Richard Edward Zaleski Jr.

I hired Smith and Eulo for a DUI that I did not do. They assigned Attorney Zaleski to my case and he did absolutely nothing for me. Right from the beginning he told me not to request an administrative review for my license because he said that is just a formality. I told him how I wasn’t driving and ...that my boyfriend was driving. I asked him to get the video from the parking lot that he pulled into because it would show him driving. He said that they record over them every 3 days. He didn’t even try to get any videos. He could have even requested the video from the traffic light at the entrance of the parking lot that would show that i wasn’t driving. At the beginning he even was talking about a reckless driving and probation. He never intended to try and prove my innocence. I used money that was for to bury my mom’s ashes on hiring them and it was a waste of money. He talked me into taking a plea deal to get rid of this case, he scared me into it because he just wanted the case done. Now I am on probation for a crime that I didn’t commit because he didn’t want to do anything to prove that I wasn’t driving.

After taking the retainer, my arrested family member sat for 41 days in jail without a visit to discuss his case and for 5 of those weeks with absolutely no way to reach to Richard Zaleski on his own from the jail. He and the firm will not accept phone calls. My family member was ignored when he fin...ally got private email after I begged & begged Zaleski to set him up. I’ve documented dozens & dozens of calls, texts & emails to Zaleski and the owners & staff at Smith & Eulo (where he works). I called daily begging him to visit to talk about the case or let my family member know what was going on, despite promise after promise to me that Zaleski was going to see him. The relationship was terminated. The new firm was there to see him in 24 HOURS. Zaleski nor the firm have refunded the $4,500 retainer after doing no work for their client and rescheduling court dates because they weren’t prepared and hadn't met with their client in a month and a half, other than to pick up the retainer. Zaleski gave me back our file of notes, etc, and in that file negligently included personal and case documents for 8 other clients of his. They still won’t call me back and its been two weeks. We are filing a complaint with the state bar and encouraging the other 8 clients to do the same. Save yourself the headache right off the bat and find someone else.

Mr Zaleski keeps in contact with you until you sign contract and start making payments after that it is very difficult to reach him he won’t answer his phone or return calls promptly. It sometimes took weeks for me to reach him and even after assuring you about getting the best outcome he didn’t… I w...on’t say he is terrible but I will never use him as my lawyer again

My husband was charged with serious charges that, if convicted, would affect the rest of his life and his family. Richard fought for him and never gave up. With his help my husband had all of his worst charges dropped. Richard became a part of our family for the last year and we could not have aske...d for a better attorney.

mr. Zaleski has represented me and several of my friends he's put each and everyone of us on a payment plan and has done nothing but stellar work he's always shown up to every court date and when my vehicle was down made several house calls before I got to know him and did research on my case he was... leaps and bounds cheaper than any other attorney I had looked into and his work ethic is second to none he comes highly recommended he also has a lot of friends in the industry where it has become beneficial on judgement day