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10 Jul, 2014 by Anonymous
Was in my defense of a truly time of hardship, he never cut corners of information and his square. That's good for a well rounded approach. Like the endorsement his care and concerns are generally genuine.
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15 Nov, 2017 by Antonio “tone” medina
Parking is tricky, call for directions
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15 Nov, 2017 by Antonio “tone” medina
Parking is tricky, call for directions
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15 Nov, 2017 by Antonio “tone” medina
Parking is tricky, call for directions
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11 Apr, 2024 by Emir dini
A cesspool of legal malpractice. I watched several parents go through agonizing ordeals despite ORPC being aware (and failing to intervene). Lots of embedded institutional bias, particularly towards Hispanic clients. In my opinion, ORPC needs a leadership change and more judicial scrutiny.
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24 Aug, 2023 by Anna beer
I was trying to get in contact with then for 4 weeks regarding my lawyer and I only got a response after leaving nasty voice-mail on their general mailbox. Once I got in contact with them they fairly quickly reached out to my lawyer and he became response after that so I do appreciate that. But then after I needed to speak with them again I've called 5 times and I'm still awaiting a call back. It's very frustrating.
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21 Jun, 2023 by Cami garcia
Such an amazing company! Supporting parents that are at their lowest point is truly admirable!!
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12 Jul, 2024 by Jim
I read other reviews mentioning negative experiences with Ted, particularly noting his rudeness and self-importance during introductory conversations. Initially, I didn't think this was enough to judge him by, but my experience confirmed their sentiments.
During our introductory call, I was appalled by Ted's attitude and disrespect towards other attorneys. He dominated the conversation, leaving me no opportunity to speak. Instead of discussing my case, he insisted on "telling me" how things would be, which felt overbearing and dismissive. Ted's approach was self-gratifying and belittling, showing no humility or understanding that clients are paying for his service.
It's astonishing to encounter an attorney who lacks basic respect and empathy for his clients. Ted's behavior is unacceptable for someone in a service-oriented profession.
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11 Aug, 2015 by Anonymous
I have no experience with this attorney, other than the consultation. He may be great in court, but his social skills on the phone were subpar. He did not listen well, rushing to get it over with and often interrupting stating that I was off topic or jumping around, when I was not. He did not listen to facts that I had hoped to share then left me with an over-simplified conclusion. He was also quite unmodest about his credentials, stating that he was perhaps the most experienced attorney on the site and that all of his reviews were positive. I can't state this for certain, but I question the validity of the reviews, which are nearly all 5 stars. One reason I question this is that he quoted me $300 per hour with a $5000 retainer, which differs from the posted $250 and $2500 retainer posted on the site.
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25 May, 2015 by Sharon
Ted was invaluable with helping me through my divorce. My ex is a bully, manipulative, narcissistic and very difficult to deal with. Mediation was completely out of the question, although I really believed it possible at one point. If you are going into a contentious divorce with kids and/or assets, Ted is the man to have in your corner. He was aggressive when necessary, totally on top of the deadlines, the legalities and very responsive when I had yet another problem from my husband. His billing was transparent and easy to understand. One suggestion I would make with any legal situation, listen to your attorney, don't kid yourself about anything, be truthful and be very cooperative when it comes to the courts. I can't say enough good things about Ted. And I am thankfully divorced.
I had to go trial because my ex husband just refused to work with me on any level. He refused to leave the house and took every opportunity to make the divorce harder on our kids, more expensive and time consuming. When you are putting the next 10+ years in the hands of a judge who has to put the needs your kids first and foremost, and it costing a fortune, it is worth it to have Ted Shih as your lawyer.
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27 Apr, 2023 by Anonymous
Nancy Holten, it's working with the DA to get convictions on innocent people. That she know is innocent. She don't do no work she don't return calls she can't give you a direct answer when you ask her a question!about your case. She tells you that she got to go back and look at the paperwork never gets back with you to clarify what she found after you tell her. She just a very nonchalant person as a lawyer. You tell her the same thing over and over and over again and then she tell you oh I don't remember that I have to go back and look at the paperwork.
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22 Jan, 2017 by Phil
I originally hired an expencive lawyer which afterwords resulted in a filling of a motion under rule 35 c Inefective assistance of council at that time I obtained Miss Holton She not only got a sucsesfull 35 c but then defended me on the original case and got me found not Guilty of all charges were the original Lawyer failed to do his job. You need to understand I was facing the habitual account but because of the diligence of miss Holton and the evidence she obtained I was found nor guilty of all. Thank You miss Holton U saved My life
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02 Feb, 2015 by Anonymous
I am currently being represented by Nancy Holton. My case has been set for trial in a few months. She has met with me one time in 15 months and she never returns my phone calls. She has pressured me to take a deal that was put on the table before I even plead "Guilty or Not Guilty." She has filed one motion on my behalf because I requested to see my discovery and that was 11 months after she became my court appointed attorney. I have still not seen the discovery. The one time that we met she told me that it was way too many pages to buy but she will go through it and take out the pages I don't need. I can pick it up that same day from the front desk. I still have not seen it. It never made it to the front desk or in to my hands. The charge that I am facing a is a felony but I have been offered a misdemeanor charge if I take the deal and the prosecutor has offered me no jail time. I am moving forward with this because I am not guilty and my attorney has no idea where we are in the case each time were in court. I have to remind her of what had happened in the last court hearing. There are extenuating circumstances where the police involved violated at least 3 constitutional rights and my attorney is playing dumb. I am set for trial and nothing towards my case has been gone over and at this point I am not sure what to do.
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27 Mar, 2024 by Anonymous
If I could give no stars I would. He’s a fraud and scams elders! Waste of time and money. Steers you in the wrong direction but happily takes your money!
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16 Nov, 2022 by Pitrone
Rickey has done magnificent work for myself, family and friends over the last 25 years. In this age when honesty and integrity aren’t the norm Rickey has these qualities in abundance!!!
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26 Jun, 2022 by Anonymous
If I could give a 0 rating I would this man should have retired 10 years ago all he does is talk to you like you're a friend and he gives you advice but never actually helps you with your court case. He sat in on a mediation with me and talked to my sister the entire time about her living in New York and then turned around and tried to charge me thousands of dollars for it. I ended up having to complete my entire case alone with the courts. He should be disbarred if you ask me and he should give his services away for free.
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16 Jan, 2024 by Kathy
Don't expect any communication unless you initiate it yourself. He rarely responded to calls or messages. Showed up to the wrong courthouse almost causing a failure to appear. Really did nothing for us except took our money.
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07 Apr, 2017 by Ron
I did most of the work. I gathered all the evidence. Then he didn't pay my hospital or ambulance bill. I started getting collection calls for those bills. It was understood from the very beginning that he would pay ALL bills related to my accident.
After threatening him with a law suit, he paid off those bills.
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24 Jan, 2022 by Anonymous
He was awful. He failed to do what his job was. Wouldn't answer calls emails and missed court hearings and had excuses out the rear. He made promises to do things that he failed to do. This was a horrible experience with him on my case. You pay him and he'll be ontop of it for a few days and then falls off completely. It's sad he practices law like this. He's suppose to be fighting for people and he just brushes them off. It's very sad! Don't use this lawyer.
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18 Mar, 2021 by Anonymous
Our first 12:30pm meeting with Mr Musselman he showed up 45 minutes late with no excuse. He seemed disorganized, unrested, and un apologetic. He pulled it together at the initial meeting so we wrote him a check. Then he ghosted us for the next 33 days with the odd text message at 4am and a message we needed to get a lot of paperwork ready in the next 3 hours. 3 hours??? He disappeared for 33 days. Do not hire this guy.
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04 Dec, 2012 by Anonymous
My major complaints with this attorney and firm are:
Lack of responsiveness to emails or voice mails, took many days to respond to a simple question.
Lack of preparedness for hearing. I was not brief or prepared that I would be questioned during my hearing, but I was.
She argued a stance that had no legal validation, and had not researched it.
Privacy broken when interns were brought into my case on two different occasion. (the first time I said yes, not knowing they were high school students that went to my son's school).
Billing - 4 weeks after firing this attorney I still can't receive an invoice or a refund for the services not rendered.
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27 Mar, 2020 by Ronna
I can not say how absolutely disgusted I am with attorney Dan Bonifazi. He was at a previous firm and had worked on two companies I am managing partner of. First off he had two scheduled meetings with me, one of them he just stood me up. The second one he canceled last minute. But here’s the kicker, he VIOLATED trust account laws. He worked 2.5 hours on one of my company’s issues and wrote himself a $5000 check out of that account when he left his previous firm. He dropped the ball on many things. Please head the warning, STAY AWAY!!!!!! I will now have to take my time and file appropriate grievances to get the company’s money back. This not only costs money but costs time and could cause a deal to be held up.
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13 May, 2019 by Thomas
Mr. Reisch was appointed to be my felony defense counsel in 2017. He knowingly refused to properly investigate the evidence and I was falsely convicted and given the maximum sentence. He had done such a poor job of defending me that he had to try and rely on jury nullification in his closing arguments.
The State Parole Board stated on the record that they do not believe that I committed the crime I was convicted of (Colorado parole hearing tape 814847) and after reviewing my case they could not tell how or why I had been found guilty; had they seen Mr. Reish's abhorrent courtroom performance they wouldn't have to wonder.
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29 Jan, 2014 by Anonymous
Iwashco was hired to handle a small estate of less than $200,000.00. Rather than represent all
heirs she aggressively represented the young and inexperienced personal representative against the other heirs. Final legal fee was nearly $40,000.00 when it could have been handled for $1,500.00.
She did a terrible disservice to our family and accomplished nothing except to balloon her fees, also costing us heirs another $40,000.00 in outdide representation.
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10 Jul, 2013 by Anonymous
Really cant review without revealing details, but "poor" across the board should be sufficient--if "horrific" was an option, I'd had selected that.
He was my court appointed attorney, IF he gets assigned you--you need to tell the courts you want him fired "conflict of interest"...trust me, HIS interests are his focus, NOT yours:/
With that said, also know, pretty much on any attorney, you will not "find any reportings of misconduct", and so, if ever do, run even faster!
Attorneys are VERY protected in the process of filing a complaint with the attorney regulation counsel, yet I still encourage people to 'attempt' to speak up!
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07 Nov, 2023 by William
This attorney actually advised me to sign a plea agreement without researching or reviewing alleged search warrants and doing NO backround on the investigating agent. Imagine what would not have happened to me if he only called the court for certified copy of said warrants. Or looked online as to the backround of the agent. He would have discovered as I did that there are no warrents registered in my case and the agent is a fraud. HE ACTUALLY HAD ME SIGN A PLEA WITHOUT EVER SEEING THE EVIDENCE.
I not him discovered this and more on my own. I tried to revoke my plea but the damage was done. He got what he could and qhwn there was no more he rushed me out the door.
Stay away if you value your freedom and your money!
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21 Apr, 2017 by August
If you are given miss Prins as your public defender i strongly suggest you consider trying to find a private lawyer to defend you. I tried to contact her for many weeks and she did not respond because she didn't think I was her client because she didn't know how my last name was pronounced. During our one conversation she tried to convince me that we probably would not win at trial and I should accept a terrible plea bargain. This being case in which it is clear that I was innocent. I myself retained a different lawyer and did not proceed trusting that my best interest was being considered.
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22 Mar, 2023 by Anonymous
Words can’t describe how disappointed we are with the practices of this Judge! Because of her dereliction of duty, she has ignored 76 pages of CFI reports, and she has put my daughter's life in danger. She is not a person much less a qualified judge. She disregards the lives of people and the hard work of investigators who serve the public.
My daughter's life is in danger because she was to lazy to read CFI reports and my daughter's school and friends' letters. Everyone wants my daughter to come back home, but this unqualified judge just send my daughter to a absiver's hand.
I will be following up with more disputes shortly..
Shame on you judge!
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19 Nov, 2021 by Stacy clark
Their phone receptionist is rude.
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19 Nov, 2021 by Stacy clark
Their phone receptionist is rude.
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What a Criminal Defense Lawyer Can Do for You
A criminal defense lawyer provides legal representation to individuals or organizations accused of criminal conduct. If you're facing criminal charges, a defense lawyer will work to protect your rights, build a defense strategy, and ensure you receive a fair trial. Their primary goal is to reduce or dismiss charges, secure an acquittal, or negotiate a favorable plea deal.
Criminal defense lawyers have extensive knowledge of criminal law and court procedures. They investigate your case, identify weaknesses in the prosecution's evidence, and represent you in court, ensuring that you have the best possible defense.
When Should I Hire a Criminal Defense Lawyer?
It’s crucial to hire a criminal defense lawyer as soon as possible if you are facing any criminal charges. Some situations in which you should seek legal representation include:
- Arrest or police questioning: If you've been arrested or are under investigation, hiring a lawyer early on can prevent self-incrimination and protect your rights during police questioning.
- Felony charges: Crimes such as murder, assault, drug trafficking, or robbery carry severe penalties, including long prison sentences. A defense lawyer is essential in these cases.
- Misdemeanor charges: Even for less serious offenses like DUI, theft, or simple assault, a lawyer can help reduce penalties, negotiate alternatives to jail, or get charges dismissed.
- Plea negotiations: If you’re considering a plea bargain, a lawyer can evaluate the deal, advise you on its consequences, and negotiate for more favorable terms.
- Probation or parole violations: If you’ve been accused of violating probation or parole, a lawyer can defend you against additional penalties or revocation.
- Juvenile offenses: For minors charged with criminal acts, a criminal defense lawyer can protect their future by minimizing legal repercussions or keeping the case in juvenile court.
What Does a Criminal Defense Lawyer Do?
Criminal defense lawyers provide comprehensive legal services to protect their clients’ rights throughout the criminal justice process. Their duties include:
- Case evaluation and investigation: Reviewing the evidence, interviewing witnesses, and investigating the facts to develop a strong defense strategy.
- Legal advice: Advising you on your rights, the charges you’re facing, and potential defense strategies, including whether to take a plea deal or go to trial.
- Negotiating plea bargains: Working with prosecutors to negotiate a plea deal that could reduce charges or minimize penalties.
- Court representation: Representing you in all court hearings, including bail hearings, pretrial motions, trials, and sentencing hearings.
- Filing motions: Filing motions to dismiss charges, suppress evidence, or reduce bail, depending on the specifics of your case.
- Trial preparation and defense: Preparing a defense strategy and presenting arguments, evidence, and witnesses during trial to contest the prosecution's case.
- Appeals: If you are convicted, a defense lawyer can appeal the conviction or sentence, arguing errors in the trial process or legal rulings.
How Are Criminal Defense Lawyers Paid?
Criminal defense lawyers generally charge clients in one of three ways, depending on the complexity of the case and the lawyer’s experience. Payment structures include:
- Flat fee: For straightforward cases (e.g., minor misdemeanors), some lawyers charge a one-time flat fee that covers all aspects of the defense.
- Hourly rate: For more complex or ongoing cases, lawyers may charge by the hour, with rates varying based on the lawyer’s experience and geographic location.
- Retainer fee: In cases where extensive work is expected, the client may pay a retainer fee upfront. The lawyer then bills against that retainer for their work on the case.
The cost of criminal defense services can vary greatly, so it’s important to discuss fees during your initial consultation.
How Much Does a Criminal Defense Lawyer Cost?
The cost of hiring a criminal defense lawyer depends on several factors, including the severity of the charges, the complexity of the case, and the lawyer’s experience. General cost guidelines are:
- Misdemeanor cases: For relatively minor offenses, such as a DUI or petty theft, a flat fee may range from $1,500 to $5,000.
- Felony cases: More serious charges, such as assault or drug trafficking, can range from $10,000 to $100,000 or more, depending on the complexity and duration of the case.
- Hourly rates: For cases billed by the hour, lawyers may charge anywhere from $150 to $500 or more per hour, depending on their expertise and the case's location.
- Additional expenses: You may also be responsible for other costs, such as filing fees, expert witness fees, or the cost of private investigators.
Be sure to clarify the lawyer’s fee structure and any potential additional costs during your consultation.
Top Questions to Ask a Criminal Defense Lawyer
Before hiring a criminal defense lawyer, you’ll want to ensure that they’re a good fit for your case. Here are key questions to ask:
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What is your experience with cases like mine?
Make sure the lawyer has a strong track record with the specific type of criminal charges you’re facing, whether it’s DUI, drug offenses, or violent crimes. -
What is your fee structure?
Ask how the lawyer charges for their services and whether you’ll be responsible for any additional costs. -
What are the potential outcomes of my case?
A good lawyer should provide an honest assessment of your case and the likelihood of dismissal, a plea bargain, or conviction. -
How many cases have you taken to trial?
While many criminal cases settle with a plea deal, it’s important to hire a lawyer with courtroom experience in case your case goes to trial. -
Who will handle my case?
Ask if the lawyer will be personally involved or if other attorneys in the firm will handle most of the work. -
How do you communicate with your clients?
Be clear on how often and through what channels you can expect updates on your case.
How to Check the Credibility of a Criminal Defense Lawyer
To verify the credibility of a criminal defense lawyer, take the following steps:
- Check their standing with the state bar: Confirm that the lawyer is licensed and in good standing with your state’s bar association. Look for any past disciplinary actions or complaints.
- Read online reviews and testimonials: Platforms like Avvo, Martindale-Hubbell, or Google can provide insights from previous clients about the lawyer’s communication, professionalism, and case outcomes.
- Ask for references: A reputable lawyer should have past clients or other professionals who can speak to their competence and work ethic.
- Review their case history: Look at the lawyer’s website or professional profile to see their experience with criminal cases, including high-profile or complex cases.
- Look for trial experience: If your case might go to trial, make sure the lawyer has a strong history of courtroom advocacy and success.
What Should I Prepare for My First Consultation?
To make the most of your first consultation with a criminal defense lawyer, bring the following:
- Details of your case: Be prepared to provide a detailed account of the charges against you, including any documents related to your arrest, police reports, and court dates.
- Criminal history: If you have any prior criminal convictions, inform your lawyer so they can understand how that may affect your current case.
- List of witnesses or evidence: If there are any potential witnesses or evidence that may support your defense, share this information during the consultation.
- Questions for the lawyer: Prepare questions about their experience, legal strategy, and fees to ensure you understand how they will handle your case.
- Bail or release documents: If you’ve been released on bail, bring any paperwork related to your release conditions or restrictions.
By being well-prepared, you can help your lawyer quickly assess your situation and begin building an effective defense strategy.
