Charles Joseph Fitzgerald

I was locked up in Maryland on a DWI and was told by two different inmates that the best attorney they ever hired was Charlie. Of course I had my doubts. I was facing a number of felonies and misdemeanors in the DMV area and also had deportation hold. My girlfriend went online to find his website ...but found he does not have one. Turns out all his clients come to him by word of mouth and referral. I had hired a couple different lawyers before because I was impressed with fancy interactive web sites but they proved to be losers. I think I ended up paying them to maintain those fancy websites and they all helped put me in jail. My girl called Charlie on a Saturday at about 9pm expecting to leave a voice message. What a shock when he answered. He explained his experience in federal, state and local courts and turns out he is a retired 21 year police officer. He has incredible experience on both sides of the law. He got me out on bond, even with the detainer from ICE and then convinced the Immigration Judge to release me on my signature. Unbelievable. I used Charlie in 3 different jurisdictions and the cases were either dismissed or broken down with no jail and court costs only. He is also handling my immigration work. Asylum for me and family green cards for my relatives. Charlie is a one stop shop. Criminal, civil and immigration. Don't hire an attorney because he happens to have a fancy web site. I would say the fancier the web site the more you are paying for a car salesman. You need someone like Charlie who is an actual fighter and knows the system. Hell he was the system for 21 years. He has no website because he gets tons of clients by referral. His only advertising is his name and cell phone and believe me he will answer. If you are in trouble call Charlie. He is licensed in Maryland and Virginia. He is also licensed in California but he said that is only for the people who own wineries. Too funny. He is the best!!!

Mr FitzGerald came recommended to me from a friend. Like the other reviews I was amazed that he answers the phone most everyday and time. His knowledge of the law and relationship with the prosecutors is better than any other lawyer I have had to hire. My case was a DWI 2, ASAP violation, 2 count...s of Driving on Suspended, and 2 Probation violations. This occurred in Montgomery County. I had replaced another attorney who I had first hired who said he got me a "deal" to serve 60 days. Mr FitzGerald somehow was able to get all but the DWI dropped and I did 5 days. He is now handling my immigration case. He is reliable, responds immediately, reasonably priced and knows his stuff. I recommend him if you have any legal problem.

I hired Mr. FitzGerald after I fired another attorney because the other attorney was not responsive to my sons case. I was surprised to find out that when I called Mr FitzGerald's number he answered immediately. That just doesn't happen with lawyers. You usually have to wait a couple of days for... a call back. My son was charged with several armed robbery counts and firearm charges. Mr. FitzGerald immediately got in touch with the prosecutors office and the detective and went to work. He got discovery within 3 days and explained every aspect to me. He visited my son 3 times in a 5 day period and set forth a plan that had the prosecutor agreeing to drop all but one charge with a good chance that my son would be sentenced to less than two years based on sentence guidelines. He also started to work on the ICE detainer. My sons girlfriend was trying to influence Mr. FitzGerald to take some action that Mr FitzGerald said violated ethics and would not be beneficial to my son. Mr. FitzGerald refused and my sons girlfriend convinced me to change attorneys. I should have told her to mind her own business. Everything changed. The deal Mr. FitzGerald had worked out disappeared and my son had to plead guilty to several felonies. He will be sentenced to a long time in prison. Mr. FitzGerald is honest. He knows how the police work due to his former experience and he knows how to deal with the evidence and the prosecutors office. He handles federal and immigration cases as well. Mr. FitzGerald makes no promises, tells you exactly what is going on and is always available night and day. I wish I had never changed attorneys. I wish I had kept Mr. FitzGerald.

I saw the first review on AVVO and contacted Mr. FitzGerald. He was the only attorney who answers his own phone and you dont have to be handed off to a secretary or para legal who tells you he will call you back. All the other lawyers I called took 3 or 4 days to call back. My case was a DWI and boy ...was I guilty. Mr. FitzGerald because of his prior police experience reviewed the scene of the accident and found some issues with the police officers case. This allowed him to negotiate a no jail time, very low fine result. I recommend this lawyer for any case, misdemeanor, felony and immigration (he got my deportation case dismissed as well.)