Ney Rhein, LLC - Lawrenceville, GA

We retained William’s services in January to assist with a sensitive family matter, with a clear timeline in mind for resolution by June due to a major family event. During our initial consultation, William presented the matter as straightforward and assured us it would not be overly costly. Based on his representations and professional demeanor, we agreed to retain him and signed a contract. Following payment of the initial retainer, I promptly provided all requested documentation to begin the case. Unfortunately, communication ceased almost immediately. For nearly two months, I received no substantive updates or progress on the case. Multiple attempts to follow up via email and phone went unanswered until I expressed dissatisfaction in stronger terms. Only then did I receive minimal case activity in the form of a brief, three-page document submission. Shortly thereafter, I was invoiced for over $600—primarily for the time spent reading and responding to my inquiries about the case status. The original retainer was effectively depleted by this limited and reactive communication, rather than substantive legal work. When I raised concerns about unmet expectations and lack of progress, William offered to terminate the agreement. Given the lack of forward momentum and unexpected cost escalation—several thousand dollars beyond initial estimates—I agreed to end the engagement. The case was closed without achieving any meaningful result. Regrettably, I am left without resolution, and out of pocket for legal fees that yielded minimal value. I would strongly encourage potential clients to thoroughly research and vet representation. In my experience, this attorney did not demonstrate the reliability, communication, or follow-through that clients deserve in sensitive legal matters.

Absolutely horrible attorney that will tank your case. His only concern is that he gets paid and he uses various elaborate schemes to achieve this.

I engaged the services of Mr. Ney to handle a malpractice case and address the issue of overcharging in attorney's fees. Initially, I paid him a non-refundable amount of $1000 for a case study. However, upon reviewing the study, Mr. Ney informed me that I had a viable case but would need to pay an additional flat fee of $7000 to proceed. He assured me that he would handle the jury trial and expert witness, ensuring that the opposing party would not receive any monetary compensation. Everything was lie

Please, please read the other complaints against him on other sites. I hired him for a fee dispute with my ex-attorney, and he told me that my ex-attorney was not entitled to any money. That was a lie. He also told me that it would be a jury trial, which was another lie. I sent him eight emails asking for the court date, but he did not respond. I had to call the court myself to get the date. On the court date, I went to his office, but he prevented me from viewing the court proceedings on Zoom. I paid him eight thousand dollars for just 45 minutes, and I ended up losing the case. Now I cannot appeal because he waived all my rights. He has ruined my life. I could have settled for 20 thousand dollars, but now I have lost 50 thousand dollars. I have been unable to sleep at night for almost a month. My so is an attorney saying since you paid him in full he lost the case so he does not have to spend any time.