petrossian
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I had a lawyer who was recommended by the NY Bar Referral service (they no longer recommend him). He was awful - unprepared, misinformed me, indifferent to the case outcome, etc. I had to drop him
I noticed there were 5 star reviews for him on Yelp.com. I wrote my own review telling people to avoid him. I ended up getting a nasty e-mail from him (identifying himself) telling me to contact him right away. What he didn't realize was that when he wrote me he also identified himself as being the person who wrote the 5 star reviews. I've since found out he does the same on other sites.
Is this considered unethical? I'm hesitant to report it because the complaint process in NY is not strictly confidential and I'm afraid he might retaliate.
I noticed there were 5 star reviews for him on Yelp.com. I wrote my own review telling people to avoid him. I ended up getting a nasty e-mail from him (identifying himself) telling me to contact him right away. What he didn't realize was that when he wrote me he also identified himself as being the person who wrote the 5 star reviews. I've since found out he does the same on other sites.
Is this considered unethical? I'm hesitant to report it because the complaint process in NY is not strictly confidential and I'm afraid he might retaliate.