Richard A. Olivo

Richard A. Olivo

2.5
Rating: 6.8

Licensed for 26 years

Business Lawyer at Austin, TX
Practice Areas: Business, Criminal Defense, Family ... +6 more

1333 Shore District Dr Apt 1350, Austin, TX

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Licenses

Licensed in Texas for 26 years

State: Texas

Acquired: 1999

Eligible to Practice in Texas

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Olivo Law Firm

1333 Shore District Dr Apt 1350, Austin, TX, 78741-1310

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Richard A. Olivo's Reviews

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2.5 /5.0

8 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 3 of 3 reviews | Criminal Defense

Posted by Sharlene | June 14, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Do not hire

Just read the other reviews. He was a judge in the el paso court system when he took my case as well. Everytime I traveled 4 hours each month to go to my hearings for almost a year, he would show up hours later and tell me it was postponed. I asked for my recorded evidence from the courts which he... never provided. When I turned myself in for the el paso warrant he was there in the morning then left me in there all day on a bond release of OR bond. Which means the courts trusted me to show up without money to be having to be held. The day I should up to hear prosecution deals, the court clerk called him and he told them he left town an is now in Austin. That's how I found out. He had my number and two email addresses not a word. Never offered refund, apology, and now that I have returned from two overseas missions I will try to file a complaint with the state bar.

Richard Olivo

Replied last June 14, 2018

I am sorry that you were not satisfied with my services but I think its important to know the full facts of what transpired with your case. I attended every hearing in your case and I was always prompt. You should know that multiple clients are scheduled at the same time but in different courts. Each court knows this and allows each attorney to handle their cases accordingly. Furthermore, your case was set for pre-trial hearings, which means the attorney uses this time to negotiate your case with the district attorney's office, the judge is never involved and the hearings are not recorded. You also may recall that I had your presence waived for all non-contested hearings and you did not travel to El Paso for those. With respect to your Personal Recognizance Bond, I negotiated that on your behalf in El Paso, which resulted in your release in Arizona. Moreover, you retained new counsel several months prior to me relocating to Austin. Finally, I negotiated a dismissal on your behalf subject to certain prerequisites and advised you of such in writing via email, to which you did not comply, and yet, you still pled guilty after retaining new counsel. Again, I apologize for any misunderstanding but your case was handled diligently and professionally.

Posted by Spenser | October 27, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Blessed he is my attorney

I am going through a domestic case and I thought my world was over. I thought I didnt have any hope in getting my life and family back together. That was until I got a visit from Richard Olivia while I was in jail. He asked me some questions and made me feel alot better and I didn't even expect him t...o say he was going to get me out of jail and he did . He did exactly what he told me and I'm so grateful. Now I have a chance to get my beautiful family back and get my life back to normal.

Posted by John Doering | April 19, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Divorce court

Mr. Olivo was a municipal judge when he handled my divorce case. I was sent to jail for 19 days for something i did not do and he let me rot in there even though he had a recorded call from my ex wifes friend that I was not guilty and was set up. I also paid Mr. Olivo 375.00 to start to follow up on ...the conversation. He basically did not question anything my ex wifes attorney did or why the police did not enforce the restraining order. The so called trial was a joke and i want my 375.00 back.

Richard Olivo

Replied last April 19, 2017

Mr. Doering, I'm sorry you were not satisfied with my legal services. It may have to do with the fact that I did not represent you on your criminal matter. I only represented you on the divorce, which was finalized in your favor in July 2013. Your criminal case wasn't resolved until June 2016. These two cases are completely unrelated. You may recall that you were appointed an attorney for your criminal case and any time you spent in jail was due to the fact that you were unable to post bond.

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Experience

Rating:  6.8 (Good)

Sample of Legal Cases

State v. Fernandez

Not Guilty

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Education

1997

Texas Southern University

Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)

1988

University of Texas System, Austin

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

Spanish

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