David Charles Shook

I was extremely impressed with the legal assistance and guidance provided by Mr. Shook. I could not have asked for better legal representation. He was professional and treated me with respect regarding all proceedings. He was knowledgeable as well as trustworthy; I would highly recommend his services... to anyone.

I could go through the litany of reasons why Dave was such a bad decision, but I will save myself the typing and you the eye strain. Keeping it to short: - Unresponsive (days, weeks, months). I ended up filing a motion to extend my case personally a day before the hearing, which was rejected ...by the Magistrate, only to have Dave finally contact me the morning of the hearing. - Unreliable, see above and below: - I had to edit my own judgement document, and what ended up being submitted was materially different than what was agreed upon. This was egregious enough that I thought long and hard about possible punitive actions. - Missed our filing dates. The meat'n'potatoes: the case settled neutral. No worse than I was before, and no better. I'd like to say it was money well spent, however as the arguments were constructed by me, the headache of dealing with someone so unprofessional was immense, and the anxiety caused by the lack of communication all make this a net-negative in my books. In closing, if you plan on hiring Dave think long and hard... Check his other reviews. When you have a polar swing between folks that engaged him you should tread lightly, if you are risky enough to tread at all.

I called Mr Shook on a Thursday morning in order to have a motion entered (to reverse a temporary custody Order) prior to 3:00 pm on Friday (if not done by this time, then the case would have taken much longer and many more visits to the court house). He was able to get the job done by 10:30 am on F...riday. He and I had phone contact at least 5 times in those 24 hours to keep me informed of his progress. He traveled over 50 miles from his home base to process my case with a one day notice. He stayed through to the delivery of children to my daughter and I. I would hire Mr. Shook again if I needed any legal help in OH again.