Thomas Kenneth Plofchan Jr.

I hired Thomas Plofchan of the Westlake Legal Group at Cascades to handle my property boundary and ownership case. He politely handed my case to an inexperience attorney (Chris Hudspeth) at his firm that wrote one letter to the opposing Law firm and left Westlake Legal Group without giving me notice ...that my file was closed. At least two additional mail communications threatening aggressive financial and physical responses as a mean to resolve the dispute, were sent to the Westlake Legal Group, neither of which were shared with me, nor was I made aware of their existence and possession by Westlake. They never returned my calls or lived up to the rule of professional conduct, which I feel is an ethical violation for lack of communication. I once consider Thomas Plofchan an old friend when he use to do title work for me but after his not living up to taking care of my negotiations and no follow-up of my case that has caused me financial, mental and physical unrest until this day! I have finally settle with my neighbors. All of this could have been avoided if they got back to me with these letters which has caused over four years of hardship and financial stress for me and my family. I highly feel that if I could give his Law Firm a below 0 star, it would be appropriate after all that they have caused me. I will be seeking further actions against him and Westlake Legal Group. Shame on you!!!

I hired Plofchan for a civil matter. He was very persuasive and compelling in my initial meeting with him, and I hired him. After that, he was an absentee lawyer. I was handed around his firm, from attorney to attorney - as Plofchan was unavailable for meetings, depositions, hearings, etc. Each time ...I was billed, to bring a new lawyer 'up to date' on my case. At the final trial, Plofchan showed up, but he simply did not know my case. He missed very major and significant aspects of my case, and the other side definitely got away with lying on some really basic stuff that my attorney should have known and easily presented available evidence against. Plofchan also irritated the judge with his pompous attitude, and I paid the price for that. I changed lawyers, and was told by my new lawyer, that the lawyer who fought for the other side against Plofchan in my case (still the attorney for the opposing side) - was laughing for a week at how poorly Plofchan was prepared for my case. He knew he got away with murder in my case, due to Plofchan - and thought it was quite funny and pathetic. I see Plofchan has positive reviews, but I strongly do not recommend him for civil cases. I felt like his bread and butter for a case he did not take seriously, but his bill certainly did not reflect that!

Your money is well spent hiring Mr. Plofchan. I was facing serious life changing penalties, and a commonwealth attorney who was well prepared. Mr. Plofchan and Daniel Griffith were able to get the Refusal thrown out under a technicality, and prepared a strong enough case, so that the commonwealth w...as willing to drop the DUI (3rd) to a Reckless Driving. My penalties were much less severe, and my life was able to continue on track. I was very thankful that I hired Mr. Plochan. I started with another lawyer, but after a few pretrial proceedings I found different counsel, and I'm almost positive if I hadn't I would not being sharing any good news.

A family member retained Mr. Plofchan of Westlake Legal Group for a situation that could have resulted in a felony conviction with mandatory jail time. Mr. Plofchan’s excellent work resulted in a traffic infraction with a small fine. When the county court did not produce a result to the liking o...f the Commonwealth’s Attorney, the attorney pursued a Grand Jury indictment in the Circuit Court. At the final court appearance, the Circuit Court judge complimented Mr. Plofchan on his excellent work to have arrived at the agreed settlement. When the judge compliments his work, what more can one say - superb. From the very start and throughout the process Mr. Plofchan carefully explained his proposed approach, the steps involved, and potential outcomes, and of course the costs. He and his associate Mr. Griffith continued to provide good explanations and recommendations through all stages of the process. We especially appreciate his consideration of the defendant’s concerns about the various steps of the proceedings. I strongly recommend Mr. Plofchan.