The Law Offices of Anita J. Margolis

Reviews

• GA

  Gordon Anderson

  May 20, 2025
  1.0
  i asked for a 30 min. consultation vie the state bar. may 5th. she called me back may 20th.. with in 5 min. she told me , sorry i cant help you , and she would not answer my questions. very disappointing.
• BK

  Ben K.

  Dec 21, 2024
  1.0
  Recently, I spoke with a colleague who, like me, had a poor experience with Anita as her divorce attorney. While I avoid leaving bad reviews for isolated occurrences, our similar experiences prompted me to share my own in hopes of helping others avoid the mistake of hiring her. To start, Anita’s retainer and hourly rate were not cheap, leading me to expect quality service and attention to my case. Unfortunately, that expectation was far from met. While I understand divorce attorneys aren’t therapists, she showed a complete lack of compassion, completely brushing off the fraudulent and criminal acts discovered during my divorce. Most of our communications involved her asking me for details I had already provided. Phone calls were filled with long pauses as she slowly took notes, all while charging me an exorbitant rate for every minute of silence. Even after repeatedly correcting her/her paralegal, a year into my case, they were still sending me court forms with the wrong name for my ex-spouse. After finally reaching a settlement agreement in early July, I signed my portion and then heard nothing for nearly three months. One part of the agreement required me to make a one-time payment to my ex-spouse within 90 days of execution of the agreement. Assuming the silence was due to my ex-spouse’s unresponsiveness—which was the case for most of the divorce process—I just waited. Then, in mid-October, her paralegal abruptly informed me that my case was finished and told me to pick up my retainer. However, the forms they sent me were all dated differently, so it was unclear when the agreement was actually “executed” for purposes of determining the payment deadline. When I followed up for clarification, her paralegal informed me that payment was due in 10 days—which would’ve been helpful to know sooner. Alternatively, they could have pushed for a later due date during the negotiation phase, but that would have required an attorney actually advocating for my best interests. When my retainer was returned, I saw that Anita had billed me $300 to: (1) read my email asking about the payment deadline; (2) figure out the answer; and (3) email me a response. This is just straight up bad lawyering—and one of many examples of how I was reduced to a mere billing opportunity. Had I not followed up, I would have mistaken the 90-day due date to be much later than it was, putting me in breach of the settlement agreement. More importantly, Anita would have violated her *mandatory* ethical duty to keep me, her client, “reasonably informed of significant developments relating to the representation.” All in all, if you’re looking for a divorce attorney, I strongly suggest looking elsewhere.
• JT

  Jeffy Thabani Tangwena

  Dec 12, 2022
  5.0
  Pleasure to do business. Anita is friendly and quick in completing what is needed to be done. Thank you for your help and I will be back when needed.
• RC

  rainbow color

  Dec 1, 2021
  5.0
  Anita is very thorough in studying the case and very detailed in explaining details to client and her experience and knowledge helped the case to stay on the success path. She is responds to client communication on time. Over Anita is an excellent representative for the legal needs
• AG

  Aubrey Grinsell

  Jun 23, 2021
  5.0
  Anita was absolutely fantastic and extremely accommodating. She helped me when nobody else would. Because of her I now know what steps to take next. Thank you Anita! Highly recommend

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