Michael S. Katz Attorney At Law

Positive: Professionalism, QualityMy daughter got into trouble with speeding. I was extremely concerned because she’s a fairly new driver and could have gotten her drivers license suspended. Attorney Katz was confident we could negotiate to decrease the fine and associated penalties. He expertly guided us on the information needed to solidify our case and the result was even better than he anticipated. He definitely knows what he is doing. Well worth the money! We appreciate all of his help. My daughter has learned a valuable lesson and now has a clean record.My daughter got into trouble with speeding. I was extremely concerned because she’s a fairly new driver and could have gotten her drivers license suspended. Attorney Katz was confident we could negotiate to decrease the fine and associated …More

My daughter got into trouble with speeding. I was extremely concerned because she’s a fairly new driver and could have gotten her drivers license suspended. Attorney Katz was confident we could negotiate to decrease the fine and associated penalties. He expertly guided us on the information needed to solidify our case and the result was even better than he anticipated. He definitely knows what he is doing. Well worth the money! We appreciate all of his help. My daughter has learned a valuable lesson and now has a clean record.

Critical: QualityWe would not recommend Michael S. Katz. We were experiencing issues with the construction of our home by builders Glen Sikes and Paul Cantrell, d/b/a DGI Enterprises, due to construction delays, defective workmanship, and liens being filed due to the non-payment of their contractors. In April 2009, we hired Mr. Katz to assist us in remedying the construction issues. His first letter to the builders was sent on June 11, 2009. While we worked on obtaining estimates for home repairs and started working on those repairs, he refrained from pursuing the case, as he stated the damages were not fully ascertained. By 2011, the cost of repairs was fairly well established. As such, on April 25, 2011,he sent a letter to the opposing attorney regarding the case. Consequently, on September 13, 2011, he sent a letter to the builders advising them of the cost to complete the work needed on our home, a list of damages, and enclosed invoices associated with those cost. Although he sent this letter, he did not immediately move forward with arbitration. By March 2012, nothing further had been done to move the case forward. We were frustrated with the lack of progress and sent a certified letter to him. Despite this letter, he did not move forward with the arbitration request until six months later. Finally, on October 1, 2012, he filed a Demand for Arbitration. The Demand was not personally served on the builders until October 28, 2013, over a year later. On February 26, 2014, Arbitration notified he that the arbitration process had been initiated. On September 11, 2014, he sent a letter to arbitration, advising that we were ready to move forward with the proceeding and requesting that the arbitration be scheduled. Meanwhile, on October 4, 2014, he researched the statute of limitations on negligent construction claims. On June 25, 2015, an arbitration hearing was set for October 26, 2015. On November 4, 2015, the Arbitrator signed the scheduling order, which required that all discovery be completed by February 12, 2016. The order also set the arbitration for March 28, 2016. On November 18, 2015, the opposing attorney set the depositions for us on December 4, 2015. The week before those depositions, Mr. Katz notified him that he had a criminal case conflict for the date, taking us off the calendar. The rescheduling of the depositions was set for January 2016. We were not notified of the rescheduling. Throughout this time, Arbitration sent regular invoices to all parties. On December 23, 2015, a case manager with arbitration emailed both attorneys seeking payment of outstanding invoices and gave a deadline by February 15, 2016. Mr. Katz did not pay by February 15 and never responded to arbitration. Arbitration closed its file on our claim on April 26, 2016. The arbitration firm deemed the arbitration dismissed or abandoned on that date. After the dismissal of the arbitration, he did nothing further to pursue our case. On October 26, 2016, the six-month statute to refile our claim expired. Additionally, Georgia’s 8-year statute of repose on negligent construction claims expired on June 17, 2017. As a result of his failure to refile the claim prior to the expiration of the renewal statute and the statute of repose, we are now precluded from ever recovering on our claim. On June 29, 2018, over two years after dismissal, he sent us a letter withdrawing from the representation. Mr. Katz never notified us about his decision to dismiss and/or abandon the arbitration. He made the decision unilaterally, despite it was contrary to our instructions. We did file a grievance with the State Bar of Georgia and in July of 2020, The Board determined that Mr. Katz violated Rule 1.4 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct and issued a Formal Letter of Admonition for his misconduct. This level of discipline prohibits the State Bar from revealing information about this case to the public. However, this is part of his permanent record and if he violates the disciplinary rules again, the Formal Letter of Admonition may be considered by the Supreme Court.We would not recommend Michael S. Katz. We were experiencing issues with the construction of our home by builders Glen Sikes and Paul Cantrell, d/b/a DGI Enterprises, due to construction delays, defective workmanship, and liens being filed …More

We would not recommend Michael S. Katz. We were experiencing issues with the construction of our home by builders Glen Sikes and Paul Cantrell, d/b/a DGI Enterprises, due to construction delays, defective workmanship, and liens being filed due to the non-payment of their contractors. In April 2009, we hired Mr. Katz to assist us in remedying the construction issues. His first letter to the builders was sent on June 11, 2009. While we worked on obtaining estimates for home repairs and started working on those repairs, he refrained from pursuing the case, as he stated the damages were not fully ascertained. By 2011, the cost of repairs was fairly well established. As such, on April 25, 2011,he sent a letter to the opposing attorney regarding the case. Consequently, on September 13, 2011, he sent a letter to the builders advising them of the cost to complete the work needed on our home, a list of damages, and enclosed invoices associated with those cost. Although he sent this letter, he did not immediately move forward with arbitration. By March 2012, nothing further had been done to move the case forward. We were frustrated with the lack of progress and sent a certified letter to him. Despite this letter, he did not move forward with the arbitration request until six months later. Finally, on October 1, 2012, he filed a Demand for Arbitration. The Demand was not personally served on the builders until October 28, 2013, over a year later. On February 26, 2014, Arbitration notified he that the arbitration process had been initiated. On September 11, 2014, he sent a letter to arbitration, advising that we were ready to move forward with the proceeding and requesting that the arbitration be scheduled. Meanwhile, on October 4, 2014, he researched the statute of limitations on negligent construction claims. On June 25, 2015, an arbitration hearing was set for October 26, 2015. On November 4, 2015, the Arbitrator signed the scheduling order, which required that all discovery be completed by February 12, 2016. The order also set the arbitration for March 28, 2016. On November 18, 2015, the opposing attorney set the depositions for us on December 4, 2015. The week before those depositions, Mr. Katz notified him that he had a criminal case conflict for the date, taking us off the calendar. The rescheduling of the depositions was set for January 2016. We were not notified of the rescheduling. Throughout this time, Arbitration sent regular invoices to all parties. On December 23, 2015, a case manager with arbitration emailed both attorneys seeking payment of outstanding invoices and gave a deadline by February 15, 2016. Mr. Katz did not pay by February 15 and never responded to arbitration. Arbitration closed its file on our claim on April 26, 2016. The arbitration firm deemed the arbitration dismissed or abandoned on that date. After the dismissal of the arbitration, he did nothing further to pursue our case. On October 26, 2016, the six-month statute to refile our claim expired. Additionally, Georgia’s 8-year statute of repose on negligent construction claims expired on June 17, 2017. As a result of his failure to refile the claim prior to the expiration of the renewal statute and the statute of repose, we are now precluded from ever recovering on our claim. On June 29, 2018, over two years after dismissal, he sent us a letter withdrawing from the representation. Mr. Katz never notified us about his decision to dismiss and/or abandon the arbitration. He made the decision unilaterally, despite it was contrary to our instructions. We did file a grievance with the State Bar of Georgia and in July of 2020, The Board determined that Mr. Katz violated Rule 1.4 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct and issued a Formal Letter of Admonition for his misconduct. This level of discipline prohibits the State Bar from revealing information about this case to the public. However, this is part of his permanent record and if he violates the disciplinary rules again, the Formal Letter of Admonition may be considered by the Supreme Court.

Positive: Quality, ResponsivenessKatz knows the law and will work with you. He was patient, caring, commited, and very detail oriented. I retained him on my husbands behalf and we are happy with our outcome. I will think of Katz first if we need law help again!

Katz knows the law and will work with you. He was patient, caring, commited, and very detail oriented. I retained him on my husbands behalf and we are happy with our outcome. I will think of Katz first if we need law help again!