Law Office of Barbara Comerford

I almost never review things, but I had to do this because the sheer amount of screwed my mother got by hiring Jennifer Manger (a lawyer at this firm).
I went in with my mother who recently fell down the stairs at work, and then got pinned under a cargo van not even a month later. She was left with moderate to severe spinal injury, several torn knee ligaments (requiring surgery) and a head injury.
When we got in Jennifer Manger was very impatient and condescending to my mother, even though we explained to her that my mother takes longer to process information because of her head injury.
I personally sat and mediated explaining my mothers case over around 1.5−2 hours. It really seemed that Jennifer just wanted to get out of the office already that day.
Months later we receive a rejection from social security, which wouldn’t be such a big –problem in and of itself (we understand most cases get rejected and must appeal).
The PROBLEM was that over half the doctors offices listed were incorrect, and the most important doctors werent even listed in the case. This was something I had gone over ad nauseum in the office. It also turned out that Jennifer Manger asked the doctors offices she did include for my mothers records ONCE, and they failed to send them (this part isn’t her fault). So instead of following up with the office to re-​request the records or even notifying us that they weren’t responding, she simply submitted the case WITH NO EVIDENCE from those offices.
AND THEN, when my mothers case was rejected and she was a nervous wreck (because now she wont have income for another year), she called Jennifer. It was a Friday evening, so Jennifer pretty much shrugged my panicking mother off and basically said there’s nothing she could do and she’d talk about it Monday. So the whole weekend my mother was a wreck because we had no idea how to move forward.
The only time that Jennifer actually contacted my mother with concern about the case was after we told her we wanted a different lawyer.
The entire management of the case was lazy and careless. I’ve recently gotten my mother another lawyer and he was incredibly friendly and patient. He took all of the paperwork himself (we checked with the doctor’s offices) and has been incredibly helpful.
Again this review isn’t because we were rejected, that is fine, we can appeal. This negative review is because of the shoddy job that Ms. Manger did, the way my mother was treated, and the overall carelessness and laziness that occurred in the management of my mothers case.