David Wilson Fairbanks

If you’re looking for “strong and reputable advocacy,” look elsewhere. David Fairbanks doesn’t practice law — he practices retaliation. He manipulates procedure, buries truth with paperwork, and weaponizes the court system against anyone who challenges his narrative. Despite branding himself as a ...protector of families, Fairbanks has spent years exacerbating conflict, misrepresenting facts to the court, and targeting individuals outside the case with false allegations — all while hiding behind the court’s unwillingness to hold him accountable. He filed pleadings during an active appellate stay, pushed for sanctions against a non-party simply for defending herself, and worked to strip a father of his rights by capitalizing on his limited availability and lack of legal resources. When caught, he doubled down with personal attacks and baseless accusations. This firm doesn’t bring peace or resolution — it brings damage and division. They thrive when their opposition is exhausted or uninformed. If you’re vulnerable, they’ll exploit it. If you fight back, they’ll retaliate. If you’re on the other side, be ready for gaslighting, procedural ambushes, and a total disregard for ethics. Don’t be fooled by the branding. Fairbanks Crane LLC may claim to advocate for families — but in reality, they break them down and profit from the chaos.

I hired David Fairbanks to represent me in an ongoing, ugly grandparents visitation civil case in which I was the respondent. I had already been represented (poorly), and then also completely “ghosted” by the first lawyer I had hired for this same case a year before. She had done a sad, cliche thin...g that makes people not trust lawyers in general - took my money, solved nothing, then just randomly disappeared and refused to respond to countless calls, emails, etc. Needless to say, I felt completely drained, frustrated and not at all optimistic, but I knew I still had to do something. So I took a recommendation and put the tiniest sliver of trust I had left in David. I also have lived out of state for over a year so he had the extra daunting tasks of having to jump in way late to the case, and to conduct everything from an entirely different state and time zone. He really didn’t miss a beat though. I was initially just pleasantly surprised that he was able to sift through what seemed like piles of garbage baggage from the previous messes and poor handling by both my own vanished counsel as well as the petitioner’s counsels’s insane tactics. David remained cool, calm and collected, as he navigated that nonsense, carried my case through many motions, another lengthy mediation session AND even all the way through an actual trial with a judge, which I understand is not terribly common with these types of cases as most people are much more reasonable than my nightmare of a family member. The trial was overwhelming for me as I just wanted this to leave me alone already, and I was just doing my best to protect the best interests for my young child (I’m a single mother, with no support and this whole miserable experience could easily have shattered me completely if I hadn’t had the great fortune to find David as it was coming to a complete boiling over time). I greatly appreciated the time he took to get a true sense of me, my personal history and the case overall. He gave me a lot of confidence because I “knew” I had been doing the right thing, but the insane amount of emotional abuse had begun to wear me down and I really was beginning to doubt anyone would EVER hear me, much less understand and actually advocate for me and my child. I was, thankfully, wrong - David did all of that and more - he completely took over and handled all the heavy lifting. I felt comfortable speaking with him openly, and I could relate to his demeanor easily as he was professional yet kept it clear, realistic and down to earth. He even made me laugh a few times which I thought was impossible by that point! MOST importantly, however, he WON the case at trial - completely slayed really - it looked as though he could have run circles around the other attorney, and the judge ruled completely in my favor, as well as ordered attorney fees paid/reimbursed to me in full by the petitioner. I would recommend him to anyone, without hesitation. If you find yourself or any loved one in a situation and need an honest, respectful, and truly superior family law attorney, this is who you hire. Thank you, thank you David (and Dottie who is his office manager, and is a gem of a human as well!!)

I highly recommend using David if you find yourself needing a divorce lawyer. He was so patient with me and even consulted with me for free while I was deciding to even file or not. Once I did file, he was responsive and compassionate to answer all of my questions and concerns. I knew he was trustwor...thy and would fight for me and my sons. My situation was complex and he crafted a creative solution that helped me get what I needed and deserved. I cannot thank him enough. I've sent several friends to him as well.

David Fairbanks assisted my wife and I with our estate planning. As parents of young children, we were uncertain about what to do and nervous about securing our future, as well as our children’s future, in the event something were to happen. Mr. Fairbanks was wonderful throughout the entire process...- he was professional, thorough and took the time to discuss all our questions. He not only took care of everything at present, he gave us advice for adding/updating our plan as certain life events take place. We are incredibly pleased with Mr. Fairbanks’s services and highly recommend him every chance we get.

I have worked with several lawyers in the past and always felt very uncomfortable when meeting with them. Mr. Fairbanks is very down to earth and always made me feel at ease around him. He was very detailed in all his work and assured me anytime I felt uneasy about upcoming events in my case. Custod...y disputes/cases can be very stressful. The thought of losing time with your child that you love more than anything in the world can cause worry and stress. Mr. Fairbanks went over everything with me and what could possibly play out and made sure I was very aware of what could or could not happen next. We had some strange circumstances that arose days before our trial and he even took the time to call me on a weekend to go over the situation. He had spent time to make phone calls to people to help find answers to remedy "the situation". He was very confident in what the outcome of our case would be and worked very hard to make sure that outcome happened. I was originally referred to Mr. Fairbanks from a friend who had used him and she highly recommended him. I was not disappointed! I had 6 witnesses that were a part of my case and they all talked about what a good experience it was and how he seemed very personable and was easy to talk to. I have probably rattled but it's hard to sum up and put into words how amazing Mr. Fairbanks was. I went into the case despite knowing what a great dad I was still worried about losing time with my son. No custody case is ever a great experience but he was ahead of the opposition at every moment and when curve balls were tossed he knocked them out of the park. I walked away with getting my son close to 87% of the time! I was totally blessed to have Mr. Fairbanks representing me and have referred him to many others. Thank You for everything you did for my son and I