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1/3/21 |
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Everything people said before me is true. Stay away from this guy.
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1/13/20 |
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My mother has been deceased for 10 yrs. Gary J Wojtan has not fulfilled his duties. There are still unclaimed funds in the NYS comptrollers office. The Judge finalized the accounting of said estate knowing full well that these resources were still outstanding they are still there now as of this posting. There is no justice in NYS surrogates court. Why is this law firm not investigated and allowed to continue to practice with these numerous complaints?They made numerous errors on the accounting and lost the file for an entire year. The will was not complicated there is no valid reason why it should take 10 yrs. Gary J Wojtan needs to be investigated and held accountable. I have contacted the FBI and intend to go public with this matter if it is not resovled quickly enough is enough.
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12/29/18 |
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I used this firm for the closing on my house. Any time I talked to the paralegal you could hear her swearing at you as she hung up. The closing occurred, even then they never called to tell me that it happened after many delays. I was then promised my money by a certain date, never happened. Promised again, never happened. I had to get the news and attorney grievance committee involved almost 5 weeks after closing. It is now 2 months and they do not return calls or e-mails about sending any paperwork at all as an accounting or proof that the closing even took place. They gave me a song and dance about payment (smokescreen) that they were changing checking accounts so they were afraid I would not deposit a large check and this would hold it up. If they sent me my money when they promised it would have been cashed already. There are several other people I can name by name who have had similar experiences with this firm.
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6/26/18 |
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This Firm is a joke. They refuse to return calls let alone file paperwork. Divorce papers have been waiting to be filed since March 5, 2018. If you are represented by this firm and you are in a similar situation as I am where they refuse to do their jobs. Write and send letters to the Grievance Committee for the Eighth Judicial District to complain about them and hopefully they will Bar all the Attorney's at this firm.They have no Ethics what so ever
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6/11/18 |
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1/16/18 |
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This guy is the reason why attorneys are disliked so much. He never returns calls. He lies and says he is doing things and never does them. He has blames you when the judge is upset. Worst attorney EVER!!!
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8/30/16 |
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I gave Gary this rating because he has done nothing for me. Can't get his act together. Almost a year since my mother has passed away and nothing has been doing. Was told on may 12 that my executor papers would be to me in 7 to 10 days. What a joke. He hasn't even filed them nor my mothers will. Gave him a retainer and he wanted more. To me my advice is DON"T HIRE HIM.
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6/7/16 |
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In my personal opinion. dealing with this lawyer you're better off reading the law books yourself. I found nothing good about this lawyer, don't return phone calls, missed court dates I show up to court by myself without a lawyer. I was told to try to take a plea deal to keep from getting a record. But if I'm innocent why would I take a plea deal definitely a bad lawyer in my personal experience
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1/26/16 |
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2/28/14 |
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Mr.Wojtan is ethically challenged. I had to ask the opposing attorney for the status of our case. Mr. Wojtan lead me to believe we still had one more hearing in the challenging of my great aunt's estate. After waiting one year for "the hearing", I finally called the opposing attorney, and he told me the case had been probated a year ago.
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11/9/13 |
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Hired him for a will contest involving my late aunt. I paid him $5500-he told me we would get depositions, and at least I would have peace of mind knowing what happened. He said I had a 50-50 chance of winning. He told me he had 2 or 3 similiar cases over the last 2 years, and won every one. He assigned the case to his brother Thomas, who told me he had "teeth." He was totally controlled by the Judge, Hayden in Elmira, NY, who was hostile, and favored the opposing attorney. Mr. Wojtan acted like a total wimp in this case, and failed to put any pressure on this Judge-who did not want to give me the examination of witnesses I was entitled to. He made a ruling in favor of my crooked cousins. Subsequently, we were allowed a mediation hearing, in which Mr. Wojtan got nothing for us, seemed totally lost and indecisive. Subsequently, I paid him another $5000 to file an appeal, which, you guessed it, he lost. He then told my sister we only had a 5% chance to win. I feel cheated.
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9/30/13 |
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The office staff is clueless. We were promised a closing date on an estate and that was a month ago. Still waiting. No one returns phone calls. Gary kept telling the executor how complicated these things are. The executor has taken over and is doing everything Gary told her was difficult with the greatest of ease. Go anywhere else really. Gary's previous partner has been disbarred. It may be true that one is judged by the company they keep. Really, go anywhere else for an attorney.
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9/2/13 |
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FOR ME,Gary Wojtan has been worthwhile to have been retained. He has been representing me for over a year in my divorce, but at my insistence, has not moved forward on the case. Every time I call him or his office, he and his staff are very polite, professional, responsive, and knowledgeable. No lawyer is working ONLY FOR YOU!!, and I wonder if other raters somehow think that THEIRS is the only case there is. Gary's fees are reasonable, and he doesn't charge (well, he hasn't charged ME) for office visits. In speaking to him professionally and personally, what he's said makes a lot of sense. About division of assets, about child custody issues, about a restraining order that she tried to put on me. This is the only time I've seen him in court (Family Court), but he was prepared, professional, "aggressive", and respectful to the Court, to his colleagues, and to the ex. The restraining order was NOT issued by the judge, so at least in that sense, he was successful. I like him.
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2/28/13 |
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Gary is the worst lawyer ever. I'm amazed he still has a license. Lazy and incompetent. His staff is clueless. If you need a lawyer do yourself a favor and go somewhere else.
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1/14/13 |
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When I was shopping around for a divorce attorney, Mr. Wojtan said that I had an open and shut case that shouldn't have taken more than 3 months to complete, end to end. When I met with him I provided a listing of all assets and how they were going to be split. All he had to do was draft the legal paperwork. It is going on 6 months and my case is still not finished. He lost my paperwork along the way that I had to provide many times over. He doesn't return phone calls. When you call to check up on your case, you're told the same thing you were told the last time "He's working on it". The staff is extremely rude and has hung up on me in past conversations. He promises the world to you and then you find yourself pulling out your hair. If you are considering this lawyer, do yourself a favor and find someone else. It has taken me 10 minutes just to set up an account to put in this rating but it is worth it if it saves 1 person from choosing Gary Wojtan from representing them.
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1/5/13 |
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Gary has been the family attorney for over two decades. At least two house closings done smoothly with no problems. Bankruptcy done for a family member that went well. He did a complex estate case for a relative; he is very skilled with estate work. Helped a mentally ill relative with pesky traffic matters, order of protection and other problems. He did a complicated divorce agreement that many attorneys would not have taken the time to do. Gary will give you his cell phone but if you need more than 15 minutes to gab, make an appointment...he is open evenings and weekend so probably better to just go in if you need to talk to him. No kid lawyers working there, all have extensive experience, probably over 60 years between the three of them. Legal cases can drag on but that is the nature of the beast and resolutions in our case have been good.
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12/19/12 |
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Friendly, comfortable experience with Mr. Wojtan and staff!!!! Mr. Wojtan was very knowledgeable in my Elder Law matter.
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6/9/11 |
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Gary Wojtan does not return calls or pick up the phone. He needs to do some follow up to practice law effectively.
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5/15/10 |
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After spending over two years on a relative's estate, we had to take him to court before he would finish! Even then, he kept dragging it along, with a different excuse each time. Cannot imagine how this guy stays in business with such poor service.
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5/13/10 |
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There is nothing good to say about Gary Wojtan. If you are considering him to represent you, please find another attorney so you do not have to hire another lawyer when he doesn't work for your best interest.
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2/24/09 |
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This man and his staff are the rudest and most incompetent group I have ever had the misfortune to meet.It has been one and a half years to close on my late brothers home and he and his staff have mismanaged the entire process from day one.After 6 weeks went by after hiring them,I was called to see why my name was on their calendar.I told them it was for the closing and they said what closing?They hadn't even started to work on it thus resulting in the loss of the first sale.After their assurance it was all taken care of and the house was sold again,I am about to lose another sale due to their extreme incompetence.They do not return calls and treat me like a pain in the butt when I do manage to get them.Also, there are three names on the deed and one owner wants more than a third of the proceeds-reasons that make sense only to her.Wojtan says he can't settle until resolved between us!BS!5 closing dates.Number 6 is today.Found out from new owners attorny!I'm charged $3,100.00!For what?
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