Stephen P. Karns

Mr. Karns is an absolute fantastic option when choosing a defense lawyer. He put nothing but my best interests above all else. He walked me through the entire process and was very patient and understanding with me. He was extremely quick to respond to all of my questions and I couldn’t have asked ...for a better lawyer. He was able to resolve my case with an exceptional outcome and I would highly recommend him for anyone needing a defense lawyer.

Mr. Karns and his team went above and beyond to fight for my case. He always kept me updated and answered any questions I had. He took a lea on jumping on the case and representing me as well as walking me through expectations on what may come my way. Not only was he open To communication with me but... also my spouse. Although the case took longer than anticipated, he continued to stay active and involved in getting to the bottom of it. I am very pleased with him and his team and thankful for them and all they have done to fight for my future and career. I highly recommend Mr. Karns because he will go above and beyond for you and ensure he is consistently checking in on you and the case. Thank you for all you have done for me and my career. It was a true blessing to cross paths with you and your team.

I cannot recommend Mr. Karns after the experience I had with him as my attorney. Mr. Karns was hired to represent me in my pending case, and prior to paying him, he told me a couple things we could do to initiate the best possible defense. After he was paid, he started my defense case but subsequentl...y, nothing else happened. For context, I had a positive urinalysis and was told we could do a civilian polygraph and hair follicle test to prove my innocence. I only did a hair follicle test, and that was after reminding Mr. Karns about it and he told me to go ahead and get one. After I found out my hair would not be long enough to cover the length of time, where it was presumed I consumed the banned substance, I notified Mr. Karns and his response was "Well we can't use that". If you're an "aggressive" lawyer and have represented multiple drug cases, wouldn't you know this? Mr. Karns also didn't do anything to fight my charges. He did not contact legal and try to fight to drop or lessen the charges. He had his paralegal type up my defense and that was about it. I called around to multiple civilian attorneys who specialize in representing service members. They all disagreed with what Mr. Karns "defense" strategy was and one even said he is a "volume lawyer" that will take your money and no very little for you. If anything, plead out. Like you, I went off his website, reviews, and spoke with him myself and hired him off his reputation. I was very mistaken for doing so. I promptly terminated my professional working relationship with him and hired a FREE TDS attorney. My TDS attorney did more for me than Mr. Karns did and they only had 7 business days to put together my defense. Suffice to say, I beat my case and it was heavily accredited to my TDS attorneys arguments. They even called legal and tried to get them to drop the case, which ultimately worked. Long story short, hire a TDS attorney and save your money, or hire someone else. He isn't the "aggressive" lawyer who will be "in your corner".

After some research I emailed 3 attorney's, one of which didn't respond back at all, the 2nd one took 2 days and Stephen Karns personally called me within minutes of receiving my email. As a business owner myself I've dealt with hundreds of attorneys so the fact that he responded immediately was very... important to me. I also like that he gave us a set price to handle his case with no extras or additional fees. I hired him immediately to help my son get separated from the Navy after graduating boot camp and getting injured. Stephen was very knowledgeable, honest and direct as far as all of our options and the possible results. He did everything he said he would including returning our calls and emails within hours. His paralegal Rob was also very professional and prompt as well. Steve interviewed my son and put together a letter with all the timelines, issues he had and exactly what we wanted to see happen. My son was separated with a general discharge which is the best possible outcome we could have expected. I would highly recommend him and his company if your looking for representation with positive results.

Most of the attorneys I called did not respond or did not think there was much they could do for me in my situation. My case was unique and I needed an attorney who would be willing to do some extra leg work to get some results. I am so glad I found Mr. Karns. He took the time to listen to me and ...told me why he thought attorneys were telling me there was little they could do. He explained his point of view on my case and my options. I decided to take a chance and see if he could resolve things in my favor, and he did! Mr. Karns saved my career and I couldn't be happier.