Derek Benjamin Rouse

Attorney Derek B. Rouse was a GOD send for me. There are good and bad people in the world. Some folks you wish, never to cross paths with, I had a tenant, whom I wish I had never crossed paths with. This tenant decided not to pay her rent because the "CDC" stated she could stay for free. In the mi...st of her staying for free, she told many lies on me and tried to bring me down to her criminal level. I spoke with Attorney Rouse about the situation at hand and he told me " I got this, I got you." He was very dedicated to my case. He was very knowledgeable of the laws dealing with Landlord and Tenant as well as Criminal Defense. Attorney Rouse was very patient with me and understanding of my concerns about the case. He answered all my multiple emails and phone calls. Just having Attorney Rouse to defend me and take over my case, helped me to sleep at night. Thank-You, Thank-You, Thank-You times a Million! You saved my life! Attorney Rouse was victorious in bringing out the truth in my case and winning the case for me!

I've retained legal services, in various ways, in the past, and Derrick was definitely the most informed and thorough attorney I have worked with...even through a simple consultation. I consulted with Derrick for a hit-and-run case in which I was neither the plaintiff nor the defendant. Derrick ca...refully walked me through the each step of the process as well as scheduled a face-to-face meeting with the PD. Within a few days of following Derrick's advice, I had a certified police report, contact info for the on-scene officer, contact info for both the plaintiff and defendant, and all of the insurance information. Liability for the incident was converted to the correct place(s) in 10 days, and I was completely clear and free. I will definitely go back to Derrick for legal needs in the future.

As much as I like Derek personally I cannot recommend him to anyone to handle a legal matter. He was always so full of excuses, it was frustrating. To give you an idea of the level of disorganization or incompetence I was dealing with: Derek promised me that he would be filing interrogatories in the ...next week. It was six months later the case was settled. Again, I am not here to attack his character. I personally struggled to write this review but his handling of my case was questionable. I tried very hard to be reasonable with him and allow him to make up for the mistakes that he made. I was certainly more generous than anyone I know would have been. But he just couldn't see past his own excuses.