Alfred Eugene Willett

Alfred Eugene Willett

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Rating: 7.7

Licensed for 41 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Cedar Rapids, IA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Federal Crime

228 2nd St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA

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Licenses

Licensed in Iowa for 41 years

State: Iowa

Acquired: 1984

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Location

Viner Law Firm PC

228 2nd St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52401

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Posted by Eric | December 10, 2025 | Hired Attorney

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Horrible

My experience with Al Willett was extremely negative. In my case, he did not read or follow court orders, which caused serious concerns about his attention to detail and competence. I also found him to be dishonest in his communications with me, which completely undermined my trust as a client. Ba...sed on my experience, he demonstrated a poor understanding of basic law and court procedure, and I frequently had to question or correct actions that should have been routine for an attorney. Overall, I felt inadequately represented and would not recommend his services to anyone seeking competent and reliable legal representation.

Posted by anonymous | March 1, 2015

Not a very good lawyer. Overcharged alot

I hired al Willet for a criminal defense lawyer and was not happy at all with him. I really regretted hiring him. Gave him $4,000 upfront, it was gone immediately. He wanted more money within the 1st month and he didn't seem to have done anything except go to the very 1st court date. By the time it c...ame to the plea deal I was so unhappy with him, wanted to fire him and hire anyone else, but felt committed since I had over $10k invested in him. Him and the prosecutor had it out for each other from previous trials and I just felt trapped in the middle, it made me very uncomfortable. I don't know for sure what ever happened with this, but I was reading online that Alfred Willett represented a murder trial for a woman that was a meth kingpin out of Kansas City I believe, and she filed for an appeal several year later, it got reviewed and the judge said he has never seen such poor representation. I think she got a new trial because of the job did. Im surprised he didn't lose his license for that. My advice is to NOT hire him for a lawyer. I felt a public defender could have done a better job at representing me and not have milked for every dime he could.

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Experience

Rating:  7.7 (Very Good)

Honors

2010

John Adams Award, Iowa Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Associations

2013 - Present

Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers

Fellow

Linn County Bar Association

Member

Iowa State Bar Association

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American Bar Association

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Iowa Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

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Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers

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Dean Mason Ladd American Inn of Court

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Education

1983

University of Nebraska College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1980

University of Nebraska

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

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