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Donald James Guidry

Licensed for 18 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Dallas, TX
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Tax

2201 Main St Ste 1008, Dallas, TX

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Licenses

Licensed in Texas for 18 years

State: Texas

Acquired: 2007

Eligible to Practice in Texas

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2016

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The Guidry Law Firm

2201 Main St Ste 1008, Dallas, TX, 75201-4386

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2.5 /5.0

11 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | October 12, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

A MAD NC mother needing help. Don was there

Don has helped me with my sons case in Texas. I live in N Carolina and he has kept me informed and explained in detail what to expect or even could happen. Still pending.

Posted by Lamarr | April 04, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Save your money

Word of mouth was how we came to hire this man. This man did absolutely nothing for us but took our money and pretended to be knowledgeable about the case. He doesn’t answer phone calls, text or emails. We will be contacting the bar association due to his lack of professionalism. He talks a great tal...k just to get hired. Once hired, just forget about him contacting you until the day of court. If I could give him zero stars I would. Save yourself the headache! Donald Guidry is the worst attorney in Dallas. He should’ve stayed in Louisiana.

Posted by Elijah | February 12, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Child Support

Weakest Representation EVER-Waist of Time & Money - PAN

Definitely a useless untrustworthy ZERO! Worst attorney ever and an embarrassment of myself and what I stand for as a man/father. He would always act as if he was working in my favor and on my case, but in the end he did absolutely nothing but want/get money that he definitely did not deserve. He ...would respond to emails multiple weeks/months later and make comments like, "I just wanted to show you that I've been working on this for you." He would set up times to meet at his office and cancel at the last minute, AND never follow up for any type of preparation before a court date. I originally petitioned for Enforcement of Visitation and an adjustment of an unfairly set child support amount. This dude dragged my case out for almost 2 years doing absolutely nothing with a final result the ended up having me pay $400/week in child support. Because of his incompetence, my case against 'B' was turned against me. This dude actually set me up for failure. After that judge made her decision, dude whispered in my ear, 'we are going to appeal, and do this and do that..." I attempted to call, left VM's and text him EVERY SINGLE DAY for the next two weeks, and he never responded nor returned my calls. GARBAGE!! Seriously, when I say incompetent....you had to be there. One day in court, when both attorneys were asked to approach the bench...being that it was my case at the time...dude had the floor to explain why we were there that day. Unbelievably, and oh so embarrassing, after all of the conversations we have had at that time, dude could not even spit out the reasons we were there that day. He gave the other attorney the opportunity to speak, and, of course, everything that came out of her mouth was turned around against me with a , "...oh and we are also here for...." The following week or so when we had our next meeting in his office...as I sat and waiting, I wrote on a piece of paper in large words, "ENFORCEMENT OF VISITATION & ADJUSTMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT." When he finally came in and sat down, I pushed that piece of paper in front of him, he read it and looked up at me and said, "Okay."...as in why did I write this down. I had to tell him, as if I was not there or he did not remember, what happened in court. I had to tell him how embarrassing that was, and I should have fired him that day. Words from the wise.....STAY AWAY FROM THIS NO GOOD POOR EXCUSE OF AN ATTORNEY/DO NOT HIRE HIM AND WASTE YOUR MONEY AND TIME or you will regret it like I do and others as I see and have read in the reviews.

Posted by anonymous | July 02, 2024 | Hired Attorney

Scam lawayer / Terrible/ unresponsive/ dont pick calls/

This is the most useless,unprofessional attorney you will ever come across in dallas . Am sure that is why he hide his photo identity off this space but his office is at 1910 pacific ave ste 5050 dallas texas . Please stay away from him . He is not a good attorney, he is not knowledgeable, he won't p...ick your calls for up to 10months or more after he must have collected his legal fee and on your case. He will not reply email or text . This his the phone 214-475-1656. I would have put his picture so you can be aware . He deliberately took off his picture from all attorney that bears same name as you can see he is the only one person his picture missing because he knows he is a very terrible lawyer. Stay away from this attorney for your peace of mind and sanity . If it is possible to give zero ratings I would have gone for that .. I am talking from experience and a very terrible one indeed . He is not trustworthy and

Posted by Jyria | July 02, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Disgusting Attorney

I could have rate him zero if am able to . This is a very terrible disgusting attorney have ever met. My husband hired him for his defense but it was a terrible client attorney experience. He dont pick calls, he dont reply emails, he dont reply text . It will make you feel like he is doing you a fa...vor because he is always not reachable and will mess you up ..please stay away from this attorney. I bet he is hiding his picture out here off his profile because he knew the kind of terrible services he gives . I sometimes ask myself how we hired this man was tital mistake and waste of time. . If am to describe him I know he limbs so be aware of him and stay off his services so you don't experience terrible client service

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Mark Grosso

Criminal defense lawyer | Aug 16

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"I endorse this lawyer. Don has proven himself to be an aggressive advocate and knowledgeable professional."

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Melinda Lehmann

Criminal defense lawyer | Sep 18

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Don and I used to work together as prosecutors at the Dallas County District Attorney's Office. There, I saw him develop into a charismatic and passionate trial advocate. Don stands out as a lawyer who never bores a jury and who tirelessly fights for his side. As a criminal defense attorney, he has proven to be a valiant and effective advocate for those facing the toughest charges."

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Experience

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2016.

Public Reprimand issued in TX, 2016

updated on 10/20/2016

Public reprimand means an attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. The State gives the lawyer a public reprimand in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior. Details of the infraction are made part of the public record.

Education

2007

Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law

Master of Laws

2006

Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law

Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)

2006

Southern University Law Center

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