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Posted by John | February 14, 2013

OUI first offense

I ran into some trouble last summer when I got arrested for a first time oui. I was pretty nervous about the whole situation, but Michael explained to me exactly what the process would be like and what would happen if I won or lost my case. I was much more at ease after understanding the process bett...er. When it came time for court Micheal came fully loaded. He shot holes in everything the officer said and took away a lot of the officer's credibility in the eyes of the jury. I got a quick not guilty verdict. I would highly advise you to contact Attorney Erlich if you are ever unfortunate enough to find yourself in the situation that I was in.

Posted by anonymous | August 15, 2012

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Michael is a good lawyer, he certainly negotiated a good deal for me. My only complaint is that he was no better than any other lawyer I've worked with at keeping me in the loop, but that is a very small criticism. I would absolutely recommend Michael to anyone who needs a good criminal defense lawye...r.

Posted by anonymous | December 05, 2023 | Hired Attorney

Decent results but fell short in certain areas

Mr. Erlich was not upfront about his rate for OUIs and misled me a little bit. He fought the oui well and was not guilty. He didn’t really seem to care that much in the case after being retained. I wanted to consult with him about the case a couple times and he never really showed effort about doi...ng that with me. I pretty much was brought a bunch of forms to sign the day of trial. Seemed like an administrative lawyer of sorts. He forgot the status of my license and one time thought a court appearance was set for a date that it wasn’t. I think Mr. Erlich is knowledgeable but he wouldn’t be my first choice again

Posted by anonymous | August 10, 2021 | Hired Attorney

Incompetenet

When I hired Erlich he seemed promising. Painted me a perfect picture that he could help. He seen that I was vulnerable and upset then took the case I presented. I paid him a little more than half of what he agreed upon, he demanded I make a full payment for him to present himself on a Zoom Video Cal...l.. I mentioned it was all I had at the moment and put me in a predicament to come up with the rest within less than 24 hours. Leaving me to owe friends and family large sums.. Requested to touch basis at Worc. County Jail and agreed to go up that following week, Never showed or texted. Asked why and Withdrew from my case. No 'Real' reasoning when asked, All was told "Im Tired of hearing.." so on and so fourth.. BEYOND Disappointed. Scheduled an appointment to meet to receive remainder of what he charged me for, not even 30 minutes before SCHEDULED appointment sent me a TEXT message regarding an envelope with a check enclosed outside of his demolished office. I payed at least $2,600.00 for FIVE hours of work within two months.. This man should be held accountable for this. I AM NOT the only one he has done this too.. Will NEVER recommend him to anyone!!

Posted by anonymous | June 04, 2021 | Hired Attorney

Not good for anything but duis

This "criminal lawyer" thinks he is god's gift, in reality, he is horrible to hire for anything besides DUIs. Hired him, paid $$$$$, messed up a motion to suppress that ended up costing the whole case. Feel like all of his potential wasn't used and if he didn't have the "I'm the best" attitude or "I ...get what I want in any court" attitude and tried harder, he would've been great. Unfortunately, I had a bad experience, and up til the motion to suppress, I was and would have recommended him. Do not hire for gun charges. $10,000. Would ask for some of the money back considering I didn't take him through my whole case, but some things and people are just better left done and never bothered with again.

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