Thomas William Hunter

I highly recommend Attorney Thomas W. Hunter for his comprehensive legal knowledge and his ability to utilize it skillfully. He is excellent in explaining his approach to the details of the law in an easily understandable manner. I have used his legal services in the past; and, I will continue ...to recommend him to others.

Tom and his staff are very organized, methodical, and very professional! Tom fully invests himself into his clients cases and offers honest straightforward advice. You never feel like you are alone in your situation. Tom Hunter was my counsel in a pre decree matter. I hired Tom because it was clear ...he was highly knowledgeable and experienced at family law. I was referred to him by a friend who found him very reliable and easy to communicate with. He was always available when my husband would harass me. That was important because I knew very little about the law and I was wary about what I was getting into. Going to court always makes me nervous so I especially appreciated when he would meet with me before court and explain what to expect. I was very satisfied with his work. Tom was always prepared and presented the case well.

My mother was wrongfully accused of an incident that happened in her self licensed daycare whom she's run for 26 years. The incident had no evidence and no facts. DCFS was out for blood as that is what they do best. My mother chose to hire this attorney Thomas Hunter, I as her son chose to hel...p my mom by getting a $2000 loan to cover the start up fees for him to take her case. At first there was light and hope, then this attorney Thomas Hunter not only continued to charge my parents thousands of dollars with nothing to show as far as progress or information toward the status of my Mom's case. Excuses and claims that he was at the mercy of how long DCFS would process the case was all my parents kept hearing, weeks if not months would go by and this attorney continued to extort money from my parents. In present conclusion, now this lawyer wants another $5000, my mom can no longer afford to pay. Family has helped and given everything we can to prove her innocence. If you are someone who has had a great experience with this attorney and his firm, you must have deep pockets or any easy case to fight. Money is what keeps this attorney fat and wealthy, not his concern or empathy for his clients. My mom may very well lose her day-care, DCFS will win, and another innocent person will fall victim to how poor our justice system and greedy heartless attorneys like this man are. It's a true fact.....in the beginning it's about helping people.....in the end it's about how much you have to pay to get that help.

This firm provided too much service for my case. In my opinion, they overstep the needs assessment of my case. They provided plenty of litigation opportunity, but provided almost no creative solutions to mediate, negotiate, or otherwise resolve matters throughtout the entire divorce process. They f...ailed to consult with or take on an additonal attorney who specialized in criminal defense, after my ex-spouse had me arrested twice. He provided poor advice about the criminal aspect or consequences of that part of my case, and now those portions will be on my records for a lifetime, with no expungement or sealing opportunity. His firm also knew in the early stages, about my ability to pay his fees, and overserviced my file, churning the litigation and over extending the discovery process, causing excessive billing. Lastly, the final results of my case demonstrate his lack of ability to successfully resolve my case; my ex moved out of state with our children, I was left with no assets and was left to file bankruptcy because of almost $200,000 in attorney fees, and as of this review, I am back in court, with a new attorney defending from my ex because of a poorly negotiated settlement document.

Can I give less than 1 star? I got divorce +/-7 years ago. He handled the case. I am back in court now compensating more attorneys because the dissolution and modifying documents he prepared are ineffective and poorly written. Other attorneys have stopped just short of laughing at how badly they ...are crafted! When asked if they know him, other attorneys have said --" yeah -- he's a nice fella." I didn't need nice -- I needed effective or at the very least competent! Hunter was PRICEY and did not deliver a product that was usable. RUN AWAY -- FAR AWAY!