John E. Serna

I hired John Serna to help me get visitation with my grandchildren after my son died. Mr. Serna was woefully unprepared for court and it showed as he was often reprimanded by the judge for being unprepared and forgetting courtroom protocol. He did not prepare me for what would happen in court or what... kind of questions he would be asking and as a result he upset the judge by leading the witness; this could have been avoided with even a few minutes of preparation. Without my consent or input, Mr. Serna also turned down a deal to spend a few hours with my grandkids as he was convinced he could get more time without investing time on the case. As a result of his unsubstantiated cockiness and lack of research on the law, I received no time with my grandchildren and have not seen them in 4 years. When I asked for my money back due to his lack of preparation, he informed me that he had already given the money to his daughter. I would not recommend John Serna even if you have a simple parking ticket as he'd probably forget to take care of it and you will end up in jail. I would give him zero stars if I could. Please retire, Mr. Serna.