Paul Stanko

I’ve noticed that Paul responds to negative reviews by denying that the reviewer was his client. So, I wouldn’t be surprised if he did the same to me. Surely, we are all just lying. If you read the negative reviews, you’ll see that a common theme is LACK OF COMMUNICATION. This is absolutely true! I h...ired Paul for a case in December 2017. He kept postponing my court dates despite me asking him that I would like to get the case over with ASAP (I have screenshots of me texting him this with no responses from him btw). Well, after postponing my court dates for OVER A YEAR, I was finally able to START my pretrial diversion program in April 2019. The program lasts a year so my case could have been dismissed by now if he had not postponed my case for over a year. It’s 2020 and I still have a few more months of pretrial diversion for a case from 2017!!! I recently consulted with 3 other lawyers about this and they were all appalled at how long my case took and said that if they had been my lawyer, the goal would have been to get me on pretrial diversion ASAP. I cannot stress enough how poorly he communicates. He does not have a receptionist so you always get sent to voicemail, which for the past two years that I’ve been his client has ALWAYS been full so you can’t even leave a message. I’ve also tried to reach him through email and text. Out of the dozens of texts I’ve sent, he’s rarely replied. He’s also given me erroneous information regarding the pretrial program, which leads me to believe he lacks the knowledge and competence to handle such cases. I wish I would have hired a good lawyer instead, but I unfortunately paid him in full at the very beginning and could not afford to switch to another lawyer. I hope he tries to deny that I’m his client, because I’d gladly take screenshots of the dozens of emails, phone calls, and texts I’ve sent him over the past 2 years so you can see for yourself to just how many he’s replied (I’m pretty sure I can figure out how to upload photos of screenshots along with my review).

I first contacted Paul Stanko out of concern about what I considered to be police harassment. I live in a small town and everyone, including the cops, knows where I live, what I drive, and who my friends are. Unfortunately, some of my friends have been in trouble before, and guilt by association was ...my main problem. His advice when I first contacted him was very helpful, and free. He said I may not need a lawyer at all, but feel free to contact him if I did. Months later, police came to my house for what Paul told me is called a "knock and talk". I foolishly let them in and spoke to them before calling Paul back. They basically threatened me with continued surveillance if I didn't become a snitch against my friends. When they left, I called Paul in a panic. He said not to worry, he would take care of it. I retained Paul at once, he contacted the detectives who had been harassing me, and I never heard from them again!

I reached out to Attorney Stanko after some extensive research, when I was charged with my 3rd OWI. I have to say, I used another attorney with my first two, and based SOLELY on online reviews, not knowing this man at all, I decided to put my trust in him regarding my case. As I am not proud to say I... even had to ever deal with a 3rd DUI, the knowledge that Attorney Stanko had for me was unprecedented to any attorney I had reached out to in the past. He was able (and so confident, and so... understanding..) to get my 3rd case completely DISMISSED, and I have to attribute it solely to his ridiculously extensive knowledge of Indiana Law.. we used a Supreme Court ruling, which is just not knowledge others would have gone with in this matter. I can’t recommend him highly enough! I would also like to state that he has been in touch with me throughout the entire process, never left me “in the dark” so to speak... he is definitely a man that prides what he does, and does it so well. Recommended 100%... 100%!

Paul was amazingly helpful during my recent OWI in Elkhart County. He answered all of my questions and helped put me at ease. He explained the process at each step and worked directly with the prosecutor to expedite a settlement. I could not have been any more impressed with his knowledge and experie...nce. I was so very glad to have him standing next to me in court. I honestly don't know what I would have done without him. I recommend Paul without hesitation. You can't go wrong with him on your side.