Derek M. Wright

I contacted this attorney after my vehicle was damaged in the city of Atlanta, he spoke very eloquently and requested $500 to start the process of recovering the cost of my repairs. Immediately after I paid the $500, attorney Wright stopped answering my calls and emails. He had initially told me that... he expected to be able to settle my case in a few wks, however I never received a settlement and finally got an email from him 2 months later requesting additional monies.

I would not recommend this lawyer to someone who is very concerned about their case. He is not very good at informing his clients about the case and is usually not good about answering phone call. Although, he does leave messages when he calls back , he is vague and does not leave details. After my c...onsultation with him, he told us exactly what he was going to do and a time span but failed to comply with his word. During my case he took a 10 day vacation and after promising to work on our case during his vacation , he did not return any phone calls and we knew nothing about a hearing that was set on Monday (during his vacation) . He seems very optimistic in person but once gone, it is very hard to trust him .

I met this attorney back in 2000 while sitting in the courtroom waiting for my case to be call. We had NEVER talked or seen each other before then. He was actually there to represent someone else. He asked me what was I there for aftering talking he said I'll take your case, both cases, only charg...ed me 1/8 what everyone else wanted to charge me for 1 case. He told me he would get them both dismissed. Yes, he was hard to reach at times, I wasn't his only client, Yes he was late for arraignment, but he got there and got the 1st case dismissed. The second case he informed me late in the evening we were going to trial the following morning. I am proud to say that case was also thrown out. He did exactly what he sai. It's called patience. Now he's handling my divorce and I'm not worried at all. No one is perfect. So he made a mistake. Ye without sin cast the first stone..

I hired this attorney in June 2009, I was very disappointed in the service. I could not get in touch with the attorney to get any updates on my case until September 2009 and it was via fax. He did not do anything that he said he would do during the consultation except make excuses for why he had no...t gotten to it. In fact, all he did was file the motion, something I could have did myself. I wish I would have searched his name and business first and I would have known his character and business practice. Please visit this website, which is public record. http://www.gabar.org/manage/Directory/DisciplineHistory.php?id=777740 and click on the review panel reprimand or visit http://www.gabar.org and read it. It appears that he has a history of not producing.