What Clients Are Saying
From a client (posted by the client at www.Lawyers.com)
"Divorce is painful, but David Hoffman guided me through the legal process with compassion and sensitivity. He was thorough and well organized, and masterful in mediation. I felt supported and respected. He understood the legal and emotional complexities of ending a long marriage and gave equal weight to both. He listened and cared about all of my concerns. I can highly recommend his services."
From a training participant:
"This was the best training I can remember - excellent mix of informative presentations and stimulating role play."
From a divorce client:
"Thank you all so very much for your compassionate and professional support in helping me through a difficult period."
From the parties in a personal injury mediation:
"We just want to thank you again for your help in resolving our lawsuit. Your level of professionalism was incredible. You and your staff helped to make an extremely difficult two days comforting for the bottom of our hearts."
From a divorce client:
"I just wanted to thank you for your help during this difficult time. I appreciate your honesty and candor during the time we were working together. I can honestly say, looking back on everything, that I am pleased with how it (the settlement) all turned out. I know my son will be happy and taken care of. [H]e and I have a very close bond that will continue to flourish. [This is in] part due to how [my ex-wife] was treated through this settlement."
From a divorce client:
"Thank you for helping empower me and doing so in such a friendly and gracious way."
From the Mississippi Center for Justice:
"We write to express our most heartfelt thanks to Boston Law Collaborative, LLC for generously contributing your exceptional talents to meet the legal needs of Hurricane Katrina survivors.
From a client:
"I feel so honored and fortunate to have your extraordinary group working on my behalf. Thank you for all you do all the time."
From a divorce client:
"To the partners of BLC: I am deeply grateful for the assistance that Mary [LaCivita] gave me during my divorce. I was faced with difficult decisions that seemed hard to make. Mary guided me through each step. Although Lenore [Pellani's] work was done behind the scenes, I want you to know how much I appreciated all the many things she did to support me. I would not hesitate to recommend Mary or your law firm. Thank you."
From a client:
"I appreciate all your expertise and compassionate approach...You have been a saving grace for me at a very difficult time in my life."
From one of the parties in a mediation:
"Thank you again for your kind assistance in resolving the terrible stress I was living under due to the constant conflict with the trustee of my parents' estates. I have had a very peaceful year and am most appreciative to you."
From a couple in a mediation:
"We just want to thank you again for your help in resolving our law suit. Your level of professionalism was incredible. You and your staff helped to make an extremely difficult two days [of mediation] comforting for both of us and are to be commended for your dedication to the art of mediation. Thank you again from the bottom of our hearts."
From a divorce client:
"I want to thank you and your staff for the help and services provided to me during my divorce. I don't 'like' lawyers in general but I found you different: kind, compassionate, well prepared, and always available. You are a tribute to your profession."
From a mediation client:
"I am so very grateful to you for getting the agreement signed by all three [parties]. It was an incredible feat - one which turned out to be (at least from my point of view) so much more complex than I ever thought possible. We are all deeply grateful to you for being the "glue" which held it all together! And we thank you immensely."
From a CEO:
"Thank you for the constructive role you played in mediating the subject dispute. I have been involved in a number of mediation sessions involving mediators from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, academia, and the private sector and none was managed more effectively than this one. In particular, when things seemed to be getting a bit contentious, you smoothly separated the parties, letting all concerned cool off a bit, and then skillfully moved us on to common ground where agreement could be reached. Thank you for this effort."
From a divorce client:
"Thank you for all of your calm, kindness, strength, and support through the last few years."
From a divorce client:
"I will be the first to tell of your kindness and thoughtfulness the next time I hear a bad joke about a lawyer or a horror story about a divorce."
From a mediation center:
"You do an excellent job engaging people. Thanks for your expertise and sharing your talents.You are a great teacher."
From a trial lawyer:
"The Advanced Mediation Training was by far the best seminar that I have ever attended in my 23 years of [law] practice, and it was a thoroughly enjoyable and enriching experience."