Michael J. Saglimben is a lawyer practicing personal injury, medical malpractice, estate planning and 3 other areas of law. Michael received a B.A. degree from Westminster College in 1985, and has been licensed for 38 years. Michael practices at Carr Saglimben, LLP in Olean, NY.
I got my divorce papers in October of 2003. I found out in January of 2004, when I contacted Mr. Saglimben about something that my divorce had been overturned. He did not contact me about it. I found out from the court that my lawyer put it through as a default divorce even though my ex husband's attorney had contacted him after all. I never even got one penny of my retainer fee back, but I did have to go find another attorney. The man shouldn't be allowed to practice law.
My friend had a court case back in October and Mike still has not signed the court order. Now, my case could now get thrown out because of the lack of performance as lawyer. He has called, left messages and nothing. Also after my friends court case, he had questions. He scheduled a conference call. He called at the time he was suppose to and was told, "Mike had stepped outside a half an hour ago." So, my friend was told to call back in 20 mins. He did, then was told that he had to call back in another 10-15mins. He called back like he was told and then they said that he will call him back. He is still waiting for the call back. I wonder what the American Bar Association would think? My friend started with Carr and then was given to Saglimben due to Carr not able to handle the type of case my friend is going to court for. He has had these lawyers for 2 months now. He submitted all his evidence and has called in the past 2 months numerous times to ask questions with no calls back.
