Ralph D. Sherman

I had an incredibly disappointing experience with Attorney Ralph Sherman. Despite paying him 50% upfront, he refused to continue representing me and failed to refund my money. His lack of people skills was evident from the start – he was rude and impossible to communicate with. When I asked him a que...stion, he responded defensively, stating that I seemed to know more than he did, leading to him abruptly ending our professional relationship. I strongly advise against hiring him, as his behavior and unprofessionalism left me without the legal representation I paid for.

do NOT hire this guy! I paid him $1,000 hard earned American dollars to sit next to me during a hearing to defend me, and guess what? he said not 1 word the whole time to defend me, literally sat there and twirled him thumbs. he obviously does not take his career path seriously and only wants to take... your money. complete and total waste of money and time. this guy should be ashamed of himself just taking money like that.

At first he initially showed a willingness to support my pistol permit appeal hearing. I had e-mail communication with him detailing the circumstances that led to the denial. Then I get a request to see him for an appointment in his office, which I did. He handed me back my documentation supporting m...y case, and wrote a 50% refund check. He stated, without going into too many specifics, that (paraphrased) our personalities "would not work well" and that I have specific ideas about this "case that wouldn't work". His tone suggested that he really wanted to get rid of me, so I did not press any additional questions. Did I e-mail him too much? Did I say something that pissed him off? Was there some particular aspect about my case that he felt he couldn't get involved with? He never directly communicated with me any of these possible problems/issues BEFORE the last appointment, and at the last appointment he never really went into any details. He just seemed keen on parting ways. No use trying to keep a lawyer who has made up their mind to part ways. Did not even recommend possible other lawyers who specialized in pistol permit denial cases as alternatives, just said "you can go find another lawyer". He did at least give advice to alert the Board of Firearm Examiners if you plan to drop your case; the worst thing you can do is just not show up.