Robert F. Casey Jr

Attorney Casey represented me in a probate matter, as well as a follow up criminal matter. He said he was experienced with probate, and also had 30 years experience handling criminal matters. I initially hired Attorney Casey to extricate me from a probate matter that was highly contentious, going ...nowhere, and costing me a small fortune. He took a bold stand in his office, but when we went to court, he was timid and reluctant to speak up to the other side, which was represented by an aggressive, attacking lawyer. He trotted back and forth between us, asking me to make concessions. I felt like he was working for them. I finally said I would withdraw, to which he agreed. But when we stood before the judge, he didn’t give any reason. I asked if he would send a follow-up letter to the other side clarifying things, so we could be sure we had finally ended the matter, but he didn’t want to do that. Within two months, the other party conducted a forcible home invasion over the probate matter. The person was arrested on the spot, and gave a statement to the police admitting it. I then re-hired Attorney Casey to speak to the DA, who was prosecuting the now-criminal case, to provide background information. I put this in writing as an attachment to the Fee Agreement. Attorney Casey came to court with me to meet the DA, but again he wouldn't speak up. He later told me off to the side that he thought this was the best strategy. On the day of the trial, Attorney Casey came to court to meet with the prosecuting ADA. The ADA was rushing around and never once spoke to me, although I had been assured she would. Attorney Casey sat passively and never said anything to her. When I expressed my concerns, he kept saying, “What are you worried about? What are you worried about? He’s going to be convicted.” He kept telling me the judge would not admit information about the probate case. To make matters worse, he repeatedly advised me not to volunteer any information, to which I complied against my better judgment. The defendant was acquitted on all counts. No one – not Attorney Casey, nor the ADA, nor myself – had spoken up for me or provided any context or background to the judge. I called Attorney Casey afterwards to tell him what had happened. He said the ADA "...didn’t do her homework." But I had hired HIM to ensure that this didn’t happen. Attorney Casey made excuses at every turn for why he shouldn’t have to say or do anything. If he had actually done something and we lost, I wouldn’t hold it against him. But he didn’t do anything and had no backup plan. He provided completely weak and ineffective representation.

Attorney Casey is not very competent, does a terrible job presenting in court, and is not totally trustworthy. I had to contact the Boston BBO to get him to turn over money in his IOLTA account to my new attorney. I can't think of any legal functions I would trust Attorney Casey with, perhaps handl...ing an extremely straight forward real estate closing. Do yourself a favor and look elsewhere for legal services.

I hired Bob Casey recently in a litigator role. I can tell you from first hand experience he is no litigator. His performance in court was embarrasing. He doesn't prepare well, he fails to file motions correctly, and he and his office produce documents that are riddled with errors. His knowledge o...f the law at least related to probate appears to be very limited. He talks a good story, will charge you premium prices, and will deliver little for your money. The only people that seemed to like him are the opposing counsel. Find someone else and save yourself the hassle and waste of money that comes from dealing with Robert Casey.