Reviews

I hired Benjamin Whiting to represent me for an evidentiary hearing which didn’t ever occur. Benjamin DID NOT do any work on my case whatsoever beyond notifying the court he would be appearing as my attorney for the evidentiary hearing which did not happen. My court dates were switched several times by the court- yet this did not encourage Benjamin to contact me via phone/email in regard to my case. I attempted to discuss a witness list with Benjamin- he refused. I attempted to ask Benjamin when and how we would be subpoenaing said witnesses- I received no response. I gave Benjamin a $3,000 retainer where he did nothing for months, & in June after going almost an entire month while attempting to reach Mr. Whiting I chose to terminate him. Mr. Whiting returned $1600 of my money. Rather than solely charging me for the appearance he’d put into the court, Mr. Whiting made up various jobs surrounding my case which he did not do reflected on the invoice. I asked him to describe those jobs, or provide proof- he has since refused to respond to me. I can promise he didn’t do them because he wouldn’t (and couldn’t) quote the issues within my case (he couldn’t when I chose to terminate him) and this is because in the months while I waited for my new date- Mr. Whiting and I did not communicate about my own case for a total of 6o minutes. TWICE I believed I had court on a following Monday and neither time Mr. Whiting was prepared for the hearing I had paid him for. It was only luck of the draw those dates were re-arranged, but it doesn’t negate this attorneys decision to remain unprepared. We didn’t discuss ANY of the evidence I felt I had compiled for the case- because we didn’t discuss anything beyond the bare bones initially. Mr. Whiting took my retainer with the bare bones info he had, entered himself as my attorney, & charged me more than $1400 of a $3000 retainer which at this point would have seemingly been spent even though we NEVER MADE IT to the hearing. I will be communicating with the Michigan bar for over-billing and what next steps I can take in this process. I wanted to write a review to prevent people from spending their money with this man. Should you choose Mr. Whiting as representation, please consider my review in case you also end up needing to file against Mr. Whiting for over-billing. I only hired this man because I wanted new eyes on my case- I do not want others to make the same mistake if they’re able to prevent it.

Have been more than happy with my decision to use Mr Whiting to handle my divorce. Have zero complaints, happy with the cost, and happy with the results. I can trust Ben, and he gives me the sense that he makes an honest attempt to understand my position. I shopped around for a while and have never regretted my decision. Thanks Ben!

Did not use their services but they were still professional and courteous.

Great guy to work with

My experience working with Mr. Whiting was great. He listened to all of my concerns and issues throughout my divorce process. When I felt like giving up, Ben was right by my side telling me to be patient. The patience he asked me to have worked in my favor. Thanks again, Ben, for all of your hard work and dedication!

I hired Ben and he has been nothing but great to work with over the past year. He is very knowledgeable and has answered all my questions I have ever asked. If your looking for a stand up lawyer that has your back then look no further. I would highly recommend him to anyone so don't wait pick up the phone and give him a call today!!

Very helpful and professional !!!would recommend his services to anyone who needs legal assistance!!!!

He took care of everything that needed to be done for my divorce and was amazing doing so. He's a fantastic lawyer.

Helped me with my dads estate. Eric was great. Had him do my Will and Trust for my wife and I too. Am very happy with it and the price. Highly recommend

Very Down to earth Attorney

Benjamin Whiting has a clear pattern of using tactics meant to intimidate, confuse and distract his OWN clients for his personal entertainment and financial gain. Beware his ‘polite conversation.’ This is a predatory tactic to gain a clients trust, use it against them later on and exercise a power over dynamic. Beware, he will exhaust your retainer by stalling court dates, ignoring your attempts to communicate, and withhold information. In my case, Benjamin Whiting attempted to negotiate a terrible divorce settlement all while leaving me in the dark. Thankfully I had been counseling with another trustworthy and respected law firm in Jackson. They helped me put together strong evidence for trial which Benjamin Whiting had avoided because that required actual effort. Benjamin Whiting exploited my cognitive disability, lied to the Judge and lied to the AGC. Benjamin Whiting is a direct example of corruption in the Justice system. In the absence of genuine character, Benjamin Whiting is surly steering his own boat off course and into a maelstrom, which is his privilege.