Joseph Edward Hudak

I hired this man and he assured me that I wouldn’t spend a day in jail and I did…he wasn’t present when it was time for me to go before the judge and was denied bail…he never really listened to my story to be able to defend me in court…he told me 3 days before I had to appear in court that I’m going ...to have to do jail time and demanded that I give him more money or he wouldn’t appear in court to represent me after already paying him to do his job…why would I pay him more and your telling me basically you have to do jail time there is nothing I could do…I got rid of him and found a better lawyer that is actually on my side and represented me the way a lawyer should…this guy will take a case knowing he can not handle it just for the money…my opinion he is washed up and have been doing this for a long time…I would suggest if this is your lawyer or your thinking of hiring him because his price is reasonable don’t and please get rid of him he is bad news…his ratings and reviews say a lot about him.I only gave him 1 star because I had to in order to leave a review.

I will say that I have used Joe for all of my criminal cases over the past 5 years and I have referred some of my closest friends and family to him. From reading the review below, I can agree that sometimes Joe isn’t the best with communication but when the time comes, he is always prepared. He has a... plan and a back up plan from day one and he fights hard for his clients. He’s not afraid of using more complicated defenses that less experienced attorneys wouldn’t touch. He will blast the prosecution and make them look stupid. His presentation is always strategic and planned out perfectly.

Joseph Hudak is listed here as suspended, but he is no longer, he was reinstated by the PA BAR and is practicing again. This lawyer is a con artist, he will sound like the nicest hardest fighting lawyer you've ever had, he will answer all your phone calls and even come to see you, until you pay him.... Then he will do nothing on your case, he waits until the last minute to do everything, all his work is half-hearted, and frankly terrible quality; man should not be practicing law at all. I've heard his talent lies in his trial ability, but his actual knowledge of the law is horrendous, I pity anyone serving a life sentence who has hired him for an appeal---you will lose your appeal before you started it. Additionally, the man consistently abandons clients, he was accused of this several times in the past, and even charged criminally for taking money to represent clients and then abandoning them; someone he was exonerated of the charges, but there is more than one person who has accused him this practice. I actually met one in person who claimed the man totally quit coming to his court hearings after he paid him and the Ct. had to give him a Court appointed. Lastly, regarding his actual legal ability, specifically on appeals, I cant find record of a single Criminal appeal he actually won. Personally, I will regret the day for the rest of my life I paid this man the only money I had, money I could've paid to a real lawyer, and he filed complete garbage. All I can emphasize is, please don't be fooled, there is people on here who wrote positive reviews, I don't know their situation, but If I was you, and If I could go back, I would not risk it. The man has many accusations of outright abandoning clients at the trial stage, and for appeal, the man horrendous.