Douglas P Earl

Douglas P Earl

3.7
Rating: 6.7

Licensed for 36 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer at Philadelphia, PA
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Child Custody, Child Support, Criminal Defense

1015 Chestnut St, Ste 902, Philadelphia, PA

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$0 first 30 minutes


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Licensed in Pennsylvania for 36 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 1989

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Douglas P Earl LLC

1015 Chestnut St, Ste 902, Philadelphia, PA, 19107

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Douglas P Earl's Reviews

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3.7 /5.0

18 Client Reviews

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Posted by jessica | December 18, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

DON'T DO IT!

he is quick to cash your check and promises to do the work. He showed up to my court case and didn't even acknowledged me. i went onto the room to talk to him.. he did not have court documents, the only thing he had was the medical records of my daughter/ and the literature i printed out. this was a ...relocation case and he asked me really no questions about my daughters father. he had me go to his office to fill out the questionnaire. i'm still waiting for a receipt that says my services were paid for for my DAUGHTER because he had her down as a boy. (i should have cancelled the check the, but i gave him the chance i was in a time crunch) my court case was oct 1. i sent e-mails asking for any updates and this man basically called me to yell at me, not to put me at ease and say we got this or don't worry. I actually called him to tell him that i won the case.. it wasn't from the help of him . he calls me nasty for calling him out on his lack of a work ethic. he also tried to get me scared in an email saying that his assistant would be so mad if she saw how i was speaking to him, again because i called him out for being unprofessional. as she sits in his office listening to rap music. please don't waste your money or your sanity.. legal aid/ another lawyer / and the judge basically said you don't even need a lawyer for this.. she said during court that lawyers aren't common for these cases... so back to my case.. did i win yes! i found out on DEC 7 over 2 months!!! Did he call to tell me or even say congratulations? NO! he was talking about the judge how she was from a different department and was moved there and it was not supposed to take that long for a decision. (over 2 months)... i got the order and he said he never received his. so i asked him to get a hold of me because it is very confusing 8 pages of what we can and can't do with my daughter in legal wording... he never got back to me...UNTIL, i told him what i thought of him-- and again he just pat himself on the back and called me nasty for being an unsatisfied client. please read the reviews and don't be like me!! that's all i'm saying.

Douglas Earl

Replied last December 18, 2018

JESSICA’S PETITION FOR RELOCATION TO MOVE WITH HER CHILD WAS GRANTED. SHE WON. I was not quick to cash the check. I deposited the check from her family normally. I spent hours on Jessica’s case. I was in the courtroom with her, the judge and her ex-boyfriend for about two and a half hours on October 1, 2018. I am the attorney who questioned Jessica and conducted cross examination of her boyfriend. Jessica is one of the few people in life that you meet who is nasty and a serial liar. Jessica’s mother emailed me yesterday that she had no idea Jessica posted her review. This is not the first time Jessica has been nasty to me. On October 19, 2018, Jessica emailed me, “I’m sorry, I apologize for my words.” Jessica was angry because the Judge did not make a decision right away. I went over the 16 custody factors and relocation factors with Jessica. It was not simply a questionnaire. Her daughter has a first name that can easily be mistaken for the name of a boy. I will not name her daughter’s 1st name to protect her privacy. Initially, I mistook the child for a girl and was corrected when Jessica told me her child was a girl. I had the entire file of Jessica with me in court. I have never been treated this way. Jessica she falsely claims that the Judge said she does not need a lawyer. I told Jessica that there may have been a delay in the Judge making a decision because the Judge came from another part of the court system. I believe the Judge was excellent at the hearing and made the right decision. Jessica’s mother was at the hearing. The reason why Jessica found out that she won her case two months after the trial was because the Judge did not issue an Order until then. I clearly stated on August 31, 2018 that the legal fee had been paid. I did not just show up in Court. How in the world can Jessica state I did not acknowledge her when I was with her for 3 hours?. It is sickening to know that she can be so nasty after winning her case. I fought hard for Jessica. Jessica claims that my secretary sits in the office listening to rap music. This is false. I hope there are no racial undertones involved here from Jessica. My secretary Ms. Melendez has worked for me for several years and everyone likes her. Everyone. Ms. Melendez is a graduate of Temple University and does a terrific job. Rap music is not played in the office. The only thing Ms. Melendez ever did to Jessica was treat her with dignity and respect.

Posted by anonymous | March 05, 2015 | DUI & DWI

DUI Case

Mr. Earl represented a family member charged with a 3rd DUI. He documented and presented to the court that my family member had made huge changes in his life with professional help and other organized help groups. He was given a VERY reasonable sentence due to Mr. Earls efforts.

Posted by Alexis | April 04, 2014 | Child Custody

I would recommend this Attorney

We hire Mr. Earl for several cases, custody,pfa and emergency custody (first case was in less then one week when we hired him) he was there every step of the way for each case , handle all our paper work promptly . I would recommend him to anyone who made need a lawyer.Very knowledgeable.

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Experience

Rating:  6.7 (Good)

Associations

American Bar Association

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Philadelphia Bar Association

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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

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Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

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Education

1988

New York Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1982

Villanova University

BS - Bachelor of Science

Languages

English

Spanish

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