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David E. Bond
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Pros
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Experienced and competent attorney who achieves winning results
“David displayed the experience and competence that highlight a great attorney that achieves winning results.”
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Tenacious and hardworking in complex cases
“David's Tenacious behavior on both cases produced two financially rewarding outcomes. Extremely pleased with my experience with David Bond as my Attorney in both cases.”
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Excellent legal reasoning and attention to detail
“His ability to recall facts is equal to the quality of his legal reasoning. I have rarely made fewer comments or edits on a brief than with David's, in more than three decades of managing preeminent attorneys in complex international litigation.”
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Prompt, patient, and thorough in client communication
“He was patient, kind, knowledgeable and explained every thing to me. He did a great job and I got the settlement.”
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Enthusiastic and dedicated in supporting client's legal causes
“He was always patient with explanations to inquiries and responded promptly. Having an attorney support my cause provided me with confidence while pursuing a legal remedy.”
Cons
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Ineffective negotiation and mediation skills
“It was in the mediation process that Mr. Bond demonstrated his most extraordinary incompetence. He started by insisting that we open by asking for an outrageous sum. This undermined our credibility from the outset and put the contractor on the defensive. All through the grueling negotiations, Mr. Bond stayed on the sidelines, basically an empty suit.”
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Unwillingness to take on certain cases
“Despite all of the discrimination and negligence supervision I am experiencing this attorney refused to hear me out and take my case.”
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17 Apr, 2023 by Anonymous
Despite all of the discrimination and negligence supervision I am experiencing this attorney refused to hear me out and take my case. This is a serious matter and it needs to be addressed or I may take my LIFE because no one has my back
10 Mar, 2022 by Anonymous
Mr. Bond represented me in a consumer fraud case with a contractor. In the complaint he wrote to initiate the case, he misplaced the emphasis in a number of ways and also left out one crucial fact. When the contractor's lawyer responded with a motion to dismiss the case, this gaping hole played a major role in the judge's decision to dismiss. Mr. Bond then convinced me to appeal the dismissal -- at significant cost to me, of course. The other side then suggested mediation.
It was in the mediation process that Mr. Bond demonstrated his most extraordinary incompetence. He started by insisting that we open by asking for an outrageous sum. This undermined our credibility from the outset and put the contractor on the defensive. All through the grueling negotiations, Mr. Bond stayed on the sidelines, basically an empty suit. After many hours, when I was very tired, I made the first move toward compromise, and the other side finally began to budge. At this point, Mr. Bond broke in, took me aside, and tried to convince me to accept their very first, ridiculously low offer! That was when I realized I was on my own. I managed to get thousands of dollars more only because I ignored his advice. The final sum, however, was much less than I needed to make myself whole.
From the very beginning, Mr. Bond pulled rank on me as a lawyer and ignored suggestions I made that would have made our case stronger. (He thinks very highly of himself.) He was always in a hurry and never showed an interest in understanding the details of the case, nor was he ever committed to the main and indeed only goal, which was simply to recover enough money to repair the damage that had resulted from the incompetence, deceitfulness, and intransigence of the contractor. (The mediator actually told me that I had been "badly treated.") In retrospect, I believe my main goal never was Mr. Bond's goal. My reading is that it was a slow time for him (during covid), he needed the work, and it didn't matter to him how it worked out in the end: he'd be paid anyway. The standard caricature of a lawyer.
How is it that I, who had never participated in mediation, was better at it on my first try than he was after countless similar experiences? I am fully convinced that had he not been in the room and I had handled the negotiations alone, I would have been able to recover enough money to come out even. He hurt that effort. He is a hapless negotiator. And since most such cases go to mediation, this is a crucial shortcoming.
You're better not hiring this guy.
02 Jul, 2020 by Anonymous
David is one of the few first-rate litigators in a small state. He was quick to grasp the key issues in our case, and unfailingly accurate in his understanding of how the law should apply - indeed considerably more so than our state court judges. His ability to recall facts is equal to the quality of his legal reasoning. I have rarely made fewer comments or edits on a brief than with David's, in more than three decades of managing preeminent attorneys in complex international litigation. Having seen perhaps a dozen of the state’s litigators in action, I have found David far superior in efficiency, effectiveness and value.
03 Dec, 2019 by Brian
David Bond did so much work with My Federal Cases against the United States Postal Service and Rosie and Dennis. There are Seven boxes of Files to prove it. Many Attorney's wouldn't take on such complex cases. David explained everything in complete detail as cases grew. Davids Tenacious behavior on both cases produced two financially rewarding outcomes. Extremely pleased with my experience with David Bond as my Attorney in both cases. David makes his Money the Old Fashion Way he earns it.
09 Sep, 2018 by Anonymous
I am satisfied with the way David Bond handled my Injury resulting from a motor vehicle accident case. I would recommend him to anyone seeking legal assistance.
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