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Sweet James LLP has 2 locations, listed below.

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    • Sweet James LLP

      7310 N 16th St Ste 250 Phoenix, AZ 85020-8213

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Sweet James LLP

      4220 Von Karman Ave Newport Beach, CA 92660-2044

      BBB Accredited Business

    Business ProfileforSweet James LLP

    Personal Injury Lawyers
    Multi Location Business
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.47/5stars

    Average of 19 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    8 complaints closed in last 3 years

    4 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 12/20/2021

    Years in Business: 13

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    This business offers personal injury legal services.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Sweet James LLP has 2 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • Sweet James LLP

        7310 N 16th St Ste 250 Phoenix, AZ 85020-8213

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Sweet James LLP

        4220 Von Karman Ave Newport Beach, CA 92660-2044

        BBB Accredited Business
      Location of This Business
      7310 N 16th St Ste 250, Phoenix, AZ 85020-8213
      BBB File Opened:
      8/26/2020
      Years in Business:
      13
      Business Started:
      7/14/2011
      Accredited Since:
      12/20/2021
      Licensing Information:
      This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
      Alternate Business Name
      • SweetJames.com
      Business Management
      • Mr. James M Bergener, Founding Partner
      • Mr. Bernard Perez, Attorney
      • Mr. Damari Perez, Accounting Director
      • Ms. Neila Pourhashem, Director
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. James M Bergener, Founding Partner

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Bernard Perez, Attorney
      • Mr. Damari Perez, Accounting Director
      • Ms. Neila Pourhashem, Director
      Additional Contact Information

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      Customer Complaints

      8 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      06/06/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Resolved
      In May of 2023 my wife and I were in a not at fault car accident, hir from behind. Our car was totaled and both of us were injured. That night we called Sweet James, we asked what the fees were and told 33 1/3 rd and that include any fees. We said our car was totaled and we needed to rent. We were told our car would be replaced and the rental would be paid for from "pain and suffering." All of this was false. After 100 day the percentage went to 40%, the car was not replaced and the rental was not reimbursed and there was no "pain and suffering" money involved. When we inquired about the changed percentage we were told by "*****" that the fee was causing confusion with customer and they just settled on a 40% flat fee, he did say they we hired them when it was still 33 1/3rd but after 100 days it still goes to 40% and that it was in the contract emailed. That is not what they told us when we called to hire them nor do I recall that contract we signed. We were also in fact charged "case costs" of approx $3400 total. What we are asking for is our "case costs" refunded, we are also asking for the difference from 33 1/3 and 40% refunded back to us. Even to the day of this writing if you call they will tell you the fee is 33 1/3 and that includes all fees.
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      Customer Reviews

      19 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Johanna F

      1 star

      07/30/2024

      Formal Complaint Against Sweet James Accident Attorney ***** and ******************** Dear Better Business Bureau,I am writing to formally lodge a complaint against Sweet James Accident Attorneys, specifically attorney ***** and the ************* office, regarding the handling of my sons payment. Despite multiple attempts (2 weeks straight), to contact ***** and the ************* office via phone calls and emails it took for me to spend a morning calling every 30 minutes and complain and share the bad reviews regarding this firm just for ****** from accounting to finally get on the phone and handle the situation of getting a check printed out for my son.This lack of communication and delay in payment had caused significant distress and inconvenience while the attorneys and doctors involved in the case received their payments, it took several attempts to contact his attorney ***** or someone from their office. In my opinion, this is not a good firm to have handled your case.

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