Chester Lavester Banks

I was assigned to Mr. Banks through the assistance program for those who couldn't afford legal counsel. I was a very troubled young man at the time. Not only did he follow through with his promises. He had the professionalism to look me in the eye and tell me about myself. He made me realize that my ...problems extended beyond my legal troubles. And his attention to detail changed the course of my proceedings. I'm now clean and sober and I was afforded the opportunity by his hard work.

I showed up at Banks and Associates planning to represent myself for an emergency child custody hearing...in 22 hours! I've been burned pretty badly by the last attorneys I hired, so I had actually gone on a free referral to get as much legal advice as I could to do so. After 45 minutes of consulting... with Mr. Banks, I realized that my case wasn't quite as cut and dry as I thought. I felt comfortable enough after our conversation that I decided to hire him, even though he expressed - at the front end - that he didn't think we wouldn't walk out of court with a verdict in our favor, since my child's opinion would be given strong consideration by the court due to age...but he took my case anyway. He went through all the information I provided (much of which he couldn't use...and he told me so), sorted through what was relevant, saw through the BS, and presented my case before the judge as if he had been on it since before my child was potty trained, even with all my last minute "oh, by the way's." He's an honest, up front attorney who will give it to you straight and, if your opinions differ, he will fight for the result YOU want and, at least in my case, win! There aren't words to express my gratitude for the excellent job Mr. Banks did. I hold no reservations in saying that the time I'll be able to spend with my child before the age of majority is all thanks to him proving to the judge that there was no legal basis for the emergency motion.

I came to Banks & Associates after being involved in an automobile accident. I had no idea what to do, what to say to the insurance company, where to go and get my vehicle repaired, or even the telephone of the insurance company that was responsible for my injuries. In dealing with Banks & Associates...' staff including his paralegal in charge of personal injury, I not only had my medical bills paid but received why I believe to be fair compensation for my pain and suffering. I will never go to another attorney. I recommend that anyone involved in an automobile accident go to Banks & Associates! Top notch service!!!

Chester Banks will only help you if you are a close friend. He did not handle my criminal case at all and I received 8 months in jail for a petty offense. When I tried to call him, he would never return my calls from the jail. He did not want to consult with me about my case until the day of my heari...ng. He kept the door open while folks listened to our quick talk. Any positive reviews shown here are probably false reviews, left by friends and family. He also cheats on his taxes. He is not a good man.

You can be a good Christian but awful at your job. He completely gave us terrible advise and was awful in court, awful is being nice. He mumbled the Judge had to tell him to speak up. He called my daughter by the wrong name, he had no clue what he was doing, the other attny chewed him up and spit h...im out. Afterwards he said that went well and I had to remind him we lost. We had to hire another attny to try to undo what he did. Again you can be a good Christian but terrible at your job. I regret the day we hired him.