James Alex Kolosowsky

I had Mr. Kolosowsky as a pro-bono/court appointed (unpaid) attorney for a criminal case. I was facing some pretty serious charges that could have landed me in prison for up to 10 years if found guilty. The case was all over the media and to tell you the truth I was pretty scared about what might h...appen to me. Mr. Kolosowsky was very professional in the matter since our first meeting and throughout the rest of the case. I have dealt with other attorneys appointed to me by the court before and they didn't even come close to doing the job that Mr. Kolosowsky did for me. Most attorneys appointed by the court won't explain anything to you, won't answer your calls and you only see them briefly (about 5 minutes) before you go into court. Not Mr. Kolosowsky, he answered ALL of my calls (or returned them promptly the same day), even called me several times to let me know what was going on with my case, and spoke to me in length each time about my case. I started out with 3 felony charges: Malicious destruction of utility property, Larceny over $1000, and a sup-4 habitual. Due to his hard work and courtroom knowledge he was able to get me a great deal from the prosecutor. They dropped 2 of the felonies and i plead guilty to attempted larceny (a lesser charge than the larceny) and even got the judge to agree to a Cobbs agreement to not exceed more than half of my guidelines. My PSI (pre-sentance investigation report) came back recommending I serve 180 days in jail and due to his hard work and a very understanding and compassionate judge (Kathleen M. Brickley) I walked out of the courtroom on day of sentencing only having to pay restitution and do 19 weekends of work crew for the VanBuren county sheriffs department. Not only that but if I'm able to pay off restitution before my work crew is done i don't have to finish that. I also received NO probation. All in all Mr. Kolosowsky is a very knowledgeable, down to earth, caring attorney that fought for me and will fight for you. Thank you Mr. Kolowsowsky Sincerely, my family and I