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4/26/23 |
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Mr. Stephen Codas is consistently the same fantastic lawyer and genuine person he has shown me to be. Years after my matter was resolved I had a couple of questions and he made himself available. He is the "go to" lawyer who deals with facts, evidence and applies the law like no other, consistently fighting for his client. In my opinion he's straight forward, sets realistic expectations and is more than trustworthy.
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8/24/22 |
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I picked him as the firm appears to be highly rated. Unfortunately my experience was far from that. There was no attention to detail and you get passed around the team. The bills are embarrassingly high. It's all about billable hours with no value to be found. In court, the performance was weak and just not worth it!
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12/17/21 |
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Total wanker. Has no clue on fairness. Just willing to keep matters ongoing to fill his pockets. Care little about a clients financial abilities. Never does his due diligence and thinks he knows laws ie tax laws that obviously are way beyond his demonic capacity. He cares less about either side. Has to involve ten others at bill out rates and then tell his client it’s necessary. Wanker wanker wanker thief thief thief stay away
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10/20/20 |
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Stephen is a great lawyer. He communicates effectively and clearly, and has extensive handle on family, business and criminal law. His team works fast and he's results oriented. Not sure if the negative complaints were from when he was a solo act, but his current shop, Epstein, is phenomenal.
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6/26/19 |
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Ten years later and I am still feeling the sting of this absolutely terrible lawyer. Here is a quote from him: "I prefer to take on women's cases because they are easy to win". I shouldve taken that as my cue to leave but I stuck it out to my detriment. He was pathetic and cost me a small fortune and years of aggrivation paying out to my still non-working 58 yr old wife. My new lawyer is 1000 times better yet it will still take me a while to correct the mistakes Stephen Codas made on my case.
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11/25/18 |
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Echoing other comments on this forum. Spent 150k and learned my lesson. Save yourself the headache and AVOID this lawyer! You will lose not only your money but also time. He overpromises and underdelivers. Also seemed to annoy the judge, even when I had a good case, which one shouldn't do -- e.g. talking directly to the other lawyer, rather than the judge, breaking rules and appearing sort of disheveled at every motion.
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11/9/18 |
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Rather than pursue mediation for a simple divorce, he supported continuing my case until it bankrupted me, then lost the case on technicalities, including tardy submission of standard court documents. He also was hostile toward the opposing council, and did little to calm emotions. This only caused further harm, not just financial, but also harm to our children. I deeply regret Mr. Codas' representation. Find a better lawyer!
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10/30/18 |
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Mr. Codas represented me exceptionally in a very long and difficult divorce and custody case. He was patient, but pushed me when necessary/when I was feeling hopeless/bullied by my ex. He was familiar with my ex's counsel (lawyers know each other, contrary to what the strangely negative reviews below would have you believe), but was always extremely professional, and I never doubted once that he had mine, and my children's best interests in mind. All in all, I'm glad I didn't visit this website before hiring him, because I had a great (well, as great as a process like this could be) experience with him and am forever grateful for the outcome of our case!
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3/22/18 |
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I’d have to say he was lazy, disorganized, poorly communicated what would be the steps in the process and appeared to have no strategy to advance the client’s interests but rather to simply respond to opposing council. To engage Codas would be a waste of your time and money. I hope anyone thinking of engaging him checks this site out before hand. I wish I had.
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4/30/16 |
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He seemed well experienced in selling clients on what he could do for them and yet when the issue actually needed to be addressed, his abilities disappeared, he contradicted his earlier suggestions, or the story changed. Poor communicator, erratic, little strategy (I fired him because I asked him what his strategy going forward was after a previous action we'd recommended had gone entirely against me) and he had none; he said we'd wait and see what the opposing counsel would do! I wondered if someone had some compromising photos of him or something and so he didn't want to upset the opposing counsel. Maybe he was afraid of them, or I wondered whether he had too many clients he was so unprepared and he just couldn't allocate time to my case. Warning to anyone considering using this guy, I'd be very careful. Unfortunately you choose one of these "Family" law lawyers and with all the emotions, children, they have a license to abuse you via the process. Choose wisely!
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1/26/16 |
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After 3 years in battling in a HC divorce, I'm 150+k in with no final separation agreement, no resolution for spousal and child and equalization that still has not been paid out. I was promised every time to "not worry about it" and each time it ended up in mediation or motion then he rolled over and played dead. No fight in him. He adapts to opposing counsel, allows antics to continue, has his own agenda and placates you into thinking he has it under control. At 1th hour, he clearly doesn't and then proceeds to motion to get resolution and isn't successful either. He has no idea how to deal with a Narcissist (which my ex is) and doesn't listen. Even after being told what would happen, he would argue and proceed with his own agenda, only to have spent countless $$, hours wasted to be in same place you told him you would be to start out with. He won't allow you to speak, bulldozes you, befriends opposing counsel to the point where you wonder if they are in cahoots with each other.
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6/17/15 |
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I had a very similar experience as the previous rating....he did not look out for my best interest, he said the exact same thing to me "that because I lost confidence in him he could no longer represent me" and just like that he was gone. We started out in court and he told me my ex got hammered then he highly recommended arbitration when clearly we were not candidates for that process especially when my ex was charged with assaulting me, imbalance of power, financial abuse etc. He was only thinking of getting paid. I would not recommend his services to anyone.
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9/23/14 |
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Stephen did not do a good job representing me in my high conflict divorce. He made friends with the pretty lawyer of my husbands and pretty much did whatever she wanted him to. He actually told me once that men get a raw deal in family law. in short, before he did too much damage, I fired him.
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7/29/13 |
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This lawyer was effective in the consulatation and his performance ended there. He had virtually no tenacity to fight for my case. He appears quite capable when it comes to defending his poor performance. I am as frustrated most times to hear from him as I am from my ex. Very disjointed process. Customer Service does not enter the equation whatsoever. If you are interested in seemless representation, tenacity, perseverance or any personal touch then this guy is not for you.
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4/3/12 |
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I would have him represent any time , He works best for his clients and always comes prepared
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7/18/10 |
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I won custody in a very difficult case where I was defintely at a disadvantage going into trial. Stephen did not defend me. He launched an offense which shined the spotlight solely on my son's father's character and behavior. He is very patient and strategic; able to see outcomes a long way off.
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5/5/09 |
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Returned phone calls promptly,but was uncommunicative.Hired him to bring motion for disclosure+support.Refused:He could settle with anyone+he said"not give away the farm".Initially,thought he misunderstood my instructions, so brought my accountant+wrote them.No change.I'd meet in advance to discuss what I wanted. He'd nod agreement+at the last minute,when discussion was impossible,he would ignore my instructions,say nothing/insist I agree with something else (usually what my husband wanted).He insisted my husband would see I was reasonable+reciprocate,promised to do what I asked later or said my disagreeing indicated I’d lost confidence+he’d withdraw/fire me.I felt coerced.Charged$5+k/mo preparing things he never used. He was late for mediations.Mediator scolded me.He gave away every bargaining tool,adopted my husband's position,made no helpful arguments,then said I'd settle on my husband’s "maybe"terms.Finally realized, farm gone+he was not on my side.Expensive, but I got a new lawyer
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