This website is designed for only 5-star legal reviews, if your review is not satisfying the lawyer reviewed it will be immediately dismissed "due to violation of rules" and there is, in fact, no way not to violate rules designed to protect lawyers from any score lower than 5.
If you're giving 5 stars - no rules for you :)
Response from AvvoJun 5, 2023
Thank you for your feedback. Avvo welcomes both negative and positive reviews as long as they are meeting our community guidelines. You are free to resubmit your review. If it meets our terms, whether positive or negative, it will be approved and posted. For further assistance please contact our customer care team directly.
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Peter W.
Pretentious and untrustworthy site
I dealt with family law attorneys for over 5 years in NJ. Actually, I was initially an avid supporter of Avvo and relied on it. After experience, I have found out that Avvo is actually gets paid by lawyers for reviews. Hence, you will see disproportionately positive reviews for some lawyers. It is unthinkable for me that any lawyer would be so popular.
In reality Avvo will delete your negative review even after providing them proof of misconduct. Surprisingly , you will find hundreds of "5 star" review seven for the attorneys sanctioned by Supreme court for ethics violation.
Avvo is nothing but a marketing website, paid by lawyers and sponsored by lawyers.
Never rely on Avvo reviews.
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Sally S.
Avvo does not allow truthful reports…
Avvo does not allow truthful reports about lawyers by their clients, thus Avvo is not useful at all, misleading people that are seeking legal help.
Response from AvvoMay 5, 2023
Thank you for your feedback. We welcome both negative and positive reviews as long as they meet our community guidelines. You are free to resubmit your review. If it meets our terms, whether positive or negative, it will be approved and posted. For further assistance we please reach out to our customer care team directly.
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Zoh H.
I recommend Perez Law firm for best results!
I was so lucky to have found a great lawyer at Perez Law firm. Her name is Leticia Perez and I was looking to get my citizenship. I looked for a lawyer because I had problems with the law in the past. Leticia was not only very professional but also made sure everything was in order before submitting my citizenship application. She did a great job, fast and kept me in the loop. Leticia is also a family and criminal lawyer. I would recommend Perez Law firm 100%! If you want good results and a trustworthy lawyer; Perez Law firm is very recommended. I plan on hiring her for a custody battle. Trust me, I don't just trust and hire any lawyer, but I know I am in good hands with Leticia.
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Dj S.
Disgruntled support staff.
So in an honest review of an attorney that was submitted this evening, it came back rejected along with two other reviews I submitted weeks prior. They were holding on to two reviews for weeks and then hit me with three rejections all at once. The latest one cited that I "simply accused ____ of criminal activity or unethical behavior with no factual details"? First of all, NOTHING in my review was "simply" done by anyone in any way. That's such an extremely negative, judgemental and opinionated, such a targeted and biased approach in characterizing my review, how is this place still in business? Who talks to people like that? Then you're just going to hit me three rejections all once with reviews I submitted at least 3 weeks prior? At least. How this platform is still in business is my biggest headscratcher, but most importantly they need to show some more respect to their constituents. I do not know if this is how they address other people or not but just from a quick glance at these ratings it seems like that I am not alone in this. Whoever you are who is extremely judgemental about my reviews you need to watch your mouth. At any given point in life you can lose your job that you have taken advantage of in a heartbeat, you need to be more respectful, the rug can be snatched from under you anytime. It sounds like you are dissatisfied with your career. If you are that disgruntled I suggest you go see a career coach or a therapist. But coming to work unhappy with your life it shows just by how you "simply" talk to others.
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In lieu of the business's response, that your system automatically accused me of accusing others of criminal activity, something I never said, I still don't buy it. Your system may be smart but it's still a dumb machine that can't do anything until you tell it to. Nor do I believe your system is running around accusing users of saying things I never said. Grossly mis-characterizing and putting words in my mouth before it's rejected. Again, without code, your "system" is useless. Nice try trying to pass the buck off to your "system" while banking on hoping I'll just accept your response as credible because you may believe that I may not be tech savvy enough to know the difference. Even if what your saying is remotely true, then you should change your code. It's not appropriate for your automation to accuse me of something I did not say. I have never heard of anything like this before, runaway rogue code hardwired for contempt. I stand firm and as I said before, again, your company needs to adapt a more respectful approach to the manner in which you address me, because automated or not, I will not tolerate being accused of saying something I didn't say. It's slander. How is your automated system going to respond when I tell it that I'm going to sue your company for defamation? That's probably where the automation ends and a real human lol has to step in and undo the damage right? Get it together!
Response from AvvoMar 11, 2023
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King K.
I posted a question under the ask a…
I posted a question under the ask a lawyer section. Will my case be settled? "Shopping While Black". Shortly after posting my question my entire post was removed. When i asked AVVO why. i was told A lawyer did so without reason, and my post would be reposted. I still haven't received an answer for my question idk know if my question is viewable. Please tell me who tried to silence me? BTW No evidence was submitted during the ROI, and it looks like i will win in full by default judgement. AVVO Thank you by being poor at providing help you may have saved me millions on attorney fees.
Response from AvvoMar 4, 2023
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Darryl R.
Tracey Cruz law firm victory
I’m so grateful to Tracey and Channy at Tracey Cruz law firm out of Santa Barbara California they were so dedicated and knowledgeable about law and how things work in the courts system. Channy was my champion she carried me through the whole process and we prevailed and I’m super happy to have been represented by them.
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Ray K.
My Opinion of AVVO
In my opinion, AVVO is harboring corrupt lawyers from public sunshine. I have left a honest and trustworthy review of a lawyer, AVVO denied my review and no response. In my opinion, AVVO is acting as a coverup website for corrupt lawyers.
Response from AvvoFeb 18, 2023
Hi Ray, thank you for your feedback. We allow both negative and positive reviews as long as they meet our community guidelines. If you would like assistance regarding your review please reach out to our customer care team directly via our support pages.