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Margaret Ethel White

2.3
Rating: 6.5

Licensed for 31 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Child Custody, Family

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 31 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1994

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No misconduct found

Licensed in Massachusetts for 20 years

State: Massachusetts

Acquired: 2005

Disability Inactive

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Posted by anonymous | December 19, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Best Lawyer in New York State

I hired Margaret for a custody case and she was nothing short of fantastic. She's always available to text and call for whatever you need and she doesn't overcharge you like the big firms do but the quality of work is just the same. She's very understanding and empathetic, not money hungry and callou...s like many other attorneys. I promise you you will never find another attorney like Margaret, she's the best of the best.

Posted by anonymous | November 06, 2013 | Divorce & Separation

Worst Ever!

DON'T CHOOSE HER. SHE IS THE WORST. I went to see her to review my divorce agreement. First thing she told me was "why are you getting divorced? What happened?" ! ! ! She never gave me constructive feed back, talk about talking to 'a friend' about the financial aspect of the agreement, to see if it ...was sound! And over charged me. She really is an extremely bad lawyer.

Posted by anonymous | September 29, 2013 | Marriage & Prenuptials

WORST OF THE WORST LAWYER EVER !!!!!

HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE LAWYER - WORST OF THE WORST - I HAD AN APPOINTMENT WITH HER SO THAT I COULD SIGN MY PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT BEFORE GETTING MARRIED -THE PLAN WAS TO GO THROUGH EVERY POINT IN THE AGREEMENT TOGETHER AND THAT SHE WOULD ANSWER ALL OF MY QUESTIONS - THE CONSULTATION WAS SUPPOSED... TO BE COMPLETE - IT LASTED 15 MINUTES, SHE TOOK $160, SHE TOLD ME SHE DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME TO GET READY FOR MY APPOINTMENT, SHE TOLD ME TO SEND HER AN EMAIL WITH ALL MY QUESTIONS, THAT SHE WOULD ANSWER EVERYTHING AND THAT WE WOULD SEE EACH OTHER THE NEXT DAY - COMING BACK HOME, I WROTE DOWN ALL OF MY QUESTIONS AND SENT HER A DETAILED EMAIL - THE NEXT DAY, I HAD NO EMAIL, NO PHONE CALL FROM HER - WHEN I CALLED HER TO KNOW AT WHAT TIME WE WOULD BE MEETING, SHE SAID IT WAS UNNECESSARY - THAT SHE WORKED OUT EVERY DETAIL WITH MY FIANCE'S LAWYER - SHE ALSO SAID SHE NEVER RECEIVED MY EMAIL WITH MY QUESTIONS AND ASKED ME TO SEND IT AGAIN, WHICH I DID - SEVERAL DAYS LATER, I HADN'T HEARD FROM HER AND WAS ABOUT TO GET MARRIED AND MY QUESTIONS WERE STILL UNANSWERED - WHEN I EMAILED HER, NO ANSWER - WHEN I CALLED HER, NO ANSWER - MY FIANCE'S LAWYER FINALLY MANAGED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH HER AND TO GET ME AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE NEXT DAY, WHICH WAS 2 DAYS BEFORE MY WEDDING - WHEN I WENT THIS AFTERNOON, SHE SIGNED THE PAPER SHE HAD TO SIGN AND STATING THAT SHE WAS MY LEGAL COUNCIL BUT STILL, SHE DIDN'T HAVE HAD THE TIME TO PREPARE AN ANSWER TO ALL OF MY QUESTIONS - SHE PROMISED THAT SHE WOULD SEND ME AN EMAIL WITH AN ANSWER TO ALL MY QUESTIONS BEFORE MY WEDDING - SHE DIDN'T OF COURSE - A FEW DAYS AFTER MY WEDDING, I MANAGED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH HER BY PHONE AND ONCE MORE, SHE PROMISED TO SEND ME AN EMAIL WITH ANSWERS TO MY QUESTIONS - EMAIL THAT I NEVER RECEIVED - A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER MY WEDDING, I ONCE AGAIN EMAILED HER TO ASK FOR ANSWERS BUT SHE NEVER DID, SHE DIDN'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED ME. NOW I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR A MONTH AND I'M NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING FROM HER ANYMORE. SHE TOOK MY MONEY AND NEVER ANSWERED ANY OF MY QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS. I WOULD RECOMMEND TO ANYONE LOOKING FOR LEGAL COUNCIL TO AVOID HER AT ALL COST !!!!!

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