Patrick Lewis

We used Patrick for a unique and relatively uncomplicated situation in which I was fighting to not allow parental rights (for very, very good reasons) as well as a stepparent adoption. We wrapped both cases up in under a year (despite setbacks on thd other side of things) and my husband is officially... my daughter's father! He fought for what we wanted and didn't make me second guess my own decisions and wishes (something other lawyers tried doing during a previous attempt to establish rights). Patrick handled each hiccup in the case with ease and talked me through what was next, what to expect, etc. Anytime something was held back, he managed to address it quickly and find a solution. Even though he handled a family case with us, I would trust him with nearly any case because he will definitely fight for you and not waver on it. If you want someone who is professional as well as personable, you should definitely pick Patrick. He made communicating easy and was able to typically respond to me instantly or within the same day. If my husband or I ever need another lawyer, we will certainly go back to Patrick.

I would give Mr. Lewis zero stars if I could. My husband, now a veteran of the United States Military, and I live in another state. He met with Mr. Lewis, in person, while I conferenced in via telephone as we required services of an Arkansas attorney. Mr. Lewis happily took our $1,500 deposit the...n virtually disappeared. We did not hear from him for weeks at a time. While his secretary told us he was in court, Mr. Lewis would write with excuses that he had been ill, or that his children had been ill. He did answer, once in awhile, from his iPhone (as indicated by "this email sent from my iPhone"). Suffice it to say, he did receive our messages. He just chose to ignore most of them. After sending us a first draft of modification papers, it was obvious he had not listened to our request. We had to remind him of our intention and our goals. He continued to ignore phone calls and emails. His attempts to keep us at bay were obvious and after months of no resolution or answers (we hired him in August of 2014) it was time to part ways. In late April 2015 we terminated our relationship with him. April 28, 2015 he wrote via email that he would happily refund the balance of our fees at the end of the month - "his next billing cycle" - as he put it. Five weeks later we have telephoned and emailed Mr. Lewis with no reply. He is not trustworthy nor is he dependable. Perhaps he felt because we live 1600 miles away he did not have to be responsible to us. His ethics are lacking and while he may know his subject matter, we certainly wouldn't know given his lack of communication. We would not recommend him under any circumstance.

Looking for a lawyer to represent you or one of your family maybe one of the hardest decisions I ever had to do, but deciding to have Patick Lewis take on our case is a decision I will thank God for. He was with my husband and I each step of the way and long after. I think the greatest thing he done ...was to be honest with us; about the situation and the outcome.