Alexander James Coffin

I was connected with attorney Alexander Coffin via Rocket Lawyer. My need was simple administrative action. What I got instead was unsolicited debate and legal strategy. From our first email exchange, I was clear: I needed Mr. Coffin to send a letter on his letterhead to my employer, requesting... preservation of all files related to ongoing legal matters and the release of my complete employee file. I provided a sample letter and understood that he would rewrite it in his own words. He quoted $515 and scheduled a consultation four days later. At the consultation, Mr. Coffin’s first words after hello were that I would be “wasting my money” and he “could not justify the fee.” He insisted my letter was good as written, with nothing he could fix, and I should send it directly. Though I should not have had to delve into legal matters beyond the limited scope of what I was contracting him for, I explained my ongoing federal disputes with my employer, one already settled in my favor, and that an attorney’s letter would carry more weight with a company legally proven to have hostile and flagrantly unlawful conduct. I assured him that I understood the limits of his role and held no expectations beyond the delivery of a certified letter. Mr. Coffin remained rigidly insistent that I not “waste money.” (To be clear, I am a tech worker, and had saved for months of potential unemployment and legal costs.) When I noted that his delay had wasted my time, he became defensive. It is acceptable to decline to perform a service, but not to squander time when the task was clearly defined and you had no intention of completing it. Expecting silent and instant obedience simply because one is a lawyer is arrogance. I was aware of his poor reviews beforehand but assumed there was little risk in hiring him for such a basic administrative task. Unfortunately, even this proved beyond his level of professionalism.

He wrote a letter on my behalf to my employer Uber he did not go extra mile to ensure that the recipient got the letter despite the fact that he charged me $700 to write the letter ,when I requested for a follow up or reminder letter he was only interested in charging me extra $600 to write a remind...er letter without any explanation as to why the first letter was not received or acknowledged by Uber and no certainty that the second reminder letter will reach the recipient or acknowledged only interested in getting paid $600 to write. 2 nd letter I regretted engaging his services ,I felt it was a waste of my Time and money