Kenneth H Bayliss III

Ken Bayliss represented us in a civil matter (our new-home contractor and architect designed and built a house that was out of code and had numerous defects) in 2013. We had to fire Mr. Bayliss midway through our case - a difficult and costly thing to do - but we felt we had no choice. We believed he... would do a good job based on his impressive resume, but in reality he was not very astute at the practice of law. He never seemed to have a full grasp of the situation that we were in which put us in an ongoing defensive mode - a costly position to be in. He had many opportunities to reach out, on our behalf, to the other parties long before any lawsuits were filed, but he missed the ball. Had he been more forthright about our situation and more savvy as a lawyer, we may have been able to avoid a lawsuit altogether, but since he told us to sit tight and wait, we got served with a lawsuit. He made a huge mistake when he "accidentally" forwarded, via email, a large file of our private documents to an opposing attorney who had no legal right to see them. It was a huge mistake, but when we called him out on it, he only gave excuses rather than admit his error. Mr. Bayliss charged us $250+ per hour and told us that his hourly fees were much lower than most Minnesota attorneys (really!?!) Well, for that kind of money, I expect something more than boilerplate representation. I expect a strong advocate, someone who will negotiate on my behalf. Bottom line: Hiring Mr. Bayliss was a serious waste of time and money.