Michael David Bruckman

My former husband and I filed chapter 13 Bancruptcy and Mr. Bruckman represented us. We never had a negative experience with him . We paid the trustee every month and never had any major issues. Unfortunately my husband and I divorced before we our bankruptcy was discharged and this left me in a ver...y bad financial state. The marital home was in my exhusband's name and I was struggling to keep it. Mr. Bruckman took me on as a client and has been nothing but wonderful in helping me through this traumatic ordeal! I am extremely grateful to him for his perseverance in helping me to hang on to what I am working so hard to keep! I have found that being open and honest with him , no matter how much pride you have to swallow is the only way he can fully represent you in the way you deserve .

I went very prepared for a consultation with Mr. Bruckman. I had planned on retaining him if I felt good about our interaction and his knowledge regarding mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures. I was extremely dissatisfied with both our interaction and his knowledge. I certainly did my due dilig...ence and knew my facts of current issues and trends. At the beginning of our session, I went over several significant facts and factors that I was not aware of before researching. I specifically asked him if he knew of each of these items and he said yes. It became apparent to me toward the end of our conversation that he was definitely not aware of many of these extremely important issues. I am so glad I knew what was going on with current lawsuits and assistance programs. If I had blindly walked into the situation, knowing nothing, I am afraid what may have happened if I retained him. At the end, I learned that he had another appointment 30 minutes after mine,,,and I was supposed to get a 40 minute consultation. I knew as his 4PM appointment walked in early, when I was standing there. On the way out I said, "well hopefully I will get approved on the Florida's Hardest Hit Program"....he said, "they just ran out of money"....my response back was "no, Mr. Bruckman, you are incorrect, in fact the program just received another 1 billion dollars a few months ago". This was the final straw and proved to me that he was NOT up on current cases and programs I had just done fresh research on. I was extremely disappointed with him altogether. Please do your own DD before retaining an attorney. Ask them questions about why you should hire them and let them tell you about their experience. Make sure their are as up to speed as you are. Choosing the right attorney means everything. I'm sure many of them think you don't know as much as they do because that is why you are consulting with a professional lawyer. I learned the biggest lesson of my adult life and my eyes are now wide open. They are only human as are we. So, make sure you get a good referral from someone that has used a certain attorney. He had a high rating and that is why I went to him first.. Do not take ratings as the law. Make sure you know your facts, so you will KNOW if an attorney is right for you. In this case, a high rating meant nothing and was only based upon 1 past client rating. I am more disappoined by Mr. Bruckman than I am with my mortgage lender. Know your facts, as when you do, you will be able to make the right and informed decision for yourself. Only we can look out for ourselves.

Mr Bruckman and Julie helped me through a deed in lieu.Always had great communication.Always responded immediately to my phone calls and/or questions.They were always timely with their response to my needs and without them working to represent me and my rights under the law I,could not have resolved ...the issue the way I wanted. I appreciate their service and would recommend them to anyone that may also need their expertise and representation. They helped me solve a difficult problem and I am very thankful for them.

When my case first started, he told me I did not qualify for Ch. 7, I would have to do a Ch. 13. So for a year, I made payments to trustee. All of a sudden, I WAS qualified for a Ch. 7, with no changes in my situation whatsoever. When he was asked where that money was to go, he replied, "Back to me."... Not only that, once my debts were discharged (more than a YEAR after the case was filed), he did not have a judgment that had been filed by one of the creditors removed from official records.Almost 5 years later, it is still affecting my ability to get a loan. His office told me 6 months ago that he was working on it that day. TODAY? Still there, no action, no response. What a waste of money.

Mr. Bruckman explained bankruptcy to me very helpful on my decision to file...When I initally called office for appt. made me feel comfortable to set up appt.. Went thru all steps with me so helpful...I feel he went up and beyond my expectations!!! Even helped with IRS problem I would definitely rec...ommend Mr. Bruckman.....Very patient at bamkruptcy hearing and had me well prepared!!