Michelle E. Beck

I was referred to Ms. Beck through a friend because I was accused of a white collar felony. Ms. Beck did a good job of keeping me advised that though this was my first offense, prison was a possibility. However, she also gave me hope that based on my lack of a criminal record, probation was possibl...e as well. I did receive probabtion and was quite pleased with that. However, my pleasure was short-lived because Ms. Beck also promised to negotiate my restitution amount with the district attorney. Once I received the deferred adjudication, the restitution amount was still up in the air. Despite several phone calls to Ms. Beck, she rarely called me back, blowing me off with one excuse or another. Things went on like this for over a year and a half until I finally called her and left her a message asking if she were still representing me in the case, or if I had misunderstood something? This was the ONLY phone call to which she promptly replied. Her response was unprofessional, to say the least. She told me that she was very busy and just because she didn't respond right away didn't mean she wasn't working on the case. She also told me that I was free to find another lawyer if I was not satisfied with the job she had done, I was free to find another attorney. She also told me she felt as though she were underappreciated for what she was able to get done. I found this incredibly rude and confusing because it is not as if she took on my case pro bono. I paid her and she said that for the fee that she was piad, she would see my case through to the negotiation of restitution, which still hasn't happened, so I'm not sure why I am expected to being overjoyed at only getting a portion of what I had paid for. Plainly put, once the judge bangs his gavel, never expect to hear from this attorney again.