Travis J Tormey

Know who you're hiring. Travis tormey answered the phone when I called him and made me believe he would be the one fighting my case. I was pulled over for multiple offenses including dwi. He told me my case would be good for a trial as I blew very low .08 and I denied a sobriety test. The cop got me ...out out the car as he said he would arrest me for a disorderly person offense. So I hired Travis. Low and behold he gives my case to an associate. Now I didn't find out until my first court date, it was one of his associates.....no one talked it over with me. You're paying this firm and they don't have the decency to tell you who to expect . It's unacceptable to me. For a few months i felt like I was wasting my time going to court back and forth as they didn't have evidence, but but finally got it in February after this situation happened in September. I had wanted to hire an expert witness. I had called other lawyers who agreed with a breath test that low it should have been done. I felt like this law firm just wanted to cut a deal. It should have been further investigated. To this day I still think I could have done better with a different firm. Please think before you hire this firm!

While I understand the justice system is in no rush to deal with petty crime, I cannot say that investing a 1000 USD in services from Travis Tormey was worth it.

 In fact, I can instead say that it was essentially worthless.

 After physically going to court four times before a verdict was made, ...Tormey made one suggestion to alleviate the case (the second to last trial, of course) which the judge frantically denied.

 I would contact him for updates and he would tell me we are still waiting. Instead of waiting around, I would ask friends in law school what they would do and make these suggestions to Tormey. He would deny and again, say we have to wait. All in all, I did not need representation as he did nothing for me or my case. Would have been the same slow, uneasy trial if I stepped into court alone.

 Now that all is said and done, he told me he would help expunge this arrest for another whopping amount because he 'only makes a few hundred out of it' and its heavy paperwork. I would say do not waste your time.

He got rid of a DUI for me ( i wasnt driving nor under the influence. I was asleep on private property) but did not get rid of the refusal to take a breathalizer. In NJ this is way worse than a DUI. Its 7 months license suspension, then 6 months with an ignition interlock on your car then 3 years o...f thousands and thousands of fine to NJ motor vehicles. And very high insurance premiums for 4 years. He didnt explain any of this. Watch out for this guy. Hard to work with, Smug, condescending attitude.

I hired Travis to handle gun charge and DWI charge. Overall my experience with was a negative one...poor communication and unprofessional. Travis came to court for me only once. Then another lawyer Christopher Perry was assigned and told me I should take a 12 month DWI plea despite my case not going... to trial more than 12 months after my gun charge was dismissed---speedy trial violation! Christopher told me I was guilty and tried to intimidate me to take a plea to which I did not because I knew my rights!! On one occasion he said, that I "was guilty and called me stupid for not accepting the plea." He quit during my trial and I was assigned another lawyer Brent DiMarco who also did not fight my case aggressively and also tried to force me to take a plea. They told me plainly they were going to lose & they were right! They lost my DWI trial, but I hired another law firm and WON my case on appeal!! Had they filed the necessary paper work when I asked they could have won, but my messages to go to court after my gun charge case went unanswered. Not to mention there were so many other errors including alcotest reading error!! Anyway, they told me to just wait for the court date. the court date took so long I thought it was disposed of. Then, I finally got a notice more than 1 year later, to which they were unprepared and expected me to settle. They have many years experience and I'm quite sure they were familiar with the courts judge--there are no excuses to why they could not beat my case. Except lack of preparation and not assigning the lawyer I hired to represent me in my case!! That was the primary reason I hired Travis in the first place! But, to no avail!! When I was arrested I had no children by the time I was brought to trial I was a mother --the case was older than my kids!! Long story short they have the gift of gab but ain't worth the money! They had no compassion either I was fully high risk pregnant and miserable & depressed by that time in my third trimester and bringing my one year old to court with me. I was 42 weeks and still trucking! I had to fight! I had to write letters requesting a stay on my license and 3 month conditional plea! pending appeal ! We had made agreements prior to Chris quitting they would accept that, but when I was assigned the new lawyer they took the offer back and denied the license stay and I was found guilty and fines! The outcome was worse! Ay my trial I had to speak on my behalf and although the courts agreed to the license stay! They suspended my license anyway! Worst experience ever! Suppose I was pulled over with my toddler and pregnant! So don't settle if you know your case is worth fighting for even if your lawyer disagrees! Ask the right questions and don't hire this firm! I did my part and they should have done theirs. Why I didn't hire another attorney because I could not afford too! But, never again!