I was injured in a car collision when someone hit me on 4/19/2006. I was told by co-workers to get a lawyer due to my pain and obvious injuries so I retained Adam Kutner because his ads emphasized me focusing on getting better so he could focus on the legal aspects of getting me "the maximum settlement as quickly as possible". After I verified the other party was given a citation for "failure to yield to the right of way" and she called me the next day and offered to buy me a new tire (admission of guilt), they quickly accepted my case. I was informed to use a lien for medical care INSTEAD of my health insurance because Kutner's office stated they could get a better discounted rate than my PPO network benefits. I trusted them. HUGE mistake!
I went to a pain management specialist to obtain aggressive treatments so I could get better faster. However, Kutner's office kept denying the medical doctor's requests to approve medically necessary MRI's so I could get appropriate treatment instead only being prescribed muscle relaxants and pain killers. Every time I called Kutner's office to find out what the hold-up on approval was, I was told they were waiting for the other insurance company to release the policy limits to determine IF they could approve the MRI's under the lien. Even though it is a law the insurance company must release the policy limits, there was no way to enforce that law so I had to wait.
It wasn't until September of 2006 that I demanded them to approve the MRI's and have the tests done under my own medical insurance policy's PPO benefits - or I would file a complaint against them with the state's medical board for practicing medicine without a medical license because they were denying me medical care - that they FINALLY approved the MRI's. The MRI's were done at the end of September of 2006.
Then I was hit again on 10/14/2006 (2 weeks after my MRI's). I was only treated for 8-10 weeks for this temperary exacerbation of my initial injuries and discharged to resume care under my original injury. I called Kutner's office and informed them of this, however, unbeknownst to me, they decided to keep running the tab under the second collision for a year to max out the pay of $15K from the responsible party's insurance AND another $15K from my own policy.
When I was called in to go over the disbursal checks, I was very medicated but still aware enough to question a few of the charges (some missing and dates after I was discharged). Kutner's people were adamant they had everything and kept urging me to sign the disbursal document (under duress). My case was complicated by two collisions 6 months apart and they knew what they were doing (so they said). I signed the documents and this second collision was settled on 02/05/2008.
Kutner's office brought in Victor Cardoza & his staff from the adjoining law firm once they decided my initial case needed to be filed in court... "to protect your rights". I almost missed my deposition because Fassett & Cardoza's staff is so incompetent, I was questioned WHY I had not responded to the notice they mailed me ... that she was holding in her hands. (Are you KIDDING ME?!)
Fast forward: deposition meeting of Cardoza with the woman who hit me (I was informed of this 1 day earlier at my deposition and nearly missed it). I passed a note to Cardoza to ask her if she called me the next morning and offered to buy me a new tire. He asked. She admitted to doing so. The attorney for her insurance carrier whispered "Did you call her and offer to buy her a tire?" She admitted it again. The insurance company's attorney asked for a moment of privacy. We left. 1 minute later we were brought back in and the entire deposition was over. The insurance company offered to settle for the maximum benefit the next day. I told Cardoza I wouldn't accept a check that paid the law firm more than I was paid. He promised I wouldn't be paid less.
Fast forward: The case settled on 06/03/2009. Going over the paperwork for the disbursement of my initial claim. I found out checks that were to be paid to my healthcare providers under the 02/05/2008 settlement of the second collision had been CANCELLED and not reissued. His employee had no answers why. I demanded her to make a photocopy of the checks for me (I have them in my own file at home). Then I saw that the providers who on lien through Kutner were either refusing to discount, or they discounted but their charges on lien were TRIPLE what they would have charged if I had used my PPO insurance benefits. BTW: The MRI's I had done under my PPO policy were discounted from $20K to $3K. I received a much better discount through my insurance than I did with their lien! And the check they mailed to me was $1K less than they were paying themselves because . . . it went to litigation. A case that wrapped up as soon as the responsible party admitted she offered to buy me a new tire (some I disclosed when I retained Kutner's office on my initial call) NEVER needed to go to litigation IF Kutner's office hadn't milked my claim for everything they could.
I rejected the check and mailed it back demanding they give me a better payment of my settlement by 09/22/2009. Every 3 months I sent a certified letter demanding my money and my file. He never responded so I filed a grievance against him for both cases (because he co-mingled my settlements) with the NV Bar only to find out in March of 20015 that I ALSO needed to file a Fee Dispute to get my money. He delayed the process by 2 months before responding, but after it had already been sent to review by an Arbitration Committee. His staff 'magically' found the check I had returned years ago still sitting in my file uncashed, then contacted the NV Bar via their investigation offering to cut me a new check (acceptance of that check would have cancelled my Fee Dispute and Arbitration hearing . . . that he never showed up to).
The Arbitration Committee decided in my favor and against Adam Kutner on October 21, 2015. I received notice from the NV Bar, however the NV Bar cannot force him to pay me. I gave him two months to submit a payment to me when the NV Bar stated I was able to file a lawsuit immediately upon the Arbitration Committee's decision.
I never received payment from Kutner's office, which means I had to file a lawsuit against him last week. I have no clue how he is able to keep his license to practice. He should have been disbarred years ago.
Adam S. Kutner & Associates Reviews
I was injured in a car collision when someone hit me on 4/19/2006. I was told by co-workers to get a lawyer due to my pain and obvious injuries so I retained Adam Kutner because his ads emphasized me focusing on getting better so he could focus on the legal aspects of getting me "the maximum settlement as quickly as possible". After I verified the other party was given a citation for "failure to yield to the right of way" and she called me the next day and offered to buy me a new tire (admission of guilt), they quickly accepted my case. I was informed to use a lien for medical care INSTEAD of my health insurance because Kutner's office stated they could get a better discounted rate than my PPO network benefits. I trusted them. HUGE mistake!
I went to a pain management specialist to obtain aggressive treatments so I could get better faster. However, Kutner's office kept denying the medical doctor's requests to approve medically necessary MRI's so I could get appropriate treatment instead only being prescribed muscle relaxants and pain killers. Every time I called Kutner's office to find out what the hold-up on approval was, I was told they were waiting for the other insurance company to release the policy limits to determine IF they could approve the MRI's under the lien. Even though it is a law the insurance company must release the policy limits, there was no way to enforce that law so I had to wait.
It wasn't until September of 2006 that I demanded them to approve the MRI's and have the tests done under my own medical insurance policy's PPO benefits - or I would file a complaint against them with the state's medical board for practicing medicine without a medical license because they were denying me medical care - that they FINALLY approved the MRI's. The MRI's were done at the end of September of 2006.
Then I was hit again on 10/14/2006 (2 weeks after my MRI's). I was only treated for 8-10 weeks for this temperary exacerbation of my initial injuries and discharged to resume care under my original injury. I called Kutner's office and informed them of this, however, unbeknownst to me, they decided to keep running the tab under the second collision for a year to max out the pay of $15K from the responsible party's insurance AND another $15K from my own policy.
When I was called in to go over the disbursal checks, I was very medicated but still aware enough to question a few of the charges (some missing and dates after I was discharged). Kutner's people were adamant they had everything and kept urging me to sign the disbursal document (under duress). My case was complicated by two collisions 6 months apart and they knew what they were doing (so they said). I signed the documents and this second collision was settled on 02/05/2008.
Kutner's office brought in Victor Cardoza & his staff from the adjoining law firm once they decided my initial case needed to be filed in court... "to protect your rights". I almost missed my deposition because Fassett & Cardoza's staff is so incompetent, I was questioned WHY I had not responded to the notice they mailed me ... that she was holding in her hands. (Are you KIDDING ME?!)
Fast forward: deposition meeting of Cardoza with the woman who hit me (I was informed of this 1 day earlier at my deposition and nearly missed it). I passed a note to Cardoza to ask her if she called me the next morning and offered to buy me a new tire. He asked. She admitted to doing so. The attorney for her insurance carrier whispered "Did you call her and offer to buy her a tire?" She admitted it again. The insurance company's attorney asked for a moment of privacy. We left. 1 minute later we were brought back in and the entire deposition was over. The insurance company offered to settle for the maximum benefit the next day. I told Cardoza I wouldn't accept a check that paid the law firm more than I was paid. He promised I wouldn't be paid less.
Fast forward: The case settled on 06/03/2009. Going over the paperwork for the disbursement of my initial claim. I found out checks that were to be paid to my healthcare providers under the 02/05/2008 settlement of the second collision had been CANCELLED and not reissued. His employee had no answers why. I demanded her to make a photocopy of the checks for me (I have them in my own file at home). Then I saw that the providers who on lien through Kutner were either refusing to discount, or they discounted but their charges on lien were TRIPLE what they would have charged if I had used my PPO insurance benefits. BTW: The MRI's I had done under my PPO policy were discounted from $20K to $3K. I received a much better discount through my insurance than I did with their lien! And the check they mailed to me was $1K less than they were paying themselves because . . . it went to litigation. A case that wrapped up as soon as the responsible party admitted she offered to buy me a new tire (some I disclosed when I retained Kutner's office on my initial call) NEVER needed to go to litigation IF Kutner's office hadn't milked my claim for everything they could.
I rejected the check and mailed it back demanding they give me a better payment of my settlement by 09/22/2009. Every 3 months I sent a certified letter demanding my money and my file. He never responded so I filed a grievance against him for both cases (because he co-mingled my settlements) with the NV Bar only to find out in March of 20015 that I ALSO needed to file a Fee Dispute to get my money. He delayed the process by 2 months before responding, but after it had already been sent to review by an Arbitration Committee. His staff 'magically' found the check I had returned years ago still sitting in my file uncashed, then contacted the NV Bar via their investigation offering to cut me a new check (acceptance of that check would have cancelled my Fee Dispute and Arbitration hearing . . . that he never showed up to).
The Arbitration Committee decided in my favor and against Adam Kutner on October 21, 2015. I received notice from the NV Bar, however the NV Bar cannot force him to pay me. I gave him two months to submit a payment to me when the NV Bar stated I was able to file a lawsuit immediately upon the Arbitration Committee's decision.
I never received payment from Kutner's office, which means I had to file a lawsuit against him last week. I have no clue how he is able to keep his license to practice. He should have been disbarred years ago.