John J. Griffin

Mr Griffin told my parents that he could take one of my family members who was on a bond and made sure he did not go to jail . He took 10,000 dollars from my family and came to pick up 1,000 more, two more times for him to tell my parents to tell them that everything is fine and no one has to worry ...about the member.. From what we understand, the family member was asked if the he had Mr. Griffin but the member replied he had never seen him. In conclusion, Mr. Griffin did not visit the member who went to jail. We then had gone to court and nothing was presented nor did he appear in court. Henceforth, he did not do any paper work for the court.. I would like to know why he did this to my parents. - Colin: could we talk more about this?

In 2004, while incarcerated, I requested that Mr. Griffin file my appeal. He agreed and charged me $10,000.00 for the service. I paid in full and waited. Each and every time Mr. Griffin was asked about the status of the appeal, I was told that it was a slow process. So I trusted my attorney and waite...d. After 17 months of waiting, I again questioned Mr. Griffin about my appeal. I was told that it was an "uphill battle" and that I should withdraw my appeal. I thought this to be suspicious and did some investigating. What I found out was a complete shock. I found out that my appeal had been dismissed "for FAILURE TO FILE BRIEF." My attorney, John J. Griffin had never filed the brief necessary to begin the appeal process. What's worse is that he filed for an extension an unheard of eight (8) times before the appeal was dismissed on the ninth attempt. Not only did Mr. Griffin ruin any real chances at my freedom, he would not refund my $10,000.00. I needed to hire another attorney in order to get back my money. Do not hire John Griffin.