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Posted by Bobbi | September 21, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Personal Injury

Client

Gary was extremely thorough in following through with our case. Very detail orientated and knowledgeable about back injuries such as mine. His legal team was very responsive and helpful. Highly recommended to all my friends and clients!

Posted by Edward MASSIE Simpkins | March 03, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Workers Compensation

Professional and Personable

I was being stonewalled by an insurance company on a workers compensation issue. Gary accepted my case and going forward, I watched with great interest as all the legal perplexities unfolded just as Gary had predicted. My claim was awarded in my favor and I have Gary's knowledge, persistence and ex...pertise to thank. For anyone needing an attorney in such matters, Gary is who you want going to bat for you!

Posted by Brenda | March 03, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Workers Compensation

Work Comp

After being injured on the job I hired Gary Christmas to represent me on a Work Comp claim. Gary took the time himself to explain to me what could and would happen while getting approval from work comp for surgery, physical therapy, pain management etc... Gary was able to get all the above named appr...oved and has since gotten me a monetary award along with continued medical until... I would not have been able to accomplish this if it wasn't for him. I would highly recommend Gary Christmas.

Posted by Rob | February 23, 2017 | Workers Compensation

Not at all impressed with Mr.Christmas when I hired him for my WC Claim Not a good listener

Hired Mr. Christmas for my Workers Compensation claim. He was okay when it looked like it was going to be a straight forward claim. Although I made him very aware of serious concerns at my consultation. Once things got a lot more complicated I was very aware that he did not listen to half of what I s...aid. When he would return a call he asked the same questions over and over. I had not had any treatment for my injury but he repeatedly inquired about how my recovery was going. He thought I was being paid, I was not. He missed planned phone calls. Due to his lack of listening during our calls or meetings he would insist I was "changing my story ". I had black and white proof that I was being 100% honest. He had no faith in our ability to win at a hearing. I then realized he was not the lawyer I wanted fighting for me because he did not know my case well enough to fight for me. I informed him of my concerns over the lack of him knowing the simple facts of my case, the missing of meetings and calls and informed him I was unhappy with his servixe . He was not happy about this and he said he felt we had a personality conflict and should end our relationship. I was more than happy to do so. When I complained it was the fastest he ever returned a phone call and he was not even in the office that day. It set my case back several months but it was well worth it. I hired a lawyer that I was very pleased with. My case was difficult but with the proof I had it was easily won once we got to the hearing level. Mr. Christmas you should listen to your clients, and you do not need to act like you are superior to others. It is unbecoming and it makes you look like a snob. Lesson learned , do not pick the law firm just because you know the name from TV not always a great move. I will research if the need to hire another law firm comes up.

Gary Christmas

Replied last February 23, 2017

At Howell and Christmas, LLC we strive to offer high quality legal services for our clients. We also strive to keep our clients informed and to return client phone calls from our injured clients within 24 hours. No law firm or attorney is in control of a defendant insurance company or the decision they make to either accept or deny a claim. When a claim is denied by an insurance company our law firm strives to take all necessary steps to prepare the case for trial and to take the case to a merits hearing. We are pleased to hear that this case was successfully taken to a merits hearing and there was a successful resolution of this case.

Posted by Bryan | January 23, 2015 | Social Security

Gary is a good man

I would recommend Gary Christmas. He is an Attorney who doesn't seem like your stereotyplcal lawyer. He was sincere and handled my case with the highest degree of professionalism. His staff was very nice each time I had a question, ( and I had alot of them). Gary fought for me and obtained a great ou...tcome, in both cases, (the settlement and Social Sercurity). I would hire hime again if needed.

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