Daryl W. Laatsch

This man literally robbed my of a $5000 retainer, did a bait and switch tactic, meaning I hired him to pursue forgery against a bank that robo signed a continuing guaranty. He came recommended from Mahaney and Ertl and was of co-counsel there. Not only did he not read the info, he didn't get the ha...ndwriting expert approved, said three words in court, with his head down, and told me I was a "sucker" when I learned he filed all documents too late. In fact, it was too late when he accepted the retainer. I am disabled and had to borrow funds to hire him, thinking he would counter sue the bank and retain my $1,800,000 commercial property. Instead, he switched, because he is utterly lazy, and didn't want to do the work to win against the bank and wanted to charge me 40% of a an illegal personal guaranty that was forged. He didn't know the case, read the binders I dropped off with 1.5 years of pro se work in it, open any emails that would hang the bank, but took the $5000 and ran. I had to fire him after he said the lawyers and judge played me like a sucker and laughed about it. He refuses to refund my money and he lost my property, didn't pursue the counter claim against the bank, and now I have a judgement in excess of $138,000 against me personally from the fraudulent appraisal used at the sheriff's sale. This guy is a joke. If you want someone to show up with spaghetti sauce on his shirt, a half hour late and talk about all his losses, he is the guy! I am turning him into HUD and the lawyer regulation. His lack of work ethic and is inability to abide his oath is enough evidence for him to lose his license! He told me of his money problems, and simply stole mine. Filing two documents, knowingly very late....and then threatening me if I didn't get him the second half of the retainer he wouldn't be my lawyer....well that is EXTORTION! I own three businesses and worked with multiple lawyers over the years and he is the absolute worst! Lies to get money and then doesn't work! Could not care less about stealing retainers. He also was written up when he was a municipal judge. If it was not for Brian Mahaney who I previously respected, I would have never hired this guy.