Randy Watson Bowers

I contacted Mrs. Bowers in May and explained I had been arrested in Tarrant County on a possesion charge, while also on the final year of a 5 year felony probation out of Johnson County. I had already been contacted by Johnson Co. and told that regardless of the outcome in my Tarrant Co. case, they w...ere filing to revoke my probation so I would have need also require an Attorney there because being charged with a crime is a violation even if you are found not guilty. Mrs. Bowers agreed to represent me in both cases but it would cost a little more than usual because of the MTR hearing being a seperate case even though it resulted from the same charge. I agreed to the price and gave her 50% down and would payment plan the remaing. Four months later (Thanksgiving Eve no less) while driving through Hood Co I get pulled over for a headlight warning and taken into custody and held without bond for Johnson Co. on a warrant for probation violation. Johnson Co. can't technically take me into custody until after the Tarrant Co. case has been been resolved. So I sit in Hood Co. jail for 58 days and I tried to call Mrs. Bowers at her office everyday to let her know what was happening and to let her know I had $500 on me when I was pulled over she could have and I would pay the final $500 2 weeks later. She never accepted my prepaid calls from Hood Co. Jail. Her secretary told my sister they couldn't discuss my case with her when I had her call. January 20th I am transfered to Tarrant Co. jail and I try every hour to call her office because I am told I will go to court in 30 days. I write several letters to Mrs Bowers granting permission to talk to my sister who I released my car and money and has the $1000 still owed to Mrs Bowers. Never hear anything back, and it is day of court and judge starts to give me a Public Defender and I tell him Mrs. Bowers has been my Attorney since the start and she was the one who kept postponing the case so I could keep working and going to NA meetings and counceling for the 4 months prior to Hood Co. The judge told me she was never listed as my Attorney of record which should have been done as soon as any payment is accepted. He rescheduled for 10 days later and said I had to accept public defender if she didn't show. She didn't and I took advise of public defender and accepted 60 days county jail in return for no contest plea. I had already been in custody for over 3 months so the judge said they were giving me time served and releasing my to Johnson Co. 3 days later while still waiting for Johnson Co. to pick me up, I receive a letter from Mrs. Bowers that says she is no longer willing to represent me and that they had not been aware I had been in custody since November. That was all, no further explination why, I asked my sister to contact her office since I had already written permission to discuss with her. I asked my sister to let Mrs. Bowers know I wanted her for my Motion to Revoke hearing or I wanted my money back. Mrs. Bowers refused to discuss either option with my sister even after I provided Notarized written authorization. When I got to Johnson Co. I was given a photocopied piece of notebook paper with writting that was not legible and was told it was my public defenders name and contact info. When I asked the guard who gave it to me what it said he was not able so I filed a complaint. Finally 6 days later the Assistant Warden was able to find out the info. Evidently a whole lot of people were disturbed because my public defender didn't provide her info typed up on letterhead like a normal person and when I met her (3 minutes before the hearing) she was hostile towarfds me and suggested I accept 20 month prison sentence. The max sentence for my charge is 2 years and I have been in jail 9 months but she says I will only get credit for 3 months so I tell the judge and she yells out it was a misunderstanding. I settle for 15 months w/ 9 months credit. Still want explination & refund Randy!