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Posted by Vickie | May 06, 2026 | Hired Attorney

Double Dealing Attorney?

Atty Gus Kostopoulos is untrustworthy. I believe he forgot the oath he took when defending clients according to the constitution and forgot to re-read the law library books. When retained, a lawyer and his firm have an obligation to provide adequate and the best service possible. I can only spea...k for my experience but minimal was performed at best which led to a disastrous outcome which could have turned out better, not exonerated but BETTER. I read a similar review where a client said they never got a receipt even when requested on several occasions. We experienced the same thing along with few returned calls or emails from this attorney and his law firm. Additionally, he was retained to defend his client. Instead Gus repeatedly expressed empathy for the opposition and not his client. He and his law firm were paid well in advance prior to the sentencing. He was entrusted to present to the judge on the case, pertinent paperwork that would have helped his client. He only submitted some of the paperwork and claimed to the client and his parents after the fact, that he could not find the remaining paperwork that was given to him from the incarcerated. The incarcerated client never received the remainder of the paperwork from the attorney or the law firm. Oh and speaking of a "deal" that was verbally told by Gus and associates, he rushed in at the very tail end at the sentencing and told the client to "sign it because that is the best you can get." Gus never gave his client a chance to review the paperwork well in advance to make an informed decision. The client was informed AFTER the deal of the full details once he arrived at the prison by his caseworker . What a miasma of suspicion and ineptitude surrounding this case. What a shock at the outcome. The moral of the story: always ask for a copy PRIOR to signing especially when a slippery move was forced on an individual. I can only say be very careful here. Vickie L Peters

Posted by anonymous | March 02, 2025 | Hired Attorney

Please look elsewhere and hire someone else

Please do your research before hiring Gus. Hiring him was the worst decision of my life. He was ill-prepared, botched the work, lied at times and mishandled the case. Consider your life and ramifications of hiring him.

Posted by Sharon | August 18, 2021 | Hired Attorney

Great Lawyer

Gus was an amazing lawyer him and his team were truly impressive they were very professional and very helpful my experience with them was nothing but fantastic

Posted by Crystal S. | July 09, 2020 | Hired Attorney

Fantastic Lawyer

Gus Kostopoulos did a fantastic job managing our case. He is prompt, assertive, and extremely knowledgeable. He is far superior than anyone else we have ever dealt with. We enjoyed our experience with him. He made everything so simple and seamless. On the day of trial he was able to win our case in t...he most perfect favorable conditions!

Posted by Ryan | February 09, 2020 | Hired Attorney

The Best Of the Best

Kosopolous Law Group. These guys are seriously top notch. I was arrested For Misdemeanor Domestic Violence in Naperville. After interviewing 4 lawyers in the area and doing my research I felt I'd get the best outcome with Gus and his team. He provided me with the knowledge and communication I needed... as I had plenty of sleepless nights worrying about my outcome. The end result..GUS was able to get my cased dismissed! Honestly do yourself a favor and save the time and effort looking for another Criminal Defense Lawyer and hire GUS!

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