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26 Sep, 2016 by Tatiana
Carmen went above and beyond as a lawyer. She not only did her job great, but she also made sure that I was as calm as can be. Carmen had everything organized and well prepared.
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06 Sep, 2016 by Hector
Attorney Carmen Bland is an outstanding Lawyer. I always felt that my needs were met as her Client. She was Professional, knowledgeable yet she kept the process as simple and as light as possible for me, she made a stressful situation a powerful experience with a great outcome. She was easily accessible, got back to me quickly, she was aggressive and got me the results that I wanted. Attorney Carmen Bland is quality attorney that I would refer to anyone hiring a family law attorney.
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06 Sep, 2016 by Jennifer
I am new to Florida and was referred to Carmen when I started my divorce. She was amazing. My ex was not wanting to do things in a timely manner and make things more difficult. She took the time to help make sure I understood everything and kept me informed along the way of what to expect next. She knows how to play hard ball when needed and helped make the process amazing...everything I asked for when it came to my children Carmen helped make sure that I got it in the parenting plan. I would refer her to everyone. She knows how to get things done especially when it was a difficult time all the way around. I will use her again in the future if needed.
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07 Feb, 2025 by George graner
The settled an estate quickly and helped solve any issue.
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02 Jan, 2025 by Katrina freemon
Attorney Kit Van Pelt, Thank you for all your commitment and dedication during my most trying time, the loss of my mother and sister. I appreciated and trusted every advise you offered. I can't thank you and the staff for everything that was done. God bless you all.
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11 Sep, 2024 by Zachariah wade
Kit is a knowledgeable, experienced, hardworking, and down to earth attorney who I highly recommend.
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27 Jan, 2018 by Mark
Back in 2009 i hired Mr. Crider to represent me in the court of law for a Dui and I paid him a total of $5,000. At the time i was locked up on a immigration hold which is federal and seperate from the criminal charge. While i was held in jail Ronnie came to see me once and did not fight in the court for any reduced charge and ended up pleading out to a Dui which i honestly could have done representing myself. Fast forward to 3 months later that was one of the charges that was forcing me from getting released on my federal hold. I ended up hiring a different attorney for half the cost and he reopened my Dui, within a week my new attorney was able to reduce the Dui that Ronnie could not and got it dropped to a reckless driving. As another reader states when you try to get ahold of Crider he is never in the office or always on vacation and when he did show up for court he never made attempts to fight for you which is what a lawyer should do. Sorry but i don't recommend lazy people in this profession. TOTAL waste of time and money, almost 8 years later i can still think back to how frustrating it was, still fresh in my brain.
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08 Jun, 2013 by Anonymous
I am a former client of ronnie's i was just represented by him for 3 different counts of DUI i did not only get convicted of two but paid him a boatload of money to sit in jail for 6 months++++, at first he was a tiger in the court room then once i caught 2 more dui charges, he is ALWAYS in North Carolina vacationing when he needs to be working on cases and always has Cindy his assistant answer the phone about anything and half the time she has to call him for an answer! Hes a great guy but i definetly would not hire him again, i am very disappointed in my outcome with this attorney and now have two dui's on my record. Not acceptable at all, And he never questioned what i wanted to do with my own case he just went off what my power of attorney wanted when it was my money i was paying with. and i was perfectallyu capable of answering my own questions, he made me bow down to the process what a waste of money!!
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10 Apr, 2012 by Adam
I have unfortunately been in front of a judge in Pinellas County on a few occasions, and have hired a different attorney on each appearance for the simple fact that I was not totally pleased with the other attorneys efforts. However, Ronnie Crider did an amazing job for me!!! I scored a 13 month prison sentence and wound up getting 2 years of probation, due to Ronnie working out a departure agreed upon between he and the state attorney!! I have done a prison sentence in the past and he was still able to move mountains for me!! I would highly recommend him to anyone!!! He worked his tail off for me, made me feel very comfortable even on a personal level, and the man just knows what he's doing!!! Anyone having trouble finding an attorney that they are comfortable with, or trouble finding an attorney that they know will work hard for them, need not look any further!!! I have complete faith that he will provide you with the best possible outcome regarding your individual case. Thank you Ronnie, I greatly appreciate all your hard work and honesty!!
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01 Dec, 2023 by Anonymous
My son had a tragic accident in which he was charged with Criminal DUI Manslaughter. We retained his firm and Curtis stepped up as the most experienced counsel on this matter for the firm. Working with many attorneys throughout my professional career, I can judge his legal professionalism as excellent and was even more impressed with the results he achieved for my son.
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01 Sep, 2022 by Anonymous
Paid 150.000 yes you read correct.
Never received itemized bill were the money was spend.
Not a good outcome at all. Was very disappointed after paid all this money .
He can talk nice, but if it comes to trial leaving things out , and ruined it.
Public defender could get the same results.
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05 Jan, 2019 by Anonymous
I recently had to retain Crider for my boyfriend which is incarcerated. At first we hired a different attorney within his first week incarcerated & basically paid $1500 to be misled & with unanswered questions. Immediately with just a consultation phone call to Crider he was able to give me more insight than the paid lawyer. We made the decision to hire Crider, best choice!! He's straight to the point, will only tell you what he's sure of, REALISTIC, & gets results!! Not to mention, I hired him a few weeks before my boyfriend's next court date and by that court date everything was already resolved with what I'm sure was the best possible result for his case & situation. Crider may be a extremely busy attorney, but somehow he manages to get the job done!! Idk what else to say but that my personal experience with him handling my boyfriend's case was AWESOME with no complaints!!
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05 Sep, 2024 by Matthew smith
I highly recommend Jawdet and his wonderful team. They delivered more than originally promised and were extremely generous after negotiations and settlements.
Jawdet is well connected in the community and always available if you need to get ahold of him. A truly great team and I feel lucky to have hired him tbh.
If you’re looking for an excellent lawyer and team, look no further!
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20 Apr, 2024 by Victor lee
05 Nov, 2023 by Darrell d
I was amazed at Jawdet's expertise, experience and professionalism. Bottom line is he knows the law and with his experience, how to get results. I am eternally thankful for his efforts and glad my relative referred me to him. He told me what he could do for me and performed above my expectations. I will definitely recommend Jawdet Rubai and Rubai Law. They completely resolved my issue which in some ways saved my life, relationships, my job, and my reputation.
Thank you Jawdet Rubai and everyone at Rubai Law that helped me and supported me when I needed it most.
Jawdet kept his word with me and the results proved it!!
Sincerely,
DC.
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10 Nov, 2024 by Rick mcnally
The Hitchcock Law Firm including Mr. Hitchcock himself and especially Shonnon Dorsett were incredibly helpful in solving my case. They were knowledgeable, accessible and very responsive from beginning to end. They achieved a positive result in the end and much quicker than expected. I am greatful to them and Kathleen Beckman who referred me to the Hitchcock Law Group.
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08 Nov, 2024 by Justice williams
Professional, prompt, and the most amazing staff and attorney's ever. Compassion is everything! I highly recommend.
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04 Nov, 2024 by Arthurannas
Professional and very accurate at covering all my needs. I trust Hitchcock Law and will highly recommend them to all my friends and family.
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10 Nov, 2024 by Rick mcnally
The Hitchcock Law Firm including Mr. Hitchcock himself and especially Shonnon Dorsett were incredibly helpful in solving my case. They were knowledgeable, accessible and very responsive from beginning to end. They achieved a positive result in the end and much quicker than expected. I am greatful to them and Kathleen Beckman who referred me to the Hitchcock Law Group.
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08 Nov, 2024 by Justice williams
Professional, prompt, and the most amazing staff and attorney's ever. Compassion is everything! I highly recommend.
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04 Nov, 2024 by Arthurannas
Professional and very accurate at covering all my needs. I trust Hitchcock Law and will highly recommend them to all my friends and family.
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10 Nov, 2024 by Rick mcnally
The Hitchcock Law Firm including Mr. Hitchcock himself and especially Shonnon Dorsett were incredibly helpful in solving my case. They were knowledgeable, accessible and very responsive from beginning to end. They achieved a positive result in the end and much quicker than expected. I am greatful to them and Kathleen Beckman who referred me to the Hitchcock Law Group.
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08 Nov, 2024 by Justice williams
Professional, prompt, and the most amazing staff and attorney's ever. Compassion is everything! I highly recommend.
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04 Nov, 2024 by Arthurannas
Professional and very accurate at covering all my needs. I trust Hitchcock Law and will highly recommend them to all my friends and family.
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10 Nov, 2024 by Rick mcnally
The Hitchcock Law Firm including Mr. Hitchcock himself and especially Shonnon Dorsett were incredibly helpful in solving my case. They were knowledgeable, accessible and very responsive from beginning to end. They achieved a positive result in the end and much quicker than expected. I am greatful to them and Kathleen Beckman who referred me to the Hitchcock Law Group.
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08 Nov, 2024 by Justice williams
Professional, prompt, and the most amazing staff and attorney's ever. Compassion is everything! I highly recommend.
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04 Nov, 2024 by Arthurannas
Professional and very accurate at covering all my needs. I trust Hitchcock Law and will highly recommend them to all my friends and family.
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23 Mar, 2021 by Mary
I AM A NO 1 CHRISTAN SCHOOLTEACHER WENT IN BY CAB COLD DAY I AM SENIOR WAS TREATED AS DIRT THEY R CRUEL ABUSIVE MEAN PUTTING CIVIL LAWSUIT ON THEN FOR ABUSE
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25 Mar, 2020 by Anonymous
This Lawfirm was a waste of crucial time and money! Our legal issues only worsened and have been VERY difficult paying more experienced firms to resolve due to their errors! We wish they were honest and referred us for
a more educated & experienced lawyer. Now our situation has become a seriously bad situation directly from the mistakes caused by this person!
This is anonymous from fear of erratic people’s retribution by their history!
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22 Mar, 2020 by Carly
I had made a free appointment for a legal consultation in the past and met with John McGuire who gave me his honest opinion that I didn’t need a lawyer at that time. He didn’t ask for any payment for that appointment which I really appreciated since I was hesitant at first thinking I would have to pay if I saw a lawyer. I remembered the law office when I got in a bad car accident in 2019 and made another appointment. I had so many medical bills and all these adjusters were calling me asking for statements but John McGuire helped me feel relieved right away. His paralegal, Mindy, kept me updated on my case and seemed to really be on top of my case. Not only did I end up getting a nice settlement but Mindy also negotiated my medical bills so I got even more money in the end. I didn’t even know you can negotiate medical bills like that! I Would definitely recommend anyone who has legal questions or issues to go to McGuire Law Offices!
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24 Mar, 2024 by Anonymous
just a question...were you the assistant public defender or the assistant "TO" the public defender? thank you.
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23 Aug, 2017 by Anonymous
I hired this attorney and he sat on my case for 4 years. He procrastinated and did not take action until I advised he would be fired. I spoke to other clients and their complaints were similar. He procrastinates, is rude and incompetent.
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19 Sep, 2014 by Anonymous
Mr. Davis was very accommodating and extremely knowledgable in his profession. He answered all my questions with ease and settled the case within a reasonably fast time frame. He is both personal and professional and always kept me updated as necessary. Definitely recommend.
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17 Sep, 2014 by Anonymous
Mr. Davis was very clever with his arguments for our case. He thoroughly researched the issues and we were pleased with his persuasive correspondence to all parties involved.
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30 Apr, 2018 by Abigail
I had several conversations with attorney Baskin and found him to be very understanding and knowledgable. I found him easy to talk to and very kind when I discussed some things that occured during my childhood.
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08 Mar, 2009 by Anonymous
I would not recommend this attorney due to many problems I had with him. If you want a pit bull, he might be your guy. But not all legal issues require a pit bull, or pit bully. He distorted my claim to make it more inflamatory. He claimed he would "make a big statement" but that we would just settle for much less. He turned a minor legal dispute in to a major issue that ran up my legal bill. The problem is he accused my former partner of fraud and forgery, which was not my claim. I was shocked when I saw what he had accused my former client of.
His work was also sloppy. He missed my name in his letters to opposing counsel, and appeared to be confusing my case with another. It was pretty disturbing. I had instructed him to settle the case to what a viewed as a reasonable offer, then found out he had already rejected it. I eventually settled for what amounted to less just to stop my dealings with him.
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22 Jun, 2021 by Anonymous
This man came and made all sorts of promises to me the morning of my trial, convinced me to switch to him. Then, after receiving payment, did absolutely nothing for 9 months. Despite having provided him numerous things for my defense, he literally did no preparing at all - he only came to discuss the case the sunday afternoon before trial! I had explained to him exactly what data was needed, and how to obtain that data, to exonerate me and he did not do this! This data would prove I could hot have done what I was charged with. I had also provided case law of an identical case that would show Florida had no jurisdiction. But because he failed to even read the case law, which clearly stated the court ruled in what would have been my favor, when the state misrepresented that case to court Mr. Wagner did not object and did not argue because he DID NOT EVEN READ THE CASE! Not only this, but I had hired him for a civil matter as well, and after 9 months, as I am sitting at the defendant table at trial, he STARTS to write a motion for that matter - and it was complete garbage! I literally had to rewrite it myself and not only fix basic spelling and grammatical errors, which were prevalent, but CORRECT HIM ON MATTERS OF LAW! This guy is about worthless - if you hire him, he will take your money, ignore you, judge you as guilty so as to feel ok about his poor work ethic, and try to get you a plea - which eliminates 99% of appeals! This is a big problem because when he blows his motion arguments from lack of preparation, he tells you "oh, don't worry - you can appeal this issue!" But you can't. So no, do not hire this man, or Steve Henderson, or Dan Ciener... Diamond and Funk are the only attorneys worth a penny in Brevard County. You would be better to hire someone from Orlando or elsewhere.
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07 Feb, 2013 by Victoria
I was able to ask him for honest advice & he fought for the best ending result for me.
He didnt give me any false ideas and prepared me for the worst but aimed for the best. He would answer my calls, Texts and Emails.
Always had a good outlook.
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26 Nov, 2012 by Frank
Sean is an outstanding criminal defense lawyer. He excels at cross-examination and hits every conceivable detail. Very prepared, very thorough.
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06 Feb, 2024 by Sean
I hired Margaret to get custody of my son. It was probably one of the easiest cases she is ever had. My ex practically made it incredibly easy for her to win the case and yet she still bled me dry over 20 grand and then threatened to sue me over $800 because she had the wrong email address she never called me and nothing sent in the real mail alomsot in a shady way from what i got out of it evey thing was done. even after i had my son full time she was still billing me.. shes like a vulture picking me dry knowing i will do wahtever it takes to make sure my son was safe Needless to say, she kept finding ways to bill me again and again after assuming that it was all said and done and there was going to be no more payments I would receive another payment. This went on for years and finally I had to tell her to put it in writing that I do not want her to be doing any work for me anymore or else I wasn't going to pay her the $800 I can't help but wonder if she would still be charging me if I never said that.. I would call somebody else. Do not waste your time with this. She also took forever to make things happen while my son was in Multiple different house that he was a witnessing his own mother getting abused and beat and yet she still couldn't figure out how to get him out of that situation. I highly recommend finding somebody with a little more talent and experience, especially if it has to do with your child
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25 Sep, 2021 by Sue
Worked for her for a short period. Very unprofessional. Horrible ethics. Out for herself, not her clients.
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13 Dec, 2018 by Kenneth
Every time we went to court she was very unprepared. I gave her a $5000.00 retainer and now she will not give me my left over monies back or send me and itemized invoice. I left her several emails and phone calls she is ignoring them all. I would never recommend attorney Margaret E O'neill to anyone. I am very disappointed with her services.
The way she represented me falls nothing short of disgusting
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28 Sep, 2021 by Anonymous
Took my case, and never heard from him again until the court. Called alot and they'd say he'd get back with me. I showed up to court not knowing if he would. Judge kept asking me if I heard from him, and I said no. The judge finally put my case last. I was sitting there waiting for over 2.5 hours wondering if he was going to show. When he did arrive said he was in another hearing. Didn't remember my case and asked ME what my case was about. Bill asked for a continuance. I fired him. Asked for my money back and he said he'd get back to me later and never did. I'm out $2500 and had to hire a new attorney.
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29 Jan, 2015 by Lallallla
Within the last 8 years I've received 2 DWSL charges and was facing possible jail time on each charge. He was able to help me receive nothing more than fines. He keeps you in the loop with any developments and tells you everything up front including what you could be facing, what the likely hood of each could be, and the time frame needed for each of court case. Also, with his experience, at least in Hillsborough County, he is familiar with many Prosecutors and Judges. I would definitely use him in any driving case.
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01 Sep, 2014 by Anonymous
Mr. Ignatuck was my attorney for a probation violation involving alcohol and driving. It was a case where I faced prison time at maximum, jail and probation at minimum. He filed all of the necessary paperwork, visited me in jail, appeared at the hearings, got an evaluation for me to the DACCO treatment program, and his fee was reasonable. As suggestions to improve his service: He should have been more responsive to phone calls before trial and should have been more aggressive in defending me when the DA and judge made some incorrect statements about my history, but I admit that things moved fast in my 15 minutes before the judge. (I never asked him how much experience he had in defending DUIs.) The sentence I received was some jail time, probation, the PERC program (which I found out about and asked for while incarcerated) and a mandatory alcohol monitor. It was a combination of my lawyer's work, the PERC program and my wife's research into alternative sentencing options that helped me out.
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17 Dec, 2017 by Michael
Barry Cobb is an excellent lawyer. I was wrongfully charged with a felony and this was caught on video tape. Not only was the felony dropped, but Barry answered every question I every had thoroughly and giving me all the knowledge I needed to make the right decisions. His advice was always spot on and because I listened it went exactly as I needed it to. He should be getting a $5000 retainer for his services, but he chooses to fight for the little guy. A stand up attorney.
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24 Oct, 2013 by Michael
Mr Cobb was the Public Defender for my son, Michael, and did a VERY poor job representing him. Mr. Cobb failed to call any witness that could prove Michael was innocent of the charges. Mr. Cobb failed to provide proper legal representation. Mr. Cobb had almost 5 years to prepare for the hearing and was NOT prepared at all.
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14 May, 2017 by Anonymous
When you think of Donna K. Rose, you can think and know Donna has a strong and long history of harassing a qualified disabled person, in league with her attorney buddies. The student at St. Pete College, where Donna hides out and refuses to represent public clients b/c she is too scared, requested that Donna allow him to bring in a friend to a classroom of a non-law class Donna was newly teaching. The student came into class with no assistance for his disabilities because Donna denied him that reasonable right to follow discussions in class, then a student bothered the disabled male, to which Donna later started working with SPC attorneys to follow the disabled person around Pinellas county and get him into legal trouble, more harassment, and definite conflict of interest, fraudulent cases involving other SPC faculty and staff Donna hides behind because she is just too damn scared to file her own party cases. If you know what's good and earnest, you'd do best to keep far away from Donna K. Rose, who is a meek, slimey, greedy, and worthless attorney.
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11 Mar, 2009 by Anonymous
I had to get a separation agreement, and had Attorney Rose do it for me. I knew very little about how I should protect myself for later. She listened to my story and figured out the agreement. This was about 4 years ago. I have to say that at the time I did not realized the great work she had done, but as time went by every time I had a concern or my ex came up with a new "trick" I looked at the agreement and she had covered the subject. I cannot say enough about her honesty and truly caring and professional treatment she delivered to me.
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25 Oct, 2024 by Anonymous
This man is only good at writing up the motions, but not at litigation in a court room. You will lose, he he not equipped to handle any courtroom litigation or defend your case in anything more than a traffic ticket!
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16 Jul, 2015 by Anonymous
Referred by a friend who had a brother that had faced felony charges and he was able to get them dropped. Personally hired him for a traffic incident and he was fabulous and very knowledgeable.
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23 Dec, 2020 by Anonymous
Mr. Weller would not do what I asked. I suggested to him to try to convert my chapter 13 to a chapter 7 because of my change in my financial situation. His reply was pretty much that can't happen. I elected to terminate Mr. Weller and go with another lawyer. My new lawyer converted my chapter 13 to a chapter 7 after reviewing my situation and we took care of it in a matter of a couple months. Case closed , I'm happy . Jay Weller needs to try to have a little more compassion for his work ethic and for his customers I won't talk about the price I paid along with his so called monthly monitor fees. Not any monitoring going on that I was aware of.
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30 Jan, 2018 by Anonymous
Jay is a great lawyer and helped turn my life around. I highly recommend him and his team.
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07 Jun, 2011 by Michelle
Jay Weller is VERY unprofessional and unreliable. He stood me up on 2 separate appointments and then when I asked for my deposit back due to the situation, his incompetent staff refused. They did nothing but waste 2 of my Saturday mornings and then kept my hard earned money. I chose another attorney that did an excellent job and was always at the appointments. Jay Weller is not someone that I would choose to represent me in any way shape or form. Don't even bother calling him and call someone that will actually show up to your scheduled appointments.
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03 Jun, 2019 by Anonymous
I was charged with aggravated assault in Pinellas county. The year was 2015. I did not live in Pinellas county at the time and asked an attorney friend of mine for guidance in making a decision of who to hire. My friend told me to hire Doug Prior and I scheduled a meeting with him. During the meeting Doug claimed he knew everybody that needed to be known in Pinellas county, the state attorneys office, and all the judges. He said that he was going to try to get my case dismissed before charges were brought on me within the first 30 days. During that consultation he charged me $5,000 retainer fee and I signed a contract with him stating my total cost even if this went to trial would not exceed $10,000..... at this point in time I had no criminal record. Facts of the case: the victims had a gun on them. I was a licensed gun owner. I never pointed a weapon, or made any kind of verbal threat to do harm to these victims. The victims lied in the police report and then came in five months later for depositions and said a completely different story. Their credibility was shot.
Doug, however, refused to litigate the case. He cussed myself and my family out prior to my fourth trial date. I sat in county jail for almost a year and a half trying to get this resolved because Mr. Prior could not even get a bond granted for me. In total Mr. Prior Took $17,261 from me. He did this all while I was in county jail. My money was in a trust with the other attorney friend of mine. Doug, like the weasel he is, kept communicating with the other attorney stating he needed more money to do things like investigations and depositions even though we had a signed contract that said in total nothing would go over $10,000.
Being ignorant to the court system because of my lack of a record, I trusted my friends advice and believed that Mr. Prior had my best interest in mind. What a dreadful mistake that was. In a case that should have been dropped, I ended up going to prison for 4 mandatory years. I also got put on probation for an additional two years. I scored out to a total of 18 months in prison if the charges stuck. Mr. Prior could not even get me a downward departure.
Do not hand this man your money, because you’re better off going in representing yourself. Because of this man I lost my business, my home, my vehicles, and my fiancé. Mr. Prior does not see human beings. He sees nothing but the money he can swindle out of you. So choose wisely when choosing an attorney. I wish I had the chance to do it over again because I would not have spent a day in county jail or even had to go to prison, because the facts of the case alone would have set me free.
I take full responsibility of the mistake I made hiring this man, or lack thereof. It is my responsibility now to make sure that none of you make the same mistake!
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24 Jul, 2014 by Anonymous
Unfortunately, I cannot leave a positive review for this attorney. I do not feel he had my family's best interest in mind and I was lucky enough t o figure that out before we hired him. We were in a tight situation with what felt like no other options and I believe Mr. Prior attempted to take advantage of that. He knew we were not local to the area and it seems he felt we would pay him whatever the cost to fix our problem. He came as a reference from another attorney close to the family so we had hoped Mr. Prior would keep that in mind. Instead an astronomical fee was quoted for a case that we all felt was going to be dropped by the State before it ever even got filed. Despite that very realistic possiblity, a fee was quoted for the "whole case". The "whole case" had to be paid for up front EVEN if he immediately got the case dropped. Mr. Prior's experience , his self proclamation that he "knew everyone" in the court house and at the State coupled with the facts of the case made it seemingly clear that this was not going to be the hardest case to get rid of quickly. And yet , an entire case fee was quoted to us. Luckily, another attorney in the area was willing to help us at a fraction of the cost, not because he was not an excellant attorney but simply because he wanted to actually help us and he knew he wasn't going to need to take this case very far. As expected, this other attorney got the case dropped nearly instantaneously. I am sure Mr. Prior knows what he is doing as he has been practicing in this area for many years. However it quickly became clear that his agenda was to make a quick and easy buck instead of focusing on how to actually help us.
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04 Feb, 2014 by Kelly
This man is charged me $5000 to represent my ex-husband in a false arrest of aggravated battery, a felony. Before the discovery was even done, my ex passed away & later the State ended up dropping the charges due to lack of information. I had repeatedly requested a partial refund of this money as Mr. Prior did not do anything on my ex's behalf except to make a few phone calls; in fact, I was the one to tell him that the State had dropped the charges. Mr. Prior is all about the money. I lost the father of my 3 children & $5000.
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03 Nov, 2019 by Anonymous
I had a consultation with Mrs. Parker. She was very friendly, and had a very nice office. However, upon consulting with two other attorneys, I realized the information that she provided me with was completely incorrect. She clearly is not up to date on condo laws.
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Awards and Recognitions:
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Consultation Assessment:
Use the initial consultation to evaluate their communication skills, responsiveness, and willingness to address your concerns. -
Ask for References:
A credible lawyer should be willing to provide references from past clients.
What Should I Prepare for My First Consultation?
To make the most of your initial meeting with a lawyer, come prepared with:
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Relevant Documents:
Bring all documents related to your case, such as contracts, correspondence, legal notices, court papers, or evidence. -
Written Summary:
Prepare a concise written summary of your situation, including key dates, events, and involved parties. -
List of Questions:
Write down any questions you have about your case, the legal process, or the lawyer's experience. -
Financial Information:
If applicable, bring financial documents like pay stubs, tax returns, or bank statements. -
Contact Information:
Provide details of any witnesses or other parties relevant to your case. -
Personal Identification:
Bring a valid ID for verification purposes. -
Pen and Notebook:
Take notes during the consultation to remember important points. -
Budget Constraints:
Be ready to discuss your budget and any financial limitations.
How Much Does a Lawyer Cost?
The cost of hiring a lawyer varies widely based on several factors:
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Fee Structures:
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Hourly Rate:
Lawyers may charge anywhere from $150 to $500 or more per hour, depending on experience and location. -
Flat Fee:
For routine legal services like drafting a will or handling an uncontested divorce, lawyers might offer a flat fee. -
Retainer Fee:
An upfront payment against which the lawyer bills hourly fees. -
Contingency Fee:
Common in personal injury cases; the lawyer receives a percentage (typically 25% to 40%) of any settlement or award. -
Monthly Retainer:
For ongoing services, businesses might pay a monthly fee for a set number of hours or services.
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Hourly Rate:
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Factors Affecting Cost:
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Complexity of the Case:
More complex cases require more time and resources, increasing costs. -
Lawyer's Experience:
Highly experienced lawyers may charge higher fees. -
Geographic Location:
Legal fees can vary significantly by region or city. -
Additional Expenses:
Court filing fees, expert witness fees, travel expenses, and administrative costs may be extra.
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Complexity of the Case:
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Estimating Total Costs:
Request a detailed fee agreement outlining all potential costs.
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Negotiating Fees:
Some lawyers may be willing to negotiate fees or offer payment plans, especially for clients with financial constraints. -
Pro Bono Services:
For those who cannot afford legal services, some lawyers or legal aid organizations offer services at reduced rates or for free.
