I have called Elk & Elk in the past, & my case was not a good fit, which I understood. I recently…read morecalled again about my husband who was improperly tested and treated twice, by two different oncologists at two different facilities. When I called the intake coordinator at Elk & Elk, she was rude, and said "This is not a case we would take. Do you even know what the survivability rate is for stage 4 lung cancer?" Of course we know. What a thing to say to the wife of someone with stage 4 lung cancer. As if, oh well, his survivability chances are not great, so we won't waste our time. Well, then it is a possible wrongful death lawsuit. Thankfully there are more empathetic, caring firms out there whose coordinators are properly trained to deal with grave illnesses, the people and their caregivers trying to cope with them, and who can see the errors could have been fatal, or still could be, but they were egregious errors, nonetheless. A blast in the face reminding us of how fragile he is, especially after the standard of care was deviated from not once but twice was not at all what we needed. They may be a great law firm for a lot of folks, but the manner in which we were treated when we called about his case was ruthless and did nothing except raise anxiety and fears already present.

Elk and Elk's website states that they assist with probate. My mother was able to get in touch with…read moreone of their attorneys to assist with her mother's estate in 2018. I corresponded through their chat feature explaining my entire situation (mother passed away) and was then told they'd forward me to a lawyer. I received a condescending email, text and phone message saying they don't do probate and I need to do a google search and go down the list to find a website that "actually says they do probate" like I'm some kind of idiot. That's a direct quote. Not only was that offensive, but their website explicitly states that they do assist with probate. I chatted with one of their agents via chat for 5 minutes and explained the entire situation -could not that agent have expressed that they don't do probate? I would never recommend this firm based in this experience.

I was contacted because of possible Asbestos claim. This was in 2021 of April. I waited and then…read morefinally got sent to a hotel in Mentor where they were doing screenings. The woman taking the breath test was pushing and pushing for a higher reading, until I finally said that that's it, there is no more. The doctor took x-rays and listened to my lungs. I had already been diagnosed with scarring in both lungs in the 80's. He was extremely unprofessional and short with his answers. The whole screening by him took about 10 minutes. I left thinking that I wasted my time. After waiting almost a year, I was finally contacted by mail with settlement offers that were extremely poor. I was also told that 3 doctors examined the X-Rays and only 1 found a spot on one of my lungs. None of them found scarring which I have known about for decades. Bevan takes 33% for fees and charged me $597.00 for the 7 minute exam. All 3 of the so-called doctors get a fee for reading the X-Rays, then there is the cost of the X-Ray and a breathing test. Long story short, this is a scam as they take 50% of the small amount that you may get to cover all of the fees. 12 settlement amounts and just a little over $1200.00 to me. The rest went to Bevan and they are not done with the fees.

Secretary who answered the phone. Took her some time to find the right informatIon. About my case.read more

Attorney Manuel was spot on with his legal knowledge - took time to evaluate a possible case -…read moreadvised me on many sizable obstacles in plain terms that he explained very well. I didn't end up using his services - but I wish I had on earlier legal matters - and will consult in the future.

Represented me as plantiff in a real estate issue. Spent lots of money ($8K) on her services only…read moreto have the judge toss the case out. I will never use her again and have urged everyone I know to look elsewhere.