Francis E. Farren, Esq.

I hired Mr. Farren after I was charged with DUI. He was easy to talk with and explained everything thoroughly. The office was very accommodating with appointments. In the end, because of Mr. Farren, all of my DUI charges were dropped. A horrible situation turned into a great outcome. I would definite...ly recommend him to anyone.

I had a pretty serious case and I consulted a lot of attorneys from Hurley, to Foley, to Maurer. None of them really peaked my interest so I kept looking. Found Fran's Avvo page and read the reviews like most propel would. I saw the bad review but also read Fran's response. After I met with him perso...nally, I concluded immediately that the person writing that review was a flake. Mr. Farren was very professional and knowledgable at the outset. Unlike the other attorney's, Mr Farren engaged me during our interview and looked at me directly in my eyes. That is really important to me. After discussing my case with him at length, he put me at ease almost immediately. I was concerned about going to prison but Mr. Farren assured me that if I got sentenced to prison, he promised to "serve my time for me". That's impossible, I know, but it still really put my mind at ease. My stress levels decreased dramatically after meeting with this man face to face. He handled my felony case very professionally, with candor, and kept me informed throughout the whole process. I couldn't have made a better choice in an attorney because Fran got my felony reduced to a misdemeanor, there was no prison time at all, and now I'll be able to put all of this behind me after I get a pardon several years from now and then get my record expunged. I certainly could not do that if convicted of a felony!! Like Hurley, Foley, and Maurer, Mr. Farren did not promise me at the outset I would get a misdemeanor plea. He did, however, work his ass off for me, used the great relationship he had with the prosecutor (since he used to be one of them), and got me a deal better than I could have ever expected!!! If I were permitted to write 1,000 reviews for this man, I honestly would take the time to write them. Simply put, I recommend that you skip the Hurley's, Foley's and Maurer's of this world and give Mr. Farren the opportunity to handle your case. I guarantee you that you will be more than pleased with the results. The fact that he is a Christian also made me trust him that much more.

My experience with Mr. Farren was a complete joke. He was never available to speak with over the phone to prepare for court or answer any questions. The main reason he was hired for this defense case was to subpoena for a surveillance tape as evidence, and he never obtained it or followed up to try t...o obtain it. He was late to court on both occurrences, had food stuck to his face, looked sloppy in general, spoke unprofessionally, was completely inconsistent with the information he provided, I could go on and on for pages about how dissatisfied I am with this man, but I hope this review helps at least one person decide not to hire him, because I have never met a sloppier, more scatter brained, and unprofessional joke of a lawyer in my entire life. This man is a crook and will steal your money to basically fill out some paperwork for you and make inappropriate and down right annoying small talk. I can't get my head around how he has so many positive reviews out there, which is why we hired him in the first place.

I generally do not write reviews online but I'm sure that anyone who gets a DUI is scared and will do what I did and Google and attorney and select Mr. Farren based on the reviews that are listed online. Although Mr. Farren represented my boyfriend I was extremely hands on with in this process. Duri...ng our initial meeting with Mr. Farren I had a bad feeling about him because I had done my research on what the mandatory consequences for a 2nd DUI in Delaware were. Mr. Farren lied right to my face and said that he could get us "plea" for 60 days in jail with a release in 7 days. However that is the mandatory sentence I should have walked out then. Mr. Farren attended 2 DMV hearings and for both hearings he was an hour late and I had to contact him to see if he was coming. During the 1st court date Mr. Farren was 1 1/2 late and I contacted him while waiting in the court house. His response when asked where was he at was "why do you have a phone in the court house" I heard Mr. Farren tell the prosecutor that he was not going to pursue the medical defense that was significant to the case and when I asked him about it he brushed the question off. The last event was the trial date when Farren also showed 1 1/2 hour late. It appears that the other attorneys and prosecutors do not like Mr. Farren because they shot down everything he was saying which presented my boyfriend's case from being thrown out even though the cop did not show up. After paying Mr. Farren $2,000 my boyfriend received the maximum consequence that Mr. Farren continued to refer to as a plea. My boyfriend is full time employed and I witnessed accommodations made for those in worst cases( as they discuss everyone's case openly in the court room). My dissatisfaction lies in the lack of communication, disregard for scheduled appearances and meetings. My boyfriend and I knew that there was going to consequences for his DUI and even jail time however Mr. Farren made us believe that he would fight for our case. I mean gosh the cop didn't show up A PUBLIC DEFENDER could have gotten that thrown out. I do have a few positive things to say bout this experience. Mr. Farren did allow us to make weekly payments until the balance was paid off. He did make a request for my boyfriend to be released after serving days. However he failed to inform me of the process that MUST be completed prior to his release. If I wouldnt have contacted my own resources I would have never been informed of the process. When I contacted Mr. Farren to confirm the information I obtained his response was " I DONT KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO PEOPLE WHEN THEY GET OUT OF JAIL" This is not the attorney to use if you are looking for someone who is going to be decrease your anxiety about the situation. Sorry for the super long review but I do not want anyone to make the same bad decision that my boyfriend and I did. If you do meet with him FOLLOW YOUR GUT! There were signs early on that I disregarded.

Counselor Farren is very savvy and aggresivley pursues solutions, which is what I have experienced first hand. His ability to think out of the box, adapt and pursue solutions for a variety of potential scenarios, while keeping you constantly informed, is outstanding. I highly recommend him, as I have... used his services for 4 trials over the years.