Dorian Claude Cotlar

We contacted Mr. Cotlar's office because our son was facing some potentially serious criminal charges. Mr. Cotlar scheduled a consultation with us right away. He was very knowledgeable, straightforward and down to earth in his approach with our son. We had no previous experience with the criminal jus...tice system so Mr. Cotlar explained the process and everything that we could expect. From our first consultation we retained Mr. Cotlar without any hesitation. We felt confident that our son would be well represented. Mr. Cotlar and his staff went to work for us immediately. He was very responsive when we had questions, answering messages and texts almost instantly. Thank goodness all turned out well for our son. If you find yourself in the unfortunate position of needing a criminal defense attorney I would highly recommend Mr. Cotlar. Thank you Mr. Cotlar and staff for all of your help and support through a very stressful time!

Mr.Cotlar took my case on short notice and helped me through a very confusing and difficult experience. Most importantly he responded to my communications promptly and was always available if I had a question or concern. Together with the other two lawyers in his office, all questions and concerns ...were addressed and any followup with the courts or other agencies was handled expeditiously and satisfactorily.

Dorian is readily available, a reliable communicator, very well connected and respected in the local legal community among his peers. He gives reassuring advice to his clients that he is able to back up with a professional reputation that reassures his peers that his recommendations are sound. Wheth...er operating in a for-fee or Public Defender capacity Dorian is on-point. My dealings with him were on a private consultation basis and his attention and recommendations were second-to-none. The person who recommended Dorian to me was one of Dorian's PD clients who was facing impossible odds of escaping jail time owing to his record and charge. Thanks to Dorian's experience and reputation, he was able to get the initial offer of several years incarceration reduced to a Community Supervision order and deferment. Nothing short of a miracle. Because of who he is, how he conducts himself, the amount of time he has served the local legal community, he literally gave someone their life back. Can't say anything better than that.

When I met Dorian for the first couple of times he seemed like a nice and good attorney. After I hired him and went to court it seemed as if he was siding with the prosecutor. He was always upset to hear from me and hung up in my face a couple of times. He and I did not see eye to eye. I had to hire ...another attorney to get my case dismissed.