Claire Wood Attorney

My husband and I have known Mrs Woods for over 20 years and she has handled a number of Real State transactions for our family. Mrs Woods has always been a pleasure to work with and she has handle every transaction with upmost competence and professionalism. We recommend her without reservations.

Claire was a pleasure for us to deal with. She was knowledgeable and quick, and a great source of information for us. She helped us to navigate the tricky process of homebuying while feeling that we had a powerhouse on our side. We ended up choosing another property in New Jersey instead of NY, so Claire recommended another attorney for us to complete that closing — but after all of our dealings with her, we couldn’t recommend her highly enough.

I really liked working with Clare — and unlike the other reviewer, I felt like I got lots of face-​time with Ms. Wood. I did also opt to go into the office, and most of my transactions and meetings were directly with Clare.
In the investigation and closing of my coop in 2007 (and in the case of one I’d put an offer on, earlier that year, which fell through) I felt like the fixed fee was clear-​cut and helpful to have. When the first place fell through, I had to pay a partial fee for the work done thus far on that one, and since it was half the total agreed fee (I think) that seemed fair. When we completed the final transaction, I’d basically paid for 1 ½ closings, but at least it wasn’t 2.
Also — her investigation into my first offer, on a Crown Heights place, as well as her experience as a lawyer, was very helpful in convincing me to move on and find another apartment, given how difficult that coop building’s majority ownership, which seemed to be very sketchy, was to work with.
I was glad to have her on my side at my closing, and even though my seller of the place I ended up with was also a scheister, and his lawyer was a jerk, she helped me keep a cool head, and perspective, which was nice given that I was buying on my own, at 27, and needed the expertise.

Claire Wood represented us when we purchased our home in 2008. We paid a fixed price fee. I found glaring inconsistencies in the purchase contract and I tried several times to have our attorney address them but was rebuffed each time by their slow-​to-​respond paralegal. The issues were finally but incompletely addressed at closing and we are still left with some uncertainty about our contract.
Otherwise, when we could actually speak with our attorney she was pleasant.