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Never answered me, was always late to court always the last one to leave out of everybody in court house, didn’t even try to get what I wanted back.

Mr. Vale has been my attorney for YEARS! from everything from a divorce to all the in between you name it I needed him! He always calls back and even takes calls after hours. He is always in court taking care of his clients! His staff is the BEST IN TOWN! I recommed him 100%. BEST IN THE CITY !!!

Mr. Vale and his paralegal are literally the best office you can hire. I first haired then back in 2014 when i was going through a divorce , and that time i was 22 didn’t know much but they had my back. He showed up then very next day for court although i just hired him the day before. Kathrine is super knowledgeable, sweet, and such an asset to this office. This team is literally a financial duo. Since 2014 i have hired them for numerous other issues and they never fail to come through. They have become a second family to me and i will recommend them in a heart beat to anyone who needs action taken... and quick. Reasonably priced, loyal, and dedicated.

I used Mr Vale for 3 divorces and a bankruptcy and he never let me down. Sometimes he is hard to get in touch with but after the results he got me on my first divorce, I learned that he may not communicate as much as you are comfortable with but he gets the results and fights for you even if you don't see it.

I meet him cause he was my court appointed lawyer and the case take too long but he got my and he never charged me extra and he always work the extra mile..... after that situation, I hired him for 2 more cases, he is a great lawyer and he is growing too fasts so his lawfirm has areas to improve but he is making good changes to become better lawfirm... I wish him the best and god bless him and all his team work I would highly recommend and now he is my lawyer for all my needs

This lawyer has I think he's got too much on his plate or his staff needs to step it up. I have almost a year I've got two phone calls. when I would call usually somebody wouldn't be there Mister Vale himself returned phone calls and that was fine. That was a great of him. However even the staff in and self did not communicate back and forth. And the staff was very limited with knowledge on what needed to be done. Especially when I would call in and they were like oh let me get with him and then I wouldn't hear nothing back for a week or two. Then he wants to send me a nastygram about payment. And a lot lower than what I actually paid for the total so have a good day sir.

I hired Mr. Vale and he and his staff were terrific. He knows his stuff. He and his staff promptly answered my questions/concerns and my case was taken care of in a timely manner. I've read some of the earlier posts and am thinking those that posted negative reviews must not be talking about the same attorney/office that I went to, or that there are just some sour grapes because their case didn't turn out exactly the way they wanted. An attorney can only help you if your help him/her help you by telling him/her the truth, etc. or if you don't have unreasonable expectations.

I am a soldier who is currently stationed in Ft. Bliss, TX, who was going through a divorce. Long story short, wife had cheated and was pregnant at the time., left to San Antonio. I went to the post legal office for counsel and was given a list of trusted and known attorney's in the San Antonio area. when i first spoke to Mr. Vale he seemed very knowledgeable about how the divorce would be handled. The first red flag, should have been when there was conflicting payment issues. At first Mr. Vale had told me a $1,500 retaining fee would be sufficient, his secretaries however started asking me for $2,500. annoyed by this lack of communication i tried calling Mr. Vale to get to the bottom of it. I did not here for Mr. Vale till almost a month later as the court date for the final hearing was fast approaching. I have never had to leave so many messages for a single person in my life, i almost gave up all together on this attorney. Finally about two weeks before the final hearing he calls me back for a very brief conversation and told me he felt confident in getting my monthly commitment to my Ex to be a lot less than the Armies mandated $705 a month. Also, as i mentioned before, my Ex at the time was pregnant and the divorce could not proceed without a DNA test being done. To my surprise the child to be born was indeed mine. I was told by Mr. Vale that, since i was paying mandated military spousal/family support that they could not ask for back pay in child support. i was never able to make it to court due to a very difficult chain of command. I had complete faith in Mr. Vale on the day of the hearing, as i kept my phone very near and dear waiting for his call. Finally i receive a call from Mr. Vale, he told me that everything looked great and he got my committed child support, which is considered family support, dropped down "Significantly" was the word he used. He also informed me that there was a very small amount of bask pay for the child support and to not worry i would have no trouble paying it and that the custody was fair and a "Standard Agreement". After that i hung up the phone feeling slightly better about it all, a year long divorce and i just wanted it over and done with. My biggest mistake was trusting this man as my legal council. A "Standard Agreement" in child custody is not at all what i was lead to believe it is. This so called "Standard Agreement" gave me absolutely no rights to my son what so ever. Of course i was responsible for keeping my son on health insurance, i had to provide all the expenses to see my child, if the mother agreed. My spousal/family support, which was converted to child support, dropped "Significantly" from $705 a month to $650 a month. Now with this "Significantly" reduced support also came a small amount of back pay, which was more along the lines of $6,000. I would love to meet a person who believe Six Thousand dollars is "Minor back pay". To this day i have tried contacting Mr. Vale over and over again, simply put the man is avoiding me and refuses to answer for how sloppy and unprofessional he is or was. My son is now almost Three years old, i have only seen him two times since he was born, partly because i have no rights, no money, and the mother has all the rights. Since i used Mr. Vale as my attorney i have been medically discharged from the Army, transition can be hard enough on its own, even without the looming repercussions that come along with hiring this man. Since we last spoke i have filed for bankruptcy, i lost my home, i have no relationship with my child, i owe over $8,000 in child support because i will never be able to catch up. I am paying child support equivalent to two or three children, which is hard to do unemployed. I truly believe all this pain and misery could have been avoided if i had been informed of the type of attorney this man is. I have spoken with legal about not referring this man to anymore soldiers. I only hope to save someone else from my experience

Went to him because was told he was a knowledgeable attorney. First office visit he seemed low key, calm and that a bankruptcy would help me as I was disabled and could not work. He stated it would be QUICK and competed in as little as 3 to 4 weeks. It has now been over 1 1/2 years and nothing has been filed and when I call his office his office personnel must NEVER give him messages or he feels that he is to busy taking on new clients. He never returns calls, nor do his Legal assistants. Very POOR SERVICE, and unprofessional service. Don't use his services if you are in need of a quick or timely resolve to your legal matter.

I read these other reviews before going into first consultation so went in prepared. I was impressed with Mr. Vales calm demeanor and how prepared he was. He stated how everything worked. He worked with the opposing attorney so divorce happened in appropriate time. He responded to emails, phone calls during and after hours. Divorce is a time where tempers flare and bickering is the norm. Vale doesn't let you get off on tangents. He keeps you on course. I would highly recommend he and his office staff.

This attorney is HORRIBLE. He will not return calls. He will leave you in the dark about what is going on with your case. He wants the money but will not do the work. Seems to me the he has taken on too many cases with NO time! DO NOT HIRE HIM!!!!

If you like getting the run around for months, the this attorney is for you. I hired Mr. Vale months ago, he seemed very knowledgable and had an idea of how to handle my case. It has been a couple months now and I have left message, after message, after message, to no avail. Every time I do get to talk to him, I have to remind him of my case profile. Then the response I get is "let me review it and ill get back to you" I am very displeased with the service I have received. The only reason I hired him is because he had great reviews, and I am now surely regretting it! Everyday that passes by is another day that my life is thrown in the back seat. I would not recommend this attorney to anyone that wants their case resolved in a timely manner.