Reviews

This is my opinion but I feel compelled to share my experience with this firm as a cautionary tale to others. My time with them was marked by disappointment and frustration, leaving me deeply dissatisfied. From the beginning, there was a glaring lack of communication and transparency regarding the progress of my case. This made me feel misled and undervalued, especially given the significant investment I had made. Despite my efforts to seek guidance from both the paralegal and the attorney, I received inadequate responses and minimal support. I often found myself reaching out to customer service, who, while helpful, couldn't provide the clarity I needed. Moreover, I was dismayed to discover that basic inquiries about my case's status resulted in additional charges, even when I hadn't heard from the attorney. I found myself billed for work without any updates, and strategy sessions were conducted without my involvement or explanation of their purpose. The contract I signed gave them alarming freedom to withdraw money from my account without proper explanation, with invoices offering little clarity on the charges incurred. The fees for their services seemed disproportionate to the work being done, indicating a prioritization of profit over client satisfaction. This led to unnecessary stress and dissatisfaction throughout my experience. Overall, I strongly advise others to approach this firm with caution, as my encounter left much to be desired in terms of professionalism and transparency. Additionally, I was forced to seek assistance from another firm, incurring further expenses. Despite this, I received only a small portion of the funds held in escrow back to me.

One way or another they take your money! If your looking to spend your hard earned dollars on mediocre advice, go with this firm!

My Opinion - The Hobson's lacked professional etiquette. I hired this practice for a simple custody case. Upon meeting with the office, I was assigned a great attorney - Ms. Goff - who after months of paperwork, meetings, and hearings - disappeared. Upon her "leaving" my case was shuffled through multiple attorneys in the office that did not have any knowledge of the case. Each time someone new touched it, I was charged more. When I started asking questions and asked to speak directly to a Hobson about my concerns; they dropped my case stating that I did not trust them. Thousands of dollars simply thrown down the drain. After finding a new attorney, the case was easily settled in a few short months. It seems that my time spent in the hands of Hobson and Hobson was all about playing a game with the opposing attorney and how much money could be made. They took advantage of the situation for financial gain. - Again; in my opinion.

I can’t believe I decided to work with these people a complete waist of money and time.

Mr. Hobson went to battle for me and my son. I was forthright and followed his instructions and I now have custody and receive child support. Some of you with 1 star reviews are possibly leaving key details out. My situation was a very difficult one, which spanned multiple states and jurisdictions. My divorce lawyer, whom I shall not name, wanted me to pay 30K to attempt to get child custody and pretty much told me I had no chance. Mr. Hobson made it happen.

I hired Mr. Hobson, his wife (attorney), and his staff for contempt of visitation & reduction of child support. The staff constantly forgets stuff, misplaces documentation, asks you to upload the same documents you've already uploaded, asks you the same questions repeatedly, & never returns calls as promised. I submitted great evidence of ex-wife's income, new business, & he never used the info I provided to reduce my child support other than reduction b/c of daycare not needed anymore. My child support was barely reduced. The worst is that I paid close to 7k and they still wanted more money without legitimately showing how it was spent. The invoices prepared by his wife was very sketchy and showed no detail to what calls were for other than listed as "call", all paperwork showed to be prepared was listed vaguely and seemed to be listed just to use up money. I didn't like that and know I'd list an itemized list when spending someone's money. The whole process didn't seat well in my spirit. I do understand that lawyers cost money, but you have to be professional, accurate, & be a good steward of your client's funds. Especially showing how you spent it.

I had a very negative experience with Mr. Hobson and his firm. Mr. Hobson’s firm ultimately kept around $730 of my retainer to do zero substantive legal work on my case. The invoices I received from Mr. Hobson’s firm contained errors, duplicative charges, and charges which didn’t make any sense. For example, I was charged for review of an “audio recording”, but I never provided an audio recording to be reviewed. I was charged for a “strategy meeting”, (with whom I have no idea), but given the posture of the case and that it was near conclusion with likely only one hearing left, there wouldn’t have been any “strategy” to discuss. I was charged for drafting of two 1-page template-type documents where the paralegal and attorney time overlapped for the same work and the actual amount of time charged appeared exaggerated. Finally, the attorney billing rate was incorrect on the initial invoices. When I communicated my concern regarding these activities for which I was billed, I was never given any specific explanation as to the charges nor was I provided updated/corrected invoices. Instead, I was told that the firm would provide me with a special credit in an account somewhere, but I wasn’t provided any documentation of this credit until the representation was over. It was very difficult to get a full accounting of my retainer funds from this firm despite several requests. When I went to Mr. Hobson’s office, I was told that I could not have a full accounting of my retainer because apparently no one knew how to print one out (or so I was told). I was also told that if I was contesting the invoices in my case, that I would not be allowed to have my case file (even though they already had more than enough money of mine to cover the disputed invoices and then some). Before I left, Mr. Hobson came running outside to tell me there must have been a mix up by his office staff and that I could take my file. At the end of this firm’s representation, I was amazed to receive an invoice for $125 for “scanning and closing my file” when the majority of the actual file had been provided to the attorney electronically and the actual case documents were all e-filed/electronic documents. There was no need for anyone to scan more than perhaps a few sheets of paper, if that. Amazingly, when I asked Mr. Hobson where I could find the bar rule which he claimed required him to keep a copy of the client file after representation terminated, he said he didn’t have time to do that and if he did tell me, he would have to charge me. Overall, Mr. Hobson’s responses to my inquiries were vague and non-responsive. His responses generally referred to the firm’s policy, our representation agreement, or unspecific bar rules and he typically avoided providing any direct answers to my questions. I would not refer this firm to anyone.

Chris did an excellent job. He was responsive and sympathetic. He was very knowledgable and made sure that I knew where we stood in the process. I would recommend him.

I can't say enough to express what a wonderful lawyer Chris Hobson was for me. Chris is professional and very good at law. He is also a wonderful man who cares about his clients. I have and will continue to recommend him. God blessed me with placing Chris Hobson as my attorney.

Mr. Hobson handled my case in a professional manner. I feel that my case was somewhat complicated and he was able to give me viable options and get the case closed quickly with the least amount of stress. Since my divorce I have retained Mr Hobson to represent me regarding issues that have arisen with my ex-husband. If in the future I have any legal needs I will definately call Mr. Hobson agai .

I have had the pleasure of working with Attorney Hobson and he is professional, honest, informative, patient and very understanding. He is very talented and will gain worldwide notoriety. I would definitely recommend him and call on him again.