Barina Law does not deserve the minimum 1 star much less your business. You are so much better off finding an attorney office who actually does their job instead of charging you for things that they didn’t do, things they’ve already done that you’re now charged double for, and overcharging on things ...and when you question it- they won’t give an answer. Maggie is the worst paralegal and the most unprofessional person. Every time we had a phone call or meeting she would “choke” on the food she was eating or her drink and wouldn’t respond to my questions or concerns. She barely communicated and filed many things without my knowledge of what was being filed and for the original filing of my served papers, THERE WAS INCORRECT INFO that I didn’t see until asking for my case file to give to my new attorney… because she NEVER kept me in the loop when filing things on MINE and MY SONS behalf. She was always interrupting me and almost every in person meeting would talk about other clients and their cases (Bobby Barina also did this multiple times I was in the office-walking around spreading clients business). Almost every single appointment I had, I would show up to the office or be waiting for the phone call and it wasn’t until after my appointment time had passed did I have to question her and was told that my attorney was out sick or had to go to a hearing etc, yet never could I have communication prior to. All of the emails I asked to be forwarded to my attorney, she never did. Actually she hardly filled my attorney in on anything because when I finally saw him at the hearings, due to never getting an appointment with him, he would have no clue what I was talking about. One of my last missed phone call appointments, she hung up on me when I was upset due to taking off work and never even having my appointment with a hearing a couple days after and didn’t know what to even expect and her lack of communication yet again. She was rude, lied to me MANY times, and in my opinion, should not be someone you have on your team representing your name. I can’t tell you how many times I had to call up there or email (to which there was many she just didn’t respond to and then essentially called me a liar because ‘she responded to all of them’) just to get info on my case because she severely lacks communication skills but I’ve found it was a way to rack up more money on my trust because she could do whatever and not have to answer for it. And not just her apparently. The whole office is like that. Melissa could never give me an answer on my concerns with appointments or anything general office related, as if she had no knowledge of how to do her job, and lied to my face many times and acted as if I was stupid. When my attorney was no longer at the firm, I had to inquire about it and about my case before they would tell me. Then when I decided to hire another attorney due to that and also because they’ve done nothing I’ve asked, they sent me a bill that took over half of my trust money out, to rescan things and a bunch of other bs made up things to take more of my money, things they’ve already done (they scanned my original copy stuff in months ago) and then when I emailed and told them that was ridiculous and I will not be charged for that, they had no care in the world. They actually didn’t even respond until I had to email again about getting my money. And that was Bobby Barina and Brittany- charging me for bs things to take more money. I could go on and on, in depth, of every single issue I’ve had. This is by far the worst “attorney firm”. Unless you want to keep spending money for bs and have nothing done on your case, never have appointments to actually talk to your attorney, have your case sh!t talked about amongst everyone, and then not get your money back because they’re greedy people with money that’s not even theirs… do not hire anyone from Barina law. Do not keep money in your trust if you’re already with them.

My friend currently has them as a public defender. The negative reviews are accurate. Honestly, read Bobby's comments to the negative reviews. It shows his lack of accountability. He blames every issue on everyone else, instead of self reflecting on how maybe him and his team are horrible to some of ...the clients, he isn't that great at what he does...or needs to retire...Same thing with Alexis, she acts like an attorney, but is only paralegal (which is NOT a lawyer). She flat out lied to me and said she spoke to me on three separate occasions. No, I called you three times and never got a call back. They do not come visit my friend, they have not finished going through the declarations together even though my friend has been locked up since December. They reset his court date, but the attorney has yet to come talk to my friend despite him calling the office a few times a week. Do note that my friend requested a speedy trial too. My friend keeps sending requests that the office ignores. When he was trying to get a PR bond, Bobby did not prepare or warn him on the questions he would ask. Instead, he put my friend on the spot and made him look bad in front of the judge. Once again, read his comments to the other negative reviews. That should show you how toxic this law firm is!

These people are crooks. They are in bed with the prosecutors to railroad you. All the previous negative reviews are 100% correct. They start off polite and it seems like everything is positive but before long they show their true colors. They are grossly unprofessional; don't return phone calls and ...will lie through their teeth. Like the previous reviewer said the paralegal Alexis thinks she an attorney but is just a convenient idiot and the associate attorney Coleman is an absolute shame to the profession. The whole "justice system" in bell county is a racket and needs to be exposed. The judge and prosecutors are their colleagues and this is the major reason why you can't receive the proper representation you expect. They will two-step and mexican hat dance all over your 6th ammendment right. They drag their feet on your case and will intentionally procrastinate until you acquiesce to the demands of the court. As you may have gleaned from the other reviews, stalling is a tactic they often employ to withdraw from your case and run off with your money when you become frustrated with their incompetence or finally get wise to their game. I am currently in the process of composing a loquaciously verbose grievance with the state bar.

Do not hire Bobby Barina. He is polite and sounds like just what you need in the initial consultation. But after depositing your retainer check, he doesn't return calls or emails or answer questions even in person. He easily knows how to interrupt, change the subject and make you forget what you aske...d. He did not do anything I requested and did not follow through what he said he would do in the initial consultation. I turned in the discovery documents. He had them a month before the hearing but didn't turn them over to the opposing counsel. I was charged in contempt of court. He told me not to worry because he would pay the fee since it was his office's fault I was being charged. Then during the hearing he told the judge that it was my fault due to my MS. I couldn't believe he flat out lied to the judge. I kept quiet for so long hoping to just get through my divorce, not knowing it was going to drag on forever. It took a year for the temporary hearing. Even during COVID that is no excuse. I know several couples who got divorced last year in just a few months, even with a court battle. When I confronted him, he dropped me. I should have dropped him that first month but I never dreamed I would still be married 20 months and $15,000.00 later

He was appointed to be my criminal defense attorney. After 3 months, I had to accept that I was going to sit in jail forever waiting on a trial date. He never visited me in jail to discuss my case. He refused to provide me with copies of everything pertaining to my case. In jail, you can't email. You... can only call, but his office doesn't accept calls from jail, even if it's free for him because I paid for the call. So all my efforts to reach out to him to discuss my case were futile. He was appointed to be my public defender, to represent me because I couldn't afford an attorney, but all he did was let me sit in jail because I couldn't afford to do anything else like bond out of jail or hire an attorney that actually respected my sixth amendment. I ended up pleading guilty with time served since I sat in jail for almost a year.