Cynthia Kasnia
Poughkeepsie, NY
Licensed for 23 years
Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Divorce and separation
Language
English
About
Practices Areas
Divorce and separation
Language
English
Contact
Kasnialaw, P.L.L.C.316 Main St Ste 8Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601-3123316 Main St Ste 8Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601-3123
Office: N/A
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I hired her and I found she did everything and beyond to help me this is the third time I am useing her the first time was for my best friend second time was for me and now third time for a family member I would recommend her anytime. I used her in crimal family and not crimal a do family My best friend was looking at a lot of time because the cops didn't do there job .
I was charged with a muRder I didn't commit. Noone believed in me. She did. Money didn't matter. A corrupt judge cop and da didn't scare he . She got me off. And gave me her all. That's what a lawyer is all about
Upon a bad recommendation and good sales pitch by her father at her office (where she wasn't even present), I hired and paid retainer fee right away for a child custody issue. ZERO communication until time of appearance. Unprepared to say the LEAST. I was the petitioner and completely lost any confidence after the first court hearing. I didn't even bother going to the second appearance and retracted my petition. Judge called me while at court and I told him on the phone that my representation is completely incompetent and useless. Hired a new lawyer 3 months later at 1/5 the price and won the case and was granted full custody with the other party having supervised visits (as a man, non the less). My new lawyer stated the case was easy, cut and dry... go figure. All I got was completely robbed by this practice. Not one phone call returned after my retainer was cashed and I was left completely embarrassed in the court room.
i consulted kasnia because I wanted a local attorney. It took her 4 days to return my 2 calls. That was strike one. When she finally did return my call, I was put on hold so many times it got annoying. Not at all professional. When she was on the line with me, she was yelling across the room at staff..sometimes using very colorful language. The only thing I could was say, never mind. I hung up. I shared my experience with some friends who told me she has issues and has been thrown out of courtrooms for being hungover! How is it that this is considered professionalism? I would not recommend her to anyone. Ever. The only reason she got a one star rating was because I had to enter something. If I had my druthers, I’d have rated her -5.
16 months into a divorce and communication is spare and I find myself doing the work I hired the lawyer to do to make this divorce happen. They keep you out of court only to keep you on retainer. They talk a big game and do nothing for you. Find another lawyer. Biggest mistake I ever did was to hire this law office to represent me.
I had a very good friend tell me about Cynthia Kasnia and how she got his ex more than she deserved so I hired her in a family court case matter to get custody of my child. HUGE mistake. She talks a great game in her office and so does her father. She told me this is a case I couldn't lose. She missed multiple appointments with me. Showed up late to appointments. There were times I had to wait in her office for hours for her. I did most of the work for her told her what I wanted to do she coninuously messed up in court. "Forgot" documents I needed for representation. She sometimes forgot what she was there for. She didn't subpeona important documents in time. Most evidence I had wasn't submitted to the judge. She missed a court hearing because she was too busy. She was all over the place and never organized . In the end I didnt even hear from her that I lost until a week and a half after the court's ruling. I heard from my ex first that I had lost. I also heard rumors she has a drinking problem and wasn't allowed in the dutches county family court house u til she for her act together.
As a previous review states, she talks a hell of a game in her office, and she will talk and talk and talk. But she does not listen very well. So, when she gets into court she is not organized, seems flustered all the time, and has not prepared herself to properly represent the client. She also does not answer emails or return phone calls. We dumped her half way through a custody case and hired someone more competent.
My sister used Cynthia as her lawyer for child custody. She talks a good game and makes a ton of promises and then she rushed in court when the lawyers were agreeing. She only agreed to half of what my sister thought she was agreeing to, completely forgot about some of the things my sister asked for. She doesn't answer ANY questions, does NOT FOLLOW up on any issues. SHE DOES NOT RETURN PHONE CALLS!!!! Once my sister cut her a check she was done with representing her, she didn't care that my sister was threatened or that her ex was abusive. Do your self a favor and FIND A DIFFERENT lawyer. My sister was left broke and with no recourse.
Horrible outcome in my divorce! Cynthia did nothing to stop me from getting screwed by my husbands superior lawyer. I was Rushed through the process and left in poverty. Im extremely disappointed in kasnia law firm in every aspect. Do not use!
My family had hired her for a criminal matter that involve my brother. He had legal aid that got him a offer for 2 and a half which we then thought he could do better with a lawyer, that is when we went and talked to the her and she promised to get him a flat two. she said she needed 4000 dollars to get that deal so we decided that it was worth it. We gave her the 4000 and from that point no calls, sometimes he never got transferred to court because she never sent the paper work just nothing on her part. My brother was sentenced on December 17th to 2and a half years and not the flat 2 that was promised. I am NOT upset that he got the time I am upset that she took 4000 dollars and did nothing. She could have been honest and just left him with legal aid to get the time that they had already got him. We don't even want the whole amount we paid her she could keep a 1000 for her little couple hours she put in. so no I would not recommend her and this is not where I will stop. I will let it be known that she will take your money and will not do her job.
I hired her and I found she did everything and beyond to help me this is the third time I am useing her the first time was for my best friend second time was for me and now third time for a family member I would recommend her anytime. I used her in crimal family and not crimal a do family My best friend was looking at a lot of time because the cops didn't do there job .
I was charged with a muRder I didn't commit. Noone believed in me. She did. Money didn't matter. A corrupt judge cop and da didn't scare he . She got me off. And gave me her all. That's what a lawyer is all about
Upon a bad recommendation and good sales pitch by her father at her office (where she wasn't even present), I hired and paid retainer fee right away for a child custody issue. ZERO communication until time of appearance. Unprepared to say the LEAST. I was the petitioner and completely lost any confidence after the first court hearing. I didn't even bother going to the second appearance and retracted my petition. Judge called me while at court and I told him on the phone that my representation is completely incompetent and useless. Hired a new lawyer 3 months later at 1/5 the price and won the case and was granted full custody with the other party having supervised visits (as a man, non the less). My new lawyer stated the case was easy, cut and dry... go figure. All I got was completely robbed by this practice. Not one phone call returned after my retainer was cashed and I was left completely embarrassed in the court room.
i consulted kasnia because I wanted a local attorney. It took her 4 days to return my 2 calls. That was strike one. When she finally did return my call, I was put on hold so many times it got annoying. Not at all professional. When she was on the line with me, she was yelling across the room at staff..sometimes using very colorful language. The only thing I could was say, never mind. I hung up. I shared my experience with some friends who told me she has issues and has been thrown out of courtrooms for being hungover! How is it that this is considered professionalism? I would not recommend her to anyone. Ever. The only reason she got a one star rating was because I had to enter something. If I had my druthers, I’d have rated her -5.
16 months into a divorce and communication is spare and I find myself doing the work I hired the lawyer to do to make this divorce happen. They keep you out of court only to keep you on retainer. They talk a big game and do nothing for you. Find another lawyer. Biggest mistake I ever did was to hire this law office to represent me.
I had a very good friend tell me about Cynthia Kasnia and how she got his ex more than she deserved so I hired her in a family court case matter to get custody of my child. HUGE mistake. She talks a great game in her office and so does her father. She told me this is a case I couldn't lose. She missed multiple appointments with me. Showed up late to appointments. There were times I had to wait in her office for hours for her. I did most of the work for her told her what I wanted to do she coninuously messed up in court. "Forgot" documents I needed for representation. She sometimes forgot what she was there for. She didn't subpeona important documents in time. Most evidence I had wasn't submitted to the judge. She missed a court hearing because she was too busy. She was all over the place and never organized . In the end I didnt even hear from her that I lost until a week and a half after the court's ruling. I heard from my ex first that I had lost. I also heard rumors she has a drinking problem and wasn't allowed in the dutches county family court house u til she for her act together.
As a previous review states, she talks a hell of a game in her office, and she will talk and talk and talk. But she does not listen very well. So, when she gets into court she is not organized, seems flustered all the time, and has not prepared herself to properly represent the client. She also does not answer emails or return phone calls. We dumped her half way through a custody case and hired someone more competent.
My sister used Cynthia as her lawyer for child custody. She talks a good game and makes a ton of promises and then she rushed in court when the lawyers were agreeing. She only agreed to half of what my sister thought she was agreeing to, completely forgot about some of the things my sister asked for. She doesn't answer ANY questions, does NOT FOLLOW up on any issues. SHE DOES NOT RETURN PHONE CALLS!!!! Once my sister cut her a check she was done with representing her, she didn't care that my sister was threatened or that her ex was abusive. Do your self a favor and FIND A DIFFERENT lawyer. My sister was left broke and with no recourse.
Horrible outcome in my divorce! Cynthia did nothing to stop me from getting screwed by my husbands superior lawyer. I was Rushed through the process and left in poverty. Im extremely disappointed in kasnia law firm in every aspect. Do not use!
My family had hired her for a criminal matter that involve my brother. He had legal aid that got him a offer for 2 and a half which we then thought he could do better with a lawyer, that is when we went and talked to the her and she promised to get him a flat two. she said she needed 4000 dollars to get that deal so we decided that it was worth it. We gave her the 4000 and from that point no calls, sometimes he never got transferred to court because she never sent the paper work just nothing on her part. My brother was sentenced on December 17th to 2and a half years and not the flat 2 that was promised. I am NOT upset that he got the time I am upset that she took 4000 dollars and did nothing. She could have been honest and just left him with legal aid to get the time that they had already got him. We don't even want the whole amount we paid her she could keep a 1000 for her little couple hours she put in. so no I would not recommend her and this is not where I will stop. I will let it be known that she will take your money and will not do her job.
I hired her and I found she did everything and beyond to help me this is the third time I am useing her the first time was for my best friend second time was for me and now third time for a family member I would recommend her anytime. I used her in crimal family and not crimal a do family My best friend was looking at a lot of time because the cops didn't do there job .
I was charged with a muRder I didn't commit. Noone believed in me. She did. Money didn't matter. A corrupt judge cop and da didn't scare he . She got me off. And gave me her all. That's what a lawyer is all about
Upon a bad recommendation and good sales pitch by her father at her office (where she wasn't even present), I hired and paid retainer fee right away for a child custody issue. ZERO communication until time of appearance. Unprepared to say the LEAST. I was the petitioner and completely lost any confidence after the first court hearing. I didn't even bother going to the second appearance and retracted my petition. Judge called me while at court and I told him on the phone that my representation is completely incompetent and useless. Hired a new lawyer 3 months later at 1/5 the price and won the case and was granted full custody with the other party having supervised visits (as a man, non the less). My new lawyer stated the case was easy, cut and dry... go figure. All I got was completely robbed by this practice. Not one phone call returned after my retainer was cashed and I was left completely embarrassed in the court room.
i consulted kasnia because I wanted a local attorney. It took her 4 days to return my 2 calls. That was strike one. When she finally did return my call, I was put on hold so many times it got annoying. Not at all professional. When she was on the line with me, she was yelling across the room at staff..sometimes using very colorful language. The only thing I could was say, never mind. I hung up. I shared my experience with some friends who told me she has issues and has been thrown out of courtrooms for being hungover! How is it that this is considered professionalism? I would not recommend her to anyone. Ever. The only reason she got a one star rating was because I had to enter something. If I had my druthers, I’d have rated her -5.
16 months into a divorce and communication is spare and I find myself doing the work I hired the lawyer to do to make this divorce happen. They keep you out of court only to keep you on retainer. They talk a big game and do nothing for you. Find another lawyer. Biggest mistake I ever did was to hire this law office to represent me.
I had a very good friend tell me about Cynthia Kasnia and how she got his ex more than she deserved so I hired her in a family court case matter to get custody of my child. HUGE mistake. She talks a great game in her office and so does her father. She told me this is a case I couldn't lose. She missed multiple appointments with me. Showed up late to appointments. There were times I had to wait in her office for hours for her. I did most of the work for her told her what I wanted to do she coninuously messed up in court. "Forgot" documents I needed for representation. She sometimes forgot what she was there for. She didn't subpeona important documents in time. Most evidence I had wasn't submitted to the judge. She missed a court hearing because she was too busy. She was all over the place and never organized . In the end I didnt even hear from her that I lost until a week and a half after the court's ruling. I heard from my ex first that I had lost. I also heard rumors she has a drinking problem and wasn't allowed in the dutches county family court house u til she for her act together.
As a previous review states, she talks a hell of a game in her office, and she will talk and talk and talk. But she does not listen very well. So, when she gets into court she is not organized, seems flustered all the time, and has not prepared herself to properly represent the client. She also does not answer emails or return phone calls. We dumped her half way through a custody case and hired someone more competent.
My sister used Cynthia as her lawyer for child custody. She talks a good game and makes a ton of promises and then she rushed in court when the lawyers were agreeing. She only agreed to half of what my sister thought she was agreeing to, completely forgot about some of the things my sister asked for. She doesn't answer ANY questions, does NOT FOLLOW up on any issues. SHE DOES NOT RETURN PHONE CALLS!!!! Once my sister cut her a check she was done with representing her, she didn't care that my sister was threatened or that her ex was abusive. Do your self a favor and FIND A DIFFERENT lawyer. My sister was left broke and with no recourse.
Horrible outcome in my divorce! Cynthia did nothing to stop me from getting screwed by my husbands superior lawyer. I was Rushed through the process and left in poverty. Im extremely disappointed in kasnia law firm in every aspect. Do not use!
My family had hired her for a criminal matter that involve my brother. He had legal aid that got him a offer for 2 and a half which we then thought he could do better with a lawyer, that is when we went and talked to the her and she promised to get him a flat two. she said she needed 4000 dollars to get that deal so we decided that it was worth it. We gave her the 4000 and from that point no calls, sometimes he never got transferred to court because she never sent the paper work just nothing on her part. My brother was sentenced on December 17th to 2and a half years and not the flat 2 that was promised. I am NOT upset that he got the time I am upset that she took 4000 dollars and did nothing. She could have been honest and just left him with legal aid to get the time that they had already got him. We don't even want the whole amount we paid her she could keep a 1000 for her little couple hours she put in. so no I would not recommend her and this is not where I will stop. I will let it be known that she will take your money and will not do her job.