David B. Zirlen

I hired David for a standard misdemeanor charge and after agreeing on terms to settle my case, and then researching other lawyers, fees and outcomes, I feel I could have done better. He sells himself a lot as having "connections in the courts" which raised initial doubts but since I have never been ...through this before, I thought it was a normal thing for lawyers to say...cheesy but normal. Another red flag should have been that he needed payment in full right away, even though my court date was over three weeks out. I had to personally look into the specifics of the law and ask him about it and he withheld some potential negative outcomes/bargaining stipulations until the end which I found most disappointing. He didn't make any attempt to throw out the case or be aggressive on my behalf and I later learned that I could have had the same generic results with any attorney, possibly even representing myself and saved 4K in attorney fees. Communication also drastically changed in the final stages when I asked about different avenues. I was reluctantly quick in hiring him because I wanted to get this done ASAP but I am writing this to warn others to do the research and consult with several different lawyers before committing.