Irwin Pollack/Massachusetts Family Law Group
Complaint 146325 Details

Irwin Pollack, a former radio salesman turned attorney, provided what I considered to be horrific legal representation.


Without much effort I was shocked to find horrific complaint after
horrific complaint against Irwin Pollack and the "firm" that he owns
which goes by many names including Mass. Family Law Group, the entity
with which I did business.

After reading these complaints, this clearly appears to me to be a
pattern indicating at least incompetence, and if not corruption, then
an institutional disregard for professional standards and actions.

I offer these as part of this BBB complaint/effort to resolve this
dispute so you can see with what I am dealing. Please make this
entire email part of the record, and feel free to contact me if
needed. The following reports were made through the reputable
AVVO.com professional legal web site and lawyerratingz.com, regarding
Irwin Pollack:
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"He and his firm were agressive, but didn't spend enough time to do
quality work. He pressed me to go to court without a good strategy and
failed terribly in the court. I felt that they very much liked to make
easy and quick money than help me to settle my divorce case. Irwin
Pollack is a poor excuse for an attorney."
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Irwin is not experienced or knowledgeable enough to handle divorce
matters, or any domestic relations matters. He is more interested in
racking up legal fees, expanding his practice and billing for
unnecessary work than actually learning the law and spending time
doing quality work. He runs into court for no reason, he drafts
documents that are never filed (or that are never addressed y the
court), and he makes multiple phone calls to say the same thing (and
charges for it!) Stay away from Irwin Pollack and his firm."
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"Irwin is more interested in racking up the hours and making matters
more compliicated than need be, in order to rack up hours. Talk about
charging for everything. put a stamp on an enevelope? $75.00. Maybe he
would be a descent lawyer if he wasn't so concerned with how many
hours he can charge you all the time.. He talks the talk... he makes
you feel he is on your side. He is.....your "how much money do you
have to spend on his services" side..."
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"Do not hire Irwin pollack! He ha absolutely no idea what he is doing.
He did nothing but stammer and stutter in front of the judge. He is
completely inept. He charged for late night calls, while he talked
about the Notebook being his favorite movie."
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"Lousy. Dangerous. Frightening. I believe the claims of "many years"
of experience are false. This man was a salesman prior to getting a
law degree not very long ago. I feel strongly that his salesman
tactics hawking his wares are distasteful, to say the least. His
lawyer skills destroyed a family member of mine he was representing,
and then filed a court order against his own client's settlement to
take well over $80,000.00 for his services after losing all aspects of
the case, leaving my family member with NOTHING, and allowing the ex
to walk away with multiple income-generating rental properties,
vacation home, full ownership of a successful business,and other
unmentionables. Shortly after his "mis"representation of his client,
he then hired the ex's attorney to come work for him. Go figure."
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"I would have to agree with the negative ratings. The websites and
advertising are misleading. The criminal sites state these attorneys
specialize in the specific areas yet so dont the family law websites.
This is misleading. The attorneys I have worked with are not
knowledgeable in those areas, lack knowledge of the rules and drag
matters on for long periods of time only to charge their clients large
sums of money."
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"Be aware! Contrary to what he may write on his website or say to you,
Mr. Pollack does NOT have real experience doing criminal, bankruptcy,
estate planning, or civil work other than family law. His "experience"
comes from watching people in the courtroom, not from actually
representing people. Go ahead and ask around....you'll get the real
scoop. "
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"He gets an F all around except for collecting his fees."
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"This attorney is not knowledgeable enough in serious litigation
matters, he needs more experience and billing practices are
questionable."
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"I would strongly not recommend Irwin Pollack or the "Mass Family Law
Group" that he represents. If he were half as good a lawyer as an
Internet Marketer, he would be knowledgeable. However, his skills at
Internet Marketing are his best skills. His website appears to show a
very experienced practitioner. This is not the case however, and his
enthusiastic nature does not translate to his knowledge of the
Massachusetts probate laws. He might be more effective in a low
income, low maintenance divorce where the parties aren't out for
blood, but if you need someone in a courtroom that knows procedure,
case law, how to examine and cross a witness, you've got the wrong
guy! If you can't negotiate a deal and have to go to court, stay away
from him! Lawyers like him know the truth about your case and the
issues of law at hand, but conceal it from you until its too late and
you've prepaid them. To deal with a divorce you need a surgeon not a
cheerleader to be a pal."
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"Stay AWAY from this snake oil salesman who preys on your emotions,
sucks you in with his "I'm divorced, too, so I know how hard this
is...it's all about the kids, yada yada yada." At the worst time of my
life this fraud/thief did nothing but take my money...that is ALL he
did. He would charge me for meetings that were nothing more than him
reading back the detailed emails I sent to him; my divorce was very
complicated and all he did was make it more painful for me emotionally
and financially. I fired him. Do yourself a favor and look around. His
many websites make it look like they are the only place you should
go...take the time to find a compassionate lawyer who cares about your
individual situation. They are out there."
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And this from an ATTORNEY!:
"I am an attorney writing about Irwin Pollack and his firm. If you
browse through the various web sites, you will see that each attorney
in the firm "specializes" in every area that the firm handles, and
they are all "revered" in their fields. This is completely false!
Irwin and his team keep adding new areas of law to the practice,
without knowing what they're doing, but advertising that they are well
known in the courts. In reality, perhaps maybe one attorney in the
firm has actually handled a like case before. They don't know what
they're doing, and are only interested in getting money. For the
amount of money that they charge and what's at stake, you are wise to
steer clear of this law firm and "brain trust."