Dorothy has had one of my cases for almost 2 years now which was a slip and fall. I will be straight to the point. She's is lazy. I never hear from anyone at her firm regarding any follow-up on my child's case. When I did once the parallels confused my case with a another clients case! The last time... I spoke with in her own words she said that stated she would wait until the case has almost reached the statue of limitations and she would review it for possible litigation! I should have exposed her shady work a long time ago, but due to me being a loyal client I let her slide. The best thing the firm did was make sure my child went to their chiropractor everyday and did not miss a beat! Dorothy Hyde was the real MVP after she later stated "Well it was not like he had any broken bones". I missed lots of time from work and the accident happened on New Years Eve in a well known grocery store on camera! Even the clerks at the store offered more help than my hired attorney has. I even gave her a chance on another case during the same time which was an auto accident. My car was in the shop for 3 months and no one heard from her or anyone at her firm. I was smart enough to fire then on that case and I am so glad I did because as soon as I did I had action! Please take my advice and send this guppie into early retirement! From the looks of the real reviews she definitely needs it! ASAP! You're going to need more than luck if you hire this lady! Point blank period!

I have never witnessed a situation where EVERY BAD REVIEW was correct. But, never say never. Dorothy has had my case for 3 years. I gave her two easy car wreck cases. She dropped one -- after never sending my requested video evidence which I believe has been lost -- and attempted to screw me out of m...y money with the other. The remaining case was clear-cut: a guy hit my parked car twice with my two children fastened inside in their car seats and me leaning-in unfastening them. I figured that since a monkey could easily handle this one Dorothy could as well. I was wrong. After 3 years, I have not ever heard Dorothy's voice. I don't know what she sounds like. I have emailed her and called numerous times only to not receive any answer at all or speak with someone who couldn't tell me anything. With my 2nd case, Dorothy had one of the young girls from the front desk call me today and tell me -- without laughing -- what my accepted settlement would be. Even though, Dorothy never called to tell me about any settlement offer. I am still wondering how she's going to accept a settlement for my case without my acceptance first. Moreover, the young girl further stated -- also without laughing -- the downright exorbitant attorney's fees Dorothy is charging on this case which never had a threat of going to trial and involved no extraordinary circumstances. I'm not taking this lying down as I'm sure they banked on. I will be contacting the Texas State Bar Association. There has been a lot of unscrupulous activity going on and we'll get to the bottom of it. Is this how lawyers are supposed to operate? Ignore you for 3 years then merely call after the 3 years are up and tell you what you're going to get then act as if you have no choice even after you expressly convey that you disagree? There is no way on God's green earth that any of the good reviews are from people who actually had or have a case with Dorothy Hyde. Perhaps, if we could lay off of the Plastic Surgery we could focus more on becoming a reputable lawyer, Dorothy Mulcihy Hyde. But, if your firm doesn't fix this before I take action, we'll wish we had done better.

Allow me to qualify my position and relation for context. I knew Dorothy for many years as a client, she was always incredibly kind and working with her was a pleasure. As I read the "1 Star" reviews, a pattern emerges. "Don't Blink First" I had been involved in an accident and not knowing anythin...g of how ANY of it works, she offered to have me come to her office for a consultation. "Excuse me, you do this for a living??" She replied, "Yes, and I'm very good at what I do." I went to her office and everything was explained to me. How it works, how the opposing insurance company will try to pay nothing. We spoke of how the timing on my side works and how the opposition attorneys for the insurance company are instructed to act to create an untenable environment for the victim. Yes, you guessed it, the insurance companies lawyers are 100% trying to make your life hard so that you'll give up and demand that Dorothy settle your case. If you need a quick settlement, you'll get what you get and that's not Dorothy's fault or within her power to get you a large settlement. Call any local lawyer and ask them to get it handled quickly and you'll get a fraction of the potential settlement. Dorothy and I spoke of this in the consultation. She asked if I were willing to wait and let her do her work her way. To let the process fully play out. I was injured fairly significantly, rear ended in 5:00 traffic that obliterated the rear of my car. My knee was inside the dash and received a wicked whiplash as a cherry on top. Once she explained to me how the opposition operates, I signed with her. She put me under her letter of protection. Any doctor that I needed, any therapy or rehab that was required cost me exactly ZERO out of my pocket. I was on the mend and I didn't bother her with ANY of the "When am I getting paid?" garbage. Dorothy is a Barracuda...The Barbie Barracuda to be specific. When she had countered every legal maneuver they attempted and sent me to any and every specialist required to satisfy their case, she called me to her office. Upon arrival, she greeted me with an enormous smile and her first word were, "I knocked it out of the park for you!" She then thanked me for not giving up and for doing everything she had asked of me and explained that had I given up 1 day earlier than this particular day when they had ZERO bullets left in their gun, I would have given up my leverage. Now.. it was her turn to dictate the terms by which to settle the case. Knocked it out of the park? No... She launched it into the adjacent galaxy. I thought the check she handed me was the entirety of the settlement. That all the fees and the whatnot were to be taken from they check in my hand. I asked, "How much of this will end up being mine?" She said, "That's yours, all of it." Knock me over with a feather at this point in time. "Wait...WHAT???" She said, "Insurance companies use very dirty methods to outwait you. If you outwait them by doing everything I need you to do, doing all the things that make you whole again, by going to every specialist, crossing every 'T' and dotting every "i", while doing all the tasks and tests 'required' of you by the insurance companies for their records. They are now at our mercy, and they don't call me the Barbie Barracuda for nothing. I'm your lawyer and I know exactly where to hit them." She then again thanked me for allowing it to fully play out, again explaining that the one that blinks first gets screwed. I never blinked...and neither did my friend, Dorothy Hyde. I never spent 1 dime on a doctor or a rehab or a specialist. Not even 1 penny. PS. If you want a billion dollars on day 1, or if you are not able or capable of outwaiting the insurance companies... You'll get what you get. If you are going to press Dorothy to settle, you'll get what you get. It took months to settle, .....but don't be the one that blinks first.