Todd Donald Shapiro

I hired Todd last year to help with my DWI charge. He always kept me well informed on when and where to be in court and what would be happening at each appearance. He responded quickly to all of the questions I had (and I had A LOT of them). I believe that he got me a fair deal. I would definitely re...commend him for anyone that needs a great DWI lawyer.

This guy will talk a good game - get your money - then do nothing with the case. He offered zero defense in a case that ended a few weeks ago. He allowed the prosecution to present false evidence and never once asked for proof. ( That's defense attorney 101 - ask for evidence) I believe he was paid ...off to look the other way on this case. He cussed me out day of court when I questioned him about the court proceedings. He was a loose cannon. He got his 40 thousand for doing nothing and client got 20 years in prison. He spent an entire year telling client he would get probation building up to court. He fast talked client into taking open plea deal. Worst advice ever. He did not know any details of the case. NONE. Seriously people do not use this guy. His license should be taken away.

Todd S. unfortunately had me speak on the stand with an awful result. We both did not know the result would be poor (he’d originally told me when I’d asked ‘do you suggest I do this?’) ‘It can’t hurt you’ was his response to me. Mistake on my and his part, however after he told me then, in 2/2023, y...our case won’t wrap up for ‘many’ months … I believed him, yet the next court appearance was 4/2023 and my criminal (second DWI) case wrapped up immediately & I had to speak on my behalf, again, which I’d told him I did not want to do (i.e. rather I’d said I wanted him to do it for me as my hired counsel due to my very poor job in 2/2023). He advised me just prior to walking into court 4/2023 that I ‘had’ to speak again on my on my own behalf. Result: as I did not know case was wrapping up immediately, no warning from Todd .… I was sentenced to what I considered a much harsher sentence than expected as I was unprepared for the resolution. This caused me to hire a one-time subsequent attorney for a hearing afterwards … and thankfully I was able to pay for a second attorney to, again, represent me… in 8/2023, Ryan Grant from Addison, TX, who was amazing as he earned an adjusted/better outcome. Due to Ryan’s help I had a much, much better outcome. My only suggestion re Todd Shapiro, from Plano, TX: Buyer Beware. Todd is a good guy and pretty capable but, in this second instance where I hired him, I genuinely believe he gave up excellent representation for the $13,000 I’d paid him upfront and, rather, gave me mediocre service.