David Shepherd West

We hired David West to represent a friend that was being held at Fayette County Jail. When I called David West he assured me that he could help and that he was familiar with the judges and the jails process. He did a great job lying to have us hire him as an attorney. During this whole process David ...West was MIA. He visited Aron once and never did anything for the 6 months we hired him because according to him he was waiting for a court date. There were a lot of motions that he could have filled but he decided to collect our money and took advantage of someone needing his help. He would always lied to us saying that it was the courts fault. He purposely delayed doing anything just to collect money because he knew we were in a desperate situation and needed a lawyer ASAP. During this time David did not communicate with Aron his client. He would not offer updates or even reassure Aron that he was still working on his case. David west went on vacation and missed an important court date without telling us. I had to call David’s office every time just so that I could get an update for Aron. Once, his paralegal answered the phone and said that David West was not here to hold hands. Exactly like that. David collected $2500 upfront and over 6 months he took $500 every month while ignoring his client and only making sure he was available for his high profile murder cases. This lawyer is one of the worst lawyers I have ever met and he has absolutely zero integrity, compassion, or empathy. He is strictly in this to make himself famous and rich. I wish I had went with another lawyer because I am sure the outcome would’ve been different. This lawyer made my friend sat in jail for 6 months only for the DA to offer a horrible plea deal. During this process of us trying to understand the plea deal David did not even meet with us to discuss it. It was not until Aron rejected the plea deal that David West decided to act like we were paying him for service. Aron accepted this plea strictly because of how horrible David west was as a lawyer and he was afraid that if he went to trial David West would not show up because there were times when Aron requested to speak to David West and David ignored his emails. And guess what? David West did not file the correct paperwork for Aron to be in court on June 18th. He and his paralegal Chasity lied to us that Aron was on the Calendar for court. We had to call the Fayette County Superior Court to find out the truth. When he finally submitted the paperwork David West did not show up to court like many others mentioned. He sent a completely different lawyer to court. Please do your research on this lawyer so you don’t end up like we did. His ratings are falsely inflated on Google but if you check his Yelp reviews you will see what type of lawyer he truly is. I highly recommend finding a lawyer with integrity, and a lawyer who will SHOW UP and DEFEND the client he is paid to represent. The only way David West will do his job is if he has a chance of appearing on TV. Find someone who is in this to help clients and not line their pockets like this horrible man. I am still in the process of filing a Complaint with the Bar Association just like many others have.