Francis M Doran Jr

I was accused of rape and after talking to a few attorneys, it was obvious after my initial interview with Francis M. Doran, Jr., he was the right counselor for my case. I firmly believe there wouldn't have been any other attorney out there that could have won my case. He's been such an incredible at...torney and I don't mean this lightly by any means. Not only has he been so meticulous & thorough with every single fact but he's made me feel like more than just a client. For any updates on my case, Francis Doran, Jr has quickly and efficiently contacted me over the new information and helped me understand the motions in play. His cross examinations of witnesses were questions few would think of asking and his closing arguments were nothing less than superb explaining every important point of interest clearly and unequivically convincing to the ruling of "Not Guilty." There is no doubt in my mind if anyone needed representation, Francis M. Doran, Jr. is clearly the attorney you'll need to clear your name and to get on with your life.

Mr. Frank handled a shoplifting case for me.I spoke to at-least 2-3 lawyers before I decided to go with him. He was very confident right from the beginning that he can get my case dismissed at the Clerk's hearing itself. All throughout the process, he kept me informed about what is going to happen , ...what are my options . I am an immigrant with no earlier criminal record so not getting this on my record was really important. I would highly recommend him.

I retained Frank’s services for a civil suit around September of 2015. Frank never never told me about the potential liability for criminal charges stemming from the civil law suit prior to me having to ask him and his reply was that the problem i was dealing with would never turn into a criminal inv...estigation. He never informed of my right to assert the 5th amendment, specifically when I asked if I can do that before the deposition in my civil suit. He also never told me that I could elect not to defend the civil case and save the legal fees and stated that I actually should defend myself in the civil case because otherwise I could face owing a large amount of money and have my wages garnished by a conviction in a civil suit. Frank never laid out the path and scope of work as it pertained to my case and i constantly had to ask him about the strategy that he would use to defend me. He never advised me of risks and benefits of each course of action during the civil suit. I assume that his plan all along was to keep getting me into more trouble and having me to continually pay him. I eventually terminated him as my attorney, however significant amount of damage has already been done as well as money wasted on an incompetent and sleazy attorney who only wants to fill his pockets. He also never ended up settling my civil law suit, another attorney had to finish what he started.