Kevin Grady Humphries

It's never a exciting time to hire an attorney, it is often troubling and confusing. However I know that when I call Mr. Humphries, he is always compassionate and understanding with me, he is very good at explaining the situation to me in terms that I can understand. The confused mind always says "No...!" I have had the misfortune to need to hire an attorney several times, however my turmoil is often subsided when I call kevin. He is kind and gentle outside of the courtroom and inversely tenacious inside the courtroom. An iron fist in a velvet hammer! Again it is never a fun time to need to hire an attorney, but every time I have retained Mr. Humphries I have been more than happy with the outcome of my case, and such I have heard from other former clients. Really a nice guy, but when he steps between the benches his charisma turns into a dedicated defense machine, I always know Kevin is going to lead me in the right direction and do what is best for me and not what is convenient for him.

Overwhelming charisma...but no legal skills. Essentially facing a life sentence, if convicted, I felt urged by this attorney to accept an 8 year prison offer. He did nothing to move my case along, and it lingered, unproductive, for 18 long months. It seemed like he did not want to work my case and w...as pushing me to accept a plea. I am innocent, I told him. His response? There are a lot of innocent people in the prisons. After working with this attorney, I can understand why. I caught him in several lies to me. He did not know my case, so when questioned, it was apparent he had not reviewed the documents that I had given him. He was given documents, then called me to pick them up, then called me back and asked ME to make copies for him and bring them back to his office. His depositions were so useless that a Judge ordered them to be redone by my new attorney (something I am told, is NEVER usually allowed by the courts). Even the Judge that ordered the re-taking of the depositions asked who the attorney was that took them. The Judge was obviously unimpressed by the legal effort this attorney put into our case. Key questions were not asked of prime witnesses. The Judge felt that, for justice to be served, the depositions needed to be redone. Continuance after continuance was requested in my case. Court appearances happened without my even knowing they were scheduled, nor the outcome. His staff was untrained, judgmental, and only responded to me when I called repeatedly and finally had to demand a response. Critical evidence to my case went uncollected. No experts were hired for my case, except for the one I had to go find, hire, and pay for, myself.. Simply stated, this attorney took all our money and did almost nothing to earn it. I think he was pushing us to settle for 8 years in prison, so he would not have to work the case and could pocket the money. Finally, after firing him (he says he withdrew, amazingly at the same time I was at his office to fire him), I hired a competent attorney, who got my case thrown out on its merits. The new attorney used all the evidence that Humphries had access to, to prove our innocence and get the charges completely dismissed. No deals. No prison. I shutter to think where I would be right now, had I not fired this attorney. I am so grateful that I am not one of those people who are innocent and are in prison.....as Humphries suggests. He talked a good talk in the beginning, but had nothing to back it up. He does not seem to see his clients as people who need his help. He seems to see his clients as a money train for his lifestyle. Please, for your own sake, seek other counsel. Don't be drawn in by this mans charisma, as we were. This attorney can not tell the truth.

I have personally been a client of Mr Humphries for over the last 8 years. He has represented both me and some of my family members in a variety of legal matters. I cannot recommend a better attorney in the city of Lakeland or Polk County. He is very smart, articulate and litigious and he has always ...gotten positive results for me and all of those I know who he has represented. His integrity is beyond reproach and he has always worked tirelessly for me no matter the circumstances. You would be remiss if you did not retain Mr Humphries for any legal matter that involves his specialties.