When I bought my house in 2015, my realtor recommended Cynthia Sherman, from Kajko, Weisman &…read moreColasanti. She was absolutely fantastic, walking me through all of the complexities of the purchase. I have used her three times since then for real estate transactions, and she has never left me feeling confused or looked down on. She held my hands through panic (most memorably, the bats we found in my home a week before close and were told we could not legally evict for months!). Cynthia and her support team at the firm have always felt completely in my corner, responsive to my needs and questions, and respectful of me as a client. I would absolutely use them again.

We hired Keira Gibson to represent us in a probate-related real estate purchase. While she is…read moreclearly knowledgeable about real estate law, our experience was frustrating. Communication was reactive rather than proactive, and much of the time we had to chase updates or check the probate court docket ourselves. As first-time buyers, we needed more guidance and reassurance than we received. We also had issues with her paralegal, Stacey, who sent us an extremely rude and dismissive email that turned out to be wrong. This contributed to more preventable delays and costs, and Keira never addressed it with us. Keira's tone was often blunt, dismissive, and at times rude. For example, when my husband (who is an attorney but not a real estate attorney) asked her for her professional estimate based on her experience, she responded: "You're an attorney, you know that the court is unpredictable." That kind of remark was passive-aggressive and unhelpful, and it set the tone for much of our relationship with her. We also repeatedly asked her to communicate with us more proactively, but nothing ever changed. At closing, she asked us to sign two optional items we had opted out of earlier in the process. She said she needed to "check" to make sure we weren't being charged for them in the closing costs. I had already confirmed we weren't, and this is something her office should have caught when reviewing the final numbers. Instead, it created more unnecessary confusion at the table. Keira's style of communication made an already stressful process much harder than it needed to be. Edit: I have gone back and updated my review. After posting this review, the managing partner, Peter Kajko, personally reached out to us. He was kind, heartfelt, and genuinely listened to our concerns. He acknowledged our frustrations, explained the firm's perspective, and took the time to make sure we felt heard. While our experience with Keira was disappointing, we truly appreciated Peter's professionalism and sincerity in addressing the situation

I just had my Living Trust, Pour Over Will, Healthcare Proxy and MORE taken care of by Joel…read moreBernstein. I am very happy with his services. Not only did his office (and he, personally) take care of my legal needs in a safe, professional manner, but he had insight into my own personal requirements. I really appreciated his "plain and simple" approach. We met with him first to understand just what our situation required, then that small cost for the initial consultation was applied to the larger bill - so really that first consultation is included in the services Joel Bernstein provided. I did shop around, read reviews and spent a bit of time finding out how much such estate planning requires - how much money, how much time and what to expect; Joel B. was right in the middle for expenses, but provided more consultation and was very responsive and made me feel understood and cared for. He was the ONLY lawyer with whom we met who caught some critical issues in my personal estate planning that had gone unnoticed by everyone else we consulted with. For comprehensive, professional estate planning with a smart, caring and wise attorney, go with Joel Bernstein in Lexington Massachusetts!

It is unfortunate, Joel continues to advertise non-stop for his services, and when his office is…read morecalled, the woman working for him has absolutely no kindness in her voice whatsoever. She blatantly told me Joel was not assisting anyone, new, any longer, due to the number of individuals calling him. When I asked her why he continues to advertise non-stop, her response was, "Because he wants to help people." There is a problem with this picture. His "helping", is hurting and disillusioning the vulnerable. I ask, why would he continue to "urge individuals, through his advertising, to contact him? To dishearten these individuals is cruel. Find someone else who, may be more caring, and certainly does not lead you into a "hole" of empty expectations. This is an example of why lawyers receive a "bad name'.

When you are looking for a firm to represent you in divorce, you are looking in the right place…read more The Law Office of Gina Ghioldi has attorneys with expertise for each particular area of divorce law with regard to complex financials or complex families with intellectual, emotional, developmental or learning disabilities (including PTSD). You and your family are certain to find the specialist you need to work with you through the divorce process Gina has been extremely generous in sharing her knowledge with me as I work with divorcing clients to better meet their residential finance needs before, during and after the divorce process as well as estate and probate questions.

I didn't get the chance to work with Gina, but she gave me really good advice on helping me help my…read moredad find the right lawyer. She was honest and transparent and that's hard to find!

Highly effecient attorney and very pleasant to work with.read more

From the owner: Click Business Name for More Information…read more Claude B. Lavallee, JD, MBA is a Massachusetts practicing Attorney (state and federal licensure) with varied experience and expertise. His law practice includes legal services and advice in real estate transactions (bank closings), estate planning (wills and probate administration), litigation (including personal injury and medical malpractice), insurance coverage issues, and long-term and short term disability claims, as well as small business advice. This varied background is supported by extensive experience in trial and court work, insurance, finance and accounting as well as a master in business administration. We are a business oriented practice, fostering long-term relationships with our clients by providing excellent advice. We are a general practice of law with nearly 25 years of litigation experience.

Attorney Tian worked with us on our closing. She was very experienced and responsive to our various…read morequestions. We were able to close as scheduled, despite a few difficulties along the way. Her other team members were also professional and responsive. Highly recommend!

The lawyers in this firm are young and inexperience. My experience with this firm is below…read moreexpectation. I would find someone with more experience.

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Attorney Massarro has earned my family's top recommendation. She works very diligently for her…read moreclients best interests and has the family law expertise that's helped us feel secure in the decisions we were making. I am truly thankful to have chosen her for my representation.

I have a family with young children and wanted to setup a trust to protect them. Matt was very easy…read moreto work with, patient and knowledgeable on Estate planning especially in regards to MA law. We had two in person sessions with Matt to go through all my questions on trustees and beneficiaries designation, to funding the trust. Matt was also easily reachable by emails and phone calls for follow up questions.

I just had one of the worst customer experiences I've ever had in my life at this firm. I had paid…read morea $150 "consult fee" -- which they told me would apply to future legal services. When I called back to re-engage, they informed me I had to pay another $150 consult fee. Why would I need to pay the same fee twice. I was calling in to contract with them. When I asked for someone to call me back and clarify, the woman on the phone refused and hung up on me.

I called to schedule an appointment with Attorney Tamburro, and could not believe the words coming…read moreout of his receptionist, Lindsey's, mouth. She could not have been more rude!! She appears to have a very serious problem. Being that the number of trust attorneys are overflowing, I would advise anyone to not waste their time speaking with an "ignorant" receptionist!

I was referred to Attorney Dale Tamburro  by a friend to help with planning our estate needs. Our…read moreinitial meeting was a review of where we were in process, our current documents and discussions of what we wanted to accomplish. It was apparent to us at our initial meeting Mr. Tamburro was very knowledgeable, had great listening skills and wanted the best for us and for our desires to be documented. Our living trust and wills and other pertinent documents were documented per our specifications. When we came into the office for final signing, all documentation were laid out for review. Lindsay Chen, Mr. Tamburro's colleague spent time reviewing each document patiently and answered questions for us in a very easy and clear fashion. After edits and final review Mr. Tamburro again reviewed to ensure all our wishes met. They did all of the heavy lifting for us and we would highly recommend them to anyone considering their trust or estate planning. Ann Shields Melrose, Ma

Grantham is is excellent. Since I met Dax , he has kept me very well informed concerning every…read moreaspect of my business. He always is right there for me when I need some great legal advice. He is an honest attorney who is fair with his pricing and I will be recommending him to all my friends & business connections.

I worked with Dax Grantham for 9 months and cannot say enough good things about him! When I…read moreinitially realized I needed a lawyer, I didn't know where to start. I called two places based on their location. One never returned my call and the other called back the next day. He was nice enough but was way too expensive. Dax answered his own phone and was able to get me in same day. His rates were very reasonable and he did a great job of taking his time to explain everything to me. Dax made me feel like I was his only client. Every message was answered immediately. If I had questions after business hours I would email not wanting to disturb him when he wasn't in the office. He always responded within the hour! The last week we worked together I found a letter in the mail requiring an immediate response. When leaving him a message I got an autoreply letting me know he was on vacation for the next week. Knowing that I couldn't wait a full week, I wasn't really sure what to do. The next morning when checking my email I found he responded (from his vacation!) in the middle of the night! You will not find a more dedicated attorney!