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Antonoplos & Associates, Attorneys at Law
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Trabajo muy profesional de excelentes abogados. Lo recomiendo.
After seeing how Antonoplos & Associates handled my father’s probate matter, I wanted them to help me with my estate planning. I decided to do a living trust. When I received the documents, I went to all the places that I do business with to have my accounts converted to a living trust. The first bank I went to I told the manager what I wanted. She looked at me and started rattling off names of documents that I needed and suggested that I consult with a lawyer and then come back. As I reached in my backpack to pull out a binder, I told her that I have no clue what she asked for but hopefully it was in the binder. As I slid the binder across the desk, her mouth hit the floor. As she flipped through the pages, she said that she never seen trust documents as nice and organized as the one Antonoplos & Associates prepared for me. She’s used to customers coming in with documents in boxes, bags, or in hand. I went to two other banks and the exact same thing happened.
The trust documents prepared by Antonoplos & Associates was in a hardback padded binder with tabbed documents and a cover letter describing each document. I have to admit, my mouth hit the floor when I saw it.
Overall, I highly recommend Antonoplos & Associates.
The good:
1) You're getting serious brain power. Mr. Antonoplos quickly sees solutions that nobody else thinks about. Because of his training, he understood my case from a business and legal perspective, and that is what ultimately won my case for me.
2) You're getting local experts. I hired Mr. Antonoplos (even though I live in TN) for a complicated issue over family property in DC. His understanding of the local economy and the local real estate industry made opposing counsel look like a lost puppy.
3) Even though I found their rates to be a little bit higher, they were more efficient in handling my case. The first lawyer I hired (who I decline to review) required a lower retainer at the start and said he would charge me at a lower hourly rate... then he charged me $50,000, made serious mistakes, and wasn't able to resolve my case at all. The Antonoplos folks jumped right in, figured out the right answer, and was able to pressure the other side to settle in my favor.
The only thing I would say is that you have to be patient. They're a small firm and communication is not always immediate. Sometimes my emails would not be responded to right away, but I was always able to schedule a call or a meeting when I needed to discuss my case.
Overall, they did really excellent work for me. I am grateful I found them and cannot recommend them highly enough. A big thank you to Peter and everyone on the A-Team!!
Came to Antonoplos with a routine real estate contract matter. We met in person for a free consultation after describing my need using their online inquiry form.
In person, Peter Antonoplos immediately told me not to pursue the contract. No basis, just "don't do it." An attorney's job is not to tell you what to do, but to present available options and describe the risks involved. Peter was the antithesis of this. When pressed to point to any concrete risks or rationale, he made some bogus claims that didn't make any sense.
When his arguments were revealed to be baseless, he resorted to ad hominem attacks. "Did you go to law school? I didn't think so."
Then he bloviated for minutes about conflict of interest, which didn't actually explain anything and should not have been an impediment. Finally he refused to take up the matter. The need had been clearly stated in the initial inquiry, so I have no idea why he accepted the consultation in the first place.
I may not have gone to law school, but I can use logic and spot a rotten apple. I've never seen a lawyer behave so unprofessionally.
All of the other attorneys I talked to about this contract matter immediately offered several possible options and had handled similar cases before.
Went with another firm instead and had no issue. Don't waste your time with Antonoplos & Associates.
I work in law enforcement and travel about 75 percent of the time. Rescheduling an appointment is not so easy after I already carved out 4 hours of my day for this consultation (re-arranging my work schedule, commuting via public transport to and from the office, and waiting for an extensive period of time). Mr. Antonoplos couldn't even make the 5 second trip from his office to apologize, nor has he or anyone from his office called me since.
Antonoplos and Associates certainly has a stellar reputation as a legal representative, that's why I decided to schedule a consultation there. As a prospective new client, if you are considering Antonoplos and Associates, I recommend asking yourself "can I depend on a legal representative that doesn't value my time and lacks the common courtesy to confront prospective clients directly when there is a scheduling conflict?" I don't know about you, but what's a stellar record without trust and dependability between a client and his/her attorney?
Referred two close friends already who are quite pleased.
Peter Antonoplos is exactly the sort of attorney that you want to have representing your business – he is knowledgeable, responsive and straightforward.