Gertsburg Licata CO., L.P.A. - Cleveland, OH

I had the unfortunate pleasure to hire this law firm for a real estate deal dispute. I ended up filing a grievance against them with the Office of the Disciplinary Counsel for incompetence, disloyalty, fraud, misconduct, not communicating, not getting informed consent, unprofessional behavior, and unsupported charges. The firm did not give me vital information in order to make informed decisions, did not consult, failed to evaluate my case properly, didn’t have a strategy, did not fight for me, they argued for the defense, they conducted unauthorized and unnecessary work which they charged against my retainer, they always wanted to discuss things on the phone rather than in emails because they would deny and misrepresent facts after these calls. Based on my experience with this firm it was clear to me that all they wanted is the retainer and simply relayed messages between parties, pushed papers and conducted unnecessary work to justify using up the retainer. Once I started to point these things out, their team suggested I find another law firm, hurting my case even further. I contacted one of their partners with my complaints who ignored every single point I made and evidence I provided and refused to adjust the charges. As such, I filed a suit against them. What I did not know before is that I could have filed a fee dispute instead with the Fee Dispute Resolution Auspices of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. I would definitely not recommend working with this firm based on my experience.