Abom & Kutulakis Attorneys At Law

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  liz burchfield

  Jan 27, 2026
  1.0
  Things stated out well but towards the end of our case we started feeling very confused what was going on and felt communication was not that great. The way they would word things can be very confusing; and they didn’t do a good job clarifying things. Not to mention we found out that we were overcharged almost $7k more than the person we are going to court against was charged from his lawyer. My new lawyer even confirmed that for what steps it took to get to where we were it would not have cost that much. Way over priced! And not even top tier service. If I’m paying someone an insane amount I would expect to feel confident going to court which we did not and ended up withdrawing from this firm.
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  Charles R. Sammon

  Jan 26, 2026
  1.0
  1/30/26 UPDATE BELOW I am writing this review to warn others. If you are considering hiring this firm, especially Jay Abom or Erin Kraska, pause and get an independent second legal opinion first. In September of 2025 I retained Jay Abom and Erin Kraska to defend me in a felony Interference with Custody case in Luzerne County. They charged me a refundable $75,000 legal fee. What I later discovered, after a paid consultation with another attorney, was that they were providing me with false legal advise. Despite the high stakes - my freedom and my children - Jay and Erin repeatedly relied on incorrect and non-controlling case law, improperly pressured me toward a guilty plea based on that same erroneous advice, and were unable to substantiate their legal positions when I later requested written confirmation. After obtaining a second legal opinion, I learned that the advice they had provided was wrong and, in many instances, directly contradicted controlling Pennsylvania law. On December 15, 2025, I terminated the representation by email after consulting with an attorney in Philadelphia who was unable to confirm any of the legal advice Jay and Erin had given me. Despite the seriousness of my allegation, they never denied it or addressed it. At that point, they should have promptly returned my unearned $75,000 retainer. Instead, they offered shifting and unsupported explanations for retaining the funds. And now, crickets. Under the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct, unearned client funds must be safeguarded and promptly returned upon termination of representation. Fees obtained or retained through false legal advice, ethical violations, or fundamentally deficient representation are not earned fees. An attorney is not entitled to retain a client’s funds merely by billing time when the representation itself is improper. To date, not a single dollar of my $75,000 retainer has been returned. As a direct result, I have been unable to retain new counsel and am now forced to represent myself at a critical motions hearing scheduled for January 29, 2026. UPDATE: 1/30/26 An example of how dishonest this law firm is that they chose to post this response while knowing I was in a motions hearing - the same hearing where I was forced to represent myself because Jay Abom and Erin Kraska had been giving me false legal advice, which was later confirmed by a paid second legal opinion. Their explanation here is misleading and factually incorrect. I will not litigate those issues in a Google review; they will be addressed in my ethics complaints and civil suit. Notably, neither Jay Abom nor Erin Kraska has ever denied that they provided me with false legal advice. If they choose to do so, I will publicly post the details of that advice in an online accessible document. In September of 2025, Jay and Erin aggressively pressured me to plead guilty and prepare for at least two years in prison, claiming the District Attorney’s Office was “pushing hard” for my case. That was not true. At that point, they had not even spoken with the DA’s Office. Yesterday, at my motions hearing, where I represented myself pro se, the judge dismissed the case based on my habeas corpus motion, an argument Jay and Erin refused to even acknowledge during their representation, finding that the DA failed to establish a prima facie case - the lowest standard a DA needs to bring a case forward. The judge said they didn’t even meet that lowest standard and yet Jay and Erin told me that I had zero chance of winning at trial. Had I followed their advice, I would be sitting in a jail cell today for a crime I did not commit. I am free today because of my own work and the support of my family - not because of Jay Abom or Erin Kraska. Finally: Jay and Erin, where is my $75,000? Seems like you spent it. Don’t forget to send me an accounting of the funds from your escrow account. You are safer representing yourself than trusting this firm with your liberty. We are real people with real children. I don't know how you sleep at night.
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  scott ringwood

  Jan 23, 2026
  5.0
  I cannot say enough in regards to Attorney Abom, he was thorough as well as patient in my consultation & when it came time for my appearance in court he knocked it out of the park. I would highly recommend him to anyone in need of a good attorney & one in which I can honestly consider a friend 🙏
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  Garrett Knisely

  Dec 10, 2025
  1.0
  I was recommended J. Abom from a friend. 5,600 dollars later I should have went with a public attorney. Had a consultation and only time I heard from him was when I met him at 2 court dates. Never met in person to discuss my case or even a phone call. But he did have his secretary call me for more money and the evening before my court date and let me know it was tomorrow which I was on vacation at the time. They said they sent a letter which by the way he charges 40 dollars per letter. I live in a house with multiple units, so letter never arrived in my mailbox. Pretty much a money grab. Beware spending 5,500 when you could have a public defender or even a 2,000 dollar lawyer.

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