Gustad Law Group PLLC

Gustad Law Group vehemently disagrees with the and misleading content of this complaint.Attorney-client privilege prevents us from commenting further.John-Paul G***Attorney at Law

Complaint: [redacted] I am rejecting this response because:Complaint: [redacted] I am rejecting this response because:First of all, a recap:(Attached is a copy of our initial response combined with Mr. G [redacted] incorrect statements)#1. (item 1 on initial response) As seen in our initial response, Mr G [redacted] never file any complaints with the police, he had no reason;#2. (item 3 on initial response) Mr. G [redacted] lied. We provided an email showing confirmation that through the office of Congressman [redacted] 's office, Mr. G [redacted] was removed as our attorney. He unlawfully ignored our request to withdraw.#3. (item 4 on initial response) All the documentation was solely provided by us. Gustad Law Group DIDN'T obtain any documents from the treating doctors.#4. (item 5 on initial response) Case was further from been considered "Impeccably prepared". We have the entire record showing Mr. G [redacted] minimal involvement and FAILURE to contact key witnesses to the case.#5. (item 6 on initial response) We have stated multiple times that we are willing to pay the 178.00 dollars plus the two hours Mr G [redacted] claims.#6 (item 7 on initial response) G [redacted] attempts to justify his incompetence by stating that we didn't respond to some phone calls is ridiculous. HE FAILED TO COLLECT KEY INFORMATION FROM WILLING WITHESSES.#7 (item 8 on initial response) Mr G [redacted] has not provided any email record supporting his claims of abusive communications from us. His claim is false.#8 (item 9 on initial response) Mr. G [redacted] making false claims, in regards "abusive behavior" that he cannot prove. Ok, so now let's see Mr.G [redacted] new claims:1.- My office has spent a tremendous amount of time, effort and energy on both Mr. [redacted] case and in response to his allegations of wrongdoing.2.- Gustad Law Group never presented Mr. [redacted] with an invoice for any attorney's fees whatsoever. The only invoice furnished to Mr. [redacted] was for the costs associated with obtaining the medical evidence in his case.3.- It should be noted that I am the third attorney that Mr. [redacted] discharged from his case. Mr. [redacted] has been dissatisfied with every attorney he has contacted.4.- Please review my prior submission containing Mr. [redacted] ' hostile, obnoxious and threatening correspondence.5.- Mr. [redacted] was warned by me, at length in advance of his hearing about the low approval rate of the administrative law judge assigned to his case.6.- I arranged for additional time to present the lay witness testimony of Mr. [redacted] ' wife to this judge at his administrative hearing. However, Mrs. [redacted] forgot to bring a picture I.D. the day of the hearing and was not allowed to appear at Mr. [redacted] ' hearing or to provide testimony. Presumably it was my fault that Mrs. [redacted] forgot to bring her I.D. the morning of the hearing.7.- Not only was all medical evidence obtained in Mr. [redacted] ' case, I obtained a supportive statement from the treating physician who was willing to support Mr. [redacted] ' claim for disability.8.- Mr. [redacted] ' claims about my legal representation are not only inflammatory in nature they are at odds with reality. Our response:#1. The court record clearly shows the lack of participation from Mr. G [redacted] . The only contact made was his introduction has the attorney representing us.#2. This is a half thuth. Mr G [redacted] refusal to withdraw as our council clearly shows his intention of receiving an undeserved 1/3 of the initial payment from SSA, as stipulated in the contract we signed with him. That is why we were are asking him to provide the court with a notice of withdraw and a waiver of his fee, the 1/3.#3. Yes, we had two attorneys before Mr. G***. When we came to his office to interview him, we were looking for the best representation we could get. After he explained to us his approach to our case, witch included deposicions of the two treating doctors, witch in his own words would be a crucial and strong testimony, we thought we had a better chance to get a favorable ruling so we hired hin. Little did we know that he wasn't going to cumply with his own plan.#4. Yes Mr. G***, let us review and see the proof of your false allegations. We asked you to present any kind of email supporting your claim but you failed to do so.#5. Yes, he made us aware, but he also told us this very nice plan that he had to build a strong case (the depositions) but unfortunately he did not follow through.#6. We contacted the court clerk assigned to the [redacted] reviewing our request and he reported that the time assigned was the standard time, no additional time had been requested. We confirmed that by the court record. There was ABSOLUTELY no request from Mr. G [redacted] to have additional time. Please remember we have a copy of the complete record. And yes, Ms [redacted] forgot her ID and was not present at the hearing, but Mr' Gu [redacted] attempt to make that the cause of the disfavorable ruling is totally absurd. The main reason for the negative ruling was that the medical record had some areas that were not very clear in respect treatments and evaluations. This could have been nicely addressed if the two doctors had been interviewed, as Mr. G [redacted] first planned.#7. The medical evidence was obtained by us. Looking at the record most documents were presented BEFORE Mr G***. Then a few statements were sent VIA EMAIL to Mr G***, by us, for him to file with the court. HE DID NOT GET THOSE RECORDS NOR DID HE INTERVIEWE ANY DOCTOR!Is Mr Gu [redacted] willing to appear as having such ignorance as to not realize that EVERY DOCUMENT PRESENTED TO THE CORT IS CATALOGED? It shows the nature of the document, date AND SOURCE! You, Mr G [redacted] DID NOT PROVIDED ANY DOCUMENTS!Please carefuly review the facts presented to you.You may notice how Mr. g [redacted] make claims he cannot prove. He makes false statements such as the one claiming that he had interviewed a doctor, or the one here he calls it "untrue" that he was removed from our representation by as shown on the email from Congressman [redacted] 's office.As it can be seen, we tried in good faith to deal with Mr. G***, but his stubbornness to get more money than he deserves has led us into coming this far into protecting our interest. Moreover, WE WILL continue the development of a webpage that will carry all information about "Gustad LawGroup" and a faithful description of our experience with them, unless of course Mr. g [redacted] agrees to follow a proper course and gets paid for his work and stated expenses AND waves the right to any more money from the initial payment from the SSA (the 1/3 specified in the contract).Sincerely, [redacted] ***SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS REDACTED BY BBB***

Complaint: ***I am rejecting this response because:Statements from Mr G***:1.- "Mrand Ms*** have been sending harassing emails since July 3, prompting our office to file a police report"2.- "Specifically, we received an email indicating that "if I did not comply with your
instructions, you would make disparaging comments about my law practice."3.- "On August 2015, we received another threatening email, that indicated that you involved U.SCongressman *** ***'s office and claims that his involvement was required to have me removed as the attorney of record." This was wholly inaccurate."4.- "Additionally, Gustad Law Group reached out to four separate doctors for signed statements to support Mr***'s caseOne doctor declined to draft a statement and another did not respond to our multiple requests."5.- "Beyond the continued misconduct we have been experiencing, Mr***' case was impeccably prepared."6.- "We also payed for $of medical records to support his claim."7.- "We tried calling him multiple times prior to March 1, On March 18, 2015, we sent a call me letterOn March 23, 2015, we sent an email asking that he call usOn March 23, we called again and were hung up onOn March 2, 2015, we called and left a voicemailOn March 27, 2015, we tried calling a third party to reach Mr*** and left another voicemail. On April 1, 2015, we finally received a return phone call from Mr*** to get updated medical records."8.- " Any delay in submitting medical records in this case was caused by Mr*** in his failure to take an active role in his case development"9.- "Mr*** has been abusive to Gustad Law Group Staff and fired two other attorneys during the course of his appealsHis behavior had a direct impact on his case and made it incredibly difficult to develop his claim and effectively represent him"10.- "Despite these difficulties, he had a one hour development appointment with an associate attorney and an hour of testimony preparation with the owner and senior attorneyHe was also represented at the hearing by the senior attorney."Our response to his statements:1.- Perhaps MrG*** could produce some of the "harassing emails"? We did sent emails,some are includedthe last emailsafter our request was denied, we were requesting MrG*** to give us a report of his fees so that we could pay for his work and office expenses but he declined to answerHe had answer previous emails but not the last ones, see attachment "Email to g***"ALSO,we checked for police records that would indicate a complain from MrG*** or his firm and found noneA phone request to search for complaints filed produced no results, no complaints filed from MrG***Further, we were instructed, to obtain written confirmation, to make an online inquiry, please see attachment "Police Request" Confirmation will be sent from the records office soonThe inquiry number is ***2.- Please read the emails attached (Email to g***)We will find ANY possible way to alert the public of Mr G*** behaviorWe gave him plenty of chances to, at least withdraw from been our attorney but he failed to do soAll we wanted from him was to collect his expenses but waive the 1/percentage that he would be entitled to receive if we had receive compensation from SSA, but we did notAnd because of his poor performance as an attorney, we asked him to wave THAT PART of his fees, but he refused.3.- Please see attachment "***"4-5.- Please see attachment "Email to g*** 1"And "SSA Docs" The case documentation that MrG*** sent to the court was ALL provided by usAs seeing on "Email to g*** 1" he had to be reminded to contact the doctoreone had left *** *** center and the other one, Dr***, my current doctor maintains her position that Mrg*** never contacted her to get her expert testimony.6.- We are willing to pay for watever the actual work was done and the expenses incurred, so, yes we will pay the 178.007-8.- yes, SOME of those phone calls occured, like the one to my neighborBut trying to even implied that this justifies his poor involvement gathering crucial information for the case is absolutely ludicrous.9.- As his claim of abuse, we will challenge him to show any piece of email showing thatWe agree that we were very irritated AFTER mrG*** ignored our requestsIt took a special request to the office of U.SRepresentative *** *** to finally get his name removed from our record, See "***" attachmentMrG***, knowingly made it extremily difficult for us to get our court records because he was still pretending to be our attorney, he would not voluntarily remove himself.10.- We are willing to pay for that!! and office expenses, but nothing more!Please carefuly review the facts presented to you.As it can be seen, we tried in good faith to deal with MrG***, but his stubbornness to get more money than he deserves has led us into coming this far into protecting our interestMoreover, WE WILL continue the development of a webpage that will carry all information about "Gustad Law Group" and a faithful description of our experience with them, unless of course Mrg*** agrees to follow a proper course and gets paid for his work and stated expenses AND waves the right to any more money from the initial payment from the SSA (the 1/specified in the contract).Sincerely,*** ***
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Complaint: [redacted]I am rejecting this response because:Complaint: [redacted]I am rejecting this response because:First of all, a recap:(Attached is a copy of our initial response combined with Mr. G[redacted] incorrect statements)#1. (item 1 on initial response) As seen in our initial response, Mr G[redacted] never file any complaints with the police, he had no reason;#2. (item 3 on initial response) Mr. G[redacted] lied. We provided an email showing confirmation that through the office of Congressman [redacted]'s office, Mr. G[redacted] was removed as our attorney. He unlawfully ignored our request to withdraw.#3.  (item 4 on initial response) All the documentation was solely provided by us. Gustad Law Group DIDN'T obtain any documents from the treating doctors.#4.  (item 5 on initial response) Case was further from been considered "Impeccably prepared". We have the entire record showing Mr. G[redacted] minimal involvement and FAILURE to contact key witnesses to the case.#5.  (item 6 on initial response) We have stated multiple times that we are willing to pay the 178.00 dollars plus the two hours Mr G[redacted] claims.#6  (item 7 on initial response) G[redacted] attempts to justify his incompetence by stating that we didn't respond to some phone calls is ridiculous. HE FAILED TO COLLECT KEY INFORMATION FROM WILLING WITHESSES.#7  (item 8 on initial response) Mr G[redacted] has not provided any email record supporting his claims of abusive communications from us. His claim is false.#8  (item 9 on initial response) Mr. G[redacted] making false claims, in regards "abusive behavior" that he cannot prove. Ok, so now let's see Mr.G[redacted] new claims:1.- My office has spent a tremendous amount of time, effort and energy on both Mr. [redacted] case and in response to his allegations of wrongdoing.2.- Gustad Law Group never presented Mr. [redacted] with an invoice for any attorney's fees whatsoever.  The only invoice furnished to Mr. [redacted] was for the costs associated with obtaining the medical evidence in his case.3.- It should be noted that I am the third attorney that Mr. [redacted] discharged from his case.  Mr. [redacted] has been dissatisfied with every attorney he has contacted.4.- Please review my prior submission containing Mr. [redacted]' hostile, obnoxious and threatening correspondence.5.- Mr. [redacted] was warned by me, at length in advance of his hearing about the low approval rate of the administrative law judge assigned to his case.6.- I arranged for additional time to present the lay witness testimony of Mr. [redacted]' wife to this judge at his administrative hearing.  However, Mrs. [redacted] forgot to bring a picture I.D. the day of the hearing and was not allowed to appear at Mr. [redacted]' hearing or to provide testimony.  Presumably it was my fault that Mrs. [redacted] forgot to bring her I.D. the morning of the hearing.7.- Not only was all medical evidence obtained in Mr. [redacted]' case, I obtained a supportive statement from the treating physician who was willing to support Mr. [redacted]' claim for disability.8.- Mr. [redacted]' claims about my legal representation are not only inflammatory in nature they are at odds with reality. Our response:#1. The court record clearly shows the lack of participation from Mr. G[redacted]. The only contact made was his introduction has the attorney representing us.#2. This is a half thuth. Mr G[redacted] refusal to withdraw as our council clearly shows his intention of receiving an undeserved 1/3 of the initial payment from SSA, as stipulated in the contract we signed with him. That is why we were are asking him to provide the court with a notice of withdraw and a waiver of his fee, the 1/3.#3. Yes, we had two attorneys before Mr. G[redacted]. When we came to his office to interview him, we were looking for the best representation we could get. After he explained to us his approach to our case, witch included deposicions of the two treating doctors, witch in his own words would be a crucial and strong testimony, we thought we had a better chance to get a favorable ruling so we hired hin. Little did we know that he wasn't going to cumply with his own plan.#4. Yes Mr. G[redacted], let us review and see the proof of your false allegations. We asked you to present any kind of email supporting your claim but you failed to do so.#5. Yes, he made us aware, but he also told us this very nice plan that he had to build a strong case (the depositions) but unfortunately he did not follow through.#6. We contacted the court clerk assigned to the [redacted] reviewing our request and he reported that the time assigned was the standard time, no additional time had been requested. We confirmed that by the court record. There was ABSOLUTELY no request from Mr. G[redacted] to have additional time. Please remember we have a copy of the complete record. And yes, Ms [redacted] forgot her ID and was not present at the hearing, but Mr' Gu[redacted] attempt to make that the cause of the disfavorable ruling is totally absurd. The main reason for the negative ruling was that the medical record had some areas that were not very clear in respect treatments and evaluations. This could have been nicely addressed if the two doctors had been interviewed, as Mr. G[redacted] first planned.#7. The medical evidence was obtained by us. Looking at the record  most documents were presented BEFORE Mr G[redacted]. Then a few statements were sent VIA EMAIL to Mr G[redacted], by us, for him to file with the court. HE DID NOT GET THOSE RECORDS NOR DID HE INTERVIEWE ANY DOCTOR!Is Mr Gu[redacted] willing to appear as having such ignorance as to not realize that EVERY DOCUMENT PRESENTED TO THE CORT IS CATALOGED? It shows the nature of the document, date AND SOURCE! You, Mr G[redacted] DID NOT PROVIDED ANY DOCUMENTS!Please carefuly review the facts presented to you.You may notice how Mr. g[redacted] make claims he cannot prove. He makes false statements such as the one claiming that he had interviewed a doctor, or the one here he calls it  "untrue" that he was removed from our representation by as shown on the email from Congressman [redacted]'s office.As it can be seen, we tried in good faith to deal with Mr. G[redacted], but his stubbornness to get more money than he deserves has led us into coming this far into protecting our interest. Moreover, WE WILL continue the development of a webpage that will carry all information about "Gustad LawGroup" and a faithful description of our experience with them, unless of course Mr. g[redacted] agrees to follow a proper course and gets paid for his work and stated expenses AND waves the right to any more money from the initial payment from the SSA (the 1/3 specified in the contract).Sincerely,[redacted]
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Gustad Law Group vehemently disagrees with the false and misleading content of this complaint.Attorney-client privilege prevents us from commenting further.John-Paul G[redacted]Attorney at Law