Reviews

I filed a Public Information Act Request with the Maryland State Police. Mr. English filed a circuit court complaint and won on Summary Judgment before a Judge who is notoriously "pro-state" Judge McGann. Alexander Alexander English is simply a very competent lawyer. He also represented me in a Federal Case quite satisfactorily.

OK, maybe the title is overly dramatic. We faced a dispute with the local water/sewer agency over their proposal to build a temporary road on our property and through our woods to service a manhole in the adjacent park. The agency was proposing to use our property for a year without compensating us. Alex helped us navigate the process of proposing a compensation level that could be defended by standard practice and communicating our proposal to the agency. Ultimately, we prevailed -- not by receiving just compensation, but by the agency choosing a different route. We view this as a positive outcome and it would not have been possible without Alex.

I was going to sell my company for an offer that was nearly impossible to refuse. This sale would have changed my life for the better, but I would have given up my intellectual property and gotten a job within the new company. Alex looked over the documents with a critical eye and consulted a colleague as well. He did a complete assessment. The terms were vague and I would not have had any security or legal recourse. He recommended against signing off on the sale. I declined to sell the company. I later found out that the buyer had no intention of keeping me on. I would have lost every thing. To this day, I am grateful to Alex for helping me make the right decision. Thanks!

Mr. English represented me on a Maryland Public Information Act case. I was sanctioned by the court for filing subpoenas late for which Mr. English sent. He also filed a motion for summary judgement the day before our hearing and the judge admonished him for not allowing the defendant 18 days to respond. I received sanctions for that also. He sent me a bill for $3,600 immediately after the hearing where sanctions were discussed. I had already paid him $2,000 and the only work he had done was 1 letter and the two items for which I was sanctioned. When I refused to pay him for work that I got sanctioned for, he filed a district court case against me asking for over $12,000. The attorney I hired to represent me against Mr. English stated that his contract with me was highly irregular in the section about firing Mr. English. So, be careful what you sign with him.

Mr. English has been helping me with a rare and complex case over the past few weeks. In my experience with Mr. English, I find that despite the relatively recent nature of his practice, he is quite knowledgeable and extremely thorough in his approach to my case. He has taken the time and effort to learn the details of the case, which as I said is both multifaceted and rare, and conduct the necessary research in order to equip himself for the hearing. He has also been respectful and responsive to my thoughts and suggestions as a client, and has taken them into consideration, building upon them where appropriate. Ultimately this complicated case was decided in my favor thanks in large part to Mr. English's diligence. Lastly, what appealed to me even further in Mr. English's approach is the flexibility he has shown in his fee structure. Without going into detail, I can say that he has been reasonable and willing to work with me as a client on the timing of payments to a greater degree than other lawyers I have approached.

Mr. English has handled several Freedom of Information Act requests to federal agencies for me, from administrative appeals through litigation. Throughout, I've found him to be a consummate professional and a very capable attorney. He's especially skilled at FOIA, and I recommend him highly.