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KEL Attorneys is a law firm specializing in personal injury cases, particularly car accidents. They offer legal services to help clients recover compensation.
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I have repeatedly tried to get answers from this firm and they do NOT return calls, they do NOT answer questions. They DO rip you off and do nothing in return. This is the worst group of all lawyers there are in this area. My home is at risk because of theml
They scam you, never answer calls or emails, and don't do a damn thing! Every month I got a letter saying my lawyer quite and I was getting a new one! They ended up making me have to walk away from my house and foreclose. I don't know how they aren't in trouble for the way they handle their firm! Now it's the endnof my contract and they're finally calling me and answering emails because they want me to renew my contract, like I want to be treated and talked to like a piece of crap for another year, as well as throw thousands down the drain!
This law firm does not care about its clients. The lawyers are careless, the paralegals are rude and they do not give you accurate nor total information regarding your defense options. I regret choosing them to represent my foreclosure. Don't be taken in by the installment payments and find another lawyer that will represent you with integrity.
We hired KEL to help us with a child custody case. We were assured by Brian Miller that KEL would assign an experienced lawyer in the area of family law. We are 900 miles away and had to "trust" what they were telling us. NOTHING good came from this office. To add insult to injury, our attorney (who we later found out was not experienced in family law) left the firm and we were not notified for 15 days! We had been calling repeatedly as had the new attorney we hired to no avail! They are the worst! STAY AWAY!
Bankruptcy took almost 2 YEARS! Had our case transferred three times. Were supposed to reaffirm our mortgage, but completely failed to do so. Now, they want$500 more to what they were supposed to.
KEL made promises they did not keep! KEL did practically nothing to settle my debt, coming in more than $10,000 more than what we could have done ourselves. Handed our case off to a paralegal in South Florida (we are in Orlando) and did NOTHING to follow up their promises.
I consulted KEL for bankruptcy and they advised me I qualified, after I paid them $2000 they are now telling me I don't qualify for bankruptcy. So now I am without my savings and my debts. This is unethical, In several emails I mention to them my total debts and my concerned if I qualified and they assured me I did and now they are telling me I don't and are not refunding my money. I wish I would have read the reviews before I hired them. There has to be someone we can contact to report them.
KEL Attorneys have been nothing but a total scam from day one. They have taken thousands of dollars from me... barely updated me on my status, never returned my phone calls, and had the nerve to ask me for an additional thousand dollars for a retainer fee after I paid $4000!
I have gotten no where with this firm!
PLEASE BEWARE!
Due to a divorce & under handed works of my ex my home was sold in a foreclosure sale. I found out that my rights as a homeowner were violated because I was never served forclosure notice & had proof I wasn't in the home when I was supposedly served. KEL said there was nothing I could do about it but they could work out a lease agreement for me. $950 they hell hacked me for. I paid & they did nothing. Passed me off to another attorney at the last minute $ I was forced out in 24 hours! They are liars! Con artists! The whole practice should be disbarred!
They will gladly take thousands from you and do practically nothing! We hired them to help us with our real estate, and because of them we will be losing our house! Try and call them and you get the run around, finally got a hold of lawyer Landon and he literally laughed at me when I said I need answers about my case, then said I should find another lawyer and hung up! They are crooks! And there "litigators" are horrible and never answer calls either, mine was Carolina and she's a joke! If you want to waiste thousands, be treated like dirt, and never get any answers then ya OK use them!
They took our money never did a thing. We asked for refund it takes them 8 weeks to review. Review what? Calls never returned, emails never answered. But they are reviewing our case. They are horrible, crooks, liars please don't use them. We paid 700.00 for nothing. We didn't have that kind of funds to just give.
I hired KEL in November 2014 to represent me on a real estate case with my ex. I started by paying them upfront $2500 without even an initial meeting with my lawyer. I never got a phone call to discuss the case and had to call multiple times before I received the name of a paralegal Kimberly Cutler who was assigned to my case. She was the one who told me my lawyer was David Constantino. After months of no contact and not responding to most of my correspondence I called their office only to find out they switched me to another lawyer Charles David who only was on my case for 2 weeks before I was switched again to Garrett Gaa. As soon as I was switched again they informed me my original funds have been exhausted and I need to pay another $1800 to continue to represent me. Nothing has been completed on a simple case that could've been done with a year ago. Now I'm stuck finding a new lawyer or handling my case myself.
After paying $2500 for a simple will and waiting five months for it, it came with typos and then the attorney told me to either identify them or change them myself. We asked for our money back and they refused. I filed a BBB complaint and Bar complaint. Charles David was the attorney. Awful experience. No calls back, lies about dates, lies about calling back (with no record on my phone log).
They took my money. Then they played who is your attorney for the month or guess who is your para legal for the month. They then sent my payment records to my soon to be divorced wife. They took money from my account without permission. I received a call from someone at the firm, that could pass for a gangster asking for more money. Are these people still there... YES!
I had to hire another attorney to complete my divorce.
Please do not visit the office.
Why is this Company still operational?
Why has not the Florida Bar disbarred the key operators and pull the license of a few members of the office staff?
Is there collusion between the Florida Bar and KEL?
Remember, they are all attorney's
Maybe the Fed's need to step in.
This people do not answer your calls or keep you inform about your case, They call me the day before my court day in a rush because this attorney told me she was running late to a court hearing, so while I was trying to ask some question and some concern to be clear she did not let me talk, by talking over my. So I email her my concerns and she ignored them and told me that she already submit my settlement, and that it was too late for my questions even though I email my questions and concern right after I talk to her, to sum up, she got so up set that told me that I was disrespecting her and that she no longer will represent me, of course after collecting from me $4000. 00 it is VERY CONVENIENCE to do that and keep my money. In my opinion all they want to collect your money and do the least they can to in your cases, shame on them. I am for sure report them to the board.
I will not recommend this firm to my worst enemy. They were very quick to get my $1600. 00, then never heard from them again. I left several messages in a 6 month period and they never bother to pick -up the phone or call me back. I requested advice on what step I should take to help my case, but I was left in the cold to fend for myself. Finally, yesterday I was able to communicate with a paralegal assign to my case, however he knew nothing about my case and had the audacity to hang-up on me when not able to answer any of my questions. I called him back 3 seconds later, but no one pick-up the phone. I am now in a worst situation because I am paying back the $1600. 00 that borrow at 22% interest. A complete disaster!
Oh BOY did the attorney talk a good game. She said, "People DON'T say no to KEL." Well, guess what opposing council said? They said, "No." Then they took forever to get anything done and I ended up having to do the leg work for myself.
I hope that you read these reviews before hiring these attorneys and believe that these aren't win some/lose some situations. KEL Attorneys lose consistently. There is a reason they make you sign a contract that repeatedly states that they promise you nothing. That's exactly what you get with them... nothing.
I hired KEL after their very nice solicitation phone calls for 4 months. They where very helpful and offered the world. Then I hired them.
Bottom line, I filed a 1.1M$ chapter 7 and expected them to handle everything I had asked and they agreed. I still owe money on dischargeable items that required a little extra paperwork, no problem for their a la carte price menu, they just promised and did nothing. Met a lawyer at my first court date who knew nothing. They continued calling to try and sell additional services before finishing chapter 7.
So after discharge, I asked for an explanation of what happened and what was discharged. They forwarded forms and told me to read them. I demanded a phone call, nothing.
I have decided to hire a new lawyer to reopen and fix issues that where filed incorectly and most likely sue KEL for malpractice.
Stay away, a little reading before hiring them would have steered me clear of these slick operators.
We hired this firm for family law. Please I beg you DO NOT HIRE THEM. The family or the children mean NOTHING to this firm. They take your money and promise you timeshare and a possible conclusion. TRUST ME this firm is not geared towards family or the children. Money is the only reason they exist.We are forever lost from our child and Grandchild because of our willingness to believe they had our best interest at heart. They are unethical, morally corrupt, and criminal!
How about fact: they took my money and not only did they not fix anything on my case they kept all my money when they did absolutely nothing for it. I couldn't even find one of the paralegals that worked my case to answer questions they literally told me I will call u in a week cause we don't know nothing just got my files. Never returned my call, had to call them back and they still didn't have a clue. So when I fired them they them sent me a email saying they don't refund the retainer and they do what they want with ur money for eight weeks and if they want to give u some of ur money back they will but that's there choice. What kinda business is this. When I do work if nobody likesmy wworking don't get paid what makes u think that ur so special that u do think u deserve anyone's money u didn't work for... Please read the reviews before u hire. There true crooks right down to the paperwork... If u hire u will not like PLEASE SAVE UR MONEY and FIND A REAL FIRM. THEY BEEN NOTHING BUT A HEADACHE.
Answer: If you find one, I'll join in.
Answer: I am in process of trying again to receive a refund as well but my documents state there is a 2k retainer and they believe they did everything they could to help me case. Even my case manager at court told me they are crooks and now I am forced to handle my case myself. I am already almost done and it's only been 2 months. I have managed to do this all myself in 2 mnths for only 43.00 while KEL charged me 2000. 00 and did nothing and wanted another 2800. 00 to continue to do nothing. I am on board with suit and will continue to fight.
Answer: I have the same problem but I'm going there personally trying to get someone on the phone which is impossible good luck to you
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