Reviews

Best attorney in the quad cities

Doug is a honest, humble, busy, hardworking, "tell it like it is" kind of guy. All of my meetings were brief and straight to the point, he took everything I gave him and knew exactly what I was talking about(saves money) we barely spoke, not even 15 mins at most appointments sometimes. However he knows what he's doing and if he has questions he will call you. I had a divorce and child custody hearing. I brought him all the documents needed and he was on my side the entire time and delivered results. He knows how to negotiate and not scared to walk into the courtroom for you either, if things can't be settled pretrail. Doug looks out for his clients. If you are prepared he is prepared. I am so thankful for him, his knowledge, and confidence. His staff is pretty helpful too they are just a really busy place because.... they know what they're doing. Thank you again Mr. Scovill.

The staff is very friendly and very knowledgeable.very understanding of ever situation and do their up most best to do what they can

Doug Scovil represented my child custody case a couple years back. His associates have left and the staff has changed. I'm aware of some health issues as well. The secretary and office help are often unprofessional, and at times, unprepared. Which is unfortunate, since I know that Doug is a fantastic lawyer. He's rather stoic and tight-lipped. I believe it must be his no nonsense, matter-of-fact approach that allows his to negotiate so well among other fellow attorneys. I would seriously recommend him to family and friends. I made the mistake of terminating our contract early for his legal services because of the terrible staff. I should of held out until all matters of my case were settled. My next two attorneys following Doug had been the worst nightmares of my life. Please take my advice and stay away from Jennifer Olsen and Dennis Jasper.

I wish I could give Doug and his staff 10 plus stars. I hired Doug the first time I spoke with him. He always returned my calls and was completely prepared for whatever came our way. His staff is always kind and very helpful. I couldn't thank Doug enough for what he has done for me and my family. He is well worth every dime. He is by far the best attorney I have ever worked with. I would recommend him to anyone; he will fight for you and your rights and protect your children.

Doug represented me in a DUI case and I was told he was the best..LOL. He came across as very knowledgable and in control but as I learned later it was just a ploy to charge high fees. In short he was completely rude every time I spoke to him, demanded money for an upcoming trial he had already changed the date on unbeknownst to me then held my money for 7 months but not before he called a court date to try to fire me as his client because I questioned his ethics. When I finally read the police reports and realized that the police had absolutely zero probable cause to ask me for a breathylyzer it was too late as he had told me repeatedly that there was plenty of probable cause..he wanted my trial money and whatever else he could get. His staff is totally incompetent and if you point it out to him he tells you to get a new lawyer if you don't like it. This man should be disbarred and if I had time to pursue that avenue I would. DO NOT USE THIS GUY!!

I was referred to Doug Scovil by a trusted lawyer. I hired him. Communication with this man was non existent so we could never build a client/ lawyer relationship. Finally spoke to him he didn't know when my court date was moved to and neither did his staff. I live out of the state so I had to plan accordingly for best cost in air fare. Thursday I am told yes you have to be present, court being the following wed, so I bought the tickets. Monday week of court I get a call saying you don't have to be here. I told his assistant " I have bought non refundable tickets already." I then ask for new date they don't know and wouldn't know until wed the earliest. I stated I need it so I don't lose the air fare purchase. They did not care. At this point I'm arguing from frustration at the lack of communication between the staff and lawyer. I finally get a call from Doug stating how he was not appreciative of me arguing with the staff, the same staff that gave me Incorrect information. So he then proceeds to tell me I needed to find another lawyer. I said thank you I will and got my full refund back. I was then to call back for the court date change time his office had started and his office still didn't know the date and proceeded to tell me to call the respondents lawyer because they were not involved with my case anymore. REALLY!! I strongly recommend you do not hire his services.

Unfortunately I used Doug Scovil as my divorce attorney. The divorce took 3 year to finish, what with all the things other dissatisfied clients identified. After almost 30 years of marriage and four children ( he is an executive), my settlement was my car, <$80k and a QDRO. The QDRO took 4 additional years to complete. What I WAS NOT told is that I can't collect any of the QDRO until he retires, which he will never do. Upon his death, it will be reduced to a very very small %. I should be retired now but I have to work two jobs. It was a very stressful time; Doug did NOT look out for my best interest and should never have let me agree to that settlement.

I had a divorce with a business involved and he did not execute due diligence to reasonably appraise the businesses and the properties. He lacked competence. During meetings, I asked questions but he did not do anything, like request interrogatories to the other side. When I requested a meeting to prepare for the trial, his office denied the request, but when a Caucasian friend called and asked for a meeting, she got a meeting right away. He did not explain that the petition filing had a statute of limitation and therefore the trial could not be continued, just that it could not be continued. My former husband told me that he paid-off Scovil, while I was also still paying bills from Scovil. Scovil held up (sat on) my alimony payments my former husband had made until just before the statute of limitations expired. Finally, I did all the preparation work and they did not do any. After I fired Scovil he refused to return my documents to me so that I could prepare for trial.

First time I ever had a custody battle and thanks to him it has cost me. He didn't fight for me. He told me that if I wanted an ugly fight it would cost me between $7000 - $10,000. Knowing now, what I know, it would have cost me %11000 and I still would have lost. I gave him over $5000 and I would have had the same result had I walked into the court without him. He is rude, he never gets back with you. You never want to call him because its $50 just doing so. He is terrible. I know why he lost all of his partners now. I wouldn't want to be associated with that name either. He is crook. Very disorganized. Anyone would be better! Don't make the same mistake I did.

He is rude and so is his staff. He takes your money and you do all the work his receptionists should be doing. I would never recommend him. Still don't have my decree, they can't find it. What a mess! WOW!

Doug is a great attorney, I justed started my divorce but he's a great man to work with. His staff is very rude and untrustworthy. He has been thru alot of staff members lately since he took my case on and I love him to pieces. He was sick and in the hospital and I cried my eyes out for GOD to heal him and he received a speedy recovery now GOD answered my prayers so he will answer mine. My husband lied in court and so did his father who testified and we didn't know he was going to have witnesses and we both were blindsided. But Henry County is so crooked that shows what money buys in this county, this is the opinion of one woman, I feel sorry for alot of people that probably lost cases because of this reason. I lost my lil gift from GOD for the above reasons on a temporary basis.