Our son found himself in a frightening situation. Joe Lento stayed with him and negotiated with the DA for a positive outcome. Mr. Lento was available to answer all our questions and kept us apprised of the progress on the case. It was very reassuring to know that Mr. Lento was on top of the case and... used his good relationship with the DA at achieve the outcome.

My boyfriend had been arrested for 2 violations of probation, as well as some other non violent offenses in a total different case. Not to mention two separate counties. When I hired Mr. Lento, we were not aware of the complexities involved, but he stuck with us to the end! Can’t thank you enough for... all your help and communication threw the whole process. We would highly recommend using Mr. Lento and his firm. Thank you, Brian & Jess

I made a desperate call on a Sunday night and couldn't believe a live person answered the phone, listened to me and Mr. Lento got right back to me. Probably the best call I ever made. Mr. Lento and Mr. Altman were unbelievable. They were honest, gave us incredible guidance, answered ALL our quest...ions and treated us like family. Our situation was resolved in two months. There were no criminal or disciplinary actions taken. Mr. Lento also referred us to a Great Therapist to help my son deal with the Stress and Anxiety of the situation. We are extremely grateful and recommend them highly.

just now Aug 22 2020 I was driving 70 in a 65 which resulted in a traffic stop. I had a warrant for failure to report . Probation violation . Was taken Into custody at Atlantic County Justice facility. This was in the middle of COVID-19 lockdown which left me with One hour a day access to phone whic...h would be 2am one day then 6:30 am the next regardless of time which was always a random time I would get that hour. My girlfriend spent hours searching online for an attorney . At first I told her hold off it’s way too expensive for an attorney when I’m only here for a VOP ,no new crime. Yet with my court date being pushed back two months already did the Covid I gave her the OK and immediately Joseph went to work I thought the messages I was receiving from my girlfriend were inflated miss leading not really going to happen boss hope maybe and when I went to court my first time . It was obvious Joseph was new in front of Miss Johnson my judge hand a continuous was needed in order to hear my case of course this is not normally a big deal but when you’re in custody and it’s COVID-19 protocol and pomade to be honest I was regretful at first upset and I was considering hiring a new attorney . And in hindsight that was just killed by emotions and the feeling of being trapped from the outside world and a feeling of helplessness so by the time I got back from the courthouse to my pod I was able to call my girlfriend to find out what happened all those regrets and feelings I had just experienced hours ago well quickly washed away Joe spoke to my girlfriend and basically said he will not except the DAs offer and would get me my counter offer at my next court date which was 28 days away so when my court date came, I took the deal. Joe was completely in sync with the judge and the DAG this time . No surprises , he did exactly what he said he would do . I was happy and I only needed three more days until I got released that’s with All available jail credits work-time credits good time credits and full minimum custody credits. Worktime credits and good time credits are mandated by the state of New Jersey , full minimum custody Or a Atlantic County Justice facility credit earning credit that is mentioned in the Atlantic County Justice facility handbook. For reasons that don’t apply to the handling of my case and Joe’s behalf the jail decided not to give me the full Minimum custody credits which I earned and was eligible for via the Atlantic County Justice facility handbook. I could not get a straight answer from classification records for any officer in the facility and my girlfriend work with Joseph lentil and a few days later after I was told by everyone I was not going to get out until the beginning of February I got called out of work (kitchen pm cook)that the warden approve my immediate release. Now mind you Joseph had already completed his job , his job was over but he still fought for me. He contacted the sgt in Classification lieutenant and records and finally he wrote to the warden and within eight hours and 16 days before my February 6 date I was out . Of course I was already satisfied as he followed thru with everything he said he would do . So why did I wait 6 + weeks to write review. Well I wanted to not write it full of emotions as I wanted it to be objective as possible , which I believe I have just did. So I guess the reason I’m writing this is .. would I hire Joe again ?? ABSOLUTELY ! I would recommend him to anyone cause after he is retained he goes into his ROCKY mode , he will fight and fight for you and he he is straight up with u , that itself is a win-win right there . Ok now Joe if you’re reading this ,, thank you very much for not giving up and going the extra mile ! Sry bout next part but I should mention this. I am in Construction and my girlfriend is a hairdresser both of us have been out of work due to Covid-19, Joe surprised us both by taking my case on for less than he usually would charge .Tyvm!!!

My fiancé was incarcerated on May 9th in Philadelphia for a violation of probation & an additional case. A month or two later he was moved to Montgomery County. He was in Montgomery county for a month then we decided we aren’t going to get anywhere if we do not get a violation lawyer so I just so hap...pened to google different lawyers I spoke to about 3/4 when I got the call back from Lento I could tell in his voice he was confident with his work and he could make something happen for my fiancé. A month didn’t even pass before Lento started getting us court dates and getting paperwork we needed from place to place. We proceeded with a stipulation process and here we are 3 months after I found Lento my fiancé is sentenced to 11-23 months with good time & a drug program, he will be home by March. Lento has very good timing, once I got my fiancé to just trust Lento’s process (hello, this is what he’s paid to do) everything started falling through week after week. Again, I want to personally thank Lento for his work it truly paid off & my family will be together again soon! We plan on having you on standby! You are very welcoming. Getting a violation/ detainer lawyer was the best thing we did!