Douglas James Vanston

I hired Doug last year for multiple cases, i have a checkered past where ive dealt with multiple criminal defense attorneys and not once have any of those attorneys ever shown the care and compassion in helping get you the least amount of jail time possible but from the moment i hired Doug Vanston he... came to see me the next day he told me exactly what we were fighting and what we were gonna take. Everything he said was going to happen did and then while dealing with violations on top of new charges and i began the preparation of possibly going to jail. And against all odds we won every time and i can peacefully say i am now able to move forward in life free of jail time and i give all my thanks to Doug because he truly fought for me and didnt care once about playing nice and making friends like most lawyers do. I would hire this attorney again and again if you want to win not to mention hes easy on your pockets also!

For a newer lawyer only 8 years out of school…. This man is AMAZING! Very informative when it comes to questions about any law at all! He is very reasonable with his pricing as well! After going broke using a “top-notch” lawyer for a previous case… I found myself at the public defender’s office for a... more serious case! I was looking at some upstate time! I felt in my head dealing with a public defender, I was going upstate and this was a waste of time! Then I met Doug! Let me tell you…. If I ever get into any trouble again… or if a friend asks for a good lawyer…. Doug is my new go-to! He is very pleasant and compassionate when you speak to him. You can text him at any hour of the day and he is getting back to you in minutes, even if it is just to tell you he will call you back! He actually holds his word on getting back to you about any of your concerns! I have watched him move in the courtroom and for a newer lawyer… he owns that room! He moves around the courtroom like he was born to be there! He will also be very real with you and tell you what you need to do as well to make the case go in your favor! I mean yes, we have to do some “self work” …. But it’s only in the best interest of our case going in our favor! He knows what needs to be done and is the realest lawyer I have ever spoken to or had the pleasure to work on my cases! I only see Doug becoming better and better as time goes on! If it’s even possible because Doug is seriously the best lawyer I have ever worked with! So don’t let him being a new lawyer differ you from hiring him on to fight for you! Because this man is the Rocky of the courtroom! Thank you so much for helping me even when I made it hard to defend me!

I've been dealing with Doug for approximately 1 year with a criminal case. In the beginning I thought he was great. He said he was going to do all these specific things like get an investigator on the case to prove that I was being harassed. And subpoena witnesses. Not. But of course in Lackaw...anna County they do not arrest women for harassment only men. To make a long story short I have many many witnesses and lots of evidence against this person and Doug wanted me to just plead guilty to one summary harassment. There is no proof of harassment I have all the proof on the other individual. Doug is very weak and besides he is fresh out of college. Nice guy though. Unfortunately his inexperience could cost me my freedom. My case should have been thrown out day one. I had to hire a real lawyer for this BS. It also involves several other individuals and police officers in a malicious prosecution. They're just trying to put me in jail without due process and evidence. The plaintiff's own statements under oath even say I was not harassing her or threatening her. It doesn't get any more innocent than that. So yeah Doug sucks as a lawyer.