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Showing 11 - 15 of 28 reviews | Criminal Defense

Posted by Naveen | April 29, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Great lawyer and Fast resolution on my case

I was facing a harassment in the 2nd degree charges. With in one consultation and one court appearance I was given a 3 month ACD and 25 hours community services. ACD's usualy last one year and he got me 3 months.

Posted by Jennifer | March 16, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Amazing lawyer

I never met Richard Shaw until my sister was referred to him for her DWI charge. Since then he has been a life saver for a few legal issues between me and my brother also. I have honestly never met a lawyer as caring and nice as he is. He cares and represents you as if it was his own legal case. In ...September I had two pending charges of a DWI and DWAI drugs. Since this was my first court case I had no idea how long I would lose my license or what I would end up being charged with. After talking to him about it, I felt such a relief just knowing he knew how to handle everything with it. He ended up getting me the best possible outcome when it came to the day of court, I was so shocked and relieved. I will always choose him as a lawyer if I ever need him again and I will definitely refer him to everyone I know. He not only is an amazing lawyer but he is such an amazing person as well!!!

Posted by Nasirah | March 08, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Professional!

I hired Richard to handle my boyfriend's cases after 5 months of being shrugged off / being unable to reach the lawyers on his cases. The first time I called he immediately got back to me and communicated with me while he was on vacation! He was very direct as far as letting me know what to do on my ...end, since I was still unfamiliar with the process. Things that should have been done months before were wrapped up within a week. After going so long without any information it was a relief to have him consistently update me after anything happened. I'm a student and can say his pricing is very reasonable. He definitely worked to get my boyfriend the minimum sentence, which is exactly what he got. Strongly recommend him!

Posted by Ashley | December 28, 2015 | Hired Attorney

Excellent lawyer!

Richard shaw is an amazing lawyer! I recommend him to anyone that has any court cases in his area of expertise. I had hired Richard Shaw a few times. The first time, years ago a friend I was with was shoplifting and I had no idea. After I cashed out & paid for my things I was taken with my friend and... arrested for shoplifting since we walked out of the store together. I hired Mr. Shaw and he got all my charges dropped and off my record. A few months ago I had a bench warrant for not paying my fine, and also for not completing 75 hours of community service that I was supposed to pay and complete over a year ago. Not a good situation seeing as it has been so long and judges hate that! I again hired Mr. Shaw he called the detective that put the warrant out for me and arranged a date that was good for myself to go turn myself in. He met me at the police station, and waited in the court room for me. I got off with only a fine and a few hours of community service. I'll be honest I should have been arrested and I should have either went to jail or post bail and get a much worse punishment! Richard Shaw is the best! I know many people who have used him and they all said amazing things! If your looking for a great lawyer who is good at what he does you found him!

Posted by anonymous | September 22, 2015 | Hired Attorney

Very personable attorney who listens to your needs

I recently got into a bit of trouble on a trip to Buffalo. I hadn't been in trouble with the law in I'm not sure how many years. I can't even recall the last time I got a traffic violation. Well needless to say, we all make mistakes and if it wasn't for Richard, I could have been in a lot more troubl...e. He reassured me that he would do his best to get my charges dropped as much as possible and that I had nothing to worry about. I live very far away from Buffalo and Richard was able to provide an affadavit saving me tons of time and money for appearing in court. I received an ACD and 10 hours of community service which I am more than grateful for. My mistake could have cost me much much more especially if it had not been for the help of Mr. Shaw. I HIGHLY recommend his services if you are in need of representation.

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