Joseph M. Bimonte

A nice person but an incompetent lawyer I contacted Joe Bimonte for a case of a holdover tenant that wasn’t paying rent or agreeing to leave. I talked to three lawyers and Joe was the cheapest so I went with him. Boy, what a costly mistake. Joe is a nice guy to talk to so I wish I didn’t need to write this review, yet his lack of professionalism has cost me dearly. First, he struggled with basic things like prompt replies. I would send an email and not hear back for 1+ week. I often needed to send 2-3 follow-ups to then get some excuse for late reply, multiple times. I started putting reminders to check in on Joe frequently, something I don’t even do for the 20-year-old interns at work. After filing the case in court, Joe got in touch with the tenant’s lawyer to negotiate. Each conversation he tried to convince me to cater to her demands, to the point where I wasn’t sure if he was representing me or her. Yet after agreeing to all that, he still wasn’t able to reach an agreement. Then, the culmination came when I finally got a court date. He never showed up! Joe told me he had another case that was more important, and so he needed to prioritize that one. After 7 months of waiting for a court date and not getting rent, the case was dismissed due to Joe’s no show and I had to start over. After firing Joe I talked to other lawyers. Most didn’t want to take the case adding that Joe had made so much mess that it was too much to fix. When I finally found a lawyer that took the case, they submitted it to court and shortly after there was a court date, the tenant was out. Overall, Joe’s lack of competence has cost me more than $10K in extra lost income. View More