Sears Bennett & Gerdes, LLP

If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you were referred to Sears & Bennett due to an escalation from your condominium management company often over alleged “non-payment” or a dispute involving fees or assessments. My goal in writing this is to help others understand what they may be walking into and to encourage them to protect themselves early. 1. Get legal representation if you possibly can If you are able to retain an attorney even someone willing to review your case or speak on your behalf do so immediately. In our experience, this firm stated repeatedly that they “didn’t want to take this route” and that escalation was a “last resort.” Based on conversations with others, similar language appears to be commonly used. 2. Be aware of how quickly fees can escalate In our exper

This company is trying to illegally steal my home. I’ve tried for at least three years to pay my homeowners association dues. Shadow Creek Ranch has discontinued. All contact with me because of these lawyers. I can’t ask what my fees are or they will bill me for over three hours which ended up being $1500 last time I asked for a detail Explanation of why I’m being charged at least three times the amount for my dues when I submitted certified mail with the checks and they were returned. My next step is maybe to go to the news to try to save my house. I don’t know what to do when I speak to other lawyers regarding this they tell me that I have to bend over and take it. The other lawyer say as long as it’s in the bylaws That they have the right to charge the maximum just to respond to an emai

My experience with this law firm was flat-out awful. I was hung up on multiple times, given attitude instead of answers, and made to feel like my time meant absolutely nothing. The level of rudeness I encountered was unbelievable. In my experience, dealing with Brooke and Michelle King was especially exhausting. They came across as dismissive, impatient, and completely unwilling to take my concerns seriously. Every conversation left me feeling talked over, ignored, and genuinely shocked at how unprofessional the behavior was. Combine that with fees that felt sky-high and totally unjustified given the lack of respect or communication, and I walked away feeling not just frustrated, but mistreated. Based on my experience, I strongly recommend looking elsewhere if you want any level of profe

If you are unfortunate enough to deal with this firm, prepare for unnecessary hostility and a complete lack of professionalism. Communication was aggressive, dismissive, and needlessly antagonistic from the outset. Rather than helping resolve a straightforward matter, correspondence felt intentionally escalatory and condescending. As a homeowner actively attempting to resolve the issue, I was spoken to in a way that was disrespectful and frankly shocking for a licensed law firm. Questions were brushed off, explanations were minimal, and the tone consistently felt more like intimidation than representation. This firm appears far more focused on flexing authority than providing clear, transparent, or reasonable communication. If this is how they treat people trying to comply, I would stro

Having family members and multiple clients at some of Houston's and America's best law firms, I am saddened to learn that my H.O.A. has chosen Sears, Bennett & Gerdes, LLP to represent our interests...I have met numerous neighbors, et. al. who have reported negative experiences, rudeness, odd emotional responses that speak to intimidation tactics and poor procedures reminiscent of firms that talk a good game and act quite differently.