Douglas A. Parigian

Court appointed for my defense. Very rude and condescending. Treated me like he was the prosecutor when he was supposed to be defending me. Actually yelled at me and told me that "I wasn't his friend" when I called him with a question on my case. Pretty much said that I was guilty and that I deserve ...whatever I get. I am filing for a new attorney.

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.