I just want to tell you something important about checking reviews before you go to a law firm. I was thinking about a life as a digital nomad and needed some legal advice. So, I went to this law firm and talked about my freelance business (which I had already set up while not nomadding). They told me my business structure wasn’t legal, but they were wrong.

I ended up spending a lot of money on their advice. But later, when I talked to my tax consultant and even to the government, they all said my business was totally fine.

I got really mad about losing all that money and time for nothing. I left a bad review on Trustpilot. Then the law firm wrote a blog article about me, using my name (just left out one letter of my last name) and where I was born, and they discussed my case in detail within that blog post.

I couldn’t believe they did that. That’s so unprofessional in my opinion. I mean, I don’t mind that much. Sure, if I could I would take this blog post down but I decided to use it against them. So I shared their blog post so others could see how they treat their clients’ private information.

So, long story short, always read reviews before you pick a law firm. If I’d known they had bad reviews, I would’ve never gone to them.

Be careful.

  • Any_Independent375@alien.topOPBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I wouldn’t call it a case study. In their view, they are still in the right. In their blog article, I am portrayed as a ‘young, dreamy freelancer who is childish and doesn’t want to listen to lawyers’ advice.’ They also altered some facts. For instance, they claimed I said, ‘I found other information on Facebook!’ which I never did. What I actually said was that I found information contradicting their stance on a government forum (a reply by a government representative) and from a government employee I spoke to in person.