Sam Thomas III

Well, His strength seems to lean towards bankruptcy and criminal cases. I hired him for a child custody case in 2014, upon referral from a former bankruptcy client of his. Sam Thomas advised me to agree to some ridiculous shared parenting plan instead of going to trial to clear my name of bogus alle...gations from the other party because the other party didn't want to go to trial. Needless to say, I lost my status as custodial parent with a proven track record of being a law abiding citizen and a good parent, to a recovering drug addict/ alcoholic with a mile long criminal history whom owed and still owes thousands to date in back child support. I was willing to settle for the other party receiving visitation in all fairness to the other party and our child, but custody was modified to shared parenting. Of which, Ohio seems to advocate, what's in the best interest of the child, which is fine but under certain cirumstances, in my opinion. Sam Thomas did not thoroughly explain Ohio Laws pertaining to Child Custody/ Child Support, and/ or possible outcomes. Not to mention, he's had disciplinary actions taken against him via The Bar Association which I should've proceeded with caution upon finding out that information. When I had concerns that I wanted to address he seemed annoyed at times even using profanity when it came to addressing important concerns to me. On a scheduled hearing date, He showed up about a half hour before the court hearing to introduce me to his assistant whom would be going into court with me because he had to leave out of town. I had never seen or spoken to that individual prior to that meet. I couldn't believe it! His retainer fee was no where near the $2000 retainer and hourly rate that many of the "Star Attorneys" charge for these cases; However, The saying goes, "You get what you pay for", and what I got out of hiring Sam Thomas was a waste of money, change of custody, headches, and the other party being happy as a lark, so much so that after court was adjourned he went over to shake my attorney, Sam Thomas's hand, and thanked him for a job well done! Oh, By the way, The other party didn't even have an attorney. I was in total disbelief, embarassed by what a lousy job he did, and very disappointed. So, If you want an attorney that's going to put in the work, and really fight for you in custody cases, I advise you to look elsewhere, Beware!