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14 Jul, 2016 by Anonymous
Unfortunately, I hired James Banks for a divorce and child custody battle. Or shall I say there wasn't a battle because he couldn't misrepresent me fast enough. He mislead me with every question he was entrusted to answer. Awful results because of his advice and counsel. Never again and I'd never recommend.
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12 Mar, 2012 by Anonymous
I was a client of Mr. Banks on a family law matter. To be fair, I must say that a colleague of mine, who had gone through a divorce two years before, had recommended Mr. Banks. In my case, I found Mr. Banks not prepared, unwilling to listen and communicate what is important, and the office was not well run.
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31 Jul, 2013 by Anonymous
I have three stars for keeping me informed only because his staff was helpful. As for my attorney I did not ONCE speak with or even see David Sullivan except during my hearing. And even then he barely muttered a few sentences. I was in complete shock on how my hearing was handled. He didn't argue on my behalf. He didn't even talk to the voc rehab witness, much less the judge. I decided to research social security hearing information and I was shocked to learn how much Mr Sullivan did NOT do for me. Also, after asking Mr Sullivan my questions after the hearing, I felt he was unable to give me a direct answer which leads me to believe he was completely unprepared for the hearing. I also found out that he did not give the judge important medical records from my neurologist. I noticed this when I got my denial from the judge. It was not listed in the list of medical records she used to base my denial on!! Ihad to find out the hard way of my mistake in hiring Mr Sullivan. So avoid my mistake do NOT hire this man.
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28 Jul, 2021 by Anonymous
Miss Bates was paid in full, and then stopped all communication with me. No response after placing several phone calls and text messages.
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17 Sep, 2022 by Bill wilson
Tipical got to have ton of money to hire him ,not too mention he set me up with another thief who took $3500 for pardon in florida named Richard A greenburg ,dont hire an attonery for pardons in florida from tallahassee ,couse what they wont tell you 99% of cases get denied ,$3500.00 i was out ,an this know it all knew it an did not tell me, they work together in that makeing deals An big money ,in that capitol city ,if you hire one if you do from far away from the capitol ,where they just all know one another an play god with desent remorcefull everyday people that made a mistake nearly 40 years ago half a life time
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01 Nov, 2017 by Anonymous
We hired this lawyer to help us protect our mother from an abusive temporary guardianship. She said she knew a few judges and could easily come against the opposition and get us in court quickly to overturn the injustice. She took our retainer and did nothing except ridicule us in emails with another attorney who had referred us. Isn't that a breach of client/attorney privilege? We researched Florida laws that had been broken, sent her case law, sent her legal questions, sent character references and statements from witnesses, all to no avail. She ignored all our efforts to assist her in the case. Instead she told us she talked for an hour with the opposing attorney and then began to make threats as if she was voicing the other side's attacks against us, accusing us of lying and disobeying her instructions. When asked which instructions she was referring to she could not produce any. It was devastating. She did more harm than good. She did not care that my mother was being injured, in danger and this was a life or death situation. She had absolutely no empathy for me or my mother's pain and life-threatening situation. She went on vacation twice and accomplished absolutely nothing!
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17 Sep, 2024 by Anonymous
Wont communicate w process server or file the service affidavit. Thinks he knows more about my new case than I do. Defendant tried to call him re process service and he didn't answer. I'm filing a bar complaint. He is not representing my interests.
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07 Mar, 2022 by Tabitha
This lawyer refused to addressed a
white lawyer that lied in court about me talking to my kids and my husband and a safety plan was put in place and I provided all the evidence and knowing the damage that has caused myself and my kids she worked in the same field as the dcf lawyer and to continue to let Mrs Barren to misuse her position to lie in family court and not to act shows favoritism and towards the white lawyer that remain un punished for lying she worse then the lawyer because she has delayed investigating this matter because I'm sure she going to say Mrs Barren didn't do anything wrong so I can let the high court review my complaint and then she if they feel that this attorney working for the bar grievances intake handle it correctly
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05 Jul, 2013 by Anonymous
This attorney has sleepy time issues, don't call his office after 11:00.
I would not recommend this attorney.
I was trying to leave a meassage for him to call me in the morning ,then he answered with an attitude.
Mr Spriggs,I am a customer,and should be treated in a professional manor. i don't like the way you talked to me. is your office at home,or do you have a office at all. next time let it go to your voice mail box. thanks any way,.
I would not recommend this attorney for anything.
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21 Feb, 2013 by Jill
William Wilhelm misrepresented me in my divorce settlement causing me to be destitute after his representation. William Wilhelm continues to lie about what he did to me and should have his license REVOKED for this blatant MISREPRESENTATION of my CIVIL RIGHTS. I have the paperwork to prove the breech of ethics.
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06 Jun, 2011 by Anonymous
I cannot speak directly to Heckman or Trey Thriasher but Elwin Thrasher has long been my business' attorney. Recently however, he has been totally unresponsive. His assistant seem useless as she has not forwarded any of my calls or emails to him, nor has she been able to answer any questions I have had. I dont know if hes just gotten so rich that he doesnt need clients or work, or if senility is setting in and he just cant remember what he is doing, but I would not recommend this firm to anyone unless they learn to communicate with their clients.
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29 Jun, 2021 by Patricia
I hired Mr. Karpinski on 11/26 to represent my grandson. He assured me he was well connected with the State Attorney and could resolve the case. In December by zoom meeting in 45 seconds he told the judge he had not received the case yet, understandable. January by zoom was a repeat of December. February he told the judge by zoom, again 45 seconds, he had just gotten the case and had not had a chance to review. In the meantime he did not interview my grandson and ignored all but one of his calls. My grandson's wife finally got in touch with him and gave him information in a 3 minute telephone call and Mr. Karpinski told the judge in that zoom meeting he was interviewing witnesses. I then wrote Mr. Karpinski a letter expressing my disatisfaction with his handling of the case. I did not hear from him. I then called him to discuss progress, he did not return my call. Finally on the morning of the April zoom meeting I contacted people involved with the case and found he had not tried to interview anyone and I texted Mr. Karpinski to say he was fired. THEN HE CALLED ME. He said he called an outside vendor and they might be willing to take my grandson as a client once again, but he had not gotten a definitive answer from them and oh well he hadn't talked to the State Attorney about it either yet. At that point I had paid him $2100.00. I amassed the telephone time he spent with me, my grandson, his wife, and estimated the time of the outside vendor at 15 min. to be generous. I have any emails I sent him. He never could associate my name, with my grandson's case so if he read over the case, I doubt he read it in depth. I am being generous to say he spent an hour and a half on the case in total. I told him I expected a refund of most of the money I paid him considering his hourly rate, I thought $1500 refund was fair. It has been two and a half months and he has not even called to offer an excuse why he hasn't repaid the money. It's pretty good to take on clients, take their money and do little for it. You could make a fairly good living at it.
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17 Dec, 2013 by Thomas
She is either overwhelmed and in my opinion either not knowledgeable on the law or an instrument of the prosecution to move cases as quickly as possible or some combination of all three..I believe it to be the latter...I provided her with info and consulted with other attorneys are case never should have even made it to trial. I believe Ms. Bulger is more concerned with advancing her career than defending rights. If you are unfortunate enough to have to use a public defender and you get Ms. Bulger I highly recommend you get another attorney or defend yourself. You will be better off.
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04 Nov, 2018 by Karen
Iam on work comp because I get injury on my job back in August of 8, ,2017, back injury L4. The things is my lawyer had me believe that the doctor has rate me at 40% so that mean I was not able for disability. This were pretend, because the doctor never rate me because someone cancel my doctor appointments. I have never change
Appts. Of cancel one .we has mentioned and I we sett the case for 4000. But have not sign the LEGAL document yet. My question what I do not?
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