Joe D. Gonzales

After meeting with Joe Gonzales and talking about the possible outcomes of my case, he assured me he could get me out of the mess I was in. After being offered a "deal" by paying him the majority of the money upfront within a few weeks, I was then pawned off to his assistant Mr Hendreckson and he han...dled the remainder of my case until the final plea bargain which he basically intimidated me to taking by not giving me adequate time to decide how to come up with several thousand more dollars to take the case to trial. I personally feel like he no longer wanted to deal with my case so that he could work on his campaign for district attorney. I feel cheated and now harbor a distrust for any lawyer in the San Antonio area after seeing the "office politics" that go on at the Bexar County Courthouse. Mr Gonzales blatently lied to me and did not deliver his end of the bargain. He did not inform me of possible outcomes or consequences of taking the supposedly good offer that was offered by the district attorneys. Several times the judges even questioned if Mr Gonzales was even informing me of my rights. When I was sentenced, I had to do jail time of which I was not even aware that I would have to serve immediately much to the surprise of the judge as well. For a first time offender, this was an absolutely horrendous experience and it has cost me my livelihood and has only afforded me constant difficulty in trying to remain a productive member of society. I have lost my job, house, and now am living on the streets because he failed to do his job. I didn't know the law; that's why I paid him. I was just another paycheck to him and the whole time he and his associate kept asking me for money even though I had already paid them in the beginning. Do not trust this man.