Seth Schraier Attorney Family law. Support Agreement. Cheated and lied on work. New York New York

Warning, Warning: Incompetence, Dishonesty & Abandoned Contract – Do Not Trust this Lawyer

What happened:

I hired Schraier to revise a support agreement, but he abandoned the contract despite being fully paid and lied for months about finalizing it. His incompetence has caused lasting harm to my child and resulted in major financial losses.

Cheated me over 10 years ago and child and I still suffer with his lying and incompetence.

Years later, his lies and negligence still haunt my case. He repeatedly promised the agreement was coming "next week" or "Monday," but it never arrived. Schraier is a pathological liar who failed me and my child. Instead of taking responsibility, his response to my review was:

"Paul, considering that it's been 3.5 years since your case and my legal representation ended, it's clear that something recent has caused you a lot of emotion and grief, and I hope that you get whatever help you can to get you through this."

This fake concern is nothing more than an attempt to deflect from the fact that he walked out on a paid contract and failed his client. Instead of addressing his professional failures, he tried to dismiss my experience as personal grief. His response is insulting and a blatant attempt to shift blame.

I urge anyone considering him to investigate thoroughly before hiring.

Do Your Due Diligence Before Hiring Any Lawyer

Summary of his failures:

1. Abandoned a paid contract and lied about it.

• Ignored 20+ emails about the support agreement.

• Lied repeatedly, saying it was coming “next week.”

• Eventually stopped responding entirely, forcing me to pay for costly legal fixes.

• The opposing lawyer had already agreed to lower support, yet Schraier failed to act.

Result: Financial devastation and emotional strain.

2. Avoided work

• He was outmaneuvered by opposing counsel and failed to secure a fair agreement.

• He negotiated directly from the opposing lawyer’s draft and only made changes when I explicitly told him to.

3. Conflict of interest with opposing lawyer

• I asked if he had a conflict of interest with opposing counsel since he had upcoming cases with her. He denied it but results bear out suspicion.

4. Dishonest billing practices

• He bid very low to win the case but then failed to do the necessary work.

5. Unprofessional, unresponsive, and unprepared for court.

• Ignored key legal deadlines and responded slowly to urgent issues.

• Waited until the last minute to prepare me for court.

• Was frequently late to hearings, leaving me unprepared.

• Opposing counsel had to remind him to complete his own promised work!

Result: Weak legal representation, stress, and costly delays.

6. Pressured me to accept a disasterous agreement

• He knew it was a terrible deal but pressured me to sign anyway.

• The opposing attorney rushed in a last-minute draft before court, and Schraier didn’t object.

Warning, Warning: Avoide Schraier at all costs.

Finally – a note on these rating sites. They are not honest. There are a few things that happen: 1 – There are companies that go to lawyers and promise to get good reviews on these sites. Schraier especially uses this method of getting business. Basically – an easy case – you think he did well and they get a good review out of the client. Difficult case or one that Schraier abandons like mine – and you get screwed but it is overwhelmed by the “good” reviews. Cheaters like Schraier depend on that. You lose – your money, your child, and regret it for a lifetime. 

Insist that he gives you phone numbers of two favorable references and two unfavorable references. If he doesn't - if he tries to get out of it - go elsewhere. This is your child, your life and your money.