Christopher J. Dodge

I contacted WI State Bar for Referral to an attorney specializing in adverse possession of real estate. They gave me Chris Dodge's phone number. I met with and was assured by Chris that he could handle my case. I signed a contract in early October 2017. I provided very specific printed materials and ...all the pertinent information he would need to pursue my case. Over the next 6 weeks we spoke by phone and via email. He was constantly deferring decisions on how to proceed on my case to me. The entire reason I hired him was to be the expert on the topic. On two phone calls, he had me on speaker phone with him and two separate associates. We would spend 15 minutes recapping my case for the benefit of the new associate. Chris was clearly unprepared for these calls and I had correct his recollection of my case on EVERY detail. It was irritating because I thought I was hiring Chris, himself, and not having him pawn me off to a lower level associate attorney. I received an email with a draft of letter to the defendent and the letter was missing many of the facts that I had jsut discussed with Chris. I wrote back and let Chris know my dissatisfaction with how my case was being handled. Instead of responding as a professional, he wrote back an email attacking me and firing ME as his client. I called him immediately and never received a phone call back. I found Chris extremely arrogant, unprofessional, unknowledgeable and I would not recommend him or his firm for any legal work. I have filed complaints with the State Bar and the Wisconsin Office of Legal Regulation. I have hired and used attorneys for over 30 years and spent 100's of 1000's of dollars and this is by far one of the worst experiences I have had hiring an attorney. I notice that all the positive reviews on this site are from coworkers or other attorneys, so you they are very biased.

I have used Chris Dodge for various legal issues for over twenty years, both personally and on business matters relating to our business, Barnes, Inc. I have found Chris to always be professional and thorough in the dealings we have had with him, namely collections, litigation, personal injury, ge...neral business matters, contract writing, property transactions and trademark and patent work. Chris has always been extremely fair in his billing, and transparent in his recommendations of whether or not he thought we were on firm ground with regards to legal standing with our goals and strategies. In addition, both my staff and I have always felt Chris gave us legal advice that was in our best interest, not his or his firms in an attempt to increase his billings. I have always felt that he cared first and foremost that we received the best results possible. It goes without saying that I was not always happy with his advice, But knew that it was given with our best interests in mind. I can ask for nothing more from a professional advisor than to be a partner who puts our interests first. Mark , President/CEO, Barnes, Inc.

Chris recently handled an acquisition of a competitor. Everything went very well. Not only is he very friendly and easy to talk with, he is thorough and detailed. Chris never gave me the feeling that it is only about billable hours that most attorneys have in the past. Chris and his associates als...o helped my son keep a clean record by getting a DUI case dropped after another firm had failed. They had to get the case reopened and then managed the dismissal , even at a lesser fee than the original attorney that did very little. Chris is the only attorney I trust and I would not consider another.

I had contacted Chris about a claim with a tenant, and he took the time to listen and understand my particular circumstance. Not only did he provide insightful information and help give me some direction on what I needed to collect and where to go, but he didn't charge me for the consultation. In fac...t he gave me the options of what he could do if I could work with him, and what I could do on my own. It is refreshing to have an experience with an attorney that is not out to squeeze me for every dollar they can get. I can't recommend Chris and his firm enough!