Douglas A. Parigian

Douglas Parigian has provided me with the BEST criminal defense counsel ever in my entire life, hands down!! He went way above & beyond the call of duty by assisting with other pending matters outside the local jurisdiction. I mostly appreciate his outstanding character & professional integrity as ...he did not in any way take advantage of my ignorance of the law, legal process, nor professional ethics. I will qualify this by saying that he was initially assigned to my 2002ish case & over the years I've become much more educated about what is to be expected of a legal representative as required by law & upholded by the bar. It's now 2012 & I've turned Mr. Parigian countless times w/ a 100 percent success rate. (by the sheer grace of God i won't continue to be in need of his services;) )

Doug was appointed to me by the judge since I could not afford an atty, He had the attitude from the very begining that I deserved what ever I got. He frequently berated me and yelled at me. He gave me information and than later told me he never said that. We had a deal with the DA's office that was... changed twice to my detriment. It ulitimately included consessions from me that had nothing to do with the offense. I went to court twice a month for over 8 months. The DA did not go forward because they were not ready. One time they were on vacation. I only found out later that he should have asked to have it dismissed based on my right to a speedy trial. Standing up to allocute and telling the judge that I had been adequetly represented was the hardest thing I have ever had to do but I just wanted it over with at that point. I am not the criminal type and could never understand why Doug disliked me some much as to tank my case.