Douglas J. Rooks

I hired this lawyer without doing my homework. He over charged and lied to me and actually had the nerve to lie to the judge in a hearing. I wasn't out for blood against my ex but Crooks made up a bunch of negative things right in court. He also sent a couple of my ex's clients subpoenas without t...elling me when all he had to do was ask for the information. Needless to say my ex lost those clients and we're all worse off because of this tool. Now I find out his entire firm is shady and known for over charging. Stay away, very far away..

Very disappointed with the unprofessional service received from Mr. Rooks. He was hired to represent two issues for a pending court hearing - one being terminating a fraudulent PPO put against me by a vindictive ex and another for health insurance coverage for my daughter. He was hired for a period ...of a few weeks and during that time the health insurance coverage issue was resolved without requiring his services and I was misled by him regarding the PPO being terminated. When we went to court, I sat in a room alone for hours while he communicated with my ex and his lawyer in another room and negotiated everything for the benefit of my ex. He did not get the PPO expunged stating I would have to take it to court with a jury, etc. and I get a bill for almost $5000 ! I was billed separately for the two issues that were dealt with at the same time during our two conversations by phone. We had one face-to-face visit prior to court as I lived in another state. Fees and time increment charges were overly exaggerated and falsely recorded. I feel I was misrepresented by Mr. Rooks and charged outrageous fees for services that were not rendered.

I was accused of child abuse and Doug was willing to quickly step in on a moments notice to help me fight my case. Doug worked very hard to see me through this very difficult and frightening time. He was very thorough and he never stepped away from the plate. Doug is very respectful and good at an...swering all of my questions in a timely fashion. Doug followed through with the entire case and even saw to my name being cleared off of any and all lists. I would recommend Doug to represent you with your case.