Enrique Lozano
a month ago
Their public response feels misleading, evasive, and disingenuous. I was absolutely their client, and David Taub’s own letter to me specifically discusses our attorney-client relationship and my billing concerns. As a single father, I trusted this firm with money I worked hard to save. I paid a $5,000 retainer and was also billed each Tuesday for work performed during the billing period. I ultimately paid over $7,000, at a $650 hourly rate when my understanding at the time I hired the firm was $550. One of the most perplexing parts was being charged substantial fees for reviewing a large amount of evidence. When I later asked David whether that evidence would actually be used, he told me no—this was an ex parte hearing and that evidence could not be used there. That left me questioning why I had been billed so extensively to review material that, according to him, would not be presented at the hearing. At the actual ex parte hearing, David said fewer than five words in court. Considering what I paid, I found the level of advocacy and value profoundly disappointing. I also continued receiving charges after David was no longer my attorney. I still have remaining retainer funds that have not been returned, and I have not been given a date for their return or even a clear explanation of how they will be returned. My criticism is not about losing or winning a case—no lawyer can guarantee an outcome. It is about billing, communication, transparency, attorney involvement, and value for money. Based on my firsthand experience, I regret hiring this firm. One star.
