Thomas Luke Colter

Thomas Luke Colter

2.4
Rating: 7.2

Licensed for 23 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Stuart, FL
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Car Accidents

520 SW Federal Hwy, Stuart, FL

About Thomas

Biography

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense 45%

All felonies, misdemeanors, violations of probation, bond hearings, early termination of probation, and sealing and expunging of records

24 years

45%
Family 45%

All areas of family law including divorce, modifications, parenting plans, relocation, child support, contempt, adoptions, and temporary custody.

22 years

45%
Car Accident 10%

Injuries sustained from automobile accidents.

21 years

10%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Maine for 6 years

State: Maine

Acquired: 2019

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Florida for 23 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 2003

Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in Texas for 4 years

State: Texas

Acquired: 2022

MCLE Non-Practicing

No misconduct found

Location

Colter Law Group

520 SW Federal Hwy, Stuart, FL, 34994-2804

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Thomas Luke Colter's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

2.4 /5.0

38 Client Reviews

Showing 21 - 25 of 25 reviews | 1 star

Posted by Jim | October 26, 2014

Child custody,simple

Do not know where the 2 thousand dollars so far went due to not being able to get any kind of statement.Attitude changed after finding out about an abortion.Unethical and unprofessional for Tom to bring his religious views to work.Tom told us to fire him after finding out about an abortion. Tom told ...us we would lose in court because the other party has more money.Tom told us we would be laughed at in court.After disrespecting us as clients,Tom wanted us to pay him 29 hundred more dollars.You never,ever talk down to you clients,especially after taking money from them,Tom.You served your country.Thank you,but that and being director at Revolution church does not give you the right to judge people..

Posted by anonymous | November 13, 2013 | Lawsuits & Disputes

BEWARE

I Guarantee you man, Mr nice guy and then you pay him. $ 2000..00 . Colter doesn't show up in court if he does hes late doesn't answer calls. GUARANTEES you. NO problem I got this !! Hes right he got you for your money and he does nothing, For 2000.00 I got 2 letters and 1 time 20 mins in court to ...say he wanted to go to pick a jury for trial what??? He yells and LIES. Don't be FOOLED this Guy

Posted by Robert | June 24, 2013 | Divorce & Separation

Save your money

This man calls himself a lawyer and he is far from. All he did was take money for me. I would suggest anyone thinking of hiring him to look somewhere else. He tells you he's going to do this and that he doesn't do anything for you. He is a greedy man. I hired him for divorce. I slept in a locked room... with bars on the door. So my wife wouldn't attack me at night and she gets a restraining order against me. She took everything out of the house. He did nothing. I have already hired a new lawyer and on my way to the divorce. This man did nothing for me, not a very good man stayaway

Posted by anonymous | May 07, 2012 | Criminal Defense

Nice and Respectful until you pay them!!!

My experience with Tom Colter was horrible. At first he spoke about all the things he was going to do to help my case. He did nothing, didnt hear from him for weeks, never calls back and is very short with me on the phone, (thats if you actually get him on the phone). Right before my hearing, all he ...did was tell me how screwed up i am and was always trying to bring me down. He is the cockiest person I have ever met in my life. He didnt even stay for the whole hearing, he had some guy fill in for him half way through that I had never even met. I paid him thousands of dollars, then after months of him not calling to let me know whats going on with my case, he tells me to plead guilty, that I will lose in trial. Please look around before you retain this guy, if you have to use this law firm at least use Jorge, he is a nice man!

Posted by anonymous | November 01, 2011 | Criminal Defense

Stay away from this guy

He makes a big deal about how he was a former prosecutor and a former Marine. He boasts how tough he is when it comes to fighting criminal charges and he charged a huge fee up front. Turns out, he was only interested in making a plea deal. He failed to do any kind of investigation and I fired him... when I found out he screwed up a very critical matter with the DA & Sheriff's Dept. In the years since my experience with this guy, I have met several other people who had similar experiences with him.

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John Sucher

Criminal defense lawyer | Apr 09

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Tom is a fighter through and through! If you or a loved one need help fighting for your freedom, Tom has the tenacity and experience to help you through the process (and the trial results to prove it). I fully endorse this lawyer."

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Experience

Rating:  7.2 (Very Good)

Work Experience

2004 - Present

Owner/Trial Attorney, Colter Law Group

2002 - 2004

Assistant State Attorney, State Attorney's Office 19th Judicial Circuit

Education

2002

Florida State University College of Law

Juris Doctor,

2000

Washington State University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

Spanish

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