Ronald R Benjamin

I hired Ronald Benjamin to represent a criminal case. I paid him the fee for his services and he did nothing! For three days he called me to his office both at home and public office in Binghamton NY. His behavior was very odd, not to mention he said " If I have to go to trial in this case, my fee i...s $3500 more. We're talking five grand, can you swing it? " He told me this doesn't have to go to trial. But I am replacing the incompetent public defender Kevin Ridell. He called the court and did the necessary protocol to replace the public defender Kevin Ridell. He went to court and did nothing but repeat what the public defender said, and gave no defense whatsoever. On the third day he told the defendant in custody he withdrew from the case the second day in front of Judge Dooly without my knowledge or permission to do so. I asked for a refund of my fee for services not rendered and misleading, false representation, questionable remarks and gestures while meeting with him at his office several times. He is a convicted felon, tax evader, gambler, hustler and has had his license revoked many times. He said I paid him to go to court not as a defense attorney, but as a second opinion. He refused to give me a full refund and is clearly not an attorney at all. He's a known criminal. Warning: Do not ever hire this man. His background speaks for itself!