Charles Joseph Fitzgerald

My nephew was arrested for a series of federal offenses. At the time of his arrest the US Atty was going to indict for 11 felonies. Before I hired Mr. FitzGerald I interviewed several "powerful firms" but found that most of them treated me and my family like we were second class citizens. Plus I ...didn't like that I could not call directly and talk with the lawyer without being put on hold or had to wait for a call back 2 days later. I hired Mr. FitzGerald Due to Mr. FitzGerald's negotiating with the US Atty they agreed to limit the charges to only 4 felonies all which were so intertwined with one another that it permitted Mr. FitzGerald to argue at sentencing that the sentencing guidelines should be adjusted downward, which the court did. My nephew ended up with a sentence to serve of less than 18months instead of the 48 months the government wanted. My nephew will be out before Christmas 2017. Mr. FitzGerald is a former police detective/sergeant who knows the legal and justice system inside and out. He has worked in the court systems and criminal justice system for over 30 years and is well versed with law enforcement and the judicial systems. It was surprising that he has only been an attorney since 2011 with his knowledge of the law. Mr FitzGerald kept me apprised every step of the way, was always available anytime I called. As I read in his other reviews before I hired him, he always answers his own phone or calls back immediately. He is a very good lawyer and I would recommend him to anyone who needs help.

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 was arrested in Arlington, Va. and Charlie came highly recommended by several other inmates. I was involved in a very serious accident and charged with DWI and then the victim demanded a large sum of money from me in a civil suit. While the evidence was so bad that the prosecutor and 6 witnesses d...emanded a minimum of 6 months, Charlie worked it out where I only had to do 6 days and he even convinced the judge to let me do it on 2 weekends so I wouldn't miss work. As for the civil suit, Charlie negotiated with a very large and "high powered" DC legal firm that was going to sue for several million dollars. By the time he was done the settlement for me to payout was less than 8k!!! Unbelievable. I recommend Charlie to anyone who needs an attorney. He always answered his cell phone, emails or texts...at all hours of the day and even Sat and Sunday. I have never met any attorney that makes himself that available to any client. He really cares. If you are in trouble, injured or being sued call Charlie.

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.)