James Phillip Mancuso

I literally set out to find somewhere to write a review for Jim Mancuso, because he certainly earned it, so read on about our personal experience with this attorney..... How I actually met Jim was due to the fact that Billy, my step-son, had been hanging around with the wrong crowd for some time,... and unfortunately ended up in serious trouble and landed his butt in jail. Almost 2 months after he got arrested I decided to make an effort to help him versus just letting him sit there in jail, which was my initial outlook cause I figured it 'might' straighten his butt up this time, but home life drastically changed, and my wife just seemed so distant and resentful towards me that I could no longer take it.......so I gave in. I'd consulted with several attorneys, and I'd liked Jim's attitude and outlook right away. He was very professional, and the fact that he didn't seem to be kissing butt just because I was holding his paycheck really set him apart from the others, and that was a big plus for me cause it didn't seem like a 'show'. He'd told me that he wasn't a miracle worker, nor would he pretend to be, but he would certainly do his absolute best and provide the best possible representation. Right after I'd hired him, despite the fact that his public attorney, the one they afford in jail, wasn't able to get his bail lowered, Jim was able to get his bail significantly lowered, so we'd paid his bond, he was released, and my home life became better instantly. Praise the Lord for that! Anyways, he'd been facing a total of 5 years, and the prosecutors had been offering him something like 23 months because of his prior record. It might've been 21 months, but I'm pretty sure it was 23. Regardless of the exact number, before trial, he did make a miracle happen in our eyes because he got the prosecutors to drop his charge to something lesser, which resulted in time served (from what I understand the almost 2 months that he was in jail was counted as his total sentence). One thing I forgot to mention is that before I'd hired Jim I'd flat-out asked, "Why do you charge so much less than the others that I'd consulted with?" He says, "Well, I understand that this is the real world, and I know that not everyone is made of money, but with that being said, the sad truth is that most people think that the more you pay for something, the better it's going to be, and that's just really not the case. The average price of a book at Barnes and Noble is probably around $14.99, but I assure you there's many books there that are just as good, if not better, priced around $9.99. Everyone deserves a defense, and I just try to make it a little more attainable, that's all." To me that was a remarkable statement, and right after that I'd wrote the check and he'd never veered from being the true professional that I'd met. Anyways, the reason I set out to write this is because my wife is extremely happy, as am I, as Billy just left here a little while ago with my grandson, and he truly seems like a changed man with renewed hope for the future, and though I know Jim's not responsible for his change, I do factually know that he would've been going away to prison for some years without him, and for that I would very highly, without a doubt, recommend Jim to anyone who has a loved one going through hard times in the legal system!