Reviews

These people are crooks. They are in bed with the prosecutors to railroad you. All the previous negative reviews are 100% correct. They start off polite and it seems like everything is positive but before long they show their true colors. They are grossly unprofessional; don't return phone calls and will lie through their teeth. Like the previous reviewer said the paralegal Alexis thinks she an attorney but is just a convenient idiot and the associate attorney Coleman is an absolute shame to the profession. The whole "justice system" in bell county is a racket and needs to be exposed. The judge and prosecutors are their colleagues and this is the major reason why you can't receive the proper representation you expect. They will two-step and mexican hat dance all over your 6th ammendment right. They drag their feet on your case and will intentionally procrastinate until you acquiesce to the demands of the court. As you may have gleaned from the other reviews, stalling is a tactic they often employ to withdraw from your case and run off with your money when you become frustrated with their incompetence or finally get wise to their game. I am currently in the process of composing a loquaciously verbose grievance with the state bar.

Finally a lawyer who is one us. No not a criminal, but he human. Never have I ever felt comfortable with a lawyer, most of the time they seem above the rest of us, or acting shameful to be seen with you in your divorce court, quick to dismiss you and move to the next client. Just trying to keep their money train going, but not at this law firm. Not only was I impressed with their extensive knowledge of law and easy to understand jargon, but I felt confident with them, never second guessing my decision to hire them or wonder if they actually had my back. I'd give these guys a ten if I could! Thanks for all.

Do not hire Bobby Barina. He is polite and sounds like just what you need in the initial consultation. But after depositing your retainer check, he doesn't return calls or emails or answer questions even in person. He easily knows how to interrupt, change the subject and make you forget what you asked. He did not do anything I requested and did not follow through what he said he would do in the initial consultation. I turned in the discovery documents. He had them a month before the hearing but didn't turn them over to the opposing counsel. I was charged in contempt of court. He told me not to worry because he would pay the fee since it was his office's fault I was being charged. Then during the hearing he told the judge that it was my fault due to my MS. I couldn't believe he flat out lied to the judge. I kept quiet for so long hoping to just get through my divorce, not knowing it was going to drag on forever. It took a year for the temporary hearing. Even during COVID that is no excuse. I know several couples who got divorced last year in just a few months, even with a court battle. When I confronted him, he dropped me. I should have dropped him that first month but I never dreamed I would still be married 20 months and $15,000.00 later

One of the few family law attorneys that do not hide the ball when it comes to what you owe and how much it’s going to cost you. Love these guys. Always took care of what I needed when I needed it. Bobby is also one of the best criminal law attorneys in the area.

Bobby Barina and Steva Christian were extremely helpful with my case. His staff was very diligent in completing the case within the timeframe described. Call Bobby first!

Told me they would fight tooth and nail for me, I hope they keep their word, they are my last hope I have left in order to raise my daughter and be free from this corrupt system in bell county.

He was appointed to be my criminal defense attorney. After 3 months, I had to accept that I was going to sit in jail forever waiting on a trial date. He never visited me in jail to discuss my case. He refused to provide me with copies of everything pertaining to my case. In jail, you can't email. You can only call, but his office doesn't accept calls from jail, even if it's free for him because I paid for the call. So all my efforts to reach out to him to discuss my case were futile. He was appointed to be my public defender, to represent me because I couldn't afford an attorney, but all he did was let me sit in jail because I couldn't afford to do anything else like bond out of jail or hire an attorney that actually respected my sixth amendment. I ended up pleading guilty with time served since I sat in jail for almost a year.

As a member of the Armed Forces and going on reserve duty, my pay was dramatically cut. I do not know much about child support and how to adjust payments for child support, and what to do when these changes occur. I wanted to avoid any problems with the TX AGs office. Mr. Barina was kind enough to visit with me briefly and explain what was happening and what I could expect from the AGs office. He was very helpful and informative about my situation. Although, he did not live in the same county as me, I would highly recommend him to anyone in the Kileen TX area. If you are in the military and you want someone that handles Criminal or Family Law, do not hesitate to call him and retain his counsel. He is a very kind and supportive person who will have your best interest at heart. Thank you to him for his time.

The initial consultation with this attorney was very positive. His paralegal seemed nice and both appeared to be knowledgeable about my custody issue. However, after a very short time, it was apparent that the attorney had little concern for my case. After the temporary hearing with the judge, a default judgment was ordered and she wanted Barina to file the order with a specific schedule for supervised visitation for the judge to sign. The paralegal informed me this would take 2-3 weeks. TEN WEEKS later this still had not been done (I regularly requested updates and was told they would let me know) and I requested another hearing. When I complained to the attorney and paralegal about the amount of time this issue was taking, they filed a motion to withdraw as counsel. This all cost me $3000. At the hearing, Barina stated out loud in the courtroom that I was "mean" because I told him he blamed all of his mistakes on other people. The issue was resolved by the judge. I agreed to the motion to withdraw and I will get another attorney when the temporary orders expire. I have filed a grievance against this attorney. This attorney has no respect for his clients. He is unorganized and relies heavily on his paralegal, which resulted in a multitude of mistakes in the paperwork that was filed.

This attorney took my case in 2015 for a common law marriage that didn't exist and a claim against my business. This attorney and stay did NOTHING from 2015-2017 except take money. No returned calls, horrible office support, incomplete paperwork! I hired another attorney and the case was closed in 6 weeks without being a marriage! Please please please read the other poor reviews