Marc D. McDonald

I had never had to hire and lawyer before this and didn't know anyone who recommended a lawyer to me. So I went with my gut. I hired Marc McDonald to fight my case on a possession charge. He gave me some information over the phone and after that I was passed on to Jamie Schoenburg. She was the one wh...o was handling my case.. At least I think so. Nothing was being made very clear to me so throughout the process of my case I just contacted both of them. Everything was fine until my 1st court date came. I showed up and was told my attorney called a week earlier and was not going to be there till 11. Mind you, I was missing work already so if I had known this a week ago I could have planned accordingly. So, I left. I got a call about 20 minutes later from an attorney I had never spoken to asking me where I was. I rushed back and spoke to him briefly. I later asked what happened and was told by Jamie that it was the courthouses fault. OK, I can take that I suppose. Then I paid the rest of my balance and didn't hear anything from anyone for about a month until I contacted them a week before my court date. Then was told I would not be seeing any of the other 3 attorneys I had previously met BUT A 4TH ATTORNEY! I never even saw Marc McDonald or Jamie Schoenburg in person even though I asked to maybe 3 times. It was a blessing in disguise. The fourth attorney, Juan Gonzalez was a life saver! He is from a totally different firm. Figures. It may be just because they have "more important cases" to deal with, but maybe they shouldn't have taken my case then. I would never hire them again, but I do thank them for leading me to Mr.Gonzalez. He went in there and fought for my case. He calmed my nerves and was able to get my possession charge down to a disorderly persons charge. He is the only reason I'm even giving 3 stars.

I am so grateful that I had Marc McDonald as my attorney. He was very prepared and had explained the court process to me so I felt comfortable when I walked into the courtroom. I have already referred him to friends and family and will continue to do so in the future. Thank you Marc for your hard ...work, extensive knowledge, compassion, and persistence. It certainly showed when my case was eventually dismissed!