Steven Stone
Vienna, VA
Licensed for 44 years
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Primary Practice Area
Child custody
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English
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Child custody
Family
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Mr. Stone took over my case after several other attorneys. He got my case settled before trial and I now have custody of my child and a good financial settlement. I strongly endorse his great legal skills
He is rude and abusive. Further he over-charged me. It took me 1.5 months to return my deposit.
Mr. Stone took over my case after another lawyer failed to follow-through. After taking thousands of dollars as a retainer, Mr. Stone was verbally abusive and financially abusive. He seemed to be more interested in appeasing opposing counsel than representing me prior to trial and tried to force me into a settlement agreement. I refused to settle. He was successful with my case at trial but then withdrew on the basis of the relationship between opposing counsel and their client.
My retainer was spent very quickly, his bills were vague as to where all the costs came from, and once my divorce was over, talking to my ex-wife it is clear Stone did NOT do most of what he charged me for. As far as I can tell all he did was drive up both her and my attorney fees. Do NOT hire this man.
My opinion is this attorney lacked client and interpersonal skills--did not even offer the perfunctory handshake at initial meeting. Had two appointments, both delayed. General attitude was both unsatisfactory. Interactions were unpleasant. Argumentative. Impatient. Disrespectful. Rude. Also did not always remember details of prior conversations, despite taking notes. If not for the need of a timely solution and additional costs of starting over, I would have found another lawyer. He did what he was paid to do in the end (at 3x the initial estimate, and we were not informed of increasing costs—just expected to pay them) Did not meet my expectations. Professional demeanor was poor. For $500.00/hr, I expected better.
I went to Mr. Stone for help in obtaining a child support order. He was recommended by the union at a discounted rate. Mr. Stone quoted me a reasonable price. I tried explaining to him the complexity of my case. I thought he understood. Maybe it was his over confidence shining. Mr. Stone gave me a plan that I agreed to. Later on I received a phone call from another lawyer helping with my case explaining to me that he had filed the case in a different way than agreed upon. I was never consulted. I was obviously upset. Mr. Stone's response basically was "I'm charging you every time I have to read & write an email and make a phone call." Mr. Stone only cares about money. He doesn't care to listen to the needs of his clients. I'm really not sure why my child support order cost me well over $20K. Yes, I received bills stating what was done but I don't really know why those actions were needed.
Mr. Stone took over my case after several other attorneys. He got my case settled before trial and I now have custody of my child and a good financial settlement. I strongly endorse his great legal skills
He is rude and abusive. Further he over-charged me. It took me 1.5 months to return my deposit.
Mr. Stone took over my case after another lawyer failed to follow-through. After taking thousands of dollars as a retainer, Mr. Stone was verbally abusive and financially abusive. He seemed to be more interested in appeasing opposing counsel than representing me prior to trial and tried to force me into a settlement agreement. I refused to settle. He was successful with my case at trial but then withdrew on the basis of the relationship between opposing counsel and their client.
My retainer was spent very quickly, his bills were vague as to where all the costs came from, and once my divorce was over, talking to my ex-wife it is clear Stone did NOT do most of what he charged me for. As far as I can tell all he did was drive up both her and my attorney fees. Do NOT hire this man.
My opinion is this attorney lacked client and interpersonal skills--did not even offer the perfunctory handshake at initial meeting. Had two appointments, both delayed. General attitude was both unsatisfactory. Interactions were unpleasant. Argumentative. Impatient. Disrespectful. Rude. Also did not always remember details of prior conversations, despite taking notes. If not for the need of a timely solution and additional costs of starting over, I would have found another lawyer. He did what he was paid to do in the end (at 3x the initial estimate, and we were not informed of increasing costs—just expected to pay them) Did not meet my expectations. Professional demeanor was poor. For $500.00/hr, I expected better.
I went to Mr. Stone for help in obtaining a child support order. He was recommended by the union at a discounted rate. Mr. Stone quoted me a reasonable price. I tried explaining to him the complexity of my case. I thought he understood. Maybe it was his over confidence shining. Mr. Stone gave me a plan that I agreed to. Later on I received a phone call from another lawyer helping with my case explaining to me that he had filed the case in a different way than agreed upon. I was never consulted. I was obviously upset. Mr. Stone's response basically was "I'm charging you every time I have to read & write an email and make a phone call." Mr. Stone only cares about money. He doesn't care to listen to the needs of his clients. I'm really not sure why my child support order cost me well over $20K. Yes, I received bills stating what was done but I don't really know why those actions were needed.
Mr. Stone took over my case after several other attorneys. He got my case settled before trial and I now have custody of my child and a good financial settlement. I strongly endorse his great legal skills
He is rude and abusive. Further he over-charged me. It took me 1.5 months to return my deposit.
Mr. Stone took over my case after another lawyer failed to follow-through. After taking thousands of dollars as a retainer, Mr. Stone was verbally abusive and financially abusive. He seemed to be more interested in appeasing opposing counsel than representing me prior to trial and tried to force me into a settlement agreement. I refused to settle. He was successful with my case at trial but then withdrew on the basis of the relationship between opposing counsel and their client.
My retainer was spent very quickly, his bills were vague as to where all the costs came from, and once my divorce was over, talking to my ex-wife it is clear Stone did NOT do most of what he charged me for. As far as I can tell all he did was drive up both her and my attorney fees. Do NOT hire this man.
My opinion is this attorney lacked client and interpersonal skills--did not even offer the perfunctory handshake at initial meeting. Had two appointments, both delayed. General attitude was both unsatisfactory. Interactions were unpleasant. Argumentative. Impatient. Disrespectful. Rude. Also did not always remember details of prior conversations, despite taking notes. If not for the need of a timely solution and additional costs of starting over, I would have found another lawyer. He did what he was paid to do in the end (at 3x the initial estimate, and we were not informed of increasing costs—just expected to pay them) Did not meet my expectations. Professional demeanor was poor. For $500.00/hr, I expected better.
I went to Mr. Stone for help in obtaining a child support order. He was recommended by the union at a discounted rate. Mr. Stone quoted me a reasonable price. I tried explaining to him the complexity of my case. I thought he understood. Maybe it was his over confidence shining. Mr. Stone gave me a plan that I agreed to. Later on I received a phone call from another lawyer helping with my case explaining to me that he had filed the case in a different way than agreed upon. I was never consulted. I was obviously upset. Mr. Stone's response basically was "I'm charging you every time I have to read & write an email and make a phone call." Mr. Stone only cares about money. He doesn't care to listen to the needs of his clients. I'm really not sure why my child support order cost me well over $20K. Yes, I received bills stating what was done but I don't really know why those actions were needed.
Mr. Stone took over my case after several other attorneys. He got my case settled before trial and I now have custody of my child and a good financial settlement. I strongly endorse his great legal skills
He is rude and abusive. Further he over-charged me. It took me 1.5 months to return my deposit.
Mr. Stone took over my case after another lawyer failed to follow-through. After taking thousands of dollars as a retainer, Mr. Stone was verbally abusive and financially abusive. He seemed to be more interested in appeasing opposing counsel than representing me prior to trial and tried to force me into a settlement agreement. I refused to settle. He was successful with my case at trial but then withdrew on the basis of the relationship between opposing counsel and their client.
My retainer was spent very quickly, his bills were vague as to where all the costs came from, and once my divorce was over, talking to my ex-wife it is clear Stone did NOT do most of what he charged me for. As far as I can tell all he did was drive up both her and my attorney fees. Do NOT hire this man.
My opinion is this attorney lacked client and interpersonal skills--did not even offer the perfunctory handshake at initial meeting. Had two appointments, both delayed. General attitude was both unsatisfactory. Interactions were unpleasant. Argumentative. Impatient. Disrespectful. Rude. Also did not always remember details of prior conversations, despite taking notes. If not for the need of a timely solution and additional costs of starting over, I would have found another lawyer. He did what he was paid to do in the end (at 3x the initial estimate, and we were not informed of increasing costs—just expected to pay them) Did not meet my expectations. Professional demeanor was poor. For $500.00/hr, I expected better.
I went to Mr. Stone for help in obtaining a child support order. He was recommended by the union at a discounted rate. Mr. Stone quoted me a reasonable price. I tried explaining to him the complexity of my case. I thought he understood. Maybe it was his over confidence shining. Mr. Stone gave me a plan that I agreed to. Later on I received a phone call from another lawyer helping with my case explaining to me that he had filed the case in a different way than agreed upon. I was never consulted. I was obviously upset. Mr. Stone's response basically was "I'm charging you every time I have to read & write an email and make a phone call." Mr. Stone only cares about money. He doesn't care to listen to the needs of his clients. I'm really not sure why my child support order cost me well over $20K. Yes, I received bills stating what was done but I don't really know why those actions were needed.
Mr. Stone took over my case after several other attorneys. He got my case settled before trial and I now have custody of my child and a good financial settlement. I strongly endorse his great legal skills
He is rude and abusive. Further he over-charged me. It took me 1.5 months to return my deposit.
Mr. Stone took over my case after another lawyer failed to follow-through. After taking thousands of dollars as a retainer, Mr. Stone was verbally abusive and financially abusive. He seemed to be more interested in appeasing opposing counsel than representing me prior to trial and tried to force me into a settlement agreement. I refused to settle. He was successful with my case at trial but then withdrew on the basis of the relationship between opposing counsel and their client.
My retainer was spent very quickly, his bills were vague as to where all the costs came from, and once my divorce was over, talking to my ex-wife it is clear Stone did NOT do most of what he charged me for. As far as I can tell all he did was drive up both her and my attorney fees. Do NOT hire this man.
My opinion is this attorney lacked client and interpersonal skills--did not even offer the perfunctory handshake at initial meeting. Had two appointments, both delayed. General attitude was both unsatisfactory. Interactions were unpleasant. Argumentative. Impatient. Disrespectful. Rude. Also did not always remember details of prior conversations, despite taking notes. If not for the need of a timely solution and additional costs of starting over, I would have found another lawyer. He did what he was paid to do in the end (at 3x the initial estimate, and we were not informed of increasing costs—just expected to pay them) Did not meet my expectations. Professional demeanor was poor. For $500.00/hr, I expected better.
I went to Mr. Stone for help in obtaining a child support order. He was recommended by the union at a discounted rate. Mr. Stone quoted me a reasonable price. I tried explaining to him the complexity of my case. I thought he understood. Maybe it was his over confidence shining. Mr. Stone gave me a plan that I agreed to. Later on I received a phone call from another lawyer helping with my case explaining to me that he had filed the case in a different way than agreed upon. I was never consulted. I was obviously upset. Mr. Stone's response basically was "I'm charging you every time I have to read & write an email and make a phone call." Mr. Stone only cares about money. He doesn't care to listen to the needs of his clients. I'm really not sure why my child support order cost me well over $20K. Yes, I received bills stating what was done but I don't really know why those actions were needed.
Mr. Stone took over my case after several other attorneys. He got my case settled before trial and I now have custody of my child and a good financial settlement. I strongly endorse his great legal skills
He is rude and abusive. Further he over-charged me. It took me 1.5 months to return my deposit.
Mr. Stone took over my case after another lawyer failed to follow-through. After taking thousands of dollars as a retainer, Mr. Stone was verbally abusive and financially abusive. He seemed to be more interested in appeasing opposing counsel than representing me prior to trial and tried to force me into a settlement agreement. I refused to settle. He was successful with my case at trial but then withdrew on the basis of the relationship between opposing counsel and their client.
My retainer was spent very quickly, his bills were vague as to where all the costs came from, and once my divorce was over, talking to my ex-wife it is clear Stone did NOT do most of what he charged me for. As far as I can tell all he did was drive up both her and my attorney fees. Do NOT hire this man.
My opinion is this attorney lacked client and interpersonal skills--did not even offer the perfunctory handshake at initial meeting. Had two appointments, both delayed. General attitude was both unsatisfactory. Interactions were unpleasant. Argumentative. Impatient. Disrespectful. Rude. Also did not always remember details of prior conversations, despite taking notes. If not for the need of a timely solution and additional costs of starting over, I would have found another lawyer. He did what he was paid to do in the end (at 3x the initial estimate, and we were not informed of increasing costs—just expected to pay them) Did not meet my expectations. Professional demeanor was poor. For $500.00/hr, I expected better.
I went to Mr. Stone for help in obtaining a child support order. He was recommended by the union at a discounted rate. Mr. Stone quoted me a reasonable price. I tried explaining to him the complexity of my case. I thought he understood. Maybe it was his over confidence shining. Mr. Stone gave me a plan that I agreed to. Later on I received a phone call from another lawyer helping with my case explaining to me that he had filed the case in a different way than agreed upon. I was never consulted. I was obviously upset. Mr. Stone's response basically was "I'm charging you every time I have to read & write an email and make a phone call." Mr. Stone only cares about money. He doesn't care to listen to the needs of his clients. I'm really not sure why my child support order cost me well over $20K. Yes, I received bills stating what was done but I don't really know why those actions were needed.
Mr. Stone took over my case after several other attorneys. He got my case settled before trial and I now have custody of my child and a good financial settlement. I strongly endorse his great legal skills
He is rude and abusive. Further he over-charged me. It took me 1.5 months to return my deposit.
Mr. Stone took over my case after another lawyer failed to follow-through. After taking thousands of dollars as a retainer, Mr. Stone was verbally abusive and financially abusive. He seemed to be more interested in appeasing opposing counsel than representing me prior to trial and tried to force me into a settlement agreement. I refused to settle. He was successful with my case at trial but then withdrew on the basis of the relationship between opposing counsel and their client.
My retainer was spent very quickly, his bills were vague as to where all the costs came from, and once my divorce was over, talking to my ex-wife it is clear Stone did NOT do most of what he charged me for. As far as I can tell all he did was drive up both her and my attorney fees. Do NOT hire this man.
My opinion is this attorney lacked client and interpersonal skills--did not even offer the perfunctory handshake at initial meeting. Had two appointments, both delayed. General attitude was both unsatisfactory. Interactions were unpleasant. Argumentative. Impatient. Disrespectful. Rude. Also did not always remember details of prior conversations, despite taking notes. If not for the need of a timely solution and additional costs of starting over, I would have found another lawyer. He did what he was paid to do in the end (at 3x the initial estimate, and we were not informed of increasing costs—just expected to pay them) Did not meet my expectations. Professional demeanor was poor. For $500.00/hr, I expected better.
I went to Mr. Stone for help in obtaining a child support order. He was recommended by the union at a discounted rate. Mr. Stone quoted me a reasonable price. I tried explaining to him the complexity of my case. I thought he understood. Maybe it was his over confidence shining. Mr. Stone gave me a plan that I agreed to. Later on I received a phone call from another lawyer helping with my case explaining to me that he had filed the case in a different way than agreed upon. I was never consulted. I was obviously upset. Mr. Stone's response basically was "I'm charging you every time I have to read & write an email and make a phone call." Mr. Stone only cares about money. He doesn't care to listen to the needs of his clients. I'm really not sure why my child support order cost me well over $20K. Yes, I received bills stating what was done but I don't really know why those actions were needed.
Mr. Stone took over my case after several other attorneys. He got my case settled before trial and I now have custody of my child and a good financial settlement. I strongly endorse his great legal skills
He is rude and abusive. Further he over-charged me. It took me 1.5 months to return my deposit.
Mr. Stone took over my case after another lawyer failed to follow-through. After taking thousands of dollars as a retainer, Mr. Stone was verbally abusive and financially abusive. He seemed to be more interested in appeasing opposing counsel than representing me prior to trial and tried to force me into a settlement agreement. I refused to settle. He was successful with my case at trial but then withdrew on the basis of the relationship between opposing counsel and their client.
My retainer was spent very quickly, his bills were vague as to where all the costs came from, and once my divorce was over, talking to my ex-wife it is clear Stone did NOT do most of what he charged me for. As far as I can tell all he did was drive up both her and my attorney fees. Do NOT hire this man.
My opinion is this attorney lacked client and interpersonal skills--did not even offer the perfunctory handshake at initial meeting. Had two appointments, both delayed. General attitude was both unsatisfactory. Interactions were unpleasant. Argumentative. Impatient. Disrespectful. Rude. Also did not always remember details of prior conversations, despite taking notes. If not for the need of a timely solution and additional costs of starting over, I would have found another lawyer. He did what he was paid to do in the end (at 3x the initial estimate, and we were not informed of increasing costs—just expected to pay them) Did not meet my expectations. Professional demeanor was poor. For $500.00/hr, I expected better.
I went to Mr. Stone for help in obtaining a child support order. He was recommended by the union at a discounted rate. Mr. Stone quoted me a reasonable price. I tried explaining to him the complexity of my case. I thought he understood. Maybe it was his over confidence shining. Mr. Stone gave me a plan that I agreed to. Later on I received a phone call from another lawyer helping with my case explaining to me that he had filed the case in a different way than agreed upon. I was never consulted. I was obviously upset. Mr. Stone's response basically was "I'm charging you every time I have to read & write an email and make a phone call." Mr. Stone only cares about money. He doesn't care to listen to the needs of his clients. I'm really not sure why my child support order cost me well over $20K. Yes, I received bills stating what was done but I don't really know why those actions were needed.
Mr. Stone took over my case after several other attorneys. He got my case settled before trial and I now have custody of my child and a good financial settlement. I strongly endorse his great legal skills
He is rude and abusive. Further he over-charged me. It took me 1.5 months to return my deposit.
Mr. Stone took over my case after another lawyer failed to follow-through. After taking thousands of dollars as a retainer, Mr. Stone was verbally abusive and financially abusive. He seemed to be more interested in appeasing opposing counsel than representing me prior to trial and tried to force me into a settlement agreement. I refused to settle. He was successful with my case at trial but then withdrew on the basis of the relationship between opposing counsel and their client.
My retainer was spent very quickly, his bills were vague as to where all the costs came from, and once my divorce was over, talking to my ex-wife it is clear Stone did NOT do most of what he charged me for. As far as I can tell all he did was drive up both her and my attorney fees. Do NOT hire this man.
My opinion is this attorney lacked client and interpersonal skills--did not even offer the perfunctory handshake at initial meeting. Had two appointments, both delayed. General attitude was both unsatisfactory. Interactions were unpleasant. Argumentative. Impatient. Disrespectful. Rude. Also did not always remember details of prior conversations, despite taking notes. If not for the need of a timely solution and additional costs of starting over, I would have found another lawyer. He did what he was paid to do in the end (at 3x the initial estimate, and we were not informed of increasing costs—just expected to pay them) Did not meet my expectations. Professional demeanor was poor. For $500.00/hr, I expected better.
I went to Mr. Stone for help in obtaining a child support order. He was recommended by the union at a discounted rate. Mr. Stone quoted me a reasonable price. I tried explaining to him the complexity of my case. I thought he understood. Maybe it was his over confidence shining. Mr. Stone gave me a plan that I agreed to. Later on I received a phone call from another lawyer helping with my case explaining to me that he had filed the case in a different way than agreed upon. I was never consulted. I was obviously upset. Mr. Stone's response basically was "I'm charging you every time I have to read & write an email and make a phone call." Mr. Stone only cares about money. He doesn't care to listen to the needs of his clients. I'm really not sure why my child support order cost me well over $20K. Yes, I received bills stating what was done but I don't really know why those actions were needed.
Mr. Stone took over my case after several other attorneys. He got my case settled before trial and I now have custody of my child and a good financial settlement. I strongly endorse his great legal skills
He is rude and abusive. Further he over-charged me. It took me 1.5 months to return my deposit.
Mr. Stone took over my case after another lawyer failed to follow-through. After taking thousands of dollars as a retainer, Mr. Stone was verbally abusive and financially abusive. He seemed to be more interested in appeasing opposing counsel than representing me prior to trial and tried to force me into a settlement agreement. I refused to settle. He was successful with my case at trial but then withdrew on the basis of the relationship between opposing counsel and their client.
My retainer was spent very quickly, his bills were vague as to where all the costs came from, and once my divorce was over, talking to my ex-wife it is clear Stone did NOT do most of what he charged me for. As far as I can tell all he did was drive up both her and my attorney fees. Do NOT hire this man.
My opinion is this attorney lacked client and interpersonal skills--did not even offer the perfunctory handshake at initial meeting. Had two appointments, both delayed. General attitude was both unsatisfactory. Interactions were unpleasant. Argumentative. Impatient. Disrespectful. Rude. Also did not always remember details of prior conversations, despite taking notes. If not for the need of a timely solution and additional costs of starting over, I would have found another lawyer. He did what he was paid to do in the end (at 3x the initial estimate, and we were not informed of increasing costs—just expected to pay them) Did not meet my expectations. Professional demeanor was poor. For $500.00/hr, I expected better.
I went to Mr. Stone for help in obtaining a child support order. He was recommended by the union at a discounted rate. Mr. Stone quoted me a reasonable price. I tried explaining to him the complexity of my case. I thought he understood. Maybe it was his over confidence shining. Mr. Stone gave me a plan that I agreed to. Later on I received a phone call from another lawyer helping with my case explaining to me that he had filed the case in a different way than agreed upon. I was never consulted. I was obviously upset. Mr. Stone's response basically was "I'm charging you every time I have to read & write an email and make a phone call." Mr. Stone only cares about money. He doesn't care to listen to the needs of his clients. I'm really not sure why my child support order cost me well over $20K. Yes, I received bills stating what was done but I don't really know why those actions were needed.
Mr. Stone took over my case after several other attorneys. He got my case settled before trial and I now have custody of my child and a good financial settlement. I strongly endorse his great legal skills
He is rude and abusive. Further he over-charged me. It took me 1.5 months to return my deposit.
Mr. Stone took over my case after another lawyer failed to follow-through. After taking thousands of dollars as a retainer, Mr. Stone was verbally abusive and financially abusive. He seemed to be more interested in appeasing opposing counsel than representing me prior to trial and tried to force me into a settlement agreement. I refused to settle. He was successful with my case at trial but then withdrew on the basis of the relationship between opposing counsel and their client.
My retainer was spent very quickly, his bills were vague as to where all the costs came from, and once my divorce was over, talking to my ex-wife it is clear Stone did NOT do most of what he charged me for. As far as I can tell all he did was drive up both her and my attorney fees. Do NOT hire this man.
My opinion is this attorney lacked client and interpersonal skills--did not even offer the perfunctory handshake at initial meeting. Had two appointments, both delayed. General attitude was both unsatisfactory. Interactions were unpleasant. Argumentative. Impatient. Disrespectful. Rude. Also did not always remember details of prior conversations, despite taking notes. If not for the need of a timely solution and additional costs of starting over, I would have found another lawyer. He did what he was paid to do in the end (at 3x the initial estimate, and we were not informed of increasing costs—just expected to pay them) Did not meet my expectations. Professional demeanor was poor. For $500.00/hr, I expected better.
I went to Mr. Stone for help in obtaining a child support order. He was recommended by the union at a discounted rate. Mr. Stone quoted me a reasonable price. I tried explaining to him the complexity of my case. I thought he understood. Maybe it was his over confidence shining. Mr. Stone gave me a plan that I agreed to. Later on I received a phone call from another lawyer helping with my case explaining to me that he had filed the case in a different way than agreed upon. I was never consulted. I was obviously upset. Mr. Stone's response basically was "I'm charging you every time I have to read & write an email and make a phone call." Mr. Stone only cares about money. He doesn't care to listen to the needs of his clients. I'm really not sure why my child support order cost me well over $20K. Yes, I received bills stating what was done but I don't really know why those actions were needed.
Mr. Stone took over my case after several other attorneys. He got my case settled before trial and I now have custody of my child and a good financial settlement. I strongly endorse his great legal skills
He is rude and abusive. Further he over-charged me. It took me 1.5 months to return my deposit.
Mr. Stone took over my case after another lawyer failed to follow-through. After taking thousands of dollars as a retainer, Mr. Stone was verbally abusive and financially abusive. He seemed to be more interested in appeasing opposing counsel than representing me prior to trial and tried to force me into a settlement agreement. I refused to settle. He was successful with my case at trial but then withdrew on the basis of the relationship between opposing counsel and their client.
My retainer was spent very quickly, his bills were vague as to where all the costs came from, and once my divorce was over, talking to my ex-wife it is clear Stone did NOT do most of what he charged me for. As far as I can tell all he did was drive up both her and my attorney fees. Do NOT hire this man.
My opinion is this attorney lacked client and interpersonal skills--did not even offer the perfunctory handshake at initial meeting. Had two appointments, both delayed. General attitude was both unsatisfactory. Interactions were unpleasant. Argumentative. Impatient. Disrespectful. Rude. Also did not always remember details of prior conversations, despite taking notes. If not for the need of a timely solution and additional costs of starting over, I would have found another lawyer. He did what he was paid to do in the end (at 3x the initial estimate, and we were not informed of increasing costs—just expected to pay them) Did not meet my expectations. Professional demeanor was poor. For $500.00/hr, I expected better.
I went to Mr. Stone for help in obtaining a child support order. He was recommended by the union at a discounted rate. Mr. Stone quoted me a reasonable price. I tried explaining to him the complexity of my case. I thought he understood. Maybe it was his over confidence shining. Mr. Stone gave me a plan that I agreed to. Later on I received a phone call from another lawyer helping with my case explaining to me that he had filed the case in a different way than agreed upon. I was never consulted. I was obviously upset. Mr. Stone's response basically was "I'm charging you every time I have to read & write an email and make a phone call." Mr. Stone only cares about money. He doesn't care to listen to the needs of his clients. I'm really not sure why my child support order cost me well over $20K. Yes, I received bills stating what was done but I don't really know why those actions were needed.
Mr. Stone took over my case after several other attorneys. He got my case settled before trial and I now have custody of my child and a good financial settlement. I strongly endorse his great legal skills
He is rude and abusive. Further he over-charged me. It took me 1.5 months to return my deposit.
Mr. Stone took over my case after another lawyer failed to follow-through. After taking thousands of dollars as a retainer, Mr. Stone was verbally abusive and financially abusive. He seemed to be more interested in appeasing opposing counsel than representing me prior to trial and tried to force me into a settlement agreement. I refused to settle. He was successful with my case at trial but then withdrew on the basis of the relationship between opposing counsel and their client.
My retainer was spent very quickly, his bills were vague as to where all the costs came from, and once my divorce was over, talking to my ex-wife it is clear Stone did NOT do most of what he charged me for. As far as I can tell all he did was drive up both her and my attorney fees. Do NOT hire this man.
My opinion is this attorney lacked client and interpersonal skills--did not even offer the perfunctory handshake at initial meeting. Had two appointments, both delayed. General attitude was both unsatisfactory. Interactions were unpleasant. Argumentative. Impatient. Disrespectful. Rude. Also did not always remember details of prior conversations, despite taking notes. If not for the need of a timely solution and additional costs of starting over, I would have found another lawyer. He did what he was paid to do in the end (at 3x the initial estimate, and we were not informed of increasing costs—just expected to pay them) Did not meet my expectations. Professional demeanor was poor. For $500.00/hr, I expected better.
I went to Mr. Stone for help in obtaining a child support order. He was recommended by the union at a discounted rate. Mr. Stone quoted me a reasonable price. I tried explaining to him the complexity of my case. I thought he understood. Maybe it was his over confidence shining. Mr. Stone gave me a plan that I agreed to. Later on I received a phone call from another lawyer helping with my case explaining to me that he had filed the case in a different way than agreed upon. I was never consulted. I was obviously upset. Mr. Stone's response basically was "I'm charging you every time I have to read & write an email and make a phone call." Mr. Stone only cares about money. He doesn't care to listen to the needs of his clients. I'm really not sure why my child support order cost me well over $20K. Yes, I received bills stating what was done but I don't really know why those actions were needed.
Mr. Stone took over my case after several other attorneys. He got my case settled before trial and I now have custody of my child and a good financial settlement. I strongly endorse his great legal skills
He is rude and abusive. Further he over-charged me. It took me 1.5 months to return my deposit.
Mr. Stone took over my case after another lawyer failed to follow-through. After taking thousands of dollars as a retainer, Mr. Stone was verbally abusive and financially abusive. He seemed to be more interested in appeasing opposing counsel than representing me prior to trial and tried to force me into a settlement agreement. I refused to settle. He was successful with my case at trial but then withdrew on the basis of the relationship between opposing counsel and their client.
My retainer was spent very quickly, his bills were vague as to where all the costs came from, and once my divorce was over, talking to my ex-wife it is clear Stone did NOT do most of what he charged me for. As far as I can tell all he did was drive up both her and my attorney fees. Do NOT hire this man.
My opinion is this attorney lacked client and interpersonal skills--did not even offer the perfunctory handshake at initial meeting. Had two appointments, both delayed. General attitude was both unsatisfactory. Interactions were unpleasant. Argumentative. Impatient. Disrespectful. Rude. Also did not always remember details of prior conversations, despite taking notes. If not for the need of a timely solution and additional costs of starting over, I would have found another lawyer. He did what he was paid to do in the end (at 3x the initial estimate, and we were not informed of increasing costs—just expected to pay them) Did not meet my expectations. Professional demeanor was poor. For $500.00/hr, I expected better.
I went to Mr. Stone for help in obtaining a child support order. He was recommended by the union at a discounted rate. Mr. Stone quoted me a reasonable price. I tried explaining to him the complexity of my case. I thought he understood. Maybe it was his over confidence shining. Mr. Stone gave me a plan that I agreed to. Later on I received a phone call from another lawyer helping with my case explaining to me that he had filed the case in a different way than agreed upon. I was never consulted. I was obviously upset. Mr. Stone's response basically was "I'm charging you every time I have to read & write an email and make a phone call." Mr. Stone only cares about money. He doesn't care to listen to the needs of his clients. I'm really not sure why my child support order cost me well over $20K. Yes, I received bills stating what was done but I don't really know why those actions were needed.
Mr. Stone took over my case after several other attorneys. He got my case settled before trial and I now have custody of my child and a good financial settlement. I strongly endorse his great legal skills
He is rude and abusive. Further he over-charged me. It took me 1.5 months to return my deposit.
Mr. Stone took over my case after another lawyer failed to follow-through. After taking thousands of dollars as a retainer, Mr. Stone was verbally abusive and financially abusive. He seemed to be more interested in appeasing opposing counsel than representing me prior to trial and tried to force me into a settlement agreement. I refused to settle. He was successful with my case at trial but then withdrew on the basis of the relationship between opposing counsel and their client.
My retainer was spent very quickly, his bills were vague as to where all the costs came from, and once my divorce was over, talking to my ex-wife it is clear Stone did NOT do most of what he charged me for. As far as I can tell all he did was drive up both her and my attorney fees. Do NOT hire this man.
My opinion is this attorney lacked client and interpersonal skills--did not even offer the perfunctory handshake at initial meeting. Had two appointments, both delayed. General attitude was both unsatisfactory. Interactions were unpleasant. Argumentative. Impatient. Disrespectful. Rude. Also did not always remember details of prior conversations, despite taking notes. If not for the need of a timely solution and additional costs of starting over, I would have found another lawyer. He did what he was paid to do in the end (at 3x the initial estimate, and we were not informed of increasing costs—just expected to pay them) Did not meet my expectations. Professional demeanor was poor. For $500.00/hr, I expected better.
I went to Mr. Stone for help in obtaining a child support order. He was recommended by the union at a discounted rate. Mr. Stone quoted me a reasonable price. I tried explaining to him the complexity of my case. I thought he understood. Maybe it was his over confidence shining. Mr. Stone gave me a plan that I agreed to. Later on I received a phone call from another lawyer helping with my case explaining to me that he had filed the case in a different way than agreed upon. I was never consulted. I was obviously upset. Mr. Stone's response basically was "I'm charging you every time I have to read & write an email and make a phone call." Mr. Stone only cares about money. He doesn't care to listen to the needs of his clients. I'm really not sure why my child support order cost me well over $20K. Yes, I received bills stating what was done but I don't really know why those actions were needed.
Mr. Stone took over my case after several other attorneys. He got my case settled before trial and I now have custody of my child and a good financial settlement. I strongly endorse his great legal skills
He is rude and abusive. Further he over-charged me. It took me 1.5 months to return my deposit.
Mr. Stone took over my case after another lawyer failed to follow-through. After taking thousands of dollars as a retainer, Mr. Stone was verbally abusive and financially abusive. He seemed to be more interested in appeasing opposing counsel than representing me prior to trial and tried to force me into a settlement agreement. I refused to settle. He was successful with my case at trial but then withdrew on the basis of the relationship between opposing counsel and their client.
My retainer was spent very quickly, his bills were vague as to where all the costs came from, and once my divorce was over, talking to my ex-wife it is clear Stone did NOT do most of what he charged me for. As far as I can tell all he did was drive up both her and my attorney fees. Do NOT hire this man.
My opinion is this attorney lacked client and interpersonal skills--did not even offer the perfunctory handshake at initial meeting. Had two appointments, both delayed. General attitude was both unsatisfactory. Interactions were unpleasant. Argumentative. Impatient. Disrespectful. Rude. Also did not always remember details of prior conversations, despite taking notes. If not for the need of a timely solution and additional costs of starting over, I would have found another lawyer. He did what he was paid to do in the end (at 3x the initial estimate, and we were not informed of increasing costs—just expected to pay them) Did not meet my expectations. Professional demeanor was poor. For $500.00/hr, I expected better.
I went to Mr. Stone for help in obtaining a child support order. He was recommended by the union at a discounted rate. Mr. Stone quoted me a reasonable price. I tried explaining to him the complexity of my case. I thought he understood. Maybe it was his over confidence shining. Mr. Stone gave me a plan that I agreed to. Later on I received a phone call from another lawyer helping with my case explaining to me that he had filed the case in a different way than agreed upon. I was never consulted. I was obviously upset. Mr. Stone's response basically was "I'm charging you every time I have to read & write an email and make a phone call." Mr. Stone only cares about money. He doesn't care to listen to the needs of his clients. I'm really not sure why my child support order cost me well over $20K. Yes, I received bills stating what was done but I don't really know why those actions were needed.
Mr. Stone took over my case after several other attorneys. He got my case settled before trial and I now have custody of my child and a good financial settlement. I strongly endorse his great legal skills
He is rude and abusive. Further he over-charged me. It took me 1.5 months to return my deposit.
Mr. Stone took over my case after another lawyer failed to follow-through. After taking thousands of dollars as a retainer, Mr. Stone was verbally abusive and financially abusive. He seemed to be more interested in appeasing opposing counsel than representing me prior to trial and tried to force me into a settlement agreement. I refused to settle. He was successful with my case at trial but then withdrew on the basis of the relationship between opposing counsel and their client.
My retainer was spent very quickly, his bills were vague as to where all the costs came from, and once my divorce was over, talking to my ex-wife it is clear Stone did NOT do most of what he charged me for. As far as I can tell all he did was drive up both her and my attorney fees. Do NOT hire this man.
My opinion is this attorney lacked client and interpersonal skills--did not even offer the perfunctory handshake at initial meeting. Had two appointments, both delayed. General attitude was both unsatisfactory. Interactions were unpleasant. Argumentative. Impatient. Disrespectful. Rude. Also did not always remember details of prior conversations, despite taking notes. If not for the need of a timely solution and additional costs of starting over, I would have found another lawyer. He did what he was paid to do in the end (at 3x the initial estimate, and we were not informed of increasing costs—just expected to pay them) Did not meet my expectations. Professional demeanor was poor. For $500.00/hr, I expected better.
I went to Mr. Stone for help in obtaining a child support order. He was recommended by the union at a discounted rate. Mr. Stone quoted me a reasonable price. I tried explaining to him the complexity of my case. I thought he understood. Maybe it was his over confidence shining. Mr. Stone gave me a plan that I agreed to. Later on I received a phone call from another lawyer helping with my case explaining to me that he had filed the case in a different way than agreed upon. I was never consulted. I was obviously upset. Mr. Stone's response basically was "I'm charging you every time I have to read & write an email and make a phone call." Mr. Stone only cares about money. He doesn't care to listen to the needs of his clients. I'm really not sure why my child support order cost me well over $20K. Yes, I received bills stating what was done but I don't really know why those actions were needed.
Mr. Stone took over my case after several other attorneys. He got my case settled before trial and I now have custody of my child and a good financial settlement. I strongly endorse his great legal skills
He is rude and abusive. Further he over-charged me. It took me 1.5 months to return my deposit.
Mr. Stone took over my case after another lawyer failed to follow-through. After taking thousands of dollars as a retainer, Mr. Stone was verbally abusive and financially abusive. He seemed to be more interested in appeasing opposing counsel than representing me prior to trial and tried to force me into a settlement agreement. I refused to settle. He was successful with my case at trial but then withdrew on the basis of the relationship between opposing counsel and their client.
My retainer was spent very quickly, his bills were vague as to where all the costs came from, and once my divorce was over, talking to my ex-wife it is clear Stone did NOT do most of what he charged me for. As far as I can tell all he did was drive up both her and my attorney fees. Do NOT hire this man.
My opinion is this attorney lacked client and interpersonal skills--did not even offer the perfunctory handshake at initial meeting. Had two appointments, both delayed. General attitude was both unsatisfactory. Interactions were unpleasant. Argumentative. Impatient. Disrespectful. Rude. Also did not always remember details of prior conversations, despite taking notes. If not for the need of a timely solution and additional costs of starting over, I would have found another lawyer. He did what he was paid to do in the end (at 3x the initial estimate, and we were not informed of increasing costs—just expected to pay them) Did not meet my expectations. Professional demeanor was poor. For $500.00/hr, I expected better.
I went to Mr. Stone for help in obtaining a child support order. He was recommended by the union at a discounted rate. Mr. Stone quoted me a reasonable price. I tried explaining to him the complexity of my case. I thought he understood. Maybe it was his over confidence shining. Mr. Stone gave me a plan that I agreed to. Later on I received a phone call from another lawyer helping with my case explaining to me that he had filed the case in a different way than agreed upon. I was never consulted. I was obviously upset. Mr. Stone's response basically was "I'm charging you every time I have to read & write an email and make a phone call." Mr. Stone only cares about money. He doesn't care to listen to the needs of his clients. I'm really not sure why my child support order cost me well over $20K. Yes, I received bills stating what was done but I don't really know why those actions were needed.
Mr. Stone took over my case after several other attorneys. He got my case settled before trial and I now have custody of my child and a good financial settlement. I strongly endorse his great legal skills
He is rude and abusive. Further he over-charged me. It took me 1.5 months to return my deposit.
Mr. Stone took over my case after another lawyer failed to follow-through. After taking thousands of dollars as a retainer, Mr. Stone was verbally abusive and financially abusive. He seemed to be more interested in appeasing opposing counsel than representing me prior to trial and tried to force me into a settlement agreement. I refused to settle. He was successful with my case at trial but then withdrew on the basis of the relationship between opposing counsel and their client.
My retainer was spent very quickly, his bills were vague as to where all the costs came from, and once my divorce was over, talking to my ex-wife it is clear Stone did NOT do most of what he charged me for. As far as I can tell all he did was drive up both her and my attorney fees. Do NOT hire this man.
My opinion is this attorney lacked client and interpersonal skills--did not even offer the perfunctory handshake at initial meeting. Had two appointments, both delayed. General attitude was both unsatisfactory. Interactions were unpleasant. Argumentative. Impatient. Disrespectful. Rude. Also did not always remember details of prior conversations, despite taking notes. If not for the need of a timely solution and additional costs of starting over, I would have found another lawyer. He did what he was paid to do in the end (at 3x the initial estimate, and we were not informed of increasing costs—just expected to pay them) Did not meet my expectations. Professional demeanor was poor. For $500.00/hr, I expected better.
I went to Mr. Stone for help in obtaining a child support order. He was recommended by the union at a discounted rate. Mr. Stone quoted me a reasonable price. I tried explaining to him the complexity of my case. I thought he understood. Maybe it was his over confidence shining. Mr. Stone gave me a plan that I agreed to. Later on I received a phone call from another lawyer helping with my case explaining to me that he had filed the case in a different way than agreed upon. I was never consulted. I was obviously upset. Mr. Stone's response basically was "I'm charging you every time I have to read & write an email and make a phone call." Mr. Stone only cares about money. He doesn't care to listen to the needs of his clients. I'm really not sure why my child support order cost me well over $20K. Yes, I received bills stating what was done but I don't really know why those actions were needed.
Mr. Stone took over my case after several other attorneys. He got my case settled before trial and I now have custody of my child and a good financial settlement. I strongly endorse his great legal skills
He is rude and abusive. Further he over-charged me. It took me 1.5 months to return my deposit.
Mr. Stone took over my case after another lawyer failed to follow-through. After taking thousands of dollars as a retainer, Mr. Stone was verbally abusive and financially abusive. He seemed to be more interested in appeasing opposing counsel than representing me prior to trial and tried to force me into a settlement agreement. I refused to settle. He was successful with my case at trial but then withdrew on the basis of the relationship between opposing counsel and their client.
My retainer was spent very quickly, his bills were vague as to where all the costs came from, and once my divorce was over, talking to my ex-wife it is clear Stone did NOT do most of what he charged me for. As far as I can tell all he did was drive up both her and my attorney fees. Do NOT hire this man.
My opinion is this attorney lacked client and interpersonal skills--did not even offer the perfunctory handshake at initial meeting. Had two appointments, both delayed. General attitude was both unsatisfactory. Interactions were unpleasant. Argumentative. Impatient. Disrespectful. Rude. Also did not always remember details of prior conversations, despite taking notes. If not for the need of a timely solution and additional costs of starting over, I would have found another lawyer. He did what he was paid to do in the end (at 3x the initial estimate, and we were not informed of increasing costs—just expected to pay them) Did not meet my expectations. Professional demeanor was poor. For $500.00/hr, I expected better.
I went to Mr. Stone for help in obtaining a child support order. He was recommended by the union at a discounted rate. Mr. Stone quoted me a reasonable price. I tried explaining to him the complexity of my case. I thought he understood. Maybe it was his over confidence shining. Mr. Stone gave me a plan that I agreed to. Later on I received a phone call from another lawyer helping with my case explaining to me that he had filed the case in a different way than agreed upon. I was never consulted. I was obviously upset. Mr. Stone's response basically was "I'm charging you every time I have to read & write an email and make a phone call." Mr. Stone only cares about money. He doesn't care to listen to the needs of his clients. I'm really not sure why my child support order cost me well over $20K. Yes, I received bills stating what was done but I don't really know why those actions were needed.