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Summary: I value and respect lawyers, but I also believe in fairness and ethics. My experience with Attorney **** Giglios firm was deeply disappointingzero progress after three weeks, followed by a 39% deduction from my retainer with zero progress.I hired Attorney **** Giglios firm to assist with my fathers immigration sponsorship. When I called the front desk person at the firm for free consultation, **** was quick to take my call. I emphasized the time-sensitive nature of my case and asked whether his firm had the capacity to handle it without delays. He confidently assured me that they were fully equipped to proceed efficiently. However, once I paid the $3,500 retainer, everything changed.For three weeks, my only interaction was receiving a basic questionnaireessentially a copy-paste exercise for the I-130 form. Despite multiple follow-ups, there was no progress. **** became unreachable, and all communication was funneled through his paralegal who kept pushing my case further down the road.Frustrated, I terminated their services and requested a refund. Secretary called back offering to file both the I-130 and I-485 for the same $3,500, instead of charging their stated $400/hour (attorney) and $200/hour (paralegal) rates. By that point I had lost all trust and declined.Two weeks later, I received a refund of only $2,134meaning they deducted $1,366 (39%) for what? No legal work was done. They even admitted they had done nothing yet but promised to "get right on it" just before I pulled the plug. So where did my money go?A paralegal spent 6.83 hours on a basic questionnaire?Or An attorney spent 3.41 hours without ever speaking to me or filing anything?Or was I charged for their accounting department processing the refund check and mailing it?I hold an Engineering degree and an MBA and fully understand the value of professional services. I am not someone who nitpicks attorney feesbut charging 39% for nothing is unacceptable.