James R Fridie III

I had an opportunity to meeting Mr. James Fridie, We talked for about an hour and the half, I must say I did most of the talking explain my ongoing case and hoped he would take over my self-defense situation, Although I paid $450.00 for consultation, I felt that he was in a rush, not comfortable ...and or confident to have my case. He increased his retainer fee after hearing and reading my case. I did not get a solid answer to my questions or maybe I did not understand him. He is a polite, professional attorney, the office appearance may give you wrong impression but I did not care about that, I was more curious to hear what he has to say about my chance of receiving fair trial. After I left’ I felt as I should had asked more questions instead of talking about my case considering I paid $450.00 that usually is free by most of the.

I had a highly frustrating and disappointing experience with Mr. James Fridie III and his staff. From the outset, the service I received was far below what I would expect from a professional legal office, particularly given my need for reliable assistance during my deployment. Scheduling an appoin...tment with Mr. Fridie was a major ordeal. Despite calling and making appointments over the phone, there was no follow-up or confirmation email from his office. When I called to confirm, the staff seemed clueless about my identity and the scheduled appointments. This lack of organization and communication was incredibly disheartening and unprofessional. It took two long weeks of persistent effort to finally speak with Mr. Fridie. Even then, the experience was far from satisfactory. He was dismissive and indifferent, showing little interest in my case or understanding of the challenges I faced while deployed. His curt demeanor and lack of engagement were extremely disappointing, especially considering the critical nature of my situation. The indifference from both Mr. Fridie and his staff added unnecessary stress and frustration to an already difficult process. Their failure to maintain basic communication and their unprofessional attitude made me feel undervalued and neglected as a client. This level of service is unacceptable for anyone seeking legal assistance, let alone someone dealing with the complexities of remote legal matters while serving their country. Given my experience, I cannot recommend Mr. James Fridie III’s services. The combination of poor staff coordination, unfulfilled appointments, and Mr. Fridie’s dismissive attitude left me deeply dissatisfied. If you require a lawyer who is responsive, organized, and genuinely invested in your case, I would advise looking elsewhere. In summary, my dealings with Mr. Fridie and his office were marked by a lack of professionalism and courtesy. For anyone needing dependable and empathetic legal representation, especially those in demanding circumstances like a deployment, I suggest seeking help from a more reliable and considerate legal professional.

What an absolute nightmare and a waste of my time working with James Fridie! I retained him in late 2020 to handle my expungement. We received the expungement order signed by the judge in April 2021, and he told me it could take up to a year for the state police to remove the records. Fine. April 202...2 comes around, and I noticed that the expungement has not been completed and records still showing on background checks. So James Fridie begins investigating as to why... fast forward 8 months to December 2022, James Fridie cannot figure out why the expungement is not going through and tells me he is constantly calling the prosecutor's office and courts to find out what's going on... fast forward another 6 months to June 2023, he claims he is still calling and mailing the documents repeatedly with no solution in sight! I even offered to pay him EXTRA to make this a top priority, but he declined and still cannot figure out the issue. August 2023 comes, and still no answer from James Fridie, so I took it upon myself to contact the court, the prosecutor's office, and the state police to figure out what's going on. Within an hour, I discovered that the root cause is that James Fridie left out the criminal case number and only included the indictment number on the expungement! BINGO, I thought; this will be an easy amendment, and the expungement will be completed soon (it's been 3 years now). I told James Fridie my findings and proved that this is the issue with my co-defendant's order of expungement, whose expungement was successfully completed in late 2021, and records were removed! We both filed at the same time but with different lawyers. I wish I had used the same lawyer as my co-defendant. James Fridie states he will amend the expungement and send it to the judge again. This was on Aug 13 2023, then silence! All he has to do is have his secretary make a few sentence amendments to the document and mail it to the judge. James Fridie has not responded to six emails in the past four weeks and over 15 phone calls to his office! Out of the blue on Oct 11 2023, James Fridie re-appears claiming he has been busy with a trial, so I guess he just forgets about all his other clients for weeks on end when this happens? He has now miraculously gotten in touch with the prosecutor's office after one and a half years of not being able to, and now says that amending the order to include the criminal case numbers will not fix anything but still has no solution for me and says he is waiting for a return call from the expungement office. I ask James Fridie how long I am expected to wait, and he does not respond (of course). Fast forward to today, November 27, he has still not responded or provided a solution, and I have followed up every week by email. Again, all he has to do is amend 1 sentence to the expungement order which I have proved to him with co-defendant's orders. I will now have to retain the lawyer my co-defendant used and start the process from scratch, which will now take another year at minimum! I paid James Fridie $1300 in late 2020 for a simple expungement that should have been finalized by mid-2022. I wasted three years with James Fridie and got no results! Absolutely horrible service from James Fridie and his office. If you are considering retaining James Fridie, please think again; he was not even able to handle an expungement case! Avoid at all costs!

I brought my case to Mr. Fridie and he seemed to be knowledgeable and appeared to want to take my case. However after I brought my paperwork in he immediately changed his tune and expressed to me that it was virtually impossible for me to get my son back after a judge unjustly gave my son's father PP...R . Furthermore he talked as if he didn't want to represent me in the first place! He took my money, shook my hand and sent me off..