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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don't trust Avvo lawyer reviews! My ex-attorney, who I found on Avvo, sent me an aggressive cease and desist letter to remove my honest reviews about her from Avvo and two other sites, or risk being... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If an atty doesn't like your question, avvo let's him attack you verbally. When he doesn't like your comment to his answer, it's removed. 3 times I actually had my question removed. Then he calls h... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don't trust their ratings! Low quality website that doesn't allow honest negative reviews about lawyers. Their Better Business Bureau rating is F (the lowest possible rating) and they fail to respond... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Fake company which doesnt accept negative reviews, I used them, got a very weak and unprofessional laywer and then they rejected my review Adam Wilner 2 stars I picked Adam Wilner based on thi... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Please beware avvo

Please beware ! They wi always will go to the lawyer side . They have a conflict of interest What un honest and unprofessional company!! Stay away

3 May 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

In complete agreement with the other negative reviews.

When an adverse party is affected by acts of an opposing attorney which are clearly in violation of the rules of Professional Conduct, and said attorney has, in fact, provably committed multiple felonies in defense of their client, including, but not limited to: Attempt to Influence a Public Servant, Forgery, Wire Fraud, Conspiracy, Obstruction, etc. Avvo feels it is within their right, and/or policy guidelines to conceal, aid, and abet? I'm happy to use my sitebuilding and SEO optimization skills to inform as many people as possible that Avvo is untrustworthy, and will do so.
Daniel T. Goodwin of The Law Offices of Daniel T. Goodwin 10901 W 120th Ave Ste 350, Broomfield, CO 80021 defended my former employers in a wage claim lawsuit I had filed seeking wages due upon termination of employment. Daniel T. Goodwin, as proven on the record of the Court, swore simultaneously before BOTH the Colorado Division of Labor, and the Weld County District Court, that NEITHER had jurisdiction over my wage claim, because the matter was before the other.

i was stripped of my Due Process right, and all evidence to prosecute my claim, the case was dismissed, and the employers were awarded attorney's fees in excess of $20,000.00. tey immediately encumbered my home with numerous liens, garnished my wages, and the Weld County, CO DA had my home raided, and I was arrested when I refused to give my tax returns, and the deed to my home to my former employers. Avvo concealed it all. The full horrible 8 year story will be published at hartmannconspiracy dot com September 2021 when the website is reinitiated.

23 April 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Warning people avvo is corrupt

Warning people
Avvo will discriminate you , They will not post reviews against lawyer corrupt and paying them , they invent ghee own policy this a conflict of interest!
Don’t post anything with them all is not honest

21 April 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avvo's customer service is a joke

Avvo's customer service is a joke. I am a tenant in a 2 family home, and the other tenant family is neglecting their pets and damaging my property. They do not speak English, so I can't communicate with them; and my landlord seems to treat them with kid gloves. For this and other reasons, I believe they are illegal immigrants. Because they're certainly not awful people and I suspect that they may be illegal, I am reluctant to call the police on them which may get them into more trouble than is necessary. I'm sure that most people, lawyers included, after hearing my entire issue, would recommend that I first speak with them or call the police before getting legal assistance. In order to not waste answers from Avvo's lawyers with these recommendations and to stress that those two options are kind of out of the question, I made sure to include our inability to communicate and my reluctance to involve the police in the other facts in my question.

When I went to see my question and potential answers, I couldn't find it. Upon emailing customer service, I was informed by a very nasty "senior customer care representative" named Katherine who informed me that my question wasn't posted (which I'd have never known if I didn't contact them) because I included "unnecessary information" in it. Apparently, "their immigration status and inability to speak English" are irrelevant and discriminatory. I responded to reiterate that everyone suggests speaking with the neighbors first, and then if all else fails, calling my landlord or the police, as well as my reasons for not trying these options first. This "senior customer care representative" never responded to this or any subsequent emails from me.

So, even though I made it clear that I'd rather not get these people into trouble with immigration by involving the police, and cannot do this by speaking with them regarding the issues, one person at Avvo with insufficient reading comprehension skills decided that I must have an issue with illegal immigrants, and decided that I don't deserve legal advice. She also is apparently allowed to completely ignore customers despite being a "senior customer care representative."

Edit/reply: Ahhh, yes. "Community guidelines." Thorough explanation. The only way this would be against your guidelines is if I was just referencing immigration status and language barrier as insults. We both know that this is not the case. Your lovely "senior customer care representative" proved this when she decided to completely ignore that for the second time when I responded to her email. Because if there was a valid reason, a good customer service representative would explain. You can tell Katherine that the police are now involved and, as predicted, the matter is way larger than it needed to be.

31 March 2021
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Hi Kristina,

Thank you for your feedback. Your question was removed because it did not meet our community guidelines. You are welcome to repost the question or reach out directly to animal law attorneys through the messaging option on their profiles.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The website is horrible

The website is horrible. I posted 5 simple legitimate questions AND WAITING for reply whole day long for two continuous days during the difficult pandemic times. They took all down after it answered for no reason. I couldn't reach them for 2 days. It's insane when I need to file a motion on time that no one was responsive as if dead.

21 March 2021
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Reply from Avvo

Thank you for your feedback!

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 did not receive a response.

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 through the messaging option on the attorneys profile.

If your questions were removed incorrectly, please reach out to us at customercare@avvo.com. We'd be happy to take a look at the posts, If they were removed incorrectly we will repost them.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Michelle was unhelpful and unkind.

17 March 2021
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Reply from Avvo

Hi,

Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear you did not have a good experience using Avvo. We do work hard to assist consumers and attorneys as much as possible, I'm sorry if that was not your experience. Please reach out to customercare@avvo.com and we would be happy to see if we can better assist you.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Why Avvo Should Move to Beijing or Moscow

The Avvo Founders: Mark Britton, Sendi Widjaja, Paul Bloom should move to China or Russia where censorship is alive and well. This company is a public disgrace because they intentionally censor negative reviews of attorneys even those reviews that are factual and legitimate. The public has a right to know about errant attorneys. Avvo is preventing that type of disclosure. In my opinion, this company is an abomination. Moreover, I have previously written explaining why Avvo's rating system is biased and hugely flawed. Avvo has a terrible track record - Despicable censorship and a seriously flawed rating system. Solution: Avvo should move their headquarters to Beijing or Moscow. They'll be gladly welcomed! By the way, giving this company 1 Star is 1 Star too many. They deserve NO STARS!

9 March 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Refused to publish a negative review

Refused to publish a negative review. Blocked me when I linked them to their BBB page showing their terrible reputation. This is a predatory advertising company. NOT a legitimate source of objective customer reviews.

For the record, one star is far too generous for these potential criminals.

Their response is both disingenuous (they're lying) but it's also demonstrably incorrect.

8 March 2021
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Reply from Avvo

Hi Doug,

We welcome both negative and positive reviews as long as they are meeting our community guidelines. You are free to resubmit your review. If it meets our terms, whether positive or negative, it will be approved and posted.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My completely legitimate negative…

My completely legitimate negative review was rejected for some dubious reason. The website is completely biased and useless.

5 March 2021
Unprompted review
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Reply from Avvo

Hi Hendrik,

Thank you for contacting Avvo. We welcome both negative and positive reviews as long as they are meeting our community guidelines. You are free to resubmit your review. If it meets our terms, whether positive or negative, it will be approved and posted.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avvo defends and has criminals on there lawyer list be careful

I give avvo 1 star simply because they have a few lawyers on there list that have had there law license suspended like Justin Infurna you can easily look him up and find the illegal info on him and when i went to write a review about the lawyer warning people they wouldn't let me post the review and defended the lawyer even after I told them what he had done to me and others like me. Funny because his license has been suspended since December and your company wrote nothing on his profile about it at all. Which would have been info that wouldve saved me money. Nice try with that lie though. Now if I could I would give your company -2 stars.

4 February 2021
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Reply from Avvo

Hi William,

If Avvo is aware of a discipline then it is added to the attorney's profile for consumers to see. We want consumers to have as much information as possible when choosing an attorney.

We welcome both negative and positive reviews as long as they are meeting our community guidelines. You are free to resubmit your review. If it meets our terms, whether positive or negative, it will be approved and posted.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

AVVO HAS CHANGED

OLD: Excellent help from Avvo with complex problem involving use of website badges and domain names.

NEW: Avvo was sold to a company that tries to build attorney websites and control attorney referrals. They disconnected domain name control for me. Its sad.....yet another amazing start up that is gobbled up by a large corporation and then milked dry of its value to users.

3 February 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AVVO is just advertisement for lawyers. Not honest reviews.

I left a review of a terrible DC/MD lawyer named Mary Paloger on the AVVO site. The review was submitted, approved and posted. Several days later, they took the post down citing that I didn't indicate that I had hired. I resubmitted the review and cited that I hired her and gave examples. Then declined saying that "Simply accused Mary Paloger of criminal activity or unethical behavior without providing factual details."

I wrote the following to their corporate office through the contact page...
"I have now submitted two reviews of Mary Paloger. The first was approved, then later denied when Mary complained. I sent another with your suggestions and edits - and then it was deemed "Simply accused Mary Paloger of criminal activity or unethical behavior without providing factual details." Since when did I have to become a lawyer to leave a review. Your site is misrepresenting the reason that this exist. If AVVO is simply going to function as "Linked-In" you should advertise as such or partner with them. I will leave another review later. However, if that is also denied after following your site rules... I will then take my complaints about Mary Paloger and AVVO to twitter, Reddit, and the web. Not a threat, just attempting to be more transparent than AVVO. Your choice."

28 January 2021
Unprompted review
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Reply from Avvo

Hi Clay,

Thank you for contacting Avvo. We welcome both negative and positive reviews as long as they are meeting our community guidelines. You are free to resubmit your review. If it meets our terms, whether positive or negative, it will be approved and posted.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avvo is mostly a scam

Avvo is mostly a scam. I posted a question and got replies, but they decided to take my question down because I marked one of their lawyers as "Not helpful". They don't really care whether the lawyer would help you or not, all they care about is $$$. Stay away and don't hire anyone based on their fake reviews.

19 January 2021
Unprompted review
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Reply from Avvo

Hi Sunshine,

Avvo does not remove questions for marking an attorney's answer as "Not helpful." We do want other consumers to know what answers you found helpful or unhelpful. That being said, the question could have been pulled down by accident. Please reach out to us at customercare@avvo.com and we will be happy to take a look and repost it if it was pulled down in error.

All consumer services on our site are free, including posting questions in the Q&A Forum.

Avvo provides an open forum for people to leave feedback for attorneys they have hired, consulted, or contacted. But we have checks in place to maintain the quality and validity of reviews. We require users to register before submitting a review, we read every review before it is posted, and we rely on the Avvo community to let us know if a review seems suspicious or incorrect. If you are concerned that a particular review may be incorrect, please contact us at the email above.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Max Factor law represented in my…

Max Factor law represented in my divorce case. At the begaining he was ok. After many months of paying Mr. Factor we went to mediation. After mediation I had $600.00 dollars remaining to pay my expenses from my State Retirement. I had worked 38 years for State of Florida. I am paying child support for a 29 year woman that gets a disability check an had large amount of money to my ex-wife. I had to dismiss Mr. Factor when could not get money transferred via QUDRO from my IRA. I paid Mr. Factor a lot of money an received poor representation going against opposing attorney. Future client are u next.

24 December 2020
Unprompted review
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Reply from Avvo

Hi Walter,

I'm sorry to hear that you did not have a good experience with the attorney. You are welcome to post your client review on the attorneys profile. If you would like assistance with how to create an account on Avvo or how to post your review please reach out to us at customercare@avvo.com and we will be happy to help!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Protecting their Fees

I wrote a professional non-emotional review on an attorney. Despite the fact that the first sentence of their instructions is to include details, they rejected the review for having details. They're in the business of Positive Reviews for fees from attorneys in my experience. If I'm wrong about this, they'll post my review(s), but thus far I can't get a review posted unless it is positive.

22 December 2020
Unprompted review
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Reply from Avvo

Hi Stacy,

Thank you for your feedback.

You posted four reviews for 2 attorneys. All the reviews for both attorneys were negative. One was approved and posted because it met our community guidelines. The other three were denied because they did not.

We welcome both negative and positive reviews as long as they are meeting our community guidelines. There are no fees involved in our review system. You are free to resubmit your review. If it meets our terms, whether positive or negative, it will be approved and posted.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I am Maryland lawyer and had an…

I am Maryland lawyer and had an advertising account for many years. It turned out to be a waste of money. I quit the advertising March16th of 2020 and found that call traffic was unaffected by the advertising. It save me $3,00 per month or $36,000.

17 November 2020
Unprompted review
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Reply from Avvo

Hi Gary,

We are sorry to hear about your experience. Many of our customers are extremely satisfied with their advertising. Our sales team would be happy to look at your account to assess your account experience. Avvo has changed our offerings a bit since March as well.

Feel free to reach out to us at customercare@avvo.com if you would like to discuss this further.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bernard was super helpful!

Bernard was super helpful, prompt, and stuck with me until my issue was resolved. Very great listing platform with high DA. Thanks for being timely with great customer service, Avvo!

28 October 2020
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Reply from Avvo

Hi Elizabeth,

Thank you so much for taking the time to post your feedback! We've passed along your kind words about Bernard. Our customer care team works hard to assist everyone as quickly and efficiently as possible.

We are also glad to hear that you find Avvo a useful site. We hope to see you again soon, and don't hesitate to let us know if there is anything we can assist you with!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I asked a question

I asked a question, got really helpful answers and spoke personally with a lawyer who further helped me. I couldn't get one lawyer in my town to talk to me to answer some questions. Literally!
In one day the laywer I spoke to on Avvo answered all my questions accurately. Wonderful experience and trustworthy.

28 September 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AVVO removed my anonymous review after attorney disputed it

I gave a poor rating to an attorney on AVVO with an explanation of why she deserved a bad rating. The review was anonymous and avvo initially published it. But then the attorney disputed the review, although she allegedly did not know who wrote it. AVVO removed it and sent me an email. Apparently, this attorney advertises on avvo, so only good reviews are allowed for her. AVVO reviews of attorneys cannot be trusted.

15 September 2020
Unprompted review
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Reply from Avvo

Hi Sandy,

Consumers receive an email letting them know that the review was disputed, as you mentioned. In the email we ask that consumers verify if they were a client of the attorney. Once we know that we let the consumer know the options available to them.

Please reply to the dispute email you received or email us at customercare@avvo.com and we would be happy to help you with the dispute process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Kat from customer service fixed my issue

Kat from customer service fixed my issue in like 30 seconds. My name was not listed correctly on the Avvo site (which is a big deal for an attorney) and I thought I'd have to go through a whole administrative hoopla to get it fixed. I explained to her via chat and she just fixed it. Thank you!

4 September 2020
Unprompted review

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