Reviews

I had a very simple case, but Mr. Thompson turned it into a huge case which could have ended up costing me over $15K for a situation which only required less than $4K to resolve. A second opinion pointed this out to me and I was able to leave his firm with just about $1K in fees. Could have cost a lot more. A conflict appeared to be involved but which he didn't address. Could have cost me a lot more had I continued with him. There also was no fee agreement drawn up, which I thought was very odd.

We used Mr. Thompson on two occasions - one in a HOA dispute and a second in which we needed informed advice regarding a City of Sarasota zoning issue. I would recommend him without hesitation for these types of legal issues.

Used Stephen in a case , we were fighting Manatee County, forgot to tell us he worked for the county also, some how we could not get anywhere with the case over a 3 year period.

Mr. Thompson represents our Condo Association (he will soon be our former attorney) and our experience has been the same as the other reviews here. His firm does exactly what the President wants and demands even if it is not legal and charged our association for expenses that should have been paid for by the property management company. He has written incomplete invalid opinion letters for a personal vendetta for the President. He has sent harrassing letters to owners at the direction of a friend on the board that had no factual basis. Don't be fooled by his slick "sales pitch" and charm. Run as fast as you can away from this law firm before you are suckered in. DO NOT USE THIS ATTORNEY OR YOU WILL BE SORRY!!! LEARN BY OUR MISTAKE!!!1

Just like a previous review, Mr. Thompson represents our condo association. However, it seems that he is being directed by one board member and not informing all board members of his action. He has sent out correspondence in the name of the entire board even though several board members knew nothing about it. I would never recommend Mr. Thompson or his firm. He is very charming and appears to be knowledgeable and thorough. Then the honeymoon stage is over and his true colors emerge. My advice - go elsewhere!

My experience has been very different from that of previous reviewer. Thompson represented me in a proceeding against a HOA. He is very knowlegeable, pricing was reasonable and he was very responsive. He did not get me in "over my head" - by that I mean that often a lawyer will take you down a very expensive and time-consuming path w/o letting you know costs ahead of time. Would definitely use him again.

Mr Thompson was the attorney for our Homeowners Association - he was giving advice to our President frequently and the homeowners were stuck with the bill. While representing the President , he also advised for a vendor that was overcharging us. I later found out that he represented a vendor that sued us many years ago and somehow became our attorney. He seemed to represent the President of our Association but not the rest of the Board. His charges for the one event I was aware of were extremely high and questionable. He did not seek out the facts but rather listened to a President with a record of going on his own for advise.