Adam Jon Weisberg (new Brunswick)

The below post by A is not true. Whether in reference to the retainer or his father, he didn't accurately describe any of it. At court, the lawyer appeared in a proper business suit and tie. The writer was never told to be anywhere an hour early. He just decided to show up . The court was still closed. The lawyer showed up at the designated time. BTW, The writer didn't bother to state that his case ended with a very good result without a criminal conviction. The writer was told to get the evaluation at his expense to assist in the defense of the case, and the evaluation proved to be very useful. I would suggest that the writer get his facts straight before he defames another person. This would include getting the office address right.

Absolutely terrible. Do not go to this man. He will suck up every last penny out of you and get his buddies in on it as well. I went to him after my first offense and he knew that I was vulnerable. This was a perfect opportunity for him to extort my family out of thousands of dollars. All within the parameters of the law, so there is nothing we can do about it now. During the initial meeting he spoke kindly and softly and made it seem like my issue could be resolved easily. He laid down his game plan and, quite frankly, it sounded very promising. All I had to do was not get into any more trouble and just live my the life the way I was, while he took care of everything. He told us that because it was the holidays, he would only charge us $2500 when he normally charges $2750. Then he proceeded to take out some documents for us to sign and right there is black and white it said "$2500". How could it say already say $2500 when he normally charges $2750? Maybe he pre-printed these documents and had them ready beforehand. I didn't say anything about it because I just wanted my issue resolved. Near the end of the meeting, he strongly recommended I get a psychiatric evaluation because it would help build my case. He recommended one of his friends that he usually works with. I thought to myself, "Wow, what an amazing lawyer, he already has everything planned out for my case. It seems like he already really cares." A few weeks later I went to this psychiatrist and he charged me $900 for the evaluation and $300 for a "write up". I wasn't exactly too sure what that meant, but I wanted to stay on the safe side and do everything my extremely caring lawyer says. Fast track a few months and it is finally my court date. I am feeling confident that we will win this. I get there an hour early, as he instructed me to. It is 15 minutes before my hearing and he is still not here. I give him a call and he does not answer. I give his secretary a call and he does not answer. At this point I am just sitting there like an idiot, hoping that the lawyer I just handed over thousands of dollars to decides to show up to defend me in court. Eventually he shows up, over an hour late and looking like he hadn't even taken the time to look presentable. Now get this. The company we were up against had a policy where under no circumstances do they negotiate with the defended. That basically means that whether I had paid for the best lawyer in the country and taken all the psychiatric tests in the world, I would have gotten the same sentencing as someone that just went with the court appointed lawyer. It does not end here. He told me that I would be getting a $150 civil fee in the mail and I did not have to pay it. He would take care of it for me. I did just that. I did not pay it because I trusted him. Fast forward a couple months and I get another letter in the mail telling me how I still have to pay it. I give send my "lawyer" an email asking if this was a mistake and he told me to once again, not worry about it. Fast track a few more weeks and this same company sends another letter demanding that we pay $425. This has to be a mistake right? My dad goes in to Adam's office to discuss this with him and all of a sudden he isn't there. It was pretty obvious that he was ducking us. My dad spoke with his secretary and she says that they can send a letter to this company, but at a fee. In the end, we paid the $425. Now I understand that I was in the wrong and I was the one being taken to court for my mistakes, but this man, Adam Weisberg, is in the wrong for extorting my family of thousands of dollars. I feel like any lawyer should have done their job and done their research on the company and have known what their policies were. Maybe all lawyers are like this. Who knows? But what I do know is that this lawyers is definitely not one that you should go to. Do your own research beforehand because those you hire to defend you in a court of law will be the same ones picking your pockets behind your back.