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08 May, 2024 by Joe bryant
I want to thank Michelle Slanker. She was awesome. Answer every question I had. Return phone calls and answered text messages. Truthful from the beginning of my case till the end. Worked extremely hard to get me the best outcome. Words cannot express how grateful I am. Knowledgeable, supportive, professionalism, understanding, and caring. I recommend her to anyone.
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18 Aug, 2023 by Scott
I hired Richard for a case and never spoke to him on the phone only with his assistant. He missed three phone call appointments with me and became very rude when I express my displeasure with the situation (via email of course). I paid him $1100 for no reason, I honestly regret hiring him to terminate my probation early. I filed the motion myself and got it taken care of. Anyone looking to hire an attorney I strongly suggest looking elsewhere.
I can only imagine what his clients are going through that are incarcerated.
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17 Apr, 2023 by Victor cardenal
These folks are GREAT! Attentive, patient and on point. Definitely would recommend and would use again.
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04 Apr, 2024 by Ryan
Unprofessional and gave incorrect advice that permanently affected my ability to be hired by future employers. I wouldn’t recommend her at all, unless you actually want that person to be adversely impacted.
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11 Feb, 2020 by Anonymous
When I first hired her she did great, very attentive and responsive on the first case but then later on other charges she avoided calls never returned them or any of my text. When I did talk to her by calling her from a number she didn't know I got a lot of excuses. She starts of good but as far as my experience, I wouldn't recommend her for long time attorney maybe once but after that she's not good .
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17 Dec, 2019 by Anonymous
Katherine is Excellent I all aspects of Any Criminal Case, . Extremely knowledgeable, Professional , Precise and articulate.
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23 Sep, 2022 by Anonymous
A lawyer is supposed to up hold the law and he does not! Between many no shows and no calls my friend lost his case.. Maybe if wasn't in a relationship with someone who knew of an adult sleeping with a minor he would stand for laws to be set straight.
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20 Jul, 2021 by Anonymous
Mr. Hancock was hired and paid in full to defend my husband in a criminal case. Their first meeting was in a parking lot....what?! Husband has since been to court three times. This lawyer hasn't shown one time. He also will not answer his phone or return calls. In my opinion Mr. Hancock should face criminal charges...he was paid in full to defend a client, then a no show. This to me is theft. Also, when we are a no show in court, they put a warrant out for us. The same should apply to everyone whether you are the lawyer or the defendant. This is ludicrous. My husband is not his only victim. There are more. I just don't understand how an attorney can just do this to people with no consequences whatsoever.
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17 Jun, 2021 by Renae
If you or your loved one's freedom is on the line, DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!!! About 10 years ago, I was referred to Mr. Hancock by another attorney to represent my husband due to his cases location being in KY (he is licensed to practice in both states). He kept communication lines open, displayed a respectable and strong presence in the courtroom, treated my husband with respect and fought for him while also working with me, allowing us to make payments.
With that said, it was for all these reasons that we contacted Mr. Hancock a few weeks ago in hopes of retaining him for my husband's defense counsel in regards to a more recent matter. Mr. Hancock, again agreed to represent my husband and stated that we could make payments but that he would need a deposit of $1k, which we agreed to. It took us a few days but we were able to procure the funds and once we did, we made NUMEROUS calls to both numbers that are publicly listed for Me. Hancock over the next few days, leaving voicemails that we had the down payment plus some. After leaving MULTIPLE messages with no response, I then proceeded to text Mr. Hancock a slew of messages (all of which were completely respectful in nature), asking for any response, at this point, even if he had, for some reason, decided not to take the case. Nothing and he had been informed and was knowledgeable about the urgency due to his court date being only a couple days away.
I understand that things happen and situations arise that are personal and even emergencies in some instances but to this day, we have yet to hear from him.
SO AGAIN I REPEAT, DO NOT WASTE YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY ON THIS MAN-- HE HAS SHOWN NO RESPECT OR EMPATHY OR REGARDS FOR US AND FOR WHAT REASON? YOU DONT DO THAT TO SOMEONE...ESPECIALLY A FATHER OF 4 CHILDREN WHOSE FREEDOM IS AT STAKE, WHO HAS ALWAYS PAID ON TIME, BEEN RESPECTFUL, AND NEVER GIVEN ANY REASON FOR THIS BLATANT DISREGARD!!
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16 Apr, 2024 by Teresa
We hired her to take over a two year old case that seemed to be hopeless from what we were being told. In just a few months she has completely turned things around. It's nowhere near over yet but I can promise you if the outcome is not a win it will not be from lack of work and dedication on her part. She went straight to work and has not let up.
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21 Jun, 2022 by Anonymous
I don’t know which is more BS, her abusive ways of dealing with cases or the nonsense life coaching she goes on about. The woman is borderline a con and shouldn’t be practicing law.
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01 Mar, 2022 by Anonymous
This woman is beyond irresponsible
Should be disbarred
Hire her at your own risk
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05 Oct, 2021 by Joshua
If you have any kind of trial you'd be better off throwing your money away. Very little prep work, very meek in litigation, and puts up little to no fight. According to multiple other attorneys he failed to inform me of a very common law practice and actually suggested the bribe the other attorneys offered for me to drop the case.... this man took money and refused to even return a phone call after he lost the most important moment of my life!
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19 May, 2021 by Tyler
spoke with him about a year regarding a speeding ticket, he said he will take care of it paid him and everything and with covid going on he kept telling me the courts are closed finally a year later tells me i have court date and he will handle it ever since then i haven't heard from him
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12 May, 2021 by Mario
Chris is the man! I got pulled over for doing 15 over the speed limit just entering Chemung County on my way to Horseheads while passing another driver on I86 and the officer cited me for 10. It was Good Friday that day and this wasn’t the best Friday for me to get pulled over lol. I am a PA (out of state) driver so even though the points wouldn’t affect my PA driving record, my auto insurance would have spike if I would have plead guilty to the ticket. Plus I will be moving to New York State shortly so I had to take care of this somehow. I talked with Chris Tunney who assured me that he would able to talk the ADA into reducing the points. And he did just that. In New York state, 10 over the speed limit is 3 points. Chris got my speeding ticket reduced from 3 points to 0 points and a non moving violation. He came through for me like he said he would. If you ever get pulled over, Chris is the man to talk to.
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12 Oct, 2024 by Anonymous
DO NOT HIRE THIS LAWYER.He is a slug,careless ,act like a pauper,does not answer your calls or answers days later, he is only after ur money. he does not take credit cards by telling you if he does , he will have to pay taxes. so he is a cheater already. Wants only cash or checks. while having 3 boats he claimes to be poor.he gives u long boring stories and lectures about his relationship with his girlfriend for 1 or even 2 hours instead of taking care of your case. he just wants to make money to make ends meet. lazy, slow, unknowledgeable, overweight, talks about irrelevant stuff. u will be sorry to hire him.i made that mistake by not yielding to other reviews about him. DO NOT MAKE MY MISTAKE. DO NOT HIRE THIS NOTORIOUS LAWYER.
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08 Dec, 2016 by Anonymous
I was looking at this site and saw the negative review from the guy whose case was dismissed and I am surprised that he was complaining about a dismissal. I had Mr. McBride deal with a Felony Assault with a Weapon arrest back in 2010 and I was happy with both the result (no conviction on my record) and the service (he immediately presented my issues to a supervising District Attorney). I would use this office again without hesitation as the fee was a fraction of what other lawyers charged for this. Maybe things changed or maybe the other client really had different expectations than I did but, I don't see how you can complain about a dismissal?
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27 Oct, 2014 by Matt
I was arrested on a restraining order violation.
Hired Mr. McBride as my attorney.
This was a very, very easy case for ANY attorney to have dismissed.
My opponent had removed a critical part of the Judges order in the restraining order which prohibited me from being arrested.
When the Sheriffs did not see that order, I was arrested.
Mr. McBride spoke to the District Attorney assigned to my case and immediately showed the DA the discrepancy in the two restraining orders: One said I could not be arrested (mine and the original courts), the other did not have that page (my opponents he gave to the Sheriff for evidence).
The DA immediately asked Mr. McBride, "How do I know your client did not write that himself and stick it in there?" (fair question).
Mr. McBride said, "You don't. I don't. Get the original court order and get back to me."
When the DA obtained the original court order and saw the original and mine were identical and my opponents copy had that critical page missing, the DA knew immediately that page was removed and, knowing there was no way the DA would win this case, dismissed the case before trial.
Easy case to have dismissed before trial.
Why so few stars when he won my case?
Having Mr. McBride return phone calls was a case in futility.
This attorney just NEVER corresponds with his clients.
In my case, the first meeting with Mr. McBride and the DA was in November.
The case was continued until Dec 18th for the DA to receive the original court order.
After December 18, I did call Mr. McBride a couple times, hoping to get an update before the Christmas break. No such luck.
I phoned Mr. McBride at least 10 times in January. Never a return call.
I phoned Mr. McBride at least 5 times in February until he finally answered his phone.
I asked him for an update on my case.
He said the case was dismissed back in December. I asked why he didn't call me or send me an email or a text to let me know that it was dismissed.
Mr. McBride said, "The court should have done that."
No Sir. You're MY attorney. I hired YOU. YOU do that. Not the courts.
That's what you get from Mr. McBride.
Good luck receiving updates or a courtesy return phone call.
I'm sure when Mr. McBride improves on this much needed aspect of his practice, his ratings will dramatically improve as well.
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23 Apr, 2021 by Latifah
If I could give this lawyer Adam Farkas no stars I would. Adam was very unprofessional. We paid this lawyer for a first appearance that he didn't even show up too! First appearance was reschedule and Adam had every excuse for not being present at the time of the call instead of taking ownership of missing the zoom. On top of that Adam requested more money for "filing". He did so many things wrong in so little time. It was a complete mess! We had to switch to another lawyer. Adam wouldn't even refund us which we paid him for a first appearance that he missed! Worst experience ever I would not recommend this lawyer at all for any case!
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04 Apr, 2019 by Michael
Adam represented me in a traffic citation, which is 'light’ work for him because most of his work is in serious criminal charges. I am an attorney myself, but not a criminal defense attorney, and I was very pleased to see Adam pursue the weak points of the charge against me by succinctly and clearly, but not obnoxiously objecting to irregularities and questioning the witness against me. His courtroom demeanor was highly effective in bringing out the judge’s sense of fairness against the bogus charge against me. In fact, Adam brought out many points showing that the opposing witness is the guilty party, which is the actual situation, so I won ‘hands-down’.
The policeman who was in the hearing room to keep people from brawling kept looking at me like he hated me, over a traffic accident over which he had no prior knowledge, all he knew was that I was a defendant, so it goes to show you the prejudice of law enforcement against defendants, (you know the idea, that if a policeman said it, it’s the gospel truth), which Adam Farkas was able to completely overcome by raising very important points about the state’s case and the testimony of the opposing witness. In fact, Adam Farkas raised important verifiable and unquestionable factual points that show that the alleged infraction by me was completely physically impossible, which are facts that the policemen should have known, but didn’t know, and that won the case for me. He didn’t even need me to testify, I just sat there listening to Adam bring up important questions about the facts of the accusation and to question the opposing witness about facts that showed the illusion that I had committed a crime.
Adam also told me about a hearing he had earlier in the day in a felony case in which he scorched the evidence against his client, and won that one too. He is the best criminal defense attorney that I know of. Would I hire him again? Absolutely yes. I even paid him more than he asked, out of gratitude for his good work. While the bulk of my legal work as an attorney is in transactional work, I was co-counsel at a U.S. Supreme Court case (on prisoner rights) so I am familiar with courtroom advocacy at the highest levels, and Adam was as good as the attorneys I have seen at the U.S Supreme Court.
The world needs attorneys like Adam Farkas to stop false charges against people. He definitely has a gift for this kind of work.
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06 May, 2019 by James
I can state that Mr. Mosko helped me tremendously in my particular case. He was referred to me by a co-worker. I found him easy to talk with, very available, and he guided me through the maze of the criminal justice system. He was always early, and met with me as often as I needed to help me through paperwork and court preparations. I was naturally fearful at the beginning of my situation, but Mr. Mosko guided and advised me well. I cannot imagine the turns my case would have taken had I not found this attorney. I would recommend Mr. Mosko to anyone needing legal help.
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18 Aug, 2018 by Samantha
The lawyer was appointed to me in a cps case. The first time i met with him i was sitting in a court room chair. He came through that door and lied. He never sent me one piece of paper from court or tried to contact me about any, including court orders that Tim Meadows told me existed. I ask him on 3 different occasions to meet with me. I wouldve ask more. He never responded to anymore of my phone calls. He informed me to text him. That didnt work either. Now my children are living in filth, i hope your happy with yourself joe mosko. You name doesn't even deserve capital letters. Let alone the title of attorney.
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30 Nov, 2020 by Justin
Adam was my court appointed attorney in a case involving CPS. He did nothing. Refused to do simple things I requested. I actually had to go above him and ask the judge himself if I could speak. My child would have went to foster care if I had not spoke up and did his job for him. I fired him and hired Steven McNeil. And I won after firing Adam. He's lazy . Unprepared. Rude. Very short with his clients. I absolutely DO NOT recommend him.
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30 Aug, 2016 by Wayne
Adam was the best public defender I could have asked for he kept in contact with me. he handled my case great very happy with the results. I would definitely recommend Adam to any person. He is very professional
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28 Jun, 2018 by Anonymous
Attorney was hired. Be sure to ask questions and understand your case. He is a flat fee attorney, be aware of what that means and how much he will and won't work on your case. Very little was done on my case. Do your research and do not rely on reviews or credentials.
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12 May, 2016 by Flynn
He is an attorney that is extremely knowledgeable in various aspects of the law and did an awesome job at helping me remain confident. He doesn't beat around the bush and tells it how it is where as some attorneys will tell you what you want to hear just to get cash from your pocket. I felt very comfortable with him as my attorney and would highly recommend him to anyone that is in need.
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25 Nov, 2022 by Jason
Do not use this Lawyer. Worst experience of my life. He couldn't remember our conversations from one day to the next. Missed court several times. Couldn't get a hold of him for weeks at a time. Forced me into taking a conviction when my case was eligible for diversion took a offer from the DA that i told him i didn't want to take.. This guy should of retired years ago.
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07 Jul, 2016 by Anonymous
Mr Marowitz is very knowledgeable and gives in depth answers to questions, which I believe is crucial when choosing an attorney (rather than hiring someone that keeps you out of the loop of your legal proceedings). He proves to have the most in depth understanding of the law and is experienced in analyzing a proper method of defense. Thank you Michael!
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01 Aug, 2023 by Anonymous
I consulted Mr. Caleb on a case, he was not timely in his responses, his suggested approach seemed to push the legal envelope, and his office staff was unorganized and rude.
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11 May, 2016 by Geoffrey
I worked with Joe on a complicated case involving tricky questions of law. I was very impressed by Joe's professional attitude and commitment to our client. He was always diligent, and on top of things. I have no hesitation in endorsing this fine attorney.
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24 Sep, 2024 by Paul
Mr. McCarthy did not waste my time when it comes to offering legal counsel. He asks good questions, gives direct feedback and will work extra hours to complete the task.
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11 Apr, 2023 by Anonymous
Was assigned to be a public defender for my in my case. Did not care about the case obviously, did not even view the video evidence i provided him, lied to me. Basically an extension of the DA's office. Should not be allowed to practice law.
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03 May, 2024 by Anonymous
See my tıtle...all you will ever need to know about thıs ambulance chaser...stay away...he'snot all there!
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04 Jul, 2015 by Bob
Lee Ruslander is an EXTREMELY GREAT lawyer. The way he presents himself in the courtroom is great and his cross examination skills are top notch. He intimidates law enforcement officers on the stand testifying and the District Attorney will completely hesitate to put a witness on the stand with Lee Ruslander in the courtroom. Lee gets the entire courtroom quiet and confused and the District Attorney won't even know what he's even doing. Great lawyer. He's your man if you need a good lawyer. If your in some deep trouble call Lee.
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15 Dec, 2022 by Craig
He had no interest in defending my case. All his interest was to strike a deal with the prosecution. I asked for a jury trial on 4 M4 charges and his response word for word was "I'm not taking this to a jury trial, that's stupid."
He told me at my first hearing "Let's get Discovery and we'll go form there" Two weeks later at my second hearing, "No discovery, let's schedule another pretrial." Two weeks after that, I called him the day before the pretrial and asked about the discovery he simply said "No." I asked him to file a Motion to Dismiss on grounds of The 6th Amendment, right to a speedy trial, and again a simple "No" I asked why not and he said "I signed a time waiver" I asked him "Why would you do that without my consent?" His response was, "I'll see you tomorrow" and hung up on me. The following day in court, he filed a motion to withdraw from my case, and lied to the judge saying that the repeated disputes over the phone was the reason for his withdraw. I talked to the guy 1 time on the phone through my entire case.
He also called me a "Jailhouse Lawyer" because I refused the deal that he made with the prosecutor and asked for a jury trial that he thinks is stupid.
My personal experience with Mr Borst is he has no interest in defending his client. He simply wants to make a plea deal and cash easy money checks.
Extremely unprofessional.
Nasty attitude.
Rude.
Disrespectful.
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12 Mar, 2013 by Anonymous
He was a good man for our case. He worked hard for our case and our outcome was perfect.
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29 Nov, 2023 by Karla nachazel
Don was a real good lawyer for me when I went through my divorce in 1997. He treated me real good. Best lawyer I were had.
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29 May, 2018 by Truth seeker
This guy will rip you off. Him and his wife are both scammers who only care about money. Steer clear!!!
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23 Jan, 2024 by Mark
I needed an attorney for my felony charge. David Dusek was the attorney who handled the case. I knew it was a difficult charge and he worked very hard for me. He is very knowledgeable and kept me informed every step along the way. I was happy with the end results. It was worth the money spent for his experience and knowledge.
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12 Jan, 2024 by Anonymous
He talks a fast game to get your money. And does nothing about anything??? His wife and him are too busy spending people free money on vacations and golfing!!!! Waits for the last minute before your trail before he starts to make himself look good??? at that time it’s way too late!!! He forgot what you sent all to him and pretty much forgot about you period??? All he and this wife wants is your money period!!! He needs this license revoked and sent to prison for life for fraud!!! claims he has 2 business in the minot area??? Checked them out and the business he claims that have offices in them are abandoned buildings??? Claiming business that don’t exist?? must be a good write off for him every year??? The people that talk good about him are all lairs in my book… He couldn’t get a dog out of the dog pound…. A waste of time and your money… He cost me 9k . And wanted a nother 7k. And never even went to trial on a misdemeanor change??? He got a free 9k , But the extra 7k he never received lol…. He’s not worth the skin he’s in. He got a Big F..k you in return What a Joker!!!The woman that work for that crook … Are all brain washed by him!!!!
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07 Jul, 2023 by Angie
Mr. Dusek went above and beyond what any other attorney would do for me in my representation. Mr. Dusek gave my cases the the needed attention and care to get me great end results. The Staff was very courteous, kind and respectful, too. Throughout the process, he made me feel like an important person. In the end, I could tell that he really cared about me getting the best outcome for me and my future.
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25 Jun, 2024 by Zoraida cordova
If you’re a creative, especially in film in LA, find a law group that knows how to handle a contract and negotiate things in favor of their clients.
I’ve been an author for 12 years, and I would not recommend at all.
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25 Jan, 2024 by Pau wes
They are ambulance chasers. They search court records for new filings and then email you to get your case. Never ever use them
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28 Sep, 2023 by Christian daniels
Stay away. They don't make you feel like a priority and they do very sloppy work. I had to constantly stay on then, almost begging them, for progress on my case. Their good lawyers of the firm left years ago. That tells you something.
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26 Apr, 2024 by Romecia
he is not help at all he made me sign a plea deal and what i signed was not what we agreed i was accused of sexual assault of a child i tried to fight but he railroad me it was always something and he told me one thing that made me just sign the plea deal im a innocent black women in waco texas and he told me that a judge told him i said i did it when i never talked to a judge but i was scared what was pose to do a judge against a black women it ain’t no fight to that i got court next eeek and i wanna take my please deal back he is very disrespectful he hung up the phone on my mother and kicked me out his office because i told him the plea deal i signed was not what we agreed on and i wanna take my car to trial because i know i’m innocent and he also got mad because i brought up a charge with him sexual assaulting 5 year old explaining to him he had a chance to fight i wanna fight im only 23 years old and i have a life my apartment is right next to a park i have nieces and nephews and little cousin that look up to me i hope when i go to court i can’t fire him and take it to trial even tho im on a pre sentence investigation i wanna fight for my freedom my freedom is all i have
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29 Mar, 2024 by Anonymous
People are strange...yeah, no. Everything goes wrong with this guy.
https://wacotrib.com/news/waco-attorney-indicted-for-alleged-sexual-contact-with-young-girl/article_8a271302-5392-574a-902e-7e79fdb72269.html
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05 Sep, 2014 by Scott
I was referred to this attorney after getting arrested for some ridiculous charges, from my bail bondsman, from a ex friend of mine. This attorney was very helpful, flexible and very pleasant to deal with. Would recommend him any day, and twice on Sunday!
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29 Jun, 2022 by Anonymous
Cappy has now TWICE not shown up to court after being paid. In addition, he has cancelled meeting abruptly and has shown a general disregard for all professionalism and care for the case. I am truly shocked that there can be someone out there who is this bad at simply showing up for court as a lawyer. I would rather have a court appointed attorney than pay for this man’s representation. It is truly one of the worst experiences imaginable.
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12 Mar, 2022 by Anonymous
While many people can simply make a bad claim about a lawyer without backing that claim up with facts, I can back my claims up with facts. Walk in and sit down in Cappy's office and you will immediately witness that he is an extremely unorganized man. Where being unorganized is not a necessarily a bad quality in itself, when it hinders a person in the function and effectiveness of their duty, THEN it becomes a bad quality.
While representing me (or should I say misrepresenting me) Cappy once allowed the opposing party to write up the compromise that was agreed upon in court between my ex husband and I concerning the details of the custody of our daughter. The agreement was completely bastardized by the opposing attorney and sat on Cappy's desk for weeks; because it was neither read nor challenged, the time limit for the challenge ran out and the bastardization thus became a court order. This one catastrophic stroke of incompetency on Cappy's part devastated our case and my child's future and rendered the $14,000 dollars that I had paid up until that point WASTED!
When confronted with this complete failure on his part, not only was he not sorry but he responded with an almost frightening look of outrage! We were forced to release him as as our lawyer and not pay him the measly $1,000 that he insisted we owed him, Cappy even had the audacity to threaten us with action if we did not pay him. The losses that our family suffered because of the incompetency of Cappy Weiner never were recovered, and I don't just mean the financial losses, I mean the loss of a healthy childhood for my daughter. BEWARE, Cappy Wiener.
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02 Jul, 2017 by Darcy wood
Cappy has been my attorney as well as many family members, and friends. He is experienced in many areas of the law and I've always had a positive experience with his legal services.
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04 Oct, 2017 by Anonymous
wouldn't return calls. Charged me an outrageous amount and did NOTHING. Cost me my house and half of everything I owned. Stay away!
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20 Nov, 2015 by Jennifer
Bryan has helped me out many times in the past 6 yrs. On different cases. He has always pulled through & got what I wanted done. He also works with you on making payments. Which is helpful in times of hardship.
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22 Aug, 2015 by Anonymous
Bryan was able to assist me in getting full custody of my daughter and an emergency hearing the day after christmas. As a father it is hard to get custody of your child in Arkansas but Bryan can get the job done if it is at all possible for you to get custody. He has been very helpful in many other instances where I needed quick legal advice and very reasonable with his cost compared to his competition in the area. If you are in a bind and need a quick & reliable lawyer Bryan is the guy you need to call.
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28 May, 2024 by John
This man is a thief and not only abandoned me but after I got sent to prison he invented a new contract and took thousands from my family under threat of legal action. Run, don't just walk away from this windbag p.o.s.
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24 Aug, 2023 by Anonymous
He was the worst lawyer ever. Never kept in contact with me about my case. I had to find out everything threw the d.a. once they received money from me. His office was very rude Everytime I tried to contact them. He never made closing argument or anything in my defense. Do not use him. Complete rip off and a scam
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14 Jan, 2023 by Ali
Robert Taylor does not know how to have a healthy relationship with his clients. Waste of my time and money honestly, I would represent yourself or go with the free public defender!!!!!
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23 May, 2019 by Jentell smith
03 May, 2024 by Sierra dorvee
If i could rate this disrespectful incompetent 'attorney' a zero star rating, I would. I retained him for family court and he SO incredibly unprofessional, disrespectful & useless. His communication skills are absolutely awful, between replying in a timely manner & being overall VERY disrespectful. If you want nothing achieved on your end, hire him. He will be able to do what he does best, absolutely nothing.
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20 Apr, 2024 by Lydia cole
This guy is scared of his own shadow in court. It's no wonder he had to weasel his way into a political bureaucracy job where he can hide his incompetence.
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03 Mar, 2024 by N d
Unprofessional. Will do nothing to represent.
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08 Jul, 2024 by David staley
The lady who answered the phone was extremely unhelpful and rude. Really? That's the best Cumberland county can do?
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08 Jul, 2024 by Denise alexander
They never stand with the victim. I've sat in cold court rooms as they give the defendants continuance after continuance but as the victim you miss court one time and they allow the charges to be dropped so easily. There is no point of filing charges they either going to torture you by making you sit in cold courtrooms until you give up.
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08 Jul, 2024 by Donna powers
23 Aug, 2024 by Lauren
She was retained for a case but she was overwhelmed with vacation and other cases as she verbalized when she removed herself from my husbands case less than 2 weeks before he had to attend court leaving him with no lawyer to appear in court for a nasty custody battle. He was unable to find a new attorney last minute due to the severity of his case. In the end he lost joint custody of his son and Attorney Carina Reyna knew how crucial her appearance was. This company is unprofessional, the attorney didn't really have any time to fight the case and she spreads herself too thin. She definitely should work on the quality of work and not the quantity of retainer fees she obtains, because the first time and only time she attended court for the case she was kinda lost and unprepared. Hopefully in the future this never happens to anyone else as she sharpens her skills and becomes more knowledgeable in her craft.
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08 Mar, 2024 by Anonymous
People of Whittier! Just because she's in Whittier, doesn't mean you need to hire her. Yes, we're all desperate for resolution and advice but PLEASE! Stay away from this lawyer! She's terrible at her job. Her service is way below average. The amount of money she charges for her so called services, you can get yourself a way better attorney in DTLA. Please message me directly, I'd be more than happy to give you more information. She should be disbarred. Paralegals do better paperwork than she does, and they charge waaaay less!
Also, all the so called positive reviews are more than likely friends and family she has to burry negative posts. She also has a response / excuse for everything.
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29 Jun, 2022 by Nava
Contrate a Karina porque necesitaba un abogado que hablara español pero realmente el dÃa de mi audiencia mostró interés únicamente por terminar rápido sin preocuparse porque venÃa después .. ese dÃa le comenté que necesitaba un abogado para mi divorcio y por su actitud mostró poco interés y hoy confirmó que ella quiere ganar dinero fácil porque la contacte para que me explicara que podÃa hacer ante lo que firme como ella me dijo y hasta el dÃa de hoy no tuvo la educación de regresarme la llamada .. No la recomiendo desde su actitud deja mucho que desear.
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28 Sep, 2021 by Anonymous
Had some law trouble over 15 years ago. Was a young kid and had made a couple mistakes, dont believe he was out to do the best he could. As I look back 15 years from now I believe he did not even try though at the time he may have acted like it. Would not recommend for any defense, doesn't really care about results just money!!
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02 Oct, 2018 by Anonymous
Will tell you he can get you the best case scenario possible just to get your business then once you've gotten paid off he starts changing what he said and not holding up to his word. so you end up getting railroaded. Also is never on time. And does not communicate with you very well. Because he didn't communicate with me right I ended up having a warrant twice and going to jail for a failure to appear. all because he wouldn't communicate with me and tell me that he rescheduled my court dates I guess he thought I was supposed to know on my own, but that's his job to let me know when he does something for me.
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08 Aug, 2024 by Anonymous
Save your money I cannot say this enough. You rather go in with a public defender than to hire this person that knows nothing of the law and I have to sit down and educate myself about the law so I can educate him about how 5years probation for a second time dui is the maximum and 3 years is the minimum. He has the audacity to try and manipulate me into thinking 5 years is the minimum and his excuse is they always give 5 years. LOL. DO NOT HIRE THIS HORRIBLE LAWYER
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11 Dec, 2021 by Lorenzo
My BFF's sugar daddy paid this attorney to get him out of some trouble a few years back. Don't know if he's a good lawyer but apparently pressured my friend into *more* than a professional relationship. The State Bar really ought to be on this guy.
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26 Oct, 2020 by Anonymous
we hired him almost 2 months before the court date never kept in touch with us went in on court said he was hired that morning so it got continue never contacted us after that to talk about the case went in on the new court date didn't defend the client at all so now the client is in jail and wont return any phone calls or text messages. so now we have to hire another attorney to help out after hiring him
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25 Apr, 2024 by Cody
We paid him good money and he didn’t even show up to my family member’s final court hearing, and they had to redo much of the case bc of his unplanned absence. He lost an important file before that to, which could not be recovered. Totally unacceptable. We want our money back…
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