Steve Kardell Jr.

I want to take a moment to sincerely thank Kardell Law Group for their support, guidance, and professionalism during one of the most important chapters of my career. This process required not only legal expertise, but trust—and their team consistently demonstrated both. They were responsive, thoug...htful, and provided steady guidance that helped me navigate a complex situation with confidence and clarity. I truly appreciate their commitment to their clients and the care they bring to their work. I am grateful for the relationship and the outcome we were able to achieve together. I highly recommend Kardell Law Group to anyone seeking strong, professional representation.

Kardell Law Group, THANK YOU for all your support during a very difficult and challenging period. I am extremely glad and relieved I had you on my side. Steve Kardell is knowledgeable, trustworthy, and a subject matter expert. His ability to provide immediate insight and direction was very powerful ...and a huge relief during a very stressful period. Steve is an attorney that goes above and beyond for his clients. There is no other attorney that will work as hard for his clients. Kardell Law Group's expertise is superb. By far, Steve is one of the best, and I highly recommend him. Thank you, Steve, for your services and expertise!

As a result of a wrongful termination, I engaged Steve Kardell as legal counsel. Steve took charge of a difficult situation for me and defended my case with my former employer. Steve was committed to representing me to the very fullest spending evenings and weekends on reviewing the facts of my case.... My situation was successfully resolved and I am grateful that Steve was there to help me through a very difficult situation. Steve is one of the most strategic thinkers I have ever met. He is always several steps ahead and considering all possibilities. For those people who have been treated unfairly by their employer, I would recommend you speak with Steve Kardell and let him help you.

I hired Steve (&Mary) a year prior to finally quitting my employment, as a highly experienced and well-paid Manager of Safety in OSHA and FMCSA Compliance, with a highly unsafe Oil & Gas Services company. I had a rock solid STAA and OSHA Driver Coercion case with a year of documented evidence, discus...sions, photos and recordings. Steve repeatedly could not remember the facts of the case, didn’t pay attention during numerous recorded & transcribed calls, failed to follow thru timely on the OSHA investigation, which was promptly dismissed. I had to call, email and text repeatedly to remind him of deadline dates and request proofs of filing with ALJ to get court dates and worked steadily at night, weekends, calls with no notice or agenda, all to get to a point where Steve kept trying to convince me to continue pursuing the case well after I’d left the employer for a higher paying job. Steve then failed to protect my private health records and current employment, which were ultimately discussed with my following employer and ultimately, I was terminated from my following employer. At the end of my rock-solid case, I was humiliated and ultimately terminated from my next job due to Steve’s incompetence. I’m out my retainer, a year of sanity, a higher paying job and no recourse. Do not recommend hiring Steve!

I would personally not recommend the services of Steve Kardell after my personal experiences upon retaining him for a time-sensitive matter. In my opinion, Mr. Kardell was difficult to engage on my case and was not responsive to me as a client once he had received his retainer fees in full and once I... challenged him on why I was not receiving any updates despite timeframe concerns shared over the time he represented me. My opinion is discussions with Mr. Kardell included contradictions in his guidance and advice on next steps and timing during the time he represented me, leaving the status and plans for my case unclear to myself. Mr. Kardell had committed to meet or speak at defined times in several instances in which our meeting did not take place, leaving me in my opinion unclear as to the status of my case. Mr. Kardell also indicated several time conflicts to meet, including scheduled meeting times, throughout my representation which made me feel my case was low in priority during a time in which I believe I was clear as to criticality to my legal needs and timelines. When I started expressing my concerns to Mr. Kardell, a series of what appeared to be insulting and passive-aggressive comments and emails were received by Mr. Kardell. Many of the emails received from Mr. Kardell contained in my opinion what appeared to be comments bragging about his legal prowess and perceived abilities. These comments, in my opinion were in a highly elevated and self-impressed manner. Additionally, Mr. Kardell forwarded me at least one email between parties of another case he was working on, which in my opinion may be Confidential between the parties to the Case. This left me with concerns about the confidentiality protections Mr. Kardell would employ for my case files and emails. As a result of the above factors, I escalated my concerns, informed Mr. Kardell of my intent to terminate his Services immediately, emailed him to cease and desist all communication with myself due to the tone of received emails, emailed him to stop any and all communication with the other party in my case and provide all information to named replacement Counsel. After terminating Mr. Kardell and reviewing the work completed on my behalf that was transferred to the replacement Counsel retained, it was in my opinion that work would be starting essentially from the beginning. This further increased my legal fees at a time of extreme hardship for myself and my family. In retrospect and in my opinion, Mr. Kardell's contract appeared very one-sided. In my opinion, the amount of Mr. Kardell's Net retainer fee was excessive given the lack of value he provided to my legal situation. In my opinion, Mr. Kardell did not display the level of empathy, fiduciary responsibility, focus or sense of urgency that provided any level of confidence in his ability to meet the needs or timelines of my case and that I would expect with his stated credentials. Knowing what I know now, I would never had retained Steve Kardell. I have found in my experiences and opinion since terminating Mr. Kardell there are several excellent attorneys in the Dallas area who could have far better serviced my needs, and at a fee more in keeping with the work and time frame required.