I came across The Hutton Firm after reviewing Evolve Construction’s Google reviews. Jaser “Jay” Zaabri of Evolve Construction is a client. I know this because The Hutton Firm sent a company legal documents regarding a possible defamation lawsuit. Jaser has bigger fish to fry than online videos.
The Hutton Firm has one 1-star review and one 1-star only Google rating. Three months ago, someone connected to the firm replied to the review and ratings. What’s alarming is how the reviews were replied to. The 1-star review stated that they contacted the firm and were advised they would receive a callback. The only thing necessary for a person to leave a review is to have had a personal interaction with, or a desire to conduct business with, the business in question. The person replying wrote, “Our records indicate that you are not, and have never been, a client of this law firm. As you have never utilized our services, we respectfully request that you remove your review. If the review is not removed within 48 hours, we will be forced to take appropriate legal action.” These replies seem to be used to scare reviewers into removing their reviews. These replies appear to violate the Consumer Review Fairness Act (CRFA). These replies could also violate State Bar ethics.
Jaser caused more issues for The Hutton Firm. Somebody left 1-star reviews using the names Jay Zaabri and Evolve Construction Careers. If this was Jaser’s own doing, one of these star-only ratings violates Google’s TOS. Jaser is allowed to post one review or rating. The other rating can be viewed as trying to manipulate the GBP’s rating.
One thing is certain: as long as The Hutton Firm has Jaser as a client, they will be extremely busy.
