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Complaint Review: Bickerton and Bickerton: Lea Bickerton - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
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NEW CASTLE, Pennsylvania, United States
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Bickerton and Bickerton: Lea Bickerton
Bickerton Law, 2009 Mackenzie Way Suite 100, Cranberry Twp, PA Pittsburgh, 16066 Pennsylvania, United States
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Bickerton and Bickerton: Lea Bickerton Hired Lea Bickerton to represent me she did nothing at all but lie ,take my money, and gave the prosecution unfair advantages in court. Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
It was clear she didn't want to represent me then why accept my case and take my money. The representation was incompetent and ineffective.
Hired Lea Bickerton to represent me upon hire she told me she needed to petition the Commomwealth Court for the Discovery and told me it couldn't be expedited and that the court was also backlogged. After waiting almost a year and seeing that she really didn't care anything at all about my case I decided to take it upon myself and call the Commomwealth Court. Upon call I talk to one of the clerk's and they ask me why my case wasn't expedited?
Then I ask them was the court backlogged and the clerk said no we haven't been backlogged in years. I then let the clerk know what I've been through with Lea as counsel and also let them know that I am an Army reservist and they came with the decision for Discovery that day. In over a year time Lea did no kind of investigation or anything on my case.
I came up with an affidavit from the key witnesses which was the nurse stating that the supposed vicitm didn't have the injuries that he claimed and that she would sign a phony medical report because it was made up. I also had another witness that worked the facility that I worked at and the prosecutions witnesses told him that they were willing to do anything to get me in trouble or fired from the position which proved the intent right there.
She also had information on each witness deeming them not creditable. She didn't use any of the witnesses for me and she also let the prosecutions witnesses testify through video conference or through the telephone to which I clearly objected too. All four witnesses were for the prosecution were clearly flawed and not creditable.
One was a heroin addict and was fired from the facility for making an obscene gesture to one of the youths, a second was founded on a child-line report for having an inappropriate sexual relationship with one of the youths and was also fired from the facility, the so-called victim was at the facility for armed robbery, and the investigator presented no evidence at all only testimony and admitted he didn't do an investigation.
All of them were deemed credible because she didn't cross examine these people based on the evidence or information she had. All she did was refute and write a case brief. I waited a whole year and she had nothing to present and let my Civil rights become violated and also had evidence to prove me not guilty but didn't use it. They took 112 days to come with a decision so I emailed Lea and asked her was there something she could do becuase they were taking to long for a decision and she told me she filed a motion to dismiss based on the 45 day rule.
I email her a week or two later asking her if they came with a decision she kept saying it was jurisdictional which didn't make any sense. They finally come with a decision and on the paperwork it said she waivered my right for a prompt decision without even telling me and the whole time had me thinking she filed the motion and she didn't. I have a copy of this and also and email stating she said this.
In my opinion I felt I hired an overpaid WalMart greeter. She would never answer phone calls once she received my money the calls would go directly to fax. The laziest, incompetent, and ineffective attorney I ever seen in my life. Upon the decision of my case tried to garner another 2200 dollars upon appeal. I then decided to hire a competent attorney. I am an Army veteran and I stand by the accuracy of this report and can prove everything that I've written out.
4 Updates & Rebuttals
Melvin
NEW CASTLE,Pennsylvania,
United States
She had no defense in court and all the witnesses testimony went uncontradicted
#2Author of original report
Sat, February 29, 2020
Attorney Bickerton drugged out my case for almost a year and a half she had no defense in court but had the nerve to keep saying she could win on appeal like I would pay her again for legal malpractice. If she stood by her job she would give me money back. I've came at her through the Better Business Bureau and her husband responded and said Lea no longer works for the firm.
I then filed for fee dispute and Allegheny County said she's not an active member of their Bar Association. I never received a receipt of the payments l made the dispositions, or the transcript of the administrative hearing to which I was entitled too. She let all of my rights become violated and had no defense for me in court. Everything she's saying on this report is straight fiction.
She's better off selling books because as far as the legal field is concerned she's what is known as a dumpster fire.
Melvin
NEW CASTLE,Pennsylvania,
United States
Provided Evidence
#3Author of original report
Wed, May 01, 2019
Caught Lea in lies like I said no professionalism. Why doesn't she just give my money back I heard through the grapevine she thinks all her clients are guilty and doesn't fight for them. I believe she's in the wrong business for that. Taking people's money without any representation in site she should be embarrassed.
Tried to say representing me on appeal for free is in the original agreement trying to make herself look good and she clearly am incompetent ripoff in her field. Stay away from this garbage attorney she even believes her own lies that's why I posted the evidence.
Melvin
NEW CASTLE,Pennsylvania,
United States
She lacked competency and effectiveness
#4Author of original report
Mon, April 22, 2019
I can prove everything I wrote I have emails a d dates and times I did things. I've asked for the signed affidavit back from Helen Harris numerous times and she hasn't provided for what only she knows. She did nothing for my case but throw it. Then on the end of her rebuttal she tried to say she wouldn't which is a big time fairy.
Honesty is Lea's strong suit it never was. 5 and a half months after my case was over and the decision was rendered. She finally called me thinking she had another opportunity to get money without doing anything she told me the Reconsideration was $650 which she stated she probably wouldn't win and to go through the Commonwealth Court was $1600.
She said that as clear as day and wants to come on here lying. She wanted over twenty-two hundred dollars for what? I paid more money for a more professional attorney. She lost a case to where there was no evidence only testimony. How can I re-hire someone so pitiful at her craft which cost me a lot of time and money.
She also lied about how the Discovery couldn't be expedited and how the Commonwealth Court was backlogged. She never gathered any kind of evidence or anything. I gathered all my on evidence a competent attorney would have found sufficient. Her cross examination skills were non-existent she made four liars look credible because her legal skills were horrible.
She also lied about the 45 day rule which is right to a prompt decision. It took a 112 days for a decision to my case and before the decision was even made I ask her was there something she could do she said she filed the motion and sent me the email of the motion she claimed she filed. Then a week or two later I asked her has the judge made the decision she kept saying it jurisdictional which was another blatant lie.
I got the court papers back and it said she wavered the 45 day rule and I have paperwork to prove this. She's a hoodwinked attorney and everyone needs to know this so they don't go through the same scam this woman put me through.
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Lea
Pennsylvania,United States
Rebuttal
#5REBUTTAL Individual responds
Mon, April 22, 2019
Although RipOff Report's rebuttal instructions advise individuals to identify the falsehoods in a report, under rules of confidentiality and attorney-client privilege, attorneys are prohibited from posting case details or releasing any information that may breach confidentiality.
Since RipOff Report's policies specifically state that it will neither verify or investigate the factual accuracy of reviews nor compel a reviewer to submit documents to substantiate their reports, I strongly encourage this person to submit this matter for fee dispute resolution or another hearing in a venue where the facts can be heard and records presented.
I respectfully note that, as a general matter, I would rather let an inaccurate review stand than violate my continuing duty to past clients by posting privileged and confidential information to prove myself. I will, however, proudly state that it is my practice to submit a thorough brief that includes in-depth analysis of the relevant case law and show how that applies to the facts of the case rather than rely upon a spontaneous oral argument on the day of the hearing and risk waiving or otherwise forfeiting a valid argument.
Ultimately, I want to be sure that I have given the judge every possible chance and every possible reason to rule in my client's favor and reduce the likelihood of having a favorable ruling overturned on appeal. I also don’t dispute that I will file interlocutory appeals while cases are still pending if I receive an unfavorable ruling early in the case when the facts call for it. I will also note that I generally do not charge an extra fee for this type of work because it is usually included in the original agreement and I am proud to do the work necessary to get a favorable result for my client.
