Fusco Edward

Ed is the best — period.

I strongly recommend against anyone using Edward Fusco for their real estate closings. He was the sellers’ attorney on our recent purchase, and he was terrible. He added nearly two months to our closing date due to his lax correspondence at every point in the process, his inability to complete paperwork in a timely fashion and other incredible acts of negligence. The sellers were as irate as we were, and he never once acknowledged his discrepancies. He made what was otherwise an amicable, happy transaction into a very difficult experience. Look elsewhere if you’d like your closing to go quickly.

Ed has been my lawyer for over 30 years. He is honest and very very competent. He truly cares what happens to you not only as a client but a person. He has handled everything from house closings to wills. He has assisted in all my legal needs (they have been quite a few) and that of both my parents. Upon my father’s death he was so there for both my mother and me – a very trying time. He is calm and laid back but very very complete in his work. I highly recommend him without reservation.

Ed Fusco may be a competent attorney but his client skills are very poor, in my opinion.
In a recent sale of a Brooklyn condo involving buyers and sellers from outside NYC, I began to feel as though my interests were less important to Mr. Fusco than those of the «process». For example, Fusco was absolutely unable to arrange for funds to be sent to us by wire transfer at closing, a fact that infuriated my brother and me. When we finally accepted this, he was then unable to send our check directly to our bank, as requested. This, in my opinion, increased the risk that the check would be lost in transit. I drove 60 miles round-​trip to ensure that the check was properly received by my financial advisor. If Fusco had not taken his fee out of escrow I would have docked him for transit costs, not to mention lost interest. Lacking that option, I decided to Unilocal.
Fusco also apparently did not carefully read client correspondence, as suggested by the following e-​mail excerpts:
7÷19÷09 to Fusco and accountant: «Larry *****, the trust’s accountant, can provide the TID for the trust/​estate, and I am requesting him to do so by copy of this e-​mail.»
7÷27÷09 to Fusco: «Please contact the ***** Trust’s accountant, Larry *****, regarding a TID number. «
7÷27÷09 from Fusco: «Regarding Federal I.D. No. for the Trust — I do not know who Larry ***** is or his contact information as I’ve never dealt with him. Moreover, if I contact him he properly would not provide me with the I.D. No. unless he has authorization from you. It seems simplest if you contact him, get the I.D. No. and relay it to me.»
7÷27÷09 to Fusco and accountant: «Please review my last e-​mail: «Please contact the ***** Trust’s accountant, Larry *****, regarding a TID number.
Larry, as Mr. Fusco evidently is unable from prior correspondence to discern either your identity or your e-​mail address, please e-​mail him the TID for the ***** Trust. I suggest you use clear and simple words and a large typeface. Please copy your e-​mail to all so that we may presume he received it.»
Needless to say, I was not happy about the foregoing correspondence chain which, in my opinion, suggests an arrogance completely unwarranted by results.
This Unilocal was written carefully to contain only documented facts and personal opinion. I don’t want a SLAPP suit from Mr. Fusco alleging Unilocal libel. I suspect he’s the type who might try it. IMHO.
I’m an attorney myself, with 26 years of experience. I will not use Mr. Fusco again and cannot recommend him.

Best guy around! You’ll never meet a better lawyer =)