If you are in Toronto real estate, NEVER use this lawyer:
https://www.harrietaltman.com/
https://forums.redflagdeals.com/can-anybody-recommend-good-cheap-real-estate-lawyer-771937/6/
I used Harriet Altman based on the reviews on RFD. I can't say that I share the same positive experience.
Very simply, she was quite forgetful during the whole process and made a lot of simple mistakes. For example, when she called me to tell me the final amount owing, she forgot to credit the initial deposit I paid. In addition, she missed a mistake made by the other lawyer in property taxes owing (I had to point this out to her). When it came time to send me insurance papers to her, I did so multiple times - but she would keep asking for them again (she would keep saying I didn't send it...and then when I would give her the date/time it was sent, she would say "oh there it is").
She is also very brash and direct. I normally wouldn't mind this if everything was done properly, but given the errors, it definitely irked me.
In any case, maybe my situation was an isolated case, but I certainly expected a much better experience based on the positive reviews.
https://www.lawyerratingz.com/reviews/2896/Lawyer-Harriet-Altman.html
Horrible lawyer. Lies to her own clients so she and her family can buy properties. Yeah, her husband and her adult children own over 20 properties in the GTA. Report her to the LSO.
I wish I had read these bad reviews earlier. Could have saved me so much headaches. Altman took me for a ride and screwed me over for $2,000. She said it would cost me $1,000 and then it gradually went up to $3,200. She did not provide a written estimate. Definitely no email and no cell phone. Extremely rude person. Also I notice that after a bad review it is always followed by an excellent review a few days later. The administrator of this site should see if those reviews are coming from Mrs. Altman herself. Timing is suspicious and she is very sneaky.
