Robert O'Hale

Robert O'Hale became my lawyer in 12/2016 for a DUI case. He charged me $2,500, which I paid in full, up front. As you can see from other reviews, he only charged $1,500 to others even a year or two after me.. So off the bat it was hard to trust what he was saying. Twice, throughout the 3 years of co...ntinuing my case, he wanted to plead guilty because he was tired and his leg was in pain. He continued my case for 3 years. Finally after 3 years of court dates every 6 months, I was found guilty but the NC DMV refused to recognized the judges order of no interlock needed and a granted of limited privilege driving. According to the NC DMV, the NC DMV does not have to follow district court judge's orders as they fall under the Attorney General of the state and according to the NC DMV the attorney general has the power to decline whatever was decided by the judge. The nattorney general excerise that power on my case. Robert claimed that he would help me if I paid him more money on top of the $2,500 that I had already paid. He agreed to file an injunction and call the attorney general. He never filed the injunction and never attempted to reach out to the attorney general to my knowledge, but still wanted more money. For 4 months after 9/2019, after I had been found guilty, Robert stopped returning phone calls, emails, or messages left with his personal assistant. He refused to respond and I've attempted to contact him at on average 3 times a week(phone, email, and through his assistant) for the last two months. I do not recommend this lawyer. There are much better options out there at a far less cost. I hope this helps you if you have been charged with a DUI offense. My experience has taught me... bite the bullet/save money and plead guilty(if you are) get the interlock box asap, and get it all over with within one year. You'll save money, save yourself the headache of tracking your lawyer down, and dealing with multiple court dates that you will have to miss work for. Greensboro is one of the most difficult cities to fight a DUI charge in court.

I had seen the News 2 story about Robert O'Hale and wanted to use him with my DUI. While he is very nice and equally as intelligent, he gave me the opinion that he could handle my case with no problem. It wasn't until after I paid him $1,500 that he shared that he could not get my charge reduced. ...You can't plea down DUI in NC. You can plea down murder...but not DUI. Of course I didn't know this because I had never had one before. Anyway, after I paid him and I finished my substance abuse class, I tried to call his office to get my driver's license back. I left 3 messages over 3 weeks and never received a return phone call. I finally found out how to get my license back myself and that's what I did. You know, I realize that he's a busy man but I don't know why his office staff just didn't call me back. Even with all of that said, he's a very nice man and if there is a loophole to be found, he'll find it!

I had no idea what to do when I was charged. After calling my attorney cousin for a recommendation, I contacted Mr O'Hale. My case dragged on for 3 years of continuances and re-strategizing by the District Attorney's office. On trial day I could not have been more pleased with the preparedness and... defense given by MY attorney, Robert O'Hale. The D.A. looked quite foolish trying to refute it, to be honest. In addition to having the outcome I wanted (which saved me money and heartache), Mr. O'Hale was always respectful of my time and my personal feelings. The incident that got me arrested was very traumatic and I had to relive it for three years of court dates. Mr. O'Hale worked with me to make sure I didn't miss too many classes at UNCG due to court. He never once made me feel like I did not matter or that my case didn't matter. More over, I could tell he was empathetic to my struggle and frustrations with the Justice system. On multiple occasions he apologized for things not in his control (like the courts wasting my time) and he related to me as a person. And he never made it about money or fees. Attorney Robert O'Hale cares about helping you resolve your legal issue and he will see it through to the end!!