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02 Jan, 2025 by Mandi boehrns
13 Dec, 2024 by Zoila virgen
09 Dec, 2024 by Alexandra mondlak
03 Dec, 2024 by Taylor yocum
Incredibly helpful crew of people who thoroughly explained all parts of the process so I would know what to expect at each stage. Robert and Mark were exemplary and professional throughout.
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16 Aug, 2024 by Donna robinson
Great people to work with. Mitchell office.
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15 Aug, 2024 by Cassie schoenhard
05 Jan, 2021 by Anonymous
A public defender would have done just as much, if not more, helping me with and defending my case for probably less than $1000 instead of the $10,000 +tax that I paid John. He came and visited me at the jail soon after he was hired. Was very polite, friendly and professional. Talked alot about his experience at trial and cases won. Then he finally asked about my case and after telling him everything I could, all he said was, "Well, there are some problems with the State's case against you and I will use that to see what kind of deal I can get you". He didnt say what the problems were or anything about possible defense. He just figured me guilty and needing a good deal. That meeting lasted a half hour maybe. I patiently waited in jail for news from John. I wrote him numerous letters with more information I remembered that I thought could be helpful and asked him what was happening but no response. I think it was 9 or 10 months before John shows up and says if I plead guilty to one felony count they will drop the 14 other counts against me and cap my sentence at 5 years. My charge carried a maximum of 10 so I specifically asked if they might try to be sneaky and tack on an extra 5 years suspended to that 5 year cap and he said "no, it's a 5 year cap". So I told him I'd do it then ^ then another 5 months goes by and when I finally go to court to plea, my plea deal magically changed from a cap of 5 on one count to 3 counts alltogether and all time would be suspended on counts 2 & 3. I told John I didnt feel right and was worried about all that suspended time he said I wouldnt get. He told me not to worry about it and that since they reneged on the plea deal that I didnt have to take it but then he would have to start all over. It had been over a year and I wasnt going to sit in Jail another year waiting for him to lie to me about another plea deal. At my sentencing I got the 5 years PLUS 5 more suspended on count one an additional 10 years suspended on each of the other two counts which weren't even supposed to be part of it. So, John lied to me twice, never intended from the get-go to try and fight for me in court, went months without any response to my letters and when he did visit the two times probably were less than 1 hour together. Two court dates which would be an hour(rounded up) each. One hour(rounded up) talking on the phone with my Father. And I highly doubt any more than a half hour negotiating a deal I never got. So, for $10,000+tax I got 4 1/2 hours work(if you can even call it that). The only reason I'm giving two stars instead of one is because I was originally looking at 150 years alltogether and ended up doing 2, most of which was in county not knowing what was going on but the outcome could have been way worse. And because the first two attorneys we called wanted $20,000. So John was half price. But I guess you get what you pay for and in this case, I think that was as little as possible. Nothing more than what a public defender would do and maybe even less. I would suggest getting a public defender. Sure they might be somewhat inexperienced and have a high case load but they respond to letters and visit whenever needed. They are always around. And, for less than $1000 attorney fees (if found guilty) you probably get the same amount of effort, possibly more attention(wouldnt take a whole lot) and probably the same exact outcome in the end so I wouldnt waste your money. Put it in a savings account and have a nice head start at getting your feet back on the ground and to a new & better life once you get out of jail.
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31 Jul, 2019 by Anonymous
He helped me and got the outcome that I was looking for. I felt he was easy to understand and to talk to and that's important and the way he talked with the judge was very open and honest.
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04 Mar, 2019 by Anonymous
I am so grateful for having John and his team he got my dui dropped,a felony ingestion charge not picked up and got me a suspended imp. For pocession of marijuana charge thank you so much I can finally move on with my life highly highly recommend him!!!
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02 May, 2023 by Kyle
Beth overcharged me multiple times while working on my case and was not very good in court. When I hired a new attorney he resolved my matter quickly and used information Beth ignored to our advantage in court. If you want someone who has a reputation from bouncing from firm to firm while overbilling in the Sioux Falls area you should call Beth.
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22 Oct, 2015 by Jana
I live in Colorado and had a very difficult custody case in S.D. Another attorney referred me to Beth. She was professional, knowledgeable, sympathetic, helpful, and in the end did exactly what we needed to have done. I have never met her; we have only corresponded via phone calls and emails, and I look forward to the day when we finally meet! I would highly recommend her to anyone needing a great attorney. If we lived closer, I would use her for all of our legal needs. I cannot say enough good things about her.
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25 Feb, 2015 by Anonymous
I thought it went well. The only hang up is the $2500.00 retainer. If that wasnt in play until after the divorce was finalized i eould have rated higher.
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23 Aug, 2017 by Joseph
Nicole is a hard worker. With Nicole, the CLIENT comes first. She is very understanding. Not pretentious. She willingly worked with me on all aspects of my personal injury case. With grace and knowledge. I would recommend her to anyone who has a workers compensation or social security disability case.
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09 May, 2023 by Mitch marcotte
Very friendly and good at listening, just a preliminary meeting but he took a whole page of notes. Don't see that often.
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27 Oct, 2022 by Jaki thoms
They are helping us with a complicated situation. They jumped right in and were willing to help us on short notice. Professional, courteous and empathetic.
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05 May, 2020 by Patricia dougherty
05 Nov, 2024 by Videos de futbol
I highly recommend him👌
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30 Jan, 2024 by Abigail gómez luna
Exelente
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24 Jan, 2024 by Bridget mack
24 Nov, 2022 by Armando rico
12 May, 2021 by Michelle storm
The most unprofessional, unorganized law firm I have ever worked with. The secretary, Chris, is so very rude. For example when I asked for help understanding a document she stated “Well, it’s in English can’t you read?”
Phone calls and emails were never returned. There was absolutely no follow through.
It was a horrible experience. I highly recommend avoiding this firm.
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24 Jun, 2020 by Benjamin dyer
11 Nov, 2017 by Trenton braby
Because this is the 21st century big corporations in ag ageing farmers its transition time it will be achieved by conqueror or conquest co-op big team.
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30 Oct, 2017 by Chelsea muller-miller
I lost my son after taking the advice of this retained attorney.
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30 Dec, 2024 by Anonymous
We hired Edward from a referral from someone else. Based on our experience with Edward they will no longer be recommending him to anyone going forward. We can honestly say there was nothing he did that was helpful, in fact just the opposite. His demeanor and way in which he talks to people is condescending and he is quite arrogant. If you find yourself in an unfortunate situation of needing an attorney we hope to save you the headache of hiring him. Please don’t stop your search here. We hope you find someone who won’t just take your money and could care less.
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