This is an amazing Law Firm who made a very difficult home purchase an extremely pleasant experience. Attorney Brian Lee and indeed the entire team at Levin Law were great communicators with us and helped us navigate the very unfamiliar waters we were swimming in. I would recommend the services of Levin Law wholeheartedly to everyone looking for a Law Firm! read more

Very unprofessional . Poor communication re: legal letter sent. Even worse at trying to rectify errors/poor communication. I wish I could give them zero stars. read more

STAY AWAY FROM LEVIN LAW! I am very glad I paid the retainer by credit card becasue I was able to dispute the charge and have it credited back to my account. Initially they were very responsive. But once I paid the retainer and provided the documentation and information for them to initiate probate of the estate, I was totally ghosted. They failed to respond to multiple emails and phone calls. I was repeately told the attorney I was working with was in a meeting with a client when I called and assured he would call me back. That never happened. I even emailed the owner of the firm and got no response. After several weeks of this I disputed the credit card charge and notified Levin Law that they no longer were authorized to represent me or the estate. Do not wastse your time with this law firm. They are, as others here have said, scammers. read more

STAY AWAY FROM THIS LAW FIRM. I had very bad experience with my house sales transaction. It was extremely disappointing and unacceptable. I had no chance to spoke with attorney Kate and had spoken to paralegal, Kiddy for 2 calls less than 2 minutes during the whole process of 2 and half months. They NEVER returned my calls. They did not show in closing and did not response the emails or phone calls during closing. It made me so stressful. It does not worth the money I paid for. I would definitely not recommend this firm to anyone unless I hate him badly. read more

They are THE worst! Levin Law Group are scammer's.They take your money then do not work for you.Hard to get in touch with and they do not get back to you in a timely fashion whatsoever.Had to hire outside counsel and they did NOT return my retainer for completing nothing. DO NOT HIRE THEM under any circumstances.Levin Law Group & that $995 is a total scam! Do us clients all a huge one and go out of business asap.The WORST! read more

The level of service I received throughout this transaction has been extremely disappointing and unacceptable. I spoke with the attorney, Brian, for less than five minutes during the first week of representation and never heard from him again. Closing was initially expected within 20 days; however, the initial paperwork was not sent until well after that timeframe, despite it needing to be sent on April 2nd. Had it not been for the efforts of my real estate agent, the delay could have jeopardized the entire deal. Their paralegal, Kiddie, clearly had no idea what she was doing. Throughout the process, I was never provided with a closing checklist or proper guidance regarding required items such as fire inspections, water meter readings, and other critical closing obligations. I ultimately had to handle nearly all of the legwork myself that I could know attain a real estate law degree. At one point, I was even sent contracts related to an account that was not mine. I requested a single phone call on multiple occasions and never received any direct communication from anyone other than the paralegal. Additionally, the closing documents I received just one day before closing contained numerous errors, including incorrect information regarding both the property's municipality and my current residence. Because I was never informed about the water meter reading requirement, I was forced to scramble less than two hours before closing to obtain the necessary documentation. To make matters worse, the mortgage payoff request number presented at closing did not match the payoff information provided directly to me by the mortgage company the previous day. One disaster after another. Do yourself a favor, pay an extra $400 and get a law firm that are present and competent. read more

Horrible horrible horrible services. They do not care about you or your case. The jus want the money. Lawyers will not know your case in particular and looks as if they are assigned more than they can handle. Not professional at all and clients end up losing more ad the lawyer does not represent or fight back n your behalf at all. read more

I hired this firm to do a trust. I paid $1000 and then after consulting other estate planners I learned that levin law group isn't the same at to go. When I requested a refund they send it to someone else instead of me and they caused me a lot of problems. They're very uncooperative and when you call you never get to talk to your attorney handling your issue. So in conclusion I would recommend going somewhere else. There not receptive to your needs read more

Levin Law Group are frauds and thieves. Do not waste your time or money with them. Promised everything before payment, then deliverd nothing. $1250 down the drain. read more

Having hired them over a yr ago. We are were still in the same position in over a yr. The lack of communication or customer service is deplorable. When they did , they did with excuses. I only received 2 phone calls from them in a yr. Wasn't till I contacted BBB, then I got phone calls,and text. Please read whats on the BBB site before you choose them. Numerous complaints against this firm. I asked for a refund Numerous times. Almost begging them. Of the 5 000 dollar retainer, they kept 1,400 dollars for work they claimed they did. BEWARE. read more

I needed an attorney to handle a real estate matter and received some calls and emails expressing interest. They confirmed the initial consultation for 5 PM but never entered the appointment in their calendar. Mr. Levin forgot the appointment after replying to my confirmation 5 hours before. When 5:15 came without a call I called the office and was told initially that i was not on the calendar, and then that there was a mix up. 24 hours after this I got an email asking to reschedule. When I brought this situation to Yevgeny Levin's attention his reply was: "Good. We wouldn't work with you anyway." If this is how they handle your business before they get your money, what will happen after? If he doesn't want to work for you, don't call! read more

Still nothing. It has been 2 years since I paid a retainer and I'm still here. Not professional at all. They dropped me as a client because I spoke up. This law firm does not know the rules of professional conduct. I provided the owner evidence in writing that I am not wrong about being upset. My next step is a disciplinary claim read more

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Christopher Fromme was easily the rudest , inexperienced individual I've ever hired who actually stated he didn't really care if I won. He was lazy , unprofessional and dishonest . I would suggest no one ever hire the Levin Law Firm for anything , and if anyone even suggests tbe name Chris Fromme you should run as far away as possible . i find it absolutely impossible that anyone could have had a positive experience with this person . Do not trust any review that seems slightly complimentary. The fact that one individual could have so many consecutive 1 star ratings and still be employed shows just how desperate and careless this "law firm " is. I highly doubt anyone named Levin actually exists and that they don't have real offices . stay as far away from Levin Law and Chris Fromme as possible . you've now been warned 100s of times read more

I used the Brooklyn office for a simple coop closing. Para legal lost my official documents. These were in my possession for over 30 years. The office manager claims that it took over 3 weeks to open a new estate account for the firm. They held the buyer's deposit check for that long. Thought I would lose the sale. I thought the nightmare was over but the incompetent staff did more. The estate check, issued at closing BOUNCED. The law firms own check bounced. I was charged a fee from my bank. Now I'll have to chase them for a replacement check. The fees are cheap and the quality of work is worthless. There were problems at every step. Better to pay a few dollars more to actually get service. read more

It is unfortunate we did not see these reviews BEFORE hiring this law firm because if we had, we would have NOT hired this law firm. We purchased and sold many properties over the years and this is the first time we have ever experienced such bad legal representation to the point that I am forced to file a Disciplinary Complaint against the attorney Brian Murphy with the Attorney Grievance Committee for the First Judicial Department for the following ethical violations. Rule 1.4 (Communication): 1. Prompt Communication: A lawyer must promptly inform the client of any decisions or circumstances that require the client's informed consent. A. Brian Murphy FAILED to inform us or obtain our prior approval in taking $40,000 from the IOLA account held in our benefit B. Brian Murphy FAILED to prepare and send us a CLOSING STATEMENT prior to the closing for our approval and signature. And only sent the closing statement days after the closing. 2. Reasonable Updates: The lawyer must keep the client reasonably informed about the status of the matter. A. Brian Murphy FAILED to return phone calls and email messages sent directly to him requesting he contact us. NOT once have we been able to speak with Brian Murphy on the phone about our legal rights under the sales contract since we hired him. 3. Responding to Client Requests: Lawyers are required to respond to client inquiries and requests for information in a reasonable time frame. A. Brian Murphy intentionally FAILED to return our numerous phone calls and emails to him to inform us of our legal rights and discuss the terms of the sales contract. B. Brian Murphy FAILED to communicate with us during our closing completed in our absence. Brian Murphy sent us 1 email that stated "The closing Statement will be sent to you Monday". He then intentionally ignored all our emails to him during the closing requesting information about the closing. Never once did he call us or answer our email requests. C. Because of Brian Murphy's intentional failure to respond to our requests, we were forced to contact the buyer's attorney to request a copy of all the closing documents and checks which the buyer's attorney sent us within 1 hour of our request while we have unsuccessfully tried to get these documents and checks from Brian Murphy for the last 3 business days and only on the 3rd business day did Brian Murphy send us a copy of only 2 checks. 4. Explain Matters Clearly: A lawyer must explain matters to the extent reasonably necessary to permit the client to make informed decisions about their representation. A. Brian Murphy never contacted us directly as we requested to discuss with us our legal rights under the sales contract. CONCLUSION Brian Murphy provided us with inadequate legal representation and the above facts proves that he lacks integrity and ethical responsibility because his bad faith behavior is in clear violation of New York Rules of Professional Conduct specifically Rule 1.4. And upon information and belief, his behavior appears to be affecting other clients of his. See multiple bad reviews on this law firm in Yelp read more

I should have trust the reviews here before I hired them. They never follow up with the clients, and expect the clients to proof read themselves. There was a mistake for the amount of purchase, they never proof read it and just send the copy to me and expect me to sign right away. I told them that there's is a mistake, and the respond from them was "just for you to make sure that the seller have the rights to contact other potential buyers if the contract is not signed." HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO SIGN ANYTHING IF IT'S INCORRECT, ESPECIALLY THE AMOUNT?? And I forgot to mention, the purchase amount was wrong for two times, and they want the client to point out the mistakes for them. Extremely unprofessional! Don't waste your time on this firm and find a better one with great customer service, even you have to spend a bit more. read more

A. They have my $5k retainer, but refused to give me case citations, and had NOTHING in writing to give me.Then Senior Litigator Christopher Fromm agreed to provide the citations / cases, but said I used up all the money. B. When I asked for the case law, they rudely wrote me: "There will be no draft of anything because you are not understanding plain emails." (see attached photo) This assumes I can't learn. C. They also wrote me in all Caps and with periods between each word, and refused to apologize for that rudeness (which is shouting). Without asking me for the evidence, they said: "The evidence you have presented to support your case is speculative, hearsay, and goes against what is known as the "dead man statute" from my previous email. Was it not clear? " They later conceded that DNA evidence on the threatening notes and a bribe may be sufficient. D. It did not have to be so rude and confrontational. They refused to estimate how much to get the case citations, as if they were operating from centuries ago. E. They refused to return my $5k, even though no work product was given to me. read more

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Absolutely horrible! I would not recommend using them for anything. They are unresponsive. You will never be able to get a hold of the attorney. I used them for the sale of my property. They sent a per diem lawyer for closing. Unfortunately, he had no idea about what was going on and could not speak up. I had no choice but to give a credit to the buyers just to complete the deal. You will waste money paying Levin Law and you you will lose money in what you are trying to do because they don't have the time to deal with you. read more

I just read a response that this office posted concerning a negative review. We aid for services, received delayed services, incompetent services and were given excuses, different stories from different people... some call this lying. The response was that your office was not going to tolerate the behavior of paing clients that were not tolerant of your poor services. So unless you want to receive poor service it would Be a great idea to hire another firm. We are a public charity with a full volunteer staff. Dedicated to helping those in need. It's impossible to feel. Sorry for your staff member that chose to not listen to the issues, speak over me consistently and then lie over the phone. We, your client will not accept your refund to remove any negative reviews and pray that this helps others who need to seek the same services avoid the same disappointment we suffered with your firm. You should be ashamed of yourselves. Stop making excuses and do what is right from now on. read more

Levin Law Group - Real Estate Law Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I called for a consultation and made an appointment for a phone interview. The time came and went -- day wasted. They finally called back later and I set up another appointment. Then, that time came and went. Another day wasted waiting around for them to call me. I guess I wasn't that important to them. I haven't left a Yelp review in years, but here I am -- stay away from Levin Law Group. read more

Zero followup. Inquiries made, information provided, then "crickets". Just another law firm which advertises services they don't actually provide. read more

Doesn't answer once they get your money. Talks a good one in the consultation but after that nothing

This is the BEST law firm for eldercare needs. They are very reasonable knowledgeable understanding and caring. They come out to you and their prices are exceptionally reasonable. They go out of their way to accommodate all your needs. I recommend this law firm highly and I'm going to continue using this law firm for many years to come. Told all my friends and family to use them. read more

Levin Group is fine for boilerplate legal needs. They are not aggressive enough to do the extra work necessary to achieve a win for their clients who are not firmly in their subject matter expertise and previous experience. If your legal needs are pedestrian, their perfunctory approach may serve you well. However, if you need an extraordinary legal partner for your representation with outside specialty expertise, like researching to challenge a department of the City of New York, they lack the interest, follow through, and connections to get the job done. Choose carefully. Additionally, onboarding was difficult and time consuming, and required multiple escalations to Yevgeny to get the ball rolling. They seemed mostly interested in capturing their retainer, and minimizing their workload after that was in hand. read more

Terrible experience! If you're trying to save a buck, don't waste a cent on this place because they're only out for your retainer. A complete scam. I went to Levin Law for a simple coop contract which Katie admitted she didn't read. Oh, and she was 30 minutes late to our call because she was on the phone with her health insurance. She had no clue about a due date, concession, or how much/or where we were purchasing the apartment. Negligent or not communicating... I'm not sure what's worse. Found a new lawyer and my contract is finally moving forward. Look elsewhere read more

Great experience on my end. Just a little out of the way but their price is worth it for my quit claim on my property. Alla helped me in my transaction and was very responsive to my questions. After I provide the payment and agree to the term, I forgot about my problem. After a few week, they asked me to come in and sign my paperwork. They are very accommodating to my schedule. The meeting is very on time and quick. I would use them again for my future purchases. The place is a bit hard to get to. You can take a Q or B train or driving. There's plenty of street parking. When you are facing the Postal office, head right of it at the corner of the block and make left within the same street. The place is up the second floor behind USPS. read more

I had a 1/2 hour no-obligation phone consult scheduled with one of their lawyers. They asked me to call (rather than them calling me, which I thought was a little odd). They even sent me an e-mail of the upcoming consult. When I called at the appointed time, I was told the lawyer was away from his desk and would call me back in ten minutes. He never did. I do not have tolerance for this type of inconsiderateness and unprofessionalism. read more

We have had an excellent experience with Brian Lee, an attorney at the firm. He is professional, kind and goes the extra mile to serve his clients. I would absolutely use him to represent us again. read more

let's begin with i should have known better when i seen a law group that has a 2 star review, this law group should be ashamed of themselves due to these reasons whoever answers the phone is extremely rude it's unprofessional, the response times are unheard of mainly because they still haven't responded to the first time they've recived an email , that being said the only thing this group does is wastes everyone's time. all i'm asking is maybe be nicer to people and reply to your emails / calls because people need lawyers to get real estate transactions finished because i don't have time to waste read more

Absolutely awful and misogynistic to the point that all female professional and I, one of the owners of a home being sold for which Levin law was retained for closing, are never responded to. My husband, the other owner, is the only person who is ever responded to, the only one the attorney ever dealt with, and the only person who signed the retainer letter--which is dangerous. Do NOT hire this firm. read more

What a nightmare. It took 3 lawyers, 6 months, 75+ emails, and many phone calls, to correctly file a *single* deed transfer. Every step of the way, I had to ask, remind, and finally beg them to take a look at my file and solve their next problem. My phone calls were routinely dodged and emails ignored, promises to call me back never materialized. I don't think there was a single form involved that they didn't make errors on, and solving each problem took weeks of me calling, writing, begging. read more

I hired them for my first home purchase. Honestly, it was a waste of money and time. NOT WORTH IT. They are in business because of good online marketing/ads and low fees but it bites you more in the long run than you save on legal fees. I learned I could have saved thousands on my deal if I had a lawyer with a killer instinct than these "lawyers". Lesson learned. Spend extra and get lawyers who will actually look for your interest - not mere paper pushers. It routinely took me multiple days - emails and multiple voice messages just to get a response back, and then I had to remind the lawyer about the specifics of the contract. They changed my lawyer because the first one went on vacation - which delayed things. I had to proof-read every change they made in the contract and twice I had to go back to them to fix things - either names or typos. They messed up twice, first by not ordering the municipals and second by messing up the contract which required all parties to sign an amendment on - all which delayed the closing by weeks. By the end of the deal, I felt I could become a real estate lawyer based on the amount of baby sitting and proof reading I had to do. read more

This is really a 0 star operation. You simply cannot get in touch with your personal attorney. It's awful. Such a factory. We waited a week for an appointment to be scheduled with "our" attorney and they put us on with the paralegal. We also received inaccurate legal advice from this firm. read more

I wanted to amend a current POA from another state but firm did a full POA and charged me $400 but then after billing my credit card I was told needed to have 2 witnesses and that was another $250 I told him hem I was quoted the $400 not told about the witness fee so I asked for my credit card to be refunded and after a month it still has not and I also found out a person does not need an attorney to do a POA in New York state just the 2 witnesses which they also failed to inform me about so this is why I am leaving this review on here and other review sites read more

I'm a current client. If I weren't an attorney myself, I probably wouldn't have recognized all the mistakes and incompetence. It's cheap, though. And thanks to their duty of zealous representation, I can insult them here , and they're still required to do the job. Maybe they'll even start paying attention. read more

Extremely unprofessional and disrespectful!! I wouldn't recommend them to my worst enemy. My family and I contracted them to put together my parents' estate plan. This process started in November and was finalized in May!! Yes, it took 6 months!! Below is a list of examples of the horrible service: Joseph McCarthy was responsible for coordinating the deed transfer. When I received the deed transfer package, the Recording Data Page contained a notable and obvious error; the First Party Name was totally incorrect. I asked Joseph to correct it and he replied that I should contact the County Clerk myself (no, I'm not making this up, this is all documented in emails). Of course, I pushed back and asked him to fix this issue. Not only was his response unprofessional, but I would have expected him to review and catch this apparent error before sending it to the client. The exchange above occurred 2/3/22. For about 6 weeks I did not hear anything from Kate Ulitskaya (lawyer managing the process) nor Joseph; complete radio silent. On 3/15/22 I received an email from Kate asking me for the final payment. I had to remind her that there was a pending issue with respect to the Recording Data Page. She followed up with Joseph and he stated that he had tried, but the county was being irresponsive (don't believe it, but let's assume this is true). I followed up with Joseph again in late March and he completely ignored my voicemails. So, I decided to contact the manager/owner. However, the receptionist was hesitant to provide any manager/owner information and transferred me directly to Joseph. Joseph picked up the phone and immediately said "why are you giving my receptionist a hard time?"; he did not even greet me. I stated that I'm not trying to give anyone a hard time, I just want to talk to the manager/owner of the firm. He subsequently responded: "that's not going to solve the problem.......". Again, he was very disrespectful and unprofessional. Immediately after such call, I emailed the owner of the firm. He did not reply, but I presume he must've spoken with Joseph and the Deed Transfer issue was resolved within a week. After I sent the email to the owner, I expected Kate would've been more attentive and professional. At a minimum, I believed the service wouldn't have gotten any worse. But I was wrong!!!! Originally, the final paper signing was scheduled for Friday, 4/15 at 11:00 AM. The morning of, I receive an email from Kate stating that I need a witness. I was not informed of this requirement and of course, I was not able to get a witness in such a short notice - my family and friends work and would need advance notice to plan accordingly. As a result of this lack of communication, we rescheduled for 5/6/22 at 12:00 PM. Note that my brother had to take off from work for this original 4/15 appointment and was not compensated for doing so. I also had to rearrange meetings to accommodate this time. As we (Grantors, Trustees and Witness) are heading to the location earlier in the morning of 5/6/22, I receive an email from Kate (at 11:25 AM) telling me that she was going to be late, at 12:15 instead of 12:00. We arrive at the building at 11:40 AM and the receptionist had no idea who Levin Law was nor Kate; I emailed Kate and she did not follow up with a response. To make a long story short, she showed up 50+ minutes late; yes, 50+ minutes late. This lateness and lack of respect caused the Witness to be late getting back to work and I also had to cancel a 1:00 meeting. I can continue with more examples, but the above shows how terrible this firm is. Please don't hire them. They were very courteous and professional during the first consultation; after that, totally opposite. Furthermore, the owner only talked to me during the first consultation; but subsequently di not did not reply to any of my emails and/or calls. read more

We closed on our home and stayed an extra week at extra fees because we were moving out of state and needed the time. The keys ,inspection and release of escrow funds papers were signed and sent to Levin Law on 12/19/17 All we get is one promise after another... It is now 1/17/18 and we are still begging for our $7500 which they never returned to us , to date... We really need that money desperately and they just don't seem to care about their client at all. I did not open this account to post a fake review and you know it, it took you over 6 months to refund our money and you are no more than ambulance chasers - mindset unprofessional lawyers.. The closing alone was ridiculous, I could've closed better without your uninformed, clueless assistant doing it!!!! read more

They need to be reported for misleading and fraud. My case took over two years. You can't never reach them; always have an excuse; Once their building was on fire ( true story). First they handle for me to be an administrator to my mother's affairs knowingly their was a property in question that I would like to keep. I had ask them that I need a deed transfer where I would be able to take over the property. What they file was a quitclaim deed; after I spoke to the bank and notify them that's not what is needed, they wrote me back "Hi Fabiola, you hired us to do a quit claim deed. This is a legally valid deed. We would not be able to provide a different type; sorry we can't be of more help." It costed me a lot of money to file these two separate documents. read more

We needed a real estate attorney, I googled and found this law firm with a flat rate fee. From beginning to end, we were in communication throughout the process of selling our home. Ali kept us abreast of everything that was required and where we were in the process. Brian was extremely efficient at the closing. Our experience was excellent and could not have asked for anything better. read more

Worst law firm ever. Our Lawyer Alex Golant never picked up his phone and rarely responded to emails. We closed and weren't given keys due to a wire issue on the sellers side. When I went to discuss with Alex at the office on Ave Z if we can have our keys now he said he couldn't do anything on his end. I explained I have a baby at day care and a huge inconvenience to be going back and forth. I then asked to speak to his supervisor and he screamed at me "get out". read more