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William A Fernandez

Licensed for 25 years

Immigration Lawyer
Practice Areas: Immigration
This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2019
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Licensed in Connecticut for 25 years

State: Connecticut

Acquired: 2001

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Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2019

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2.1 /5.0

7 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | December 03, 2013

horrible service, don't use

A friend had this lawyer handling his case, and out of all the lawyers we called, he requested the lowest retainers fee, so we hired him for my boyfriend's case. They give you an appointment in the morning, but you don't get to see him till 3pm. once you pay him the $1500, he does an amazing disappea...ring act, in which you have to hunt him down through his secretaries that are only there to answer the phone and say hello. they ask you to come over weekend after weekend, paying $50 each time, so you can wait from 9am-3pm) and have them tell you that there's nothing they can do at the moment. just to get info on how the whole immigrations process works, and what are the viable options was like pulling teeth and they still had the nerve to start charging us the remaining balance, after not doing anything in over a month. stay away.

Posted by anonymous | October 08, 2013

DON'T HIRE HIM!

#1. U HAVE TO WAIT THE WHOLE DAY IN ORDER TO SEE HIM. They put u in the list at 9am,and the lawyer gets in around 11am,they call u to c him around 2 or 3 pm. I've been there like 7 different times and it is always like that. #2. Once he gets ur money,it is almost impossible to see him again. They al...ways give u appointments to c him but he never shows up. They always call u to cancel. U must to go there on saturdays or sundays, wait since 9 am 'til 2 or 3 pm to c him, but only if u give them money, otherwise they won't let u get in. #3. When he first meet u, he's tells u wonderful things about ur case that make u feel safe,but once he gets ur money and take the case u won't c him again. He's never in the office,all those bunch of girls in that office act like if he is a ghost.They never have an aswer.U always get out feeling the frustration. #4. He's always tired,and sleepy.He just want to take cases to make money,once he gets the case he don't care about u anymore.U must to keep going there,calling every day,and making appointments that they always cancel. And if finally u can c in on the weekend, he tells u to come during the week if u r not a new customer! And during the week it is impossible to get in touch w/him!!! #5. Don't hire this man.Get a lawyer that is able to handle a reasonable amount of customers.William just wants to get new customers,more and more all the time but he's not able to handle all of his customers,because he has too many to deal with.

Posted by Samantha | March 21, 2013

Stay away - no contraten a este abogado.

If I could I would give him 0 stars. I know there is a good review here listed for him but I honestly think this was written by him. He is a horrible lawyer, does not seem to care for his clients. We hired him in November since a cousin was arrested in Arizona, when we spoke to him for the 1st time h...e was very nice and told us that in 6 weeks he will be out it has been 4 months and my cousin nor us have heard anything from him. We call almost everyday, leaving messages all the time and he never calls back and never is in the office. We have go to his office in an attempt to speak to him but he is never available. The secretary makes us wait all day and when we finally get to go in we are unable to speak to the lawyer, we only get to talk to the counselor. Every time we go to the office in an attempt to try to talk to him, we have to pay $50.00 to be seen but we never get to see him. It appears as tho he is only available for his clients until he gets paid and then he dissapears. Please find another lawyer do not let him take your money.

Posted by CRISTINA TORRES | December 20, 2010

CUSTOMER SINCE 2000

WE HAVE A CASE SINCE 2000 OF IMIGRATION AND HE HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO HELP US WITH THIS CASE!!! :(

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Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2019.

Suspension issued in CT, 2019

updated on 04/24/2019

This means the attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. The attorney typically returns to practicing law when the suspension expires.

Suspension issued in CT, 2015

updated on 06/24/2015

This means the attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. The attorney typically returns to practicing law when the suspension expires.

Conditions issued in CT, 2014

updated on 09/19/2014

A condition is a disciplinary order from the Statewide Grievance Committee that an attorney fulfill a condition within a certain time frame. If the attorney does not fulfill a condition in a timely manner, the Superior Court may also impose any condition necessary to protect the public.

Reprimand issued in CT, 2011

updated on 07/12/2012

A reprimand is an order from the Statewide Grievance Committee after it has found that an attorney has engaged in ethical misconduct. If an attorney receives more than 3 reprimands in 5 years, a presentment must be filed against the attorney so the Superior Court can decide if more serious discipline should be ordered.

Reprimand issued in CT, 2011

updated on 07/12/2012

A reprimand is an order from the Statewide Grievance Committee after it has found that an attorney has engaged in ethical misconduct. If an attorney receives more than 3 reprimands in 5 years, a presentment must be filed against the attorney so the Superior Court can decide if more serious discipline should be ordered.

Reprimand issued in CT, 2005

updated on 07/12/2012

A reprimand is an order from the Statewide Grievance Committee after it has found that an attorney has engaged in ethical misconduct. If an attorney receives more than 3 reprimands in 5 years, a presentment must be filed against the attorney so the Superior Court can decide if more serious discipline should be ordered.

Conditions issued in CT, 2004

updated on 07/12/2012

A condition is a disciplinary order from the Statewide Grievance Committee that an attorney fulfill a condition within a certain time frame. If the attorney does not fulfill a condition in a timely manner, the Superior Court may also impose any condition necessary to protect the public.

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