We were intimidated by the justice system who did not seem to care or understand the nature of mental illness. Mr Atkinson went to bat for our son who was severely injured, mistreated and then falsely charged by police. He gathered evidence and stood for the rights of the misunderstood population th...at suffers from mental illness. This was a complicated case and he used medical and psychological specialists, former attorney, video surveillance , and many other tools to create a successful case for our son! We are grateful.

Hands down the best legal representation ten minutes after talking with Mr. Atkinson I was already feeling better about the potentially life ruining mistake that lead me to him. None of the previous dozen lawyers I had met with had his confidence about getting the case dismissed. Anytime I had any qu...estions they were there to answer them and no surprise on the first court date he worked his magic and it was a thing of the past.

I hired Doug and his staff (several contributed to my defense) for my 3 DWI arrests. Doug was very attentive to the exigent circumstances surrounding 2 of my arrests, and got one of them dismissed outright, and the other was registered as a first offense. I have no probation, no random UAs, and jus...t a short installation of Smart Start, which is totally OK with me. Because Doug got one of my DWIs dismissed, my 3rd offense was not a felony but a simple misdemeanor. Doug made certain that my "story"....the exigent circumstances, was told to the judge and resulted in the minimal punishment. Silvia was always making certain that I was appraised of the progress of my cases and kept me informed all along the way. If you have the bad luck of getting a DWI, make the right choice and hire Doug and his staff...you won't regret it.