Ryan Lee Kaess's Reviews

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Posted by Collin | December 11, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

IT Professional

I got a hold of Ryan with my custody issue, he quickly got on top of the situation and he told me what we needed to do. It was as painless as it could have been every step of the way. He is extremely professional and good at what he does. Even though he doesn't normally do family court, he was excel...lent. I couldn't have made a better choice of representation.

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Posted by Lacey | March 26, 2024 | Hired Attorney

Awesome

Ryan has helped me multiple times and I highly recommend him… he will get back to you right away and goes above and beyond for his clients! Thank you!

Posted by Jess | April 24, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Family law matter

My family has been working with Ryan since June of 2019 and we have continued to work with him for all our legal needs. Ryan was very informative, responsive, easy to work with and fought hard for our family. We had a very emotionally draining custody battle and he was there every step of the way fig...hting to ensure what was best for our children! And in the end it paid off! He even agreed to continue working with us if ever we needed him even though he mainly practices criminal law now! Thank you Ryan for always fighting hard for our family!

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Posted by anonymous | April 20, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Do not hire him.

Do not hire this guy. Hired him as a divorce lawyer and he told us he would call and didn’t. When he did finally call it was obvious he hadn’t read over any documents and wasn’t prepared. It was ridiculous. This happened time and time again. Incredibly disorganized. So disappointed. Took much longer ...than it should have. So many missed appointments, calls, etc.

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Ryan Kaess

Replied last April 22, 2023

For the life of me, I don’t know who this client is. I will say that I was very disorganized in 2022 and probably took more time than I should have, my significant other was in the hospital most of the year and passed away later in the year. However, that is no excuse and all I can say is that I am sorry for the poor service I gave to this person. There is no excuse. The bottom line is all I can do is pledge to do better, I don’t do family law anymore, but clearly, I need to make sure that all aspects of my practice are improved. We are in the process of doing that, even though bad reviews sting, because like most people I want to do good for people. I will use this as a learning opportunity and just do better.

Posted by anonymous | November 15, 2018 | Hired Attorney | DUI & DWI

Worst Attorney Ever!!!!

I hired this attorney for a DUI case. Though this case could have gone to trial I took a plea deal, expecting to get a driver work permit during the time of the suspension. I told the attorney, under no circumstance will I agree to having my license revoked. Unfortunately, the information related ...to me from the attorney was not the same information told to me by the DMV. For 3 months I paid thousands of dollars taking a cab to work because I could not drive on a revoked license (I work overnights when the bus does not run). And when I tried contacting the attorney to tell him that this is a mistake and I want to go to court, he agreed this wasn't what we agreed to and he will see what he can do. For 2 weeks I left messages for him to call me back. HE NEVER CALLED ME BACK. Its been nearly 2 1/2 months now. This guy will do anything to take your money and will not go to bat for you. I lost so much money and stressed out so much hoping he would call me back with a solution. Don't hire this guy or you will regret it!!!!!

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Ryan Kaess

Replied last January 03, 2017

There is a criminal and civil portion to DWIs; this client was not convicted of a DWI but of careless driving, even though he had a BAC of .16. My firm successfully negotiated a careless driving plea for him, which means he did not have to report that to any licensing boards, which usually does not happen. Had he gone to court by himself or hired another lawyer, he probably would have plead guilty. It was my firm that pushed the prosecutor, and my reputation for going to trial and making prosecutors work that got that deal, nothing about the circumstances. Only because we worked our butts off and pushed the prosecutor did I get that deal. Had we had a contested hearing, it would have been 50-50 of the Judge throwing the case because of the stop. Judges don't like DWIs, Judges don't like people driving on the road drunk, and he was driving drunk. He was not convicted of that crime and it did not impact his professional license, which was what he told me was his biggest concern. As I told this client, the criminal portion of this had nothing to do with his driving privileges, and I use the word privileges intentionally. Even if the judge would have dismissed the case or had we gone to trial and a jury acquitted him, he still would not have a driver's license. The license is status dealt with in an Implied Consent hearing. Unlike what was said, it is not a trial. It is a hearing in front of a judge. The sole issue the judge would have to decide was whether he lost his license for one year or not, i.e. whether to uphold the revocation or not. They can't make any other decisions and are limited as to the reasons they can rescind the revocation. One difference between an Implied Consent and Criminal trial is the burden; it is a lower burden to uphold a revocation. In this case the sole question the judge has to decide is whether the police officer stopped him legally, that is whether he had reasonable suspicion that he had committed a crime and as such could stop him. I could not contest the accuracy of the test (it was done correctly), I could not contest the PC to arrest him (he was drunk, the officer had absolute PC to arrest him), I could not contest anything but reasonable suspicion. The officer had reasonable suspicion that he committed a crime; the officer saw him running from a hotel after a loud party was called in by hotel management. He had picked up a young lady at a bar and went in to check into that hotel, he ran out to his car with the other party guests, a judge more than likely would have held the officer could have stopped my client, which means a loss of license for one year. So, the day of the Implied Consent this client had two options: 1. Have the hearing, which he would lose, meaning a loss of license for a year; 2. Accept the yearlong revocation However, I have won Implied Consents, and the AG's office knows that. Because of that, they were willing to give a third option: 3. Have license revoked for 90 days. Let me be clear, absent me that would not have been an option. That was the reason this client only lost his license for 90 days, not because of the strength of the case but because I have a reputation for being good at this. In other words, the client had two options, lose his license for a year or for 90 days, either one he could have gotten an ignition interlock and drove but those were his two choices. I went with this client to the DMV (most lawyers won't) and tried to get a limited license for him and the DMV refused. I wake up every day wanting to win for my clients; it's not about the money. Being a lawyer and doing a good job for my clients is really who I am. I have sacrificed family, friends, and most of my life to be a good lawyer. Many lawyers simply take your money and help you plead guilty; I don't and I am proud of that. This criticism was unfair and unwarranted.

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Ryan Lee Kaess's Lawyer Endorsements

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Brandon McLaughlin

Unknown lawyer | Apr 28

Relationship: Worked for lawyer

"Ryan is a highly intelligent attorney that is committed to his clients. I learned a lot while working for him."

Michael Waddington

Criminal defense lawyer | May 30

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse Ryan. He is a highly skilled attorney that is well respected in the legal community."

Melvin Welch

Criminal defense lawyer | Mar 02

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I met Mr. Kaess through a criminal defense matter, which he assisted a witness on. His thorough preparation and knowledge of the law greatly assisted his client and my own achieve the just result. I respect and appreciate Mr. Kaess' competence and congeniality."

Brendan Tupa

Business lawyer | Aug 19

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I have teamed up with Mr. Kaess on several cases and I can tell you that his committment to his clients is impecable. He is accessable and creative in discovering means to resolve legal issues."