Anthony J Peraica & Associates Ltd

Hired for real estate transfer.
1. Assigned attorney did not offer progress info. Was short in answers to my questions and offered nothing beyond what I may have thought of to ask.
2. I rushed to pay my Chgo water bill not knowing the attorney already payed it along with charging me a fee.
3. I was notified of the date of closing two days before after weeks of hearing nothing, at which point had to rush to provide a signature.
4. Final itemized bill presented to me at closing was just under twice the quoted amount. Hourly rate for any issues was disclosed at the time hiring, but as far as I know, there were no issues. What was I to do, dispute the charges at closing?
On the plus side, the senior attending with my attorney had a commanding presence, knew what was going on, and took the process to completion. Had he not been there I doubt my assigned attorney would have been able to provide satisfactory service.
I suspect that most people going through a real estate transfer don’t really know what’s involved and rely on their hired attorney to inform them of the steps as they are going through the steps, and to check in occasionally with a ‘we are here and need to get to here’. or ‘hello Mr. so & so, we’re progressing nicely, any questions? BTW, I already payed your Chgo water bill, so …’