Valerie Botter was both very helpful and professional in assisting me and my ex through the…read moremediation process to attain our divorce. She was kind, thoughtful, humane, and fair. She was very clear with each step of the process, and was knowledgeable about legal and financial aspects of the experience and let us know what to expect as things unfolded. I certainly, and without reservation, would recommend her to anyone who may need to go through this process.

Attorney Botter has represented and advised me through an unfortunately acrimonious divorce with an…read moreadmirable amount of compassion and composure. She has been kind and supportive, but also honest and forthright. I never had to worry that I was being misled or promised more than was realistic. She is thorough, detailed, and diligent about her work, incredibly efficient with her time, and fair with her rates. Attorney Botter's talents shine brightest when tasked with bringing parties together to reach a compromise that works for everyone. While I hope to never need her services in the future, I have, and will continue to recommend her to friends when they are in need of representation or mediation.

Ms. Arbeitman worked with me on various legal and financial issues following my husband's death,…read moreincluding probate, sorting out the complicated finances, redoing my will, etc. She was extremely competent, efficient, very patient, and always supportive. I highly recommend her.

Always treated me like the most important client. Never quit trying to find a way. Until she found…read moreit. She really cared and it worked. To me, they're the best firm around. Fair pricing, great reputation in town with other lawyers and judges.

Great lawyer all around, would recommend him if you need a good real estate…read morelawyer.............................

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This woman is outstanding, not your corporate attorney. Attorney Brown did more for me that a…read morelawyer should have to. She is very caring and understanding. She will do her best to save you money, I highly recommend her, you will not find a better person of lawyer to guide you through a divorce

I feel Leslie is a terrible attorney for divorce and child support issues. Leslie was my divorce…read moreAttorney in Northampton, Hampshire County Family court. She also represented me for a child support motion after the divorce. The mother and her attorney wanted to raise the support and I didn't think it should change. Months prior to court I had asked Leslie many times to get the financial discovery from my ex-wife, because she was hiding income. Leslie never got it and at the hearing made me sign a statement saying that I was ok going forward without the financial discovery! We all met to discuss the support prior to seeing the Judge. My job was the same, but I was making more per hour. Leslie offered to raise the support to $225 a week and I wasn't happy with that offer, when I told Leslie she stood up and said (in front of the other lawyer) "this isn't a negotiation if you don't like it, I'll leave". That put me in such a bad position that I had to agree with whatever Leslie proposed. Because of our financials the Judges original order was only $84 per week after Leslie it almost doubled. Leslie was not professional or organized and didn't propose a definite plan for us to take, not a help.

Terrible, I paid for a consultation of almost 400 dollars and from the get go, it was nothing can…read morebe done and have nothing to offer yet kept going without any real help just a flat no right up front but had to pay for the full hour. Now a National Report has come in that proves serious mental disorders of the defendant and permanent long term harm to the first child due to medical neglect. Now two years have gone by with another child in dire distress, malnutrition hard to detect and this law firm would not help, and the report also confirms the ten other false malfeasance of allegations to many others now I have been the target.

I hired Al Albano of Bacon Wilson for an equity complaint. I gave him a $5000 retainer to resolve…read morean equity complaint at $300/hour late January 2022. He responded to my 4 page summons and charged me for $3000 or for 10 hours. He read previous court documents that were not needed to respond to the summons, plus I told him all of the information needed, and standard protocol for this is to deny everything. He then filed interrogatories, without asking me or going over a strategy for the plaintiff to prove allegations. The responses from the interrogatories were absolutely no proof of any allegations. They were late, but Mr. Albano told me that it doesn't matter they were late and the court does not care if they were late. I wonder of his veracity here. The responses were rambling insecurities from the plaintiff. When he received discovery, or my mother's medical records from a local hospital, I told him, I would not pay him to read her medical records. They are full of errors and contradictory information. Every paragraph or day or a different doctor or nurse says opposing information. I asked him to just ask the lawyer who transferred the deed to state that I did not coerce my mother to transfer the deed to her property, but Mr. Albano's first reaction was, "we don't know what he will say," and the second time I asked him to do this, Mr. Albano told me, "we don't know what his reputation is." The plaintiff, my sister, cannot prove that I coerced our mother to transfer the deed because the only people in the room, was my mother and the lawyer who transferred the deed. Other lawyers stated to me that the plaintiff does not have a shot in hell with this, but Mr. Albano did nothing to get this case resolved in a timely manner. It is my opinion, Mr. Albano, acted with the motivation to make money for him and his firm. I asked him to file a motion to dismiss, and he immediately said, he would not do that without another $5,000 retainer. He kept charging me, for review of discovery, or my mother's medical records for a total of $4800 over the original $5,000 retainer. I finally fired him and asked for $2500 back from my retainer and my client file. I sent him a certified letter for the $2500, and Mr. Albano emailed me that he would not be reimbursing me, and he still expected me to pay the complete bill. I spoke to Lisa Carpenter, the executive director of Bacon Wilson, who told me that she is objective and does reprimand lawyers on occasion. She had my client file sent to me, and I read it all for notes from Mr. Albano, and there is no indication in my client file, that Mr. Albano read any of the discovery. Mr. Albano called me on November 8 because Bacon Wilson has left it completely up to him, to which I would guess he will never admit any wrongdoing for fear of liability. He stated that he does not have to do what his client says, and that he did tell me about the interrogatories, and if he cowered to everyone who threatened to report him, he would not be practicing law. When I asked him why there were no notes of his review of discovery, he stated that those notes were his. He also told me that he would not be reimbursing me any money. The Mass Bar has informed me that they do not enforce or investigate issues concerning bills from attorneys.