This team of professionals take your defense to the next level. Your local attorney may be solid and straight-up, but they can't reflect more than they are. When your home town rep reaches the limit of their capabilities they plead for the best "deal" they can get. That doesn't make them bad, just l...imited. Joe's team will take it to the wall and prosecutors know that....it makes all the difference in the world. It doesn't make it easy, it doesn't make it inexpensive, but it gives you the best possible outcome of a bad situation. And, the team does it all with courtesy, kindness and professionalism. When it's time to step up, I'd call Joe (again).

Joe exceeded our expectations on many levels. The circumstances surrounding my DUI case were very dire. I caused an accident, had a BAC twice the legal limit, and other extenuating details that made the worst case scenario inevitable (jail/conviction/prohibitive fines). We had waited too long to ...obtain an attorney, so were in a crunch with an impending hearing. We called several attorneys on a Saturday with no response. Joe, however, called us back within a couple of hours, and we had a meeting the next night at 8 pm. It was evident at that point that he works round the clock for his clients. His expertise was continually proven over the next several months. His style is no nonsense, honest and straightforward...a rarity nowadays. The prosecution fought very hard for a stiff sentence that included more than 30 days in jail, fines and a conviction that could've had disastrous consequences on my career and future. Under the guidance and expertise of Joe, I walked away with an SIS--meaning that I will not receive a conviction as long as I complete a set amount of community service, etc--an outcome typically impossible for a case like mine. I have known people with more favorable circumstances surrounding their case (and before the DUI laws in Springfield became stricter) who received a more severe sentence than me. Joe and his office were very helpful throughout the process; the level of attention paid to my case was comparable to that of defending a family member. His assistant even called me afterwards to see how I was doing. We are confident that we would not have received the same outcome with another attorney. The reason I have an SIS instead of a conviction is due to the expertise of Joe. He is an extremely experienced attorney with keen judgement and acumen with the Springfield judicial system that you can depend on to go to bat for you. Your future is not something to gamble with. I wholeheartedly recommend the law offices of Dee Wampler and Joe Passanise.

Joe Passinise is very well qualified lawyer. I got a speeding ticket at an airport and did not need that on my driving record so I hired Joe to see if he could do that. Not only was his fee fair he spent a lot of time getting this resolved. I received a letter from him at the beginning of this wee...k and it stated that when he first met with the prosecutor he was not happy with the speed I was going and wanted to put me on probation and take a driving class and also pay a fine and do community service. He continued to negotiate with the prosecutor and after a year he was able to, 1. get my ticket amended to a NO point, 2.Total fine and court costs to only $84.50, 3. No probation, 4. No driving program and 5. No community service!!!! I was also scheduled to appear in court and that was struck so I didn't have to. Bottom line is that I walked away with a no point speeding ticket and VERY reasonable fine and court costs. Joe is an extremely busy Lawyer handling much bigger more important cases than mine but I feel like he gave mine just as much importance than the other cases. Also, he kept me up to date on everything so I felt very good about the process. I hired him to take care of the matter and he did just that.