Law Offices of Eric Feinberg, PC

When my two mini schnauzers were stolen from me by my ex-​boyfriend, I sued him and hired Eric Feinberg as my attorney. I ultimately got the dogs back without the case going to trial because my ex and his wife had a child and decided to relinquish the dogs to me since they were having difficulty raising the child with the dogs.
Mr. Feinberg quickly demonstrated a strong knowledge of the law surrounding my case and had a «pit bull» mentality when I first spoke to him. He gave very good and specific advice as to what types of evidence I would need to provide as well as whom I should have as my witnesses. He was very specific about the direct knowledge they would need in order to be good witnesses versus witnesses who did not have the direct knowledge to adequately support my case.
When my fiancé or I had questions about anything, Mr. Feinberg always made time to speak to us and answer our questions and discuss the strategy for my case, and I felt like he did a good job in preparing me for my deposition.
My ex, through his attorney, made a lot of threats and employed many intimidation tactics and insults to get me to drop my case. Mr. Feinberg was confident in telling me these threats were mostly baseless and nothing more than attempts to get me to drop the case.
It is important to note that when the case went on longer than originally anticipated (and it became clear it would cost more than the original retainer I paid), he offered a flat fee to cover the entire discovery process, which was paid on a handshake agreement, and he was true to his word. When we made this agreement, he also promised that if the case went to trial, he would charge the same flat fee. This was extremely helpful for me because I never once had to worry about how I would be able to afford to take the case to the very end and never had to think of the possibility of attorney’s fees piling up.
While I was extremely happy with the work Mr. Feinberg did for me, there were a few things that he should have handled differently (none of which were deal breakers), as nobody is perfect. When I first met Mr. Feinberg in person at a preliminary hearing, he gave me the wrong court room to appear in which was stressful. Thankfully, he contacted me and got me into the right court room before the judge appeared so there was ultimately no harm done to my case because of this error.
I believe Mr. Feinberg has a «substance over style» mentality and should have put more effort into his appearance and prepared more for the preliminary hearing (although this was a preliminary hearing and, in any scenario, a favorable ruling for me from this hearing was highly unlikely). There were a few documents that had to be sent to Mr. Feinberg more than once which was frustrating, but I ultimately felt confident Mr. Feinberg knew their importance and place in my case. When one of my good friends (a key witness) was deposed, he did not give her any preparation (which was part of our strategy that he acknowledged was a mistake). However, if the case had gone to trial, I have no doubt Mr. Feinberg would have been able to undo most, if not all, of any harm done to my case because of this mistake and set the record straight. In addition, I truly believe he would have aggressively fought for me.
The most important thing I can say about my experience with Mr. Feinberg is that I got my beloved dogs back. I fervently believe my ex would have given them away to someone else had I not brought this lawsuit. I know that lawsuits often seem to be a battle of means and attrition. Mr. Feinberg made it possible for me to win that battle in an affordable way, and for that I will be forever grateful and believe he was truly the best person for the job.
I would hire Mr. Feinberg again should I ever be in need of legal representation in one of his areas of expertise in the future.

I agree with a lot of what Jay R. said below me. This guy is a complete disaster! He seems like a nice guy and I am sure he means well, but I would NOT advise anyone to hire him EVER!!! He was disorganized, forgot half of the things that were main points in my case (landlord-​tenant dispute) and was not as aggressive as I needed him to be… mostly because he didn’t know the case very well. When I first called to speak with him, I was impressed at his knowledge, «28 years of experience», «1500 cases» like mine (of which he said he won 90% of… now this seems almost impossible to believe), and his confidence. None of this shown through when meeting him in person, and I could have kicked myself for making this decision.
He showed up to court in a suit that had a huge hole in the knee area, and sneakers. He honestly came across as some sort of Mr. Magoo crossed with Gene in Willy Wonka, if they lived in a Looney Toons cartoon. I really feel bad writing such an awful review because he seems as if he is a very sweet man, but when people have a lot riding on their court hearing, I would not want them to get in an agreement with this man as their voice in court and be disappointed when they ultimately lose. He almost cost me my apartment!!! Good thing I have an EXCELLENT lawyer now who is handling things beautifully.
If you need a landlord-​tenant lawyer, this is not your guy! Move on to ANYONE else! Sorry, Mr Feinberg, but I could not in good faith hold back and let someone else have this same experience.

I hired Mr Feinberg for a landlord tenant matter. All of his 27 years of experience meant nothing in preparing for trial. He kept losing documents. I needed to send them over and over. During the trial he kept losing his thought as well as dropping papers. which made everyone in the court room uncomfortable. He was so disorganized. If he was“t my lawyer, I would have felt sorry for him.
He is very nice as a person, but his skills as a lawyer is another story.