Roger D. Staton

I had mr. Staton as my attorney after I was charged with some really bad stuff that I was not guilty of. I was given a attorney from the court that I winded up filing a motion to get him removed from my case because he was not doing his job and I could tell that he was not on my side at all the firs...t thing he said to me was well it's hard to prove even if it happened I looked at him and said well it didnt happen and right then i knew if I didnt speak up I would be stuck with this attorney that didnt have my best interests so he got all mad came out the judges chambers talkin bout they said you filed a motion to have me taken off the case I said yes I did he got all mad said " well thier not going to grant you another attorney i said well ill be my own attorney before I use you so the judge in fact did take him off my case now that's where mr. Staton came in I also remember the first thing mr.Staton said to me in that him and Rachel hutzle was not friends and asked me what was going on I told him we were taking it to trial and the state nolle the charges on the day of the trial mr.staton you saved my life straight up you went in there they offered deal after deal we turned them down and they nolle on the day of trial i i thank you mr. Staton and I appreciate everything you done for me you were very respectful treated me well and done a excellent job thank you again . Dennis .

I finally got in touch with Roger. He did not offer an explanation as to why he never returned my calls or informed me that i lost the appeal. He did however offer to help me get the original transcripts of the proceedings so that i can take this case to the supreme court, pro se. He also returned my... phone call again the next day, when i informed him that the courts were unwilling to provide me with copies of the transcripts. He seemed like a nice man, but it bugs the crap out of me that he had never returned the calls when they were critical, and that he never informed me that i lost my appeal, which was critical. I had already filed a formal complain against him before i finally got in touch with him, and i'm debating on retracting it, as he is now being assistive; but then again, i may not, as the time when the assistance was critically necessary is far past... I am forced to submit an "Overall Rating of this Lawyer", but i would like to skip that part. I will use all 3's, which is indicative of "indifferent". Note to the webmaster: Edit your scripts to allow for editing of reviews by the original reviewer (or hire me, and i'll do it for you).

Mr. Staton provided excellent representation a few years ago when I was charged with a serious moving violation. The charges were dismissed on lack of evidence due in no small part to Mr. Staton's courtroom demeanor and cross examination of the officer who issued the ticket (who incidentally was not... witness to said violation). Not only were the charges dropped but as we left the courtroom a bystander requested his business card; apparently impressed by Mr. Staton's presentation. I have since employed Mr. Staton on a number of smaller issues from contract negotiation to legal advice and counseling.