Joanna M Wiegert

To be fair, the consultation was free, but man, I sure got what I paid for. I was facing a misdemeanor traffic violation, and she basically told me, "I'll accept $2000 to defend you, but you have no case, so you may as well plead guilty." Even worse, she read the statute to me, and when she came to w...hat sounded like an exculpatory passage, she said, "Well, that doesn't really mean that." Look, I'm no law student, but I know laws are written VERY literally, so if it says "x," it bloody well means "x"! So how'd it turn out? I got another attorney, and at 1/8th the fee, he got the charge DISMISSED in exchange for court costs and a year probation. Now remember, Wiegert told me I had NO defense. Again, in fairness, it cost me more to settle than just paying the fine; but I wouldn't have gotten the charges dismissed, either. Also, the cost wasn't really the gist of her argument: It was, "You're guilty, so plead guilty." (Yeah, but she'd still accept 2 grand to fight a hopeless case? Unreal.) Glad I didn't pay for the consultation, and even happier that I didn't listen to it.