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Avvo (avvo.com) has 395 customer reviews on The Fair Hearing, with an average rating of 3.1 out of 5.
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Going through a divorce can be a difficult time emotionally and mentally.....Hired Melinda Silk and was happy to see how her staff helped walk me through the difficult and confusing process in filling out paperwork. Thank you for your professionalism..
By Marcy A.
Rude, obnoxious, arrogant attorneys. Attorneys that have No expertise in area of law that the question is about respond Not to answer question just to be rude. When someone does actually answer question, not legally sound advice. Don't use this site if you need real help. Reviews don't match up to Real interactions with these attorneys. I unsubscribed but still getting rude emails. I'm stressed out as it is and these people are Obnoxious.
By sam G.
Response from Avvo· Dec 11, 2019
I understand this can be frustrating and that lawyers can sometimes be rude. However, if they want to answer questions in this manner, they are welcome to do so as long as they abide by our Community Guidelines. http://www.avvo.com/support/community_guidelines. This allows potential clients to see what kind of service they provide and how they help their clients. You are also welcome to use our directory here: www.avvo.com/find-a-lawyer once you have a list of attorneys you can use the filter to find other attorneys directly in your area and the practice area you need that offer free consultations. There are great lawyers out there. We are sorry that the ones who responded to your questions where not as kind or helpful as they could have been. Please email us at [email protected] if you would like help with your email subscriptions.
Do not trust Avvo reviews. My honest review about an attorney is not approved. This very same attorney will keeps deceiving people in need. Avvo should be held responsible for that. They only approve good reviews. This site is not trustworthy -> Community guideline is “do not post bad reviews on a lawyer who pays us money “?
By Irena
Response from Avvo· Nov 22, 2019
Hello Irena, Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about your challenges getting your review published. All reviews that meet our Community Guidelines are published within 2 business days. If you would please reach out to us at [email protected], we can assist in publishing it to the attorney's profile. Thank you!
I posted a question and 2 attorneys replied. However, neither one responded what I asked. Need to work on Reading Comprehension skills Comment edited: now there is a 3rd useless and sarcastic reply. Why would they even be members of Avvo beats me
By Etselec
Response from Avvo· Sep 26, 2019
Thank you for your feedback. I understand your frustration. Most of the attorneys who participate in our Q&A forum work hard to provide thoughtful and helpful answers, but there are a few lawyers who are not as helpful as they could be. However, if they want to answer questions in this manner, they are welcome to do so as long as they abide by our Community Guidelines. http://www.avvo.com/support/community_guidelines. This allows potential clients to see what kind of service they provide and how they help their clients. I would advise you resubmit the question, maybe with different wording but same bottom line or search for a professional that specializes in the area in which you are dealing with, and email them directly.
One of the lawyers in there responded before fully reading my issue. I have epilepsy for 24 years never controlled by meds because they don't work for me. Now I'm going to my last option which is brain surgery. He said "It depends on if medication controls your epilepsy". I mean really?! I told him the neurologist at an level 4 epilepsy clinic told me no medication will not work for me anymore! When I pointed out to him that I mentioned that and the fact I can't drive ever, take baths or walk anywhere alone he was rude and said "That doesn't mean your disabled" oh yeah sure.. I'll just have friends and family go to work with me.. and he doesn't even know that I've been deemed medically frail by the state which means the state won't even let me do volunteer work. I'm very upset! My life will never be normal again! I have to fear every night before I go to sleep that I might die due to seizures in my sleep, which I have several times a week! My neurologist even pointed out my death rate is higher now.
By Angel
Response from Avvo· Sep 23, 2019
Thank you for reaching out. I understand this can be frustrating and that lawyers can sometimes be rude. However, if they want to answer questions in this manner, they are welcome to do so as long as they abide by our Community Guidelines. This allows potential clients to see what kind of service they provide and how they help their clients. Please contact us at [email protected] if you would like help posting a new question.
These people have zero experience. Not one has been able to answer a question. It is all “find an attorney in your area” If that. One answer from an alleged lawyer was so off, I checked with my library reference desk to find I was led in the wrong direction. I will never trust this site again. 10 or so years ago, you may have got a comprehensive answer. Now it is just a referral service. A lawyer can’t change their spots.
By Oz Go G.
Response from Avvo· Sep 3, 2019
Hello, I understand your frustration and while the attorneys who participate in our Q&A forum work hard to ensure, "Most questions are answered within a few hours," I apologize if you are still waiting for an answer. We here at Avvo do not answer the questions, the professionals on our website do. So your answer depends on: who is available and who has the best answer for your question. I would advise you resubmit the question, maybe with different wording but same bottom line or search for a professional that specializes in the area in which you are dealing with, and email them directly.
I've used Avvo during my Divorce and Custody, needed to find a Lawyer That was experienced and not to expensive. I found one on Avvo, but they did not work out, matter of fact they were horrible. I wrote a review on Avvo about my experience with this attorney. no sooner than I wrote it they emailed about my bad review, the problem with that was, I had sent it anonymously, and to make it worse. Avvo had emailed me to inform me that my review needed to be altered because this attorney had challenged my review. So I wrote another one and two days later it was taken down. They are obviously in bed with these Lawyer's, my advice would be to look somewhere else...
By dan
Response from Avvo· Jul 22, 2019
Dan, Thank you for sharing your feedback. Avvo's goal is to publish every review submission we receive, as it is the core of our business and the reason millions of consumers rely on us each month when looking for an attorney to hire. In order to publish your review, I would need to look at it to further understand why it was not initially published. Can you please email us at [email protected], so that we can give you more details on what is preventing this review from being published? Thank you!
Indeed, Avvo does censor negative reviews of lawyers, I just found that out for myself. Back on 2018-08-14 I submitted a negative review for a San Francisco lawyer Joseph Antonio Lepera on the lawyer site avvo.com. Avvo confirmation message said "Your review of Joseph Antonio Lepera has been submitted for approval. Reviews are typically approved in 1-3 days." My review was approved by Avvo, and publicly posted on their site (that I'm not allowed to link to on here) shortly afterwards. That review can still be seen via Google cache today 2019-02-26, but obviously not for long. That review was visible on there since August 2018 until today (~ 6 months), when I received an email from Avvo with title "Action required: Your review for Joseph Lepera was not approved" with the vague boilerplate text "We are writing to inform you that your review of Joseph Lepera was not approved because it does not meet our community guidelines". Avvo did not provide a specific reason for why my negative review was censored, and did not send information on how to appeal their decision. The lawyer's public profile went from 5 reviews -- 1 negative (and on top), 4 positive to just 4 positive. Avvo's removal notice wording is also dishonest since they are not "not approving" the review that they already approved 6 months ago, but removing it post-approval. Lawyer's profile now looks clean, but other people will likely have the same negative experience as me (or worse), and without any warning, and without the ability to share about it with others on avvo.com as their negative reviews will likely also get censored. My suggestion to anybody reading this and considering posting a negative lawyer review on Avvo: If your review initially gets approved like mine, go to The Wayback Machine and save it on there in case Avvo decides to take it down later. If that happens, save it again in that state, and then Avvo's hypocracy will be easy for anybody to see by comparing those 2 versions, and your original review will still be accessible. And BTW, most of the positive reviews on here look fake. Avvo, are you posting fake positive reviews on here?? That's dishonest.
By Marat
Response from Avvo· Feb 27, 2019
Marat, Thank you for the feedback and your concerns. If you would email us at [email protected], we would like to look into this further to see why your review did not meet our Community Guidelines, and what can be done to publish it. We have a team that reads each review before publishing them, but sometimes they make mistakes and reviews have to be removed after initially being published. Please contact us so that we can make this right.
