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Posted by anonymous | February 17, 2020 | Hired Attorney

Worst DWI firm eve!

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!

Travis Tormey

Replied last February 17, 2020

We represented you for years on a gun charge and DWI case. We got the gun case dismissed where you were facing 5 years in prison. Then, we told you to take a plea on the DWI because you would lose but to file an appeal on the speedy trial violation. That’s exactly what happened and you won the appeal with another firm because I refused to handle your appeal. You wanted to hire us for the appeal but I decided not to take the case because of how rude you were to my staff and attorneys. In addition, Mr. Perry did not quit on your case. He took another job and no longer worked for the law firm by the time your DWI case was being handled. Finally, we did at least 25k in legal work for you for a 6k flat fee and you got all your charges dismissed, really hard to believe you are unhappy with that outcome.

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