John C. Forbes Jr.

I hired Mr. Forbes to represent me in a "family law" matter and I'm very pleased with the progress in this tiring case. Mr. Forbes has gone above and beyond to represent me effectively and has had my best interest in mind the entire time. He is very effective, very knowledgeable and keeps me i...nformed on all matters concerning the case. To be honest he has gone above and beyond to see that my case was handled timely, properly and with care taking into consideration it effects my children.

I was wrongly accused of having attacked my ex-husband and stabbing him. Mr. Forbes was the only person who believed in me. from the time he took my case until the time we had my trial, Mr. Forbes was constantly in touch with me and went so far as to give me his personal cell phone so that I could ...reach him anytime. When we finally went to trial, I was scared to death, but after a three day jury trial, it took the jury less than 1 hour to come back with a not guilty verdict. If it hadn't been for Mr. Forbes, I may still be in prison.

I hired Mr. Forbes with trust that he would actually help me in some way, in fact he was very destructive to my life. I was charged with disorderly conduct in six months ago and hired him to represent me. He advised me to plead not guilty and deny the plead negotiation the prosecuting attorney offer...ed me. Due to the nature of the case I was not allowed to return to my home until the case was completed or unless I accepted the plead negotiation. In June the offer was to accept 1 year of probation, 80 hours of community service, and the ability to return to my home immediately. I literally paid $1000.00 to postpone the case six months (denying me going home), only to go to court to be educated on the fact that because of my previous infractions with the law I was ineligible for the plead he was "trying" to accomplish for me. So I had to accept the plead wasting six months. I could have been home six months ago, been halfway through my probation sentence, completely done with my community service by now. He took $1000.00 from me to do this. What a crook. He should have known that I was ineligible for that plead, but instead we went all the way to the court date for the prosecutor to say I wasn't. What an awful person. Do not use this attorney unless you want to be shammed.

We spent $2000.00 for very little satisfaction. Mr Forbes filed 1 motion and tried to get it served 2 times. We never made contact with the defendant. We called and texted him dozens of times and he has not responded even to this day. Response and follow up was terrible. Making commitments and not fo...llowing through. He was not available when we needed him and caused us much anxiety and angst. We never got closure even to this date or even a call about any updates unless we initiated it. It was a very bad experience and I wonder how his practice survives? Maybe our experience was one of a kind, but it was not good. We ourselves did more to bring this to closure in 1 trip than he did in an entire year. In the end we did everything ourselves. So I guess we are just out $2k. We really trusted him and respected him initially. That is now lost. I just wanted to take the time to give my feedback. A refund of SOME of our money would be greatly appreciated as we are not wealthy people.

My son's case was getting worse every time we went to court and I finally realized we needed an attorney. I hired Mr. Forbes and even though it seemed like a very minor case, the Judge was outrageous and Mr. Forbes argued my son's case and the Judge finally agreed. I am grateful for Mr. Forbes and I ...highly recommend him.