Hello
@bella12
So are you paying multiple lawyers $300 to $400 everytime you consult with them ?
Yes!... the service is not free. I am paying from my pocket for all consultations. The first lawyer that worked on my refused h&c application, I paid him about 10, 000 dollars. He messed up my application. he did not do what I ask him to.
There is a lot of missing evidence and argument in my application. He did NOT show me what he did before he submitted it. that was my biggest mistake. The office location of the lawyer is different from the province I live. So, I could not visit his office to check his work before he submitted it. I paid this money from my pocket ..
No credit card, no borrowed money. T
his is money coming out from my personal bank account (debit card). I choose this lawyer base on all the reviews I read about on different websites. I did not pay attention to the negative ones because the majority are 5 stars. When you look at the names of the people giving him 5 stars, it is obvious that they are people from his country of origin.
Yesterday, I posted a negative review about him. He responded to the review by saying he does not know me. Just today, I notice someone in his country posted another 5-star review. someone again with the same name posted 5 start review
twice. the pattern made me believe that this man is either paying people to write those reviews or him and his employees are using fake names to write those reviews by themselves
I have been noticing a pattern with a lot of lawyers ( especially during covid),
Covid has affected their revenue. So, they are using clients as a cash cow to replenish those revenues by any means possible. They will take any case as long as you(the client) have money even if they can't do it.
I have heard of lawyers adding "COVID Fees" to the client's bill. Can you imagine? If in doubt, call up any random lawyer right now.
I urge everybody in the group to be careful with who they hire as a lawyer. Do your background check about a lawyer before you hire him or her. Do not allow fear or pressure to make you bow to anything they tell you.
Less I forget, I chatted with a guy on Reddit ( the Canadian immigration section). He announces in the group that his PR has been approved. He got it via h&c. It was approved 3 weeks ago (which is recent). I sent the guy a private message and we exchange numbers. He told me that he first started with the use of a lawyer. He paid his deposit. At a later stage, the lawyer begins to take advantage of him by increasing the fees each time he goes to his office to give him more evidence to support his application. It was evident to him that the lawyer was only interested in money and not interested input serious effort into helping to do his application. He just wants to finish it early and submit and call it a day. can you imagine?
The guy ended up collecting his application and he did the application himself and submitted and he has approved about 3 weeks ago.
His ground his establishment and medical reason. He singles, no family, no kids. etc..
If an ordinary person can do h& c and get approved, then I wonder what is the value of a lawyer...can someone explain this to me? please
The fear porn of getting refused has been the root cause of most lawyers are still in business! Once you take that fear out of the equation more than 50% will NOT be in business. ONLY THE REAL ONES WILL REMAIN SINCE THEIR EFFORT IS BRINGING POSITIVE RESULT FOR CLIENTS.
Lastly,
be careful with online positive reviews about lawyers on different websites( especially on the lawyer's website or on google review). Most of these online reviews about them are fake. some of them use people to create fake accounts to write those reviews or in some cases, they hired or pay some private company or individual person to do it for them.
I AM TALKING FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. Ignore any 5-star rating you see about them...
the first thing you should check are the negative ones. it gives you an idea of the real-life experience of what really happened between the client and lawyer. also, rad hoe a lawyer respond to the client review. it will tell you a lot that is hidden about the personality of the lawyer. LAWYERS BUY REVIEWS. DO NOT TRUST IT.
The best way to get a lawyer that I can trust for now is
through a recommendation from someone or people who have a similar application and case as mine.. a
nything else is bullshit!