Avvo

I have gone into AVVO several times trying to find a lawyer, but I have a difficult case. Once they find out how difficult and that I don't have much money, because of this fraud by Wells Fargo mortgage fraud... it's too much work and they ask me to email me the details and then I never hear from them again. They just want ones that are an easy buck. Ambulance chasers. I need a lawyer who's ready to help me fight to get my life back with me and see the real injustice of my situation. Not one on here followed through past the website. I can't remove my info at all from the site, I can't cancel anything. It's misguiding and I'm sure is owned and paid for by lawyers just like Angie's list scammed the public.

I was licensed to practice law over 20 years ago but never practiced law and was in good standing yet "retired" from the law as my state calls it. I found a profile on Avvo and they will not delete it even though I have never, nor will I ever practice law. Another similar site called Justia.com did remove my listing the same day I emailed them the request. Avvo is a scam in the highest degree and I suspect any 5 star rating here is from employees of Avvo. It's pathetic that people will resort to this to try and make money. Anyone considering using Avvo, you'd be better off just Googling attorneys.

BEWARE: Attorney Katherine J. Graber will take your money and work with "good old boys club" in Waukesha county court. She is as crooked as they get. Claims to defend you but works with da's office to help convict you! They have no oath only a license to steal! Scammers!

Avvo won't allow one to leave a negative review even if it is completely truthful.
This brings me to a Pa. Attorney names Carla V. Risoldi. One just needs to do a name search to see who she really is. Even though she changed her picture on Avvo, it is still the same person. She wants to hide from her mug shot from when she was arrested for fraud and arson. This attorney should be stopped from practicing law. Somehow she continues. If Avvo allowed the truth, this attorney would not be on there.
I really don't have to say anything negative about Carla Risoldi. Carla V. Risoldi is her own worst enemy. Carla Risoldi hurts herself by her own actions and behavior. So if you are considering hiring her, just do a simple google search. Search Carla V. Risoldi. Don't let the picture fool you. It is the same person.

I posted a question about changing the lease of a property from one landlord to another landlord. I did not indicate that I am having a hard time or that I am very unhappy with the existing lease that I have inherited from one landlord. As a matter of fact I was just asking if I could change the lease to my own.

Many of the lawyers think that I am in a bad or awful situation. Many of them said that's why I should retain an attorney. Someone said now I am stuck (but I am not!), now that I am in a miserable situation.

Some of them are saying I am pinching pennies and condescendingly said being a landlord for 10 years I should already know that I have to have a lawyer.

Being there expecting some good kind advice instead I get all these insults and reprimands. The whole thing had turned into a drama. So I quit.

I wish I had read this site before hiring an attorney from the site that was a 10. HA! I was going to post a review, but I see that it won't do any good.

I have taken the matter to the State Bar and they can decide the attorney's fate.

Avvo is a bought and paid for listing. Though it offers free listings to lawyers, the lawyers who do not claim their listing are given a low rating. If you do claim a listing, you can answer questions without allowing for any solicitation of the client. The only way you have visibility is to pay.

Ad says pay $39 and talk to a lawyer in minutes. I get a response back that says a lawyer will call you in the time frame chosen (there was no choice for a time frame) within one business day. What a freaking scam.

Avvo will delete your negative reviews at the request of the lawyer. The site is not a trustworthy service to evaluate an attorney. It happened to my review after it was initially accepted. I was contacted by the lawyer. Do not trust Avvo ratings!

It seems that they have a service that attorneys can pay for that will prevent negative reviews. I know several that I would be suspicious of how they got 10 stars. I would shop around and stay away from the 10 stars - what BS

I have attempted several times to rate attorney Ledford White of Fort Worth, Texas? This attorney has over $4,000,000. In judgements on him from clients who have sued him in courts for cheating and stealing their money. I have sent to you the case numbers and the courts where he was found guilty of these frauds and you will not show my reviews on your AVVO web site. I am a former client of his. Why are you protecting him. Thanks, Mike Parks *******@gmail.com

I wrote a review of an attorney that was factual, true, and not at all a personal attack. It was up for a few days, then they told me that it was disputed by the attorney.
A representative of Avvo said that my review was fine and that they would post it. It was up for about 4 days and then they sent an email saying that my review didn't follow their guidelines. I read the rules, and in no way did my review break any of their rules.
I don't know for certain, but it seems that either an attorney complaining about a review is grounds to remove it, or perhaps compensation was proffered to have it removed.
I attached a photo showing my review that I had to jump through hoops just to get it to stay on there for a few days.

Beware of unscrupulous attorneys. "... we will not be submitting payment for services...". The last word I received for a firm that refused to pay my final expert witness fees. The firm "MAINOR WIRTH, LLP; Las Vegas"
A warning to all experts!

I posted an anonymous review of my attorney and avvo allowed the attorney to post a review of my listing and it was completely inaccurate plus if one posts anonymously how can an attorney post a review of an anonymous posting since they don't know who the author is? For this and other reasons I recommend you avoid avvo and any reviews on it.

I met Travis S. Groves, Attorney at Law when I needed court appointed counsel. I qualified for it but didn't expect to get someone like him. Down right honest and straight to the point. This man will give you 100% and expects the same from you... Representing you is not the issue, representing you correctly is. He will do just that. I felt like he cared about the outcome and that he felt like he wasn't wasting his time. He kept me from being bullied by opposing attorney and his client(my ex-wife)who at the time felt they could just hold me in contempt for any reason. He gave me great understanding of what I was facing and the consequences of what could happen and protected me from foul play. He is a stand up Lawyer and well respected in the community. His office staff is as professional as it gets. Thank you Mr. Travis S. Groves.

Rip off agency. Delete negative reviews about attorney. I hired an attorney due to avvo review which were perfect. Attorney stole my money and did not do anything. I wrote that specific review at Avvo and got an email from Avvo saying they removed my review because it was not approved. Then i investigate in other websites and this particular lawyer has horrendous reviews on other websites. Don't trust Avvo. Don't trust Lawyer Rosemary Dettling.

I tried to find an attorney through Avvo. The lawyer made an early morning appointment with me and then stood me up and never contacted me to apologize. I lost work time to make that appointment. I posted this objective review, never personally characterized the attorney, made it clear this was our initial meeting. The review was approved and posted and later removed for "not following guidelines." My conclusion is that consumer reviews are not an honest reflection of the lawyers' ratings. Just for good measure the attorney that stood me up for an 8:00 am meeting was Peter Lennington of St. Paul, MN.

Agree with all below: the reviews of the lawyers are not legit, they delete what is not useful for them. Because of misguidance with false reviews i had paid for consultation with the most unprofessional, rude and least helpful lawyer ever - Lyon Jemison. But my review has never been posted - he still has 5 star rating, although the most recent rating is from 2013! And i know other people who were unhappy with him, but were not allowed to post the review on avvo.com about him. Don't waste your time with these scammers!

Avvo protects lawyers when they get bad reviews. The facts mean nothing to Avvo staff. It is a company run by lawyers and lawyers pay fees. Lawyers simply call in to get bad reviews deleted. It is a biased company that stomps all over customer's freedom of speech and constitutional rights. A class action complaint needs to be filed to shut this company down.

1) AVVO provides a forum for your business to be anonymously trashed, and AVVO capitalizes on this by charging you a fee to help you deal with this. AVVO does not verify reviews. Their policy is: "All reviews on Avvo.com are the responsibility of the reviewers, and under 47 USC 230, Avvo, Inc. cannot be held liable for making Avvo.com available to the reviewers." 2) Reviews are titled "Posed by a client" and are not verified. Who's to say that this is an authentic person? 3) Their dispute process is a ruse.

I will have to agree with the others, AVVO will not let you post a negative review and should not be trusted. After I posted a negative review of the attorney, 5 positive reviews were posted, all the same day within hours of each other. Such a scam...

I hired an attorney but he didn't do what he was supposed to do. I went online only to give him a review on Avvo so that other people would not wasted their money on this bad attorney. However, Avvo removed my review and they only let you post good review for the attorney on their website. I guess the attorneys paid them so that they will only let you post positive review for them. This is not a good platform for you to find an experiences and good attorney. STAY AWAY from this website!

This joke of a website, will only allow positive reviews of attorneys. Anything less than that. Regardless of wheather it's an honest, and true review or not.
They're not interested in being helpful to the public. Only kissing the rear end, of some of these sleazy, unethical lawyers.
Get off the web, you joke of a website.