Charles R Alden's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.5 /5.0

6 Client Reviews

Showing 1 - 1 of 1 review | Communication Style

Posted by anonymous | July 11, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Dissappointed

During our first meeting, Charlie told me that I had a case. He commented, however, that there was not alot of money in it. In the 7 months following our meeting, he did not take time to sort through the detail and facts of my case until two days before we were to appear in court. Charlie left a... small window of time for me to hurry up and settle. It was then that he told me that I really did NOT have a case. He was clearly not interested or prepared to help me. He even told me that I could take my chances and go to court alone because he didn't want to put any more time into the case. Charlie would have been more helpful to me had he taken time to review and research my case immediately following our first meeting and had been open to say that it was not worth his time. In the end, without going into further detail, that is exactly how he acted.

See Full Review Collapse Review

Charles Alden

Replied last July 11, 2018

Cases change through their course. When someone is counter-sued in a case (meaning that they bring a lawsuit and the defendant responds by suing them back), if the defendant's claim has good legal support, it might be in the client's best interest to settle if they have more to lose than gain. I will always employ a diligent strategy of fully analyzing a case as it changes to prevent harm to my client. In the rare cases that (1) the scope of the case changes such that there is no prospect of recovery, and (2) the client wants to prove a purely personal or emotional point and expects me to spend my time in accomplishing that goal, you can expect I will openly and honestly counsel the client that litigation is not for settling personal or emotional disputes - it is for advancing a legal claim that presents a good possibility of recovery. I will always act in my clients' best interests. In the exceptionally rare case (such as this one) where the client's interests in going forward, and mine in honoring my ethical duties as a lawyer to only pursue claims that are legally and factually supported, do not converge, I will recommend to the client that they seek other counsel, who will pursue their goals if they align ethically.

See All Client Reviews

Charles R Alden's Lawyer Endorsements

Endorse Charles

Richard Schroeder

Business lawyer | Jul 28

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Charlie and I are currently jointly working on a case in litigation with multiple clients and issues. He is a great resource, knowledgable, collaborative and refuses to be bullied by opposing counsel."