Steven L. Duckett Jr.

Steve is extremely professional in his work. His communication is excellent, and he is the true definition of a great lawyer. I was facing three charges. Reckless Driving, Disobeying a Lawful Order & Speeding. It was bad, and I was due in federal court. I spoke with another attorney's office b...efore hiring Steve, and I was treated horribly, then I reached out to Steve. Steve was super respectful to me, and gave me an excellent consultation. He laid out everything to me, and told me we could fight these charges. After I hired Steve he continually updated me on my case, and even texted me the morning of court to make sure everything was ok. He gave me his ETA for when he would arrive to court, and called me as soon as he got there. He was so professional throughout this whole ordeal, and his constant follow ups were refreshing. We got to court ... and the officer who made these false accusations against me did not even show up. He did not come.. because his water heater broke and was dealing with that. What kind of excuse was that? If that had been me... i would be facing more penalties. Steve and I were pretty upset because the government wanted to move my court date until December to reschedule. Steve told me... NO lets fight this... this is not right and we need to fight this. So we did... and Steve did an amazing job. My criminal charges were dismissed, and I walked away with a small fine and a speeding ticket. I was so relieved about what had happened in court thanks to Steve. I could never had asked for a better attorney, and I highly recommend him for any Federal or State Criminal Charges.

When my daughter approached me regarding the reckless Driving Case I didn’t even think it was her fault but I knew it didn’t sound good. She got into an accident by trying to avoid an accident and she was then accused of speeding. The other driver admitted driving out in front of her. When the poli...ce officer arrived, he asked what happened, got into his vehicle and handed my daughter the summons for Speeding. I didn’t understand how he determined this without getting all the information. It was shocking to us to have the officer ask only one question of each of the people involved in the accident; namely, what happened? He never asked where the cars were and since they had been moved to allow traffic through, he could not have understood how this accident happened. He claimed that he could see skid marks on our gravel road. We had been waiting for the officer for about forty five minutes and probably about twenty cars passed us. The officer claimed later that he had “stepped out” the distance of the skid marks. We never saw him do that and he had no frame of reference that could have produced a beginning and ending mark. The ethics of the officer alarmed me as I had always believed that state police officers, particularly, were held to a very high standard. The charge seemed to us a casual afterthought rather than a thought out charge. I later went on the internet and looked up reckless driving on a Sunday morning and saw that it was more serious than expected. I found Price Benowitz, LLP and their office was the first one to call and connected me with Steve Duckett. I hired Steve Duckett and he did manage to get the charged dropped to improper driving and get it away from Reckless even though I still believe she wasn’t at fault and that the officer had no reason to charge her. Steve was fabulous and very professional, thorough, on time, and I would hire him again. We had to sit there for hours because the prosecutor was pushing back. You could tell he knew exactly what to expect and who we were dealing with and I’m glad he managed to get the result he did. We did not fully understand the courtroom lingo or even how the outcome was reached specifically but it was clear that Mr. Duckett understood and effectively controlled the courtroom outcome. I highly recommend him.