Scott F. Gleason

This review has been a long time coming. I felt I had to wait until it longer mattered to my profession. It was in fact why I went to Scott Gleason in the first place - because I was concerned that I might lose my security clearance due to a traffic stop in which the officer detected that I had imb...ibed in marijuana. This occurred back in 2009 in New Hampshire. Scott impressed upon me that I indeed had something to fear - calling NH "a law and order state." After an impressive sales pitch in his office, he announced that his fee for my case was $4,500. I think he could sense my sticker shock. He assured me that he would fight for me with everything at his disposal. So - feeling reassured that he could help salvage my career, I went on with life until my court date the following spring. He wasn't at the court house. Instead he sent his brother - also an attorney. After his brother was briefed on my case, he met with the judge and petitioned for a reduction from misdemeanor to violation - the latter not resulting in a blemish on my record. I'm grateful for the legal action that helped me avoid any criminal documentation. But I highly doubt that the 20 minutes of mundane lawyering (my perception of course) that Scott's brother provided warranted the price tag. If I were to give Scott the benefit of the doubt, perhaps he charged me that - not only because he thought I could afford it - but also because it would allow him to take it easier on those who were desperate for his services but were too impoverished to afford it. That's my idealistic side speaking. Realistically I see it as a good old-fashioned money grab. Buyer beware!

I had a very terrible experience with him. it was a very simple legal matter. Everyone told me he was wonderful. He was never in court when we were scheduled to be there, and when the day of the trial finally came he went into court completely unprepared, he did a terrible job with the witness, did...n't introduce any exhibits, and we lost. This was something that I also did not need to go to court over. It was a very big waste of money for me, and his bulk pricing is extremely padded. Please shop around, he is riding on a reputation that he does not live up to, and his bedside manner is atrocious. His foul and rude language is not something that I am accustomed to. There is truly much better. Trust me when i tell you, you are taking a chance by working with him. The man in the office and consult, is not the man in the courtroom. How disappointing.