Thomas James Daley

I'm not even sure what to say? Much like my ex husband, he said Everything I wanted to hear, earned my trust... Only to take my money And not return my phone calls! I thought the most painful part of Getting divorced would be fighting with my ex husband, I would have Never expected it would ...be fighting with my own attorney that I paid to Defend me?! All attorneys are in cahoots with each other... And they are The only ones who win in these horrible situations. If you have to hire an attorney... Keep looking! He may know the laws well And know just what to say to make you trust him... But he doesn't care about The safety of women and children. All he cares about is his appearance, his ego... And money.

I have had a lot of problems with depression, alcohol, pills, and stuff. But I'm a good dad. But my ex doesn't think so. She got a new boyfriend and was ready to just kick me out of my kids lives. A friend of mine recommended Tom Daley. I met with him a few days later and he told me some hard things ...to hear. He told me I was a F* up, but that if I would do what he said, he could protect my rights--but that it was going to be a team effort. I did not want to hear that, but I now know that he was right. Every time my ex would bring some new charges against me and I would want to freak out, Tom would say, "Be calm. This story only ends one way: You will have a normal relationship with your children. Just keep working the program." That's exactly what I did and guess what? I now have nearly 50 50 wtih my ex. I called Tom the velvet hammer because I heard that terms one time and it fits him. He never seems to get too upset, but when it's time for battle, he shows up prepared. He definitely knws the law better than anyone else in the courtroom and he just keeps hammering away. After two bad beatings in the courtroom, my ex and her attorney decided to start negotiating with us and that's when things started to go my way. Tom was not cheap. I talked to other attorneys who said they would charge less. But if I have to work 3 jobs, that is what i will do to have an attorney like this. His staff is patient and kind and very responsive, even when he is in trial for days i can still get through to a live person. If you think your case is hopeless, this is the guy you need to call.

My ex was mentally and sometimes physically abusing my children but lives two states away. I could not find a single attorney who would take my case. I found Mr. Daley on AVVO, called his office, and they set up an appointment right away. When we met, he told me I had a tough case and that it was lik...ely that my ex would pop the case to her home state as soon as we filed. But even with these warnings, I wanted to proceed. Within 10 days he had filed the paperwork, gotten an emergency order and a hearing set. On the date of the hearing, he convinced the other attorney to try to mediate the case and called a mediator (former judge) from the courthouse and set up mediation for 9:00 a.m. the very next day. We settled our case that morning and my kids are now living with me in Texas. He warned me that not all cases can be wrapped up so quickly. But before I met him, I didn't know that ANY could be!

Weak, ineffective and only pretends to care. Reactive instead of proactive and affords the opposing counsel all kinds of time and opportunity to outmaneuver him in every step. Does nothing to fight for you and puts you in a very weak position then pushes you hard to settle. Does not communicate excep...t to notify you of bad news. When confronted he drops you and makes you pay for his withdrawal. You do NOT want such a lawyer respresenting you. My new lawyer was able to take my case and immediately turn it around in my favor. I came out on top after almost losing everything with Tom J. Daley.

I met Tom at the courthouse. The clerk's office had just turned me away again and he was standing behind me in line. I was worried I would lose my daughter to my ex-husband, who is terrible. When I turned around, he said, "You need an attorney. Call my office tomorrow and set up a time to come in so ...we can talk." Then he handed me his card and went on with his business. When we met, he showed more interest in my story than anyone had in a long time. I was soo frustrated and I asked him, "Why is my ex doing this to me?" He said, "Easy. You married and divorced a horrible person." It was such a small thing but I just felt so relieved that he didn't try to come up with some comlicated explanation like everyone else tried to do. I truly felt moved to hire Tom on the spot. He told me how much the retainer would be, handed me a contract, I signed it, and I finally felt like I had someone on my side who would not judge me. He contacted my ex, managed to get him in front of the judge, and expertly tore my ex's excuses apart one by one. He was never loud, dramatic, or angry-sounding. He just calmly shredded my ex one simple question at a time. The judge gave me exactly what I had been trying to get for so long on my own and gave my ex a short talking to about being a responsible parent. I have sent a few friends to Tom and they had similar experiences. One of my friends asked hsi paralegal if he was single, but he's not. And the strangest thing is, I think my husband sort of likes him. Which I appreciate because I did not want more problems, I wanted fewer and that's what I got.