Featured Attorney: David Kasell
Intro
David Kasell is a consumer protection and lemon law attorney in Queens, New York and was admitted to the bar in 1996. He went straight away to work at a law firm doing collect work but did not enjoy the work and decided to leave in order to become a stockbroker in the securities industry. After a number of years in the securities industry, Mr. Kasell decided to combine his two talents and went to work for a law firm doing work in securities arbitration. He represented mostly consumers and sprinkled in a few brokers before he left to work for another firm that practiced securities arbitration and Lemon Law. One day, early on in his time at the firm, he was told to write an appeal for a lemon law case and was told, “Don’t worry, you’re going to lose the appeal. We won’t hold it against you, but do what you can.” Mr. Kasell not only won the appeal, but received a sizable recovery for his client and for his firm. Not surprisingly, after a few years David was in charge of the lemon law casework at the firm. After his experience and inclination towards defending consumers, he started his own practice in lemon law, truth in lending, consumer protection, and securities arbitration.
What Sets David Kasell Apart
David Kasell is a rare breed of lawyer, because not a lot of firms do what his firm does. Not only that, but most firms will take on these types of cases on a contingency basis. This can become a problem for the client because the length of these cases can get extremely long, and can end up in a sizable portion of the recovery being lost due to legal fees. Mr. Kasell’s firm takes a fee up front and works on the case regardless of how long it takes to reach the outcome. Mr. Kasell has learned to get his fee from dealerships he helps clients recover from, not from the clients themselves. This means his clients get to keep their money, and the dealer that committed the wrongdoing has to pay up instead! Bravo, Mr. Kasell.
The Hardest Part of Starting a Solo Practice
David says that hardest part of starting your own law practice is the decision to actually do it. It can be daunting to venture out on your own, but David received a lot of encouraging words from friends and family, and has always had an entrepreneurial spirit. He also finds that the most common misconception people have when they are on the poor end of a deal is that they have no recourse. This is far from the truth. There are a multitude of laws which exist to protect consumers, and inherently, a lot of deals do go poorly. Most times, people coming to David don’t even know what sort of problem they are having, they just know they are fed up of having to deal with the dealerships they are fighting with. It is David’s mission to determine which course of action to take and to help his clients level the playing field with dealerships involved in bad deals.
Website Presence
David wrote all of the content for his website himself, and has help managing his web presence via a marketing company. He is involved on a day to day basis with the new content and its production/optimization. His blog is really interesting and has great insights on buying cars from dealerships! Most of David’s new clients come by way of his website, due to the powerful online presence and reputation the firm holds. His interest in his profession is seemingly unparalleled, and he is always interested in finding relevant topics to share with his viewers so that they can be educated on the problems they might face.
Answering Legal
David depends on Answering Legal to answer the calls that he can not, because his level of customer service is so high. Not only that, David spends a lot of time in court, meeting with clients, and delving into the filings he needs to get done. Answering Legal is his 24/7 support staff throughout the day and night! David even had a call while we were on the phone together, and didn’t have to answer, and neither of us acknowledged. (We both know the legal intake receptionists are more than capable of handling it.)
David’s Hobbies
Outside of being an attorney, David is an avid New York Rangers fan, and a loving father to his 8 year old son. Although we are both skeptical about the Rangers’ decision to release Brassard, we are sure the Rangers will have another great year!
David is an excellent attorney, a wise man, a loving father, and a great businessman. That is why David is this week’s Answering Legal Featured Attorney!
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Nick is the Head Content Strategist, Social Media Manager, PPC Campaign Manager, and the Executive Head Writer at Ring Savvy/Answering Legal, Inc. Nick’s talent for story-telling enables him to write and recognize the type of content users want to read.
Originally published at www.answeringlegal.com on July 28, 2016.
