ComplaintsforLaw Offices of Brandwein & Smolin

• Initial Complaint

  10/08/2024

  Complaint Type:

  Product Issues

  Status:

  Answered

  More info

  This is about a case for real estate transaction dispute ************************************************************. On my initial consultation Mr. ********************** told me in if there is a judgement in our favor there is going to be some money paid to me for the negligence of the real estate transaction then land stays with me. This is why we opened up this case. Later one before he even step in the court room there was settlement offered from the defendant that was low amount and loosing the land. I have explained Mr. ********************** his was not a good decision to my case then he told me that if I do not accept it he is going to withdraw from this case. He tried to man slotter me to take a decision that was bad for me. Moreover Mr. ********************** had a racial issue with me! I asked him to counter offer the defendant then I was told by him that he is not going to because he i was asking too much. In the end he withdrew from the case. Now he doesn't want to release case paperwork and asked me for more money!

  Business response

  11/12/2024

  Dear Customer Relations Representative: 
       Please accept this as a response to ***** ******* complaint assigned the captioned ID number. 
       On June *******, I was retained by Mr ***** to represent him in a legal malpractice case against the attorney who  represented him in  his purchase of the  property commonly described as *********************************************. Mr ***** explained to me that he told the attorney that the subject property was unimproved and that his intention was to build on the land. Mr ***** also told me that he learned after the closing that the land was worthless to him since he could not build on the land.  After I  examined the documents pertaining to this sale as well as communications between Mr ***** and the attorney and noted that the attorney was indeed informed of Mr ******* intention to build on the subject property and that the title policy  commitment listed an exception that the property was restricted from building purposes. Consequently, I informed Mr ***** that he had a valid case against the attorney. 
       After attempting to contact the real estate agent to confirm the property was worthless and examining additional documents and confirming with Mr ***** that the property was worthless, suit  was filed on July ****** alleging that the lawyer  was guilty of professional malpractice for failing to recognize that the title commitment has an exception stating the property was restricted for building purposes.
        On  September 12, 2024, the defendant attorney offered in settlement to pay Mr ***** for the entire purchase and closing costs of the property plus the real estate taxes Mr ***** paid from dat
  
  
  Very truly yours,
  
  ***** *. Smolin 
  Law Offices of BRANDWEIN & SMOLIN LLC 

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