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I strongly recommend attorney Adam Graves for anyone who needs a legal help. He is highly compassionate, helpful and attentive to my legal information needs. He has been very quick to respond to my inquiries and provided advice and counsel. My entire experience with Mr. Adam Graves and his paralegal (Tanya) has been very pleasant. Everything has been done in a timely manner and very thorough. Many attorneys do not respond or keep regular business hours. Mr. Adam Graves has been responsive over the weekends and sometimes even late at night. In short, I have never seen an attorney so hard, efficient, and friendly.

Avvo.com has predatory practices. They will sucker you into a contract that sounds to good to be true and then, when you try to cancel, they will let you know that you'll continue being billed. If you are an attorney looking at marketing opportunities, RUN AWAY.

Oh, an by the way, if you do advertise with them, don't expect any good clients out of it. After 3 months I didn't get once single legitimate contact.

Avvo does not accept any negative experiences. Avvo will only approve positive feedback. Avvo is a scam and do not use or trust Avvo. An attorney in Houston Tx by the name of Lisa Andrews was referred to and hired by my loved ones acquaintance. Lisa Andrews used to be a DA. This was the worst pick. I should have researched before allowing my loved one to choose this individual. Very unethical, unprofessional, arrogant, lies... This individual was paid to represent my loved one and yet worked against my loved one. Impossible to schedule an appointment with the hired attorney. Her assistant was rude via phone. The attorney looked my loved one in his eyes, only to lie behind his back. My loved one feels setup by the individual he paid to have represent him in a positive light. Do research before hiring someone to represent you. Dont just throw your money away for poor representation and to be lied to.

Avvo won't allow one to leave a negative review even if it is completely truthful.
This brings me to a Pa. Attorney names Carla V. Risoldi. One just needs to do a name search to see who she really is. Even though she changed her picture on Avvo, it is still the same person. She wants to hide from her mug shot from when she was arrested for fraud and arson. This attorney should be stopped from practicing law. Somehow she continues. If Avvo allowed the truth, this attorney would not be on there.
I really don't have to say anything negative about Carla Risoldi. Carla V. Risoldi is her own worst enemy. Carla Risoldi hurts herself by her own actions and behavior. So if you are considering hiring her, just do a simple google search. Search Carla V. Risoldi. Don't let the picture fool you. It is the same person.

My experience with the Law Offices of Amy Montes was extremely positive.
Everyone in the office is dedicated to giving their clients the highest level of legal representation. My case was handled with expertise and a caring manner. I was kept informed at all times and matters were patiently explained to me so that I had a full understanding of every step of the process. On a personal note, I found the whole staff to be wonderful. They gave me a new lease on life, I will be forever grateful to everyone there. - Mary Fregoso

The premise is a good idea, but thinking logically - if an attorney has time to troll the internet to develop his business, how good is he? I was blind-sighted by a situation on a Friday night regarding consumer rights and a credit reporting agencies control under the FCRA to release that info to my bank at my request to complete a business transaction. I received a response right away from an attorney who was rude, very short sighted demonstrating an inability to understand basic finance, and when I looked the guy up - his specialty is defending DUI's. I gave him a "me thinks not" review because he was demeaning and it was almost as if he was looking to see himself post. Monday rolls around and I called a real attorney who was retired, but specialized in FCRA, I got an email/phone number for the key executive of the CRA and within 10 minutes the problem was resolved no muss/no fuss. No abusive language, no public demeaning, no nonsense. I tried to delete my question which Avvo does not allow and a second attorney who deals with bankruptcy's in another part of the country feeds of the first moron and continues the belittling of the question. It just seems like the attorney's at Avvo are the bottom of the barrel/ambulance chasers that have a very light caseload. I have to wonder if the number of questions answered and the fact that only positive reviews are allowed... work with the ranking algorithm - why would attorney's who do not specialize in the field where the question lies? Sounds like the psychiatrist conducting open heart surgery. Both are doctor - why can't they do the same thing?

This organization issues mediocre ratings to attorneys by default, then tries to get them to "claim" their profile in order to increase their ranking. But their "default" ratings are issued without any input whatsoever from the attorney's peers or former or current clients. They just get lists of attorneys from public sources and give the ones they know nothing about mediocre rankings instead of NO ranking. When asked if they would just delete the arbitrary ranking, they instead tell you that your ranking would increase if you'd join them and claim your profile. NO WAY would I succumb to the blackmail attempts.