Reviews

6 months ago Ineffective counsel! Update: Mr Cornwell did such a bad job. Darrells 42 year sentence was pardoned by the Missouri governor. You can read about it in the St. Louis post. Carl Cornwell is not anything close to being the lawyer he supposedly once was. He had to have paid these people to write these reviews because the Carl Cornwell that I retained and gave all my money to was nothing more than a liar dressed in an expensive suit. He made so many promises and when it came time to make good on those promises he was nowhere to be found. I gave this man thousands of dollars because he assured us that my sons father would do no more than 38 months for his crime... The night before the trial Carl reveals that his big plan was for Darrellto throw himself on the mercy of the court! So Carl's promise of 38 months became 43 years without parole. He will not return your phone calls unless he is asking for more of your money! He could care less about your case. He will have you take a plea just to get rid of you. Do not give this man any money up front!! Before you retain him, ask around! His colleagues will tell you their opinion of him. I am not writing this in anger, my experience with Carl happened 14 years ago and I have since moved on. However; I do feel it is only right to warn anyone who is considering hiring Mr. Cornwell as their attorney...he may have been a well respected attorney at one time, unfortunately that time had already ran out by time I hired him in 2003. He is still trying to ride that wave when all he really is.. Is a real good talker. You would have a better shot at winning your case by representing yourself. Carl knows exactly who I am. He also knows that there was so much more I could have said about Darrell's case..He is passed his prime and nothing but a wolf in sheeps clothing! There are so many lawyers in olathe! Any one of them would be a better choice than Carl Cornwell. He does not care about you or your case. If you do retain him, be sure to use caution! Do not give him any of your money up front. He is just a thief in a suit. He is a joke... I am baffled how a man who couldnt even get my driving with no insurance ticket amended can get a pervert who violated little girls off Scott free

Carl went way and beyond on my sons case, which turned out to be more then what i hired him for. He took our case thinking there was only one charge when there were many. I was a mess when i spoke to him giving him details on just one charge, he never blinked twice he says lets get to work, and thats what he did. He never over charged me, he took every phone call. And explained in detail what was going on and what could happen. He is a great Attorney anyone who hires him will be in good hands!

Carl is like the Wizard of Oz. All promises and zero delivery. Accused me of the crime during the trial rather than defending me. When I gave him facts to use he chose to deprecate and convict me instead of defending. It was a totally bogus charge and easily defended with facts, but Carl chose not to. Terrible!

We had high hopes when we retained Carl, but was later disappointed because he takes the easy way out once he is fully paid. He sides with the DA and encourages a plea deal to keep from going to trial. I know the outcome would have been totally different had he put in the work to defend my spouse. He doesn't live up to what you pay him to do, which is to fight until the end!

In 2005, Carl was recommended to me by a close friend that is also an attorney. His advice was spot on, and I'm pleased with the representation I received from Carl. I was charged with 3 felony marijuana charges and one misdemeanor. Kansas also has a drug tax stamp, which they happily helped themselves to from my bank account. Carl was able to get them to drop all charges, minus one felony and got 2/3rds of the tax money returned to me. Probation, and an early release at that was the end of my communication with Mr Cornwell. I was able to expunge the felony myself 3 years later.

Carl is an excellent lawyer. He handled two serious felony cases for me, one being drug related and one being a kidnapping charge. I really reccommend that you make sure you understand what is going on in your case. He is a great lawyer but is getting older and it feels as if sometimes he forgets to do things or maybe feels that it isn't needed. I ended up serving very little jail time and had to take a felony in the drug case, I feel a little more could have been done but regardless he did an effective job. I really recommend him on violent crimes more so than drug offenses. He is excellent in the court room as well and is liked by most every judge in Johnson County. Make sure your case is truly worth the money although he is not cheap, once again I highly recommend for violent crimes. He is a nice guy and has over thirty years experience.

Carl is a terrific lawyer! It's a shame the other individual who commented on here doesn't understand that sometimes people commit crimes and they just can't be gotten off, no matter who the attorney is. A lot depends on their history, severity of the crime, and the evidence against them. Carl did a great job for me. He got me a reduced sentence when other lawyers said it couldn't be done. If you paid 25,0000 to Carl Cornwell, then your case was probably pretty complex. The guy didn't gouge me at all. Highly recommend this lawyer!!

Represented (if you want to call it that) a close family member. Charged $25,000 and my family member got the usual sentence for his crime. Should have gone with a public defender. He makes you think he's getting you a "deal" and he's not. I wouldn't recommend him to anyone.