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Posted by Jeffrey | January 28, 2020

Immigration Associate

Hired for paid consult on the merits of two immigration issues. One was challenging and one was mundane. The associate lawyer was 30 minutes late for scheduled appointment. I had to contact this law office over three times in 30 minutes. I paid $125 for this disorganized, unprofessional attorney. ... The support staff were professional. I am very busy, plus my money and time. In the end, getting some undesired answer is not the crux of the matter, but the self-proclaimed "objectivity" was lacking for any competent attorney. On the second routine issue, effectiveness of his counsel was called into question, because the general nature of the issue should not be rocket science. I would very strongly advise not using this law firm for anything that is not routine paralegal work. Mr. Landerholm's reputation is badly tarnished by his choice of associate lawyers, and connections in Chinatowns are important. I don't expect one to put on airs, but partner attorneys are judged by the associates that one keeps in their law office. Mr. Landerholm projects his keen Chinese cross-cultural competency in videos but he allows mishandling by the underling associates. Sorry, but you earned a poor rating and a lot of negative feedback. Chinese will say: Meiyou guanxi (no connection) because of your employee. Good luck with future and more sophisticated legal clients who may speak Chinese, because this law firm does not warrant your business at their hourly rates.

Otis Landerholm

Replied last January 28, 2020

Hello Jeffrey: First of all, thank you very much for your feedback and for leaving this comment here on Avvo. Feedback like this is painful for me to hear at the outset, but at the same time is critical for me to improve the operations of our firm. I am sorry to hear that you found my office to be 30 minutes late, disorganized and unprofessional. The truth is that we always strive to be timely, organized and very professional, so I wonder what went wrong there. If you would be willing to contact our office again and ask for me directly, I’d love to look into it in more depth, and at least offer you a refund for having wasted your time. (Did you know that we offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee with our consultations? Since you are not satisfied, you are eligible for that refund!). Second of all, my office has recently gone through a transition amongst our associates, and I take it to heart the feedback you’re giving. Going forward, I will make sure that all of our associates are ready and able to give advice that live up to our outstanding reputation – by being of high integrity (starting on time) by being very organized and thorough, and by being respectful, culturally competent and professional. In the meantime, I wish you the very best of luck with your case and legal issue.

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