David Scott Dildy

$55,000 and a year later with absolutely nothing accomplished. Never once fought for me. Subjected me to hardships, allowed parental alienation, and continuously yielded to opposing counsel. Never read emails (when he did I was charged with no response), days/weeks/months went by with no response, to...ld me he was overwhelmed with clients, took vacation after vacation, and never wanted to go to court in high conflict divorce. It wasn’t until I met the outstanding and incredible staff at smith strong that we were able to accomplish what should have been done in the first month of David Dildy. Had to start over with new firm. This man’s approach to high conflict divorce is nothing short of appalling. Safe yourself a lifetime of debt, headache, and hardship…avoid David Dildy and invest in a professional with Smith Strong.

I want to share my experience with attorney David Dildy to caution others. When I first met him, he seemed very charismatic and convincing. He made everything sound promising, and I felt like I was in good hands. He even got me into the courtroom quickly, which initially felt reassuring. But once we ...were there, things didn’t feel right. As time went on, it became clear that Mr. Dildy was unreliable. He often made excuses for not getting things done, blaming illness or medication, but the truth was he just didn’t follow through on what he promised. I had to constantly push him to take action, and it was exhausting. One of the biggest issues was with the child support paperwork. He assured me it would be handled quickly, but it took him two months to file anything, and even then, he filed the wrong motion. Instead of filing to request child support, he only filed to amend or stop it. This mistake meant I had to start the process all over again nearly a year later, losing valuable time and support that I needed. What was most disturbing was when my children were in danger. Instead of taking immediate action to protect them, Mr. Dildy gave me a terrible analogy, comparing my situation to sacrificing troops to win a war. He advised me to let things get worse so we’d have a stronger case. As a parent, I was appalled. My children’s well-being should never have been treated like a tactical move in a legal battle. They are not pieces on a chessboard to be sacrificed for a better outcome. Another huge issue was his lack of fight. He was very quick to give in to any demands from the other side and never stood up for my best interests. Because of him, I had to jump through hoops to accommodate things he passively accepted, leaving me frustrated and feeling like I wasn’t being properly defended. I eventually filed a complaint with his firm and got a small refund of about $2,000, but that didn’t come close to making up for the tens of thousands of dollars I wasted on his poor representation. It was only with the help of another law firm that I finally won my case. If you’re considering hiring David Dildy, I strongly advise you to think twice. He may seem convincing at first, but in my experience, he didn’t deliver on his promises and failed to protect my family when it mattered most. Your case deserves an attorney who will genuinely look out for your best interests.

My husband hired Mr. Dildy last year for a custody case. He got him to court quickly for the emergency case. After the first hearing my husband was granted temporary physical custody of the kids. After that first hearing was finished is when David began dragging his feet and making excuses for why we... couldn’t press concerns and other issues. He would say on numerous occasions that he didn’t like to fight, he wasn’t going to throw stuff at the wall, and that he felt sorry for the other side (mother). He would tell us that by letting the children go visit her and having the bad stuff continue to happen it would only be better for court and would give us more to use against the mother (instead of finding ways to prevent them from going to the mother’s home and allowing the incidents to continue to happen). We had already NUMEROUS reasons why the kids were in danger! We didn’t need more reasons! He wouldn’t use those though! When we would call with concerns, he would tell us history stories and on numerous occasions the calls would end with him asking us to give information to the mother instead of protecting us and the children. We spent several thousands and thousands of dollars BEGGING David to help, defend, and guide us for the children’s sake. He lied about submitting documents that we found out once the case finished from our new attorney, which costs us thousands (and he had told us he had submitted after asking him multiple times). David works when you tell him you are going to seek another attorney but other than that he will not! He will manipulate you and smooth talk you. At one point he convinced people involved in the case that the children weren’t being abused, which was the entire case!! You would be better off not having an attorney, he is a nightmare! He literally works against you and takes all your money. He also urinates while speaking with you on the phone. Thank goodness we fired him! Thank goodness! Our new attorney literally cost a quarter of what David cost, worked 2x longer than him and actually finished the case with having us show up 1 time out of 3 court hearings. I would run from him and not look back. It is scary that David is in charge of helping people’s lives, especially children!

Mr Dildy was retained for my son who was charged with a misdeamor of possession of paraphernalia . A simple charge with no other criminal history or contact. My son was a passenger in the car and not the driver, we had numerous phone calls go unreturned. We spoke to Mr.Dildy for the initial consult a...lmost 2 months prior to the court date and never heard from him again. We went to court not knowing the plan, his strategy for the case or what to expect. For a kid with no previous legal troubles we were left to be anxious and fearful of the unknown. Needless to say we felt we paid for NOTHING. We saw NO defense. The accusing officer was not even in court ,we were not offered the opportunity to fight! My son ended up in a 1st offender program, probation for a year, 24 hours community service and 6 month driver license suspension. WTW???? They threw the book at him , for a misdemeanor served to 3.5 g.p.a.university student. Not to mention he is in Virginia as an out of state student and now needs permission to travel HOME. Talk about ZERO DEFENSE. I am sorry but I would not recommend this attorney to represent my worst enemy.