Jacob T. Denson

I hired Mr Denson to defend me in a felony case in Arkansas as a first time offender and non-resident. The highlights: • He failed to adequately explain his state’s criminal process or my options to me. •He often left direct questions about my case unanswered and unacknowledged. •He never discu...ssed any strategic plan for my defense. •He didn’t answer calls or messages the day before a court date, knowing I was a 12 hour away. When asked how to turn myself immediately after missing court, his advice was to avoid “law enforcement” and “save money for bond” •He ignored direct requests to file motions and offer a plea deal. •He didn’t challenge the state’s questionably obtained evidence, he didn’t challenge the state’s failure to retain body or dash cam video, he didn’t challenge the state’s carefully crafted and narrative of the arrest (a work of fiction which could be contradicted by multiple eye witnesses and visibly refuted in a trial setting even without the video of the arrest). *I’ve never heard of a drug case in which no motion for suppression is filed.* •He touted the initial “deal” as a win but it was a guaranteed option under the state’s “first offender” law. •He could not get a response from the prosecutor to discuss a plea deal via text message and he did not attempt any other methods, to my knowledge. •He omitted the prosecutor’s unresponsiveness in his request to be relieved as my counsel, which he filed without any notification, and in his motion he told the court that I was unresponsive. •He refused to provide me any notes on my case or actions he’d taken (such as attempts to contact the prosecutor), when asked he demanded to know why, and upon hearing my rationale he informed me that he had no obligation to provide me with any documentation of his efforts. To his credit, Mr Denson did offer flexibility on his fees. However without any detail I think I paid a lot of money for him to make one court appearance and little else. Additionally, his lack of professionalism and support has left my legal situation, exponentially more confounded than when he was hired.