Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers

M M 

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2 months ago

This agency is truly broken. The intake workers demonstrate a shocking lack of basic legal competence and investigative integrity. The woman who answers the phone left four voicemails in 24 hours with a sense of urgency. In response, I went out of my way to return her calls only for her to shout over me. She found a "gotcha" topic, misrepresented it and gaslight me long enough to get me off the phone. She didn't call to investigate an unethical lawyer, she called to manipulate a conversation, blame the victim, and find a laz... read more

M M 

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2 months ago

This agency is truly broken. The intake workers demonstrate a shocking lack of basic legal competence and investigative integrity. My attorney gave false statements on the record to a Superior Court judge declaring he had to withdraw from my case under Rule 1.16(a)(1), implying that I did something illegal or unethical. This was followed by him filing a vague affidavit with the court based on his statements in court. This forced the judge's hand to grant to his withdraw leaving me with no attorney right before trial. My atto... read more

M M 

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3 months ago

This agency is truly broken. The intake workers demonstrate a shocking lack of basic legal competence and investigative integrity. My attorney gave false statements on the record to a Superior Court judge declaring he had to withdraw from my case under Rule 1.16(a)(1), implying that I did something illegal or unethical. This was followed by him filing a vague affidavit with the court based on his statements in court. This forced the judge's hand to grant to his withdraw leaving me with no attorney right before trial. He neve... read more

M M 

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4 months ago

This office doesn't understand ADA medical necessity reasonable accommodation that attorneys are required by federal law to provide to disabled clients. I was refused reasonable accommodation by my attorney, then he retailated against me by making the process so painful that he was interfering with my rights. I reported it to this office, and the woman who answers the phone said the BBO does not police "tone and rude behavior" by attorneys. When I reiterated that I was refused access to the attorney's services, she persisted... read more

75 Palmer Quincy (75 Palmer) 

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8 months ago

I complained about the person doing the BBO review and his supervisor said I have to talk to him even though she agreed I was right and he was wrong. Useless