Complaint Review: Bradley P Pollock Bell & Pollock PC - Greenwood Village Colorado

As a current client, I have to say I have had nothing but a good experience with Bell and Pollock.  I have used other well known lawyers in Denver in the past and had good and bad experiences, but my experience with Bob at Bell and Pollock has been all good.  

I have seen too many people who think that the minute they hire a lawyer (and I am not sure where the complainant actually even hired the attorney because she never mentioned signing all the paperwork and said she assumed he took the case because he gave her is cell number not because she signed a contract) that it will just be like wham bam and the case is settled. But it can take months if not years sometimes to settle a case.  You don't want an attorney that rushes through the process.

I think (and I have a lot of experience dealing with people) that this woman is someone who wants everything on her terms and is unreasonable when they aren't.  I do not believe Mr Pollock was in anyway trying to discredit her all, he was stating the facts to the best of his ability without breaching attorney-client privilege.  If she want to let it all hang out and waive privilege then I am sure he would be able to defend himself better.  Also if she had a real complain she would file with the Colorado Law Board not on here.

I really don't mean to be unkind.  However, I can't help but notice that you've mispelled your own last name in both of your responses, dated 2/8/11 and 2/9/11.  To me this speaks volumes about your mental state at that time - since lawyers are usually fairly precise, especially with something as basic as the spelling of their own surnames. 

There are so many distortions, projections, and inaccurate assumptions in your responses that I am at a loss regarding where to begin in addressing them all.

I will need to respond in more detail when I have time.  For now, I will simply address what was the key issue for me here: the lack of communication.  Your assertion: "This person was contacted many times by our office and by me" is absolutely false.

After our meeting at the coffee shop in mid-November, I did not receive a single phone call, email, or message on my voice mail from you.  Not a single one.  Please refer to statement #1 in my original posting dated 1/19/11. 

Had I heard from you, these postings would not exist.  Period.  I don't think I can make this more clear.

Actually he doesn’t need to retake her case or anything else he doesn’t want to do.  Personally, it sounds like she would be better off with someone else.   

Back when he was her attorney, if he spoke to her anywhere near like he talks about her in these posts, I imagine it would have worn her down and hurt her morale, especially given that she was in a vulnerable place when she sought him out. 

I have no doubt that this woman will find an even better attorney, one who will treat her with respect and will represent her well, if she hasn’t already.  Anyone this spunky, fearless and intelligent (how many people have the courage to critique a law firm if it’s not flattering?) is bound to find exactly what she needs.

No, If anything the ex-client jumped under the bus. She admits that there was a "mutual termination" that was done. She does say it may have been due to stressful situations in her life but she agreed to end her case with the lawyer. Why should the lawyer feel any need to retake the case?

And no, I am not in anyway affiliated with the lawyer. Just looking at the 2 reports filed here.

Per your request, I have read your response(s) to both postings.  Having read everything I must say, that her version rings true and I believe her description of events.  Your attempts to discredit her and make her look bad seem patently obvious and rather pathetic to me.  Your personal attacks and cheap shots make me wonder if there is an absence of fact on your part.  

The aggressive, bullying tactics that may work for you in the courtroom should not be directed at a disabled woman who may still be attempting to recover from a car accident that occurred about two years ago. 

What kind of man are you anyway?  She at least, sounds like a decent, intelligent, and articulate person, who can still acknowledge something positive about you.

You sir, come across as whiny and self-absorbed.  Your claim that you regret the fact that you cannot help her, rings hollow and comes across as insincere; since obviously if you truly cared to help this person, you would in fact, be doing so.

According to her, you agreed to “take some immediate, time-sensitive actions” on her behalf and then did not follow through.  To now claim this is "frivolous" when you agreed to take these action a makes no sense at all.  It sounds like you are speaking nonsense since you apparently have absolutely nothing of substance to say.   

Thank you for your Opinion Report.  Unfortunately you came to an opinion before knowing all of the facts.  Please read my respose.  This person was contacted many times by our office and by me. We tried to resolve all problems on repeated occasions and with repeated phone calls.  The demands from this person exceeded simple legal representation and were not justified.  The "fall out" was not from lack of communications but was from demands for action which were not proper under the circumstances.  Any suffering by this individual is the result of her unreasonable position and is supported by the fact that she has been unable to obtain a lawyer prior to, and after we declined to represent her.  Util she is willing to act appropriately and agree to reasonable expectations, I doubt she will be able to find quality representation.  Lawyers have a responsibility to avoid and stop frivilous activities in the litigation system.  This protects all of those who seek to access to the legal system.  As experts in the field we are expected to use our professional judgment and give advice based on the same.  When a person refuses to even listen to that advice, it is appropriate and in fact necessary that we decline representation.  I regret the fact that this person can not find representation and that we could not help her.  However, this is due to her refusal to cooperate, not our refusal to help her.