Ralph D. Sherman

After waiting 20 plus weeks for my CT pistol permit answer from the State, I contacted Ralph for legal assistance to determine reasons for this long delay. Ralph responded to my email within 2 hours. He asked for details to make sure this is a situation he could provide help on -[ therefore not yo ...waste my time or money before he asked for a fee. After getting my details, he said he would get back to me within a few days after checking with the State on my permit application. Ralph contacted me again the next day - he found the problem was not the State but the local police department. With the details Ralph provided, I met with the local police. I was asked to return in 2 days ...I did return and received my 60 day temp permit. Ralph was fast - accurate and professional - also charged a fair fee for me receiving my permit within days of contacting him. Great service - got results - fair price.

My son's pistol permit was revoked and we were looking for an attorney to represent him in his appeal to the state. Attorney Sherman was highly recommended. We are so grateful that he took our case. Attorney Sherman returned our initial call (after business hours) and talked with us at length. He... kept us informed throughout the process and was very professional and courteous. Because of Attorney Sherman's expertise in firearm law, the issue was resolved without a board hearing and my son's permit was reinstated. I highly recommend Attorney Sherman to anyone seeking expert legal representation.

In short, if you’ve found this review because you’re anticipating being denied your pistol permit and/or having a, you should save yourself the trouble and hire Ralph now. With my wallet in mind, I originally spent hours and hours getting free advice from people that appeared to be experts only to fi...nd out that everything I was told was inaccurate and just making it more difficult for myself. It took me a failed attempt at a hearing and a denied application to wake up to that fact. Save yourself the trouble and call Ralph sooner than later. I heard about Attorney Ralph Sherman from watching the BFPE minutes in addition to hearing other people’s success stories. Even though I knew I would have some obstacles in getting my permit, I foolishly waited until my application was denied by the town before contacting Ralph. The town denying me made me come to the realization that I wasn’t going to get my permit without having an attorney (the BFPE pretty much told me so at my first hearing but I was in denial and being cheap. As soon as I got Ralph on my side the process noticeably improved; he started by making sure I had realistic expectations and advised me of all the steps I could take for a successful outcome. The day I hired Ralph (summer of 2019) I saw the state was backed up until the middle of 2021 with hearings. Ralph thought we would be able to get the hearing moved up to the spring of 2020. To my surprise, he was able to make it happen in January. Even though it was months away, Ralph took time to sort out my errors on day one. I live a far from Ralphs office, so I chose to talk over the phone and email rather than meet for our first conversation, I felt comfortable with that having heard and seen so many great reviews. Once we had the official date, we had a meeting at Ralph's office (which has beautiful woodwork). Ralph was just as great in person as he was to deal with on the phone. We spent a while discussing options for a successful outcome and what to expect once I got into the hot seat. Despite him going above and beyond preparing me, I still got nervous as I sat down in front of the board (as anticipated). It was a relief having Ralph there to make sure I got all the necessary information out to the board like we discussed numerous times the day of and weeks/months leading up to that moment. I’m excited to say, because of Ralph's advice and great efforts, the board voted unanimously in my favor that my permit be issued. It’s now been a couple of weeks since my hearing, the town and state issued my permits and the process that’s haunted me for 10 years is finally over. I'm pretty certain that I couldn’t have had the successful outcome without Ralphs expertise, I highly recommend him. In my experience, if you're just questioning if you need a lawyer to help with your pistol permit application and/or hearing, you probably do. Call Ralph BEFORE submitting your application so can have the best advantage in getting your rights back!