David West

This client confessed to police and cooperated prior to being represented by me. I made no assurances that he would have his charges dismissed and the State was unwilling to dismiss the charges under the circumstances of the case. The sentence the client received was minimal for the offense, including the reduced fine which he received. My area of specialization is marijuana cases and I have had hundreds of such cases dismissed for my clients - usually where the client doesn't admit wrongdoing and doesn't cooperate with police. I never strongly push a client to take a deal and would have taken this client to trial if he had requested we go to trial. He chose to take an offer rather than risk a guilty verdict. Most interestingly, the client made no verbal complaint to me following conclusion of this case and it has been many months since his case was completed so I was unaware he was dissatisfied and surprised he waited until now to lodge a complaint. I am one of only nine lawyers in the State of Georgia recommended by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws for the handling of these kinds of cases and I am a life member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. NO case in this office is less important to me because it is a misdemeanor or because of the facts of a case. I work to help my clients but make no guarantees of results in any individual case - I simply work hard to try to win and if we cannot win, I let my client know and let them make a decision. This client did that and apparently it is my fault. I hope that those of you considering my practice will look at other reviews, use google to search for cases in the news I have handled and do more research before relyin gon one dissatisfied person to make their decision. As other reviews are added, I also hope you will read those and consider the experiences of other clients who have been very happy with my work and the work of my staff.