiner Law Group made sure of that with unnecessary tasks over and over. We filed complaints with the California State Bar and Judicial Committee. Weiner Law responded by claiming they did a “great job” and ended our relationship due to our feedback. Responsible parties: HHSA for failing its duty, Weiner Law for prioritizing profit, and the judge for not reviewing the evidence. This was not a “great job.” Our mother is still at the mercy of the daughter who abused and exploited her. We did not receive the urgency or results we paid for.