I used Liosi and he did nothing for me. He just took my money and sent me a bunch of essays to write. He never corrected them. Our agreement was to meet every week to go over the essays and for me to write essays in his office under timed conditions. For the essays I wrote at home, he would come in with a book containing model answers and spend 10 minutes with me. It was no help to me. For the timed writing essays, I did write essays under timed conditions, but he would barely look at the essays and very little if any feedback.

He really emphasizes his hypos, but we are not doing hypos in the bar exam we are doing complete essays written by the bar examiners. In my opinion, those hypos are a waste of time and so is his course. Moreover, he is lazy in that he wants to get in as many students as he can in order to maximize the money he gets. He will sign up 20-30 students and spend very little time with each. Unless you offer him more money than he will give you more of his time. Further, he continuously cancels appointments. Every other week he would cancel an appointment. This guy is terrible. Save your money. If you cant find a tutor you feel is better than him, study yourself b/c you will get more from studying on your own then working with Liosi.

Sorry to hear your experience with Liosi, but the truth is that none of the so called tutors does shit. The only thing you gain from them is that they help you stay on task, and practice more questions. If you are self disciplined, you can do without them. Moreover, you can tell by the outrageous amount they all charge is that it’s all about money. In recent years tutoring bar takers have become a booming business and to achieve their monetary goals, they keep creating fears that make the bar exams seem harder than they actually are.

They are all lazy attorneys who think that passing the bar the fist time, with probably the minimum score or being afforded the opportunity to grade bar exam essays makes them experts in the field. Any wonder why none of them can come up with their own bar type questions, instead they all use released bar essays and MBE questions and charge you an outrageous amount for it? So, you are not alone.

Response:

Author:* Steve Liosi*
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [FWD: For your reference Fw: [00013391:00000000]]
*From: steve@barperfect.com
*Date: Mon, February 08, 2010 3:40 am
*To: JDJinx@Gmail.com*

*RE: POST BY CALBARREPEATER*

I have a problem with the anonymous digital dirt that people are allowed to
post about courses and tutors in your forum ... One of my clients sent me
the following e-mail that contains a post from your forum. The post is a
complete lie. It is not how I operate my business. If you knew me on a
personal level, you would know this to be entirely true, and you would know
that the post is complete bullshit.

It is so easy for competitors to post anonymous dirt. Or for a "mental
patient" former client to keep harassing you. And it simply is not fair. I
have the heart and soul of a teacher and I have helped many, many students
through the years. I have a passion for this business, and do not appreciate
the victimization.

It doesn't take a brain surgeon to realize that I am public enemy #1 to many
courses and even tutors: (1) for years, in my newspaper I talked about how
poor a course bar/bri was when it came to challenged candidates; (2) I
called out another course/tutor on a 94% pass rate; (3) Kaplan knows I am
getting to write an article about their alleged 90% pass rate; and (4) I
have had a recent run-in with Fleming's.

In any event, the post is a complete fabrication and the facts therein
aren't anywhere close to the truth. (1) If the person was truly an in-office
client, he/she would not have been sent a bunch of essays to write.
In-office clients are not "sent" anything. (2) I never graded any essays?
Yeah, right. (3) My mini-hypos are far from being a waste of time -- they
lay the groundwork for analytical writing.

It seems a waste of time that I have to respond to the posting of a "mental
patient", who hides behind a fake name like a coward.

Sincerely, Steve Liosi, Esq.
Program Director
www.BARPERFECT.com <http://www.barperfect.com/>
(877) 280-5749 (toll free)
(714) 376-9825 (office cell -- best #)
(714) 276-1475 (fax)

Well, based on that letter from Mr. Liosi, if I dont pass this time I will definitely be using him for July.

Good job Mr. Liosi. Way to defend yourself against the frustrated morons who don't 1) know how to study or 2) know how to run an effective bar review course.

Best wishes.

You would actually be a moron if you did not realise that the last post was Steve's own. It is what he does! He posts fake testimonials, has several websites that he wants you to think are independent, etc. He always attacks negative opinions by calling them "mental patients" or competitors. I am neither, but I do have first-hand knowledge of his incompetence. Do the research yourself and it will be obvious. Steve Liosi is a predator, preying on the insecurities of repeaters.You do not need a tutor to pass this exam!