Shaun C Kaufman

Shaun engaged in deceptive practices to get my business. He made promises and bragged about a high success rate claiming he had not lost a case in 2 years (both of these traits are unprofessional, and I doubt what he claimed was true). He also didn't provide an attorney agreement or put things in w...riting when he took my money (I found out later this is something an attorney is supposed to do). Then after Shaun took my money he, didn't return phone calls, didn't keep appointments, and didn't show up in court to represent me. The few times he actually kept his appointments he would show up 30 minutes late. My case should have been easy to win. The reason I lost is because Shaun Kaufman wasted a lot of time doing nothing to prepare for the court hearing. The other attorney offered an acceptable compromise but Shaun didn't follow up or keep appointments with the other attorney and their compromise was taken off the table. When I followed up with him about keeping his promises he began to threaten and yell at me. Asking him to do the work he promised should not have triggered so much rage and disrespect. I think he may have psychological issues. He also harassed the other side which added unnecessary drama and caused problems to resolving things. If he had done his job, I would have saved over $13,000 dollars in legal expenses and avoided problems that are now going to affect me for many years. I had to hire 2 other attorneys to try and clean up some of the mess that Shaun caused. Shauns dishonesty and unprofessional conduct hurt me immensely. I paid him a retainer of $1600 and feel he probably spent around 30 minutes actually working on my case. Inspite of the fact he didn't do the work I paid him for, he sent me a bill claiming owed him addition money for the work he claimed to have done. He should have refunded my retaining but he thought he could get more money from me by billing me for work he never did. Shaun was very fake and attentive while he is trying to get my business then his personality and demeanor changed soon after he got a retainer. Shaun was disciplined and lost his license in the past, yet he continues to do many of the things that caused him to have his revoked. It is clear he has no respect for his client, or for improving or changing his unethical practices. I regret hiring him. I plan to file a complaint with the Colorado Supreme Court and I hope they take away his license permanently. I encourage other victims of Shaun Kaufman to do the same so that our combined voices may help prevent Shaun from harming others.

Shaun Kaufman only seems to return your phone calls until you pay him a retainer. Then he ignores you and doesn't do the work he promised you. Weeks would go by and Shaun ignored me for about a month. Then if you continue to contact him or followup or expect him to do the work he was paid for he s...tarts to threaten you. He seems to think that being an attorney makes him immune from needing to provide the basic service that you paid him for. Shaun has an abusive and dishonest personality and seems to lack empathy. The little involvement he gave in my case was going to court to make sure he was the attorney on record (thereby preventing other attorneys from taking the case). In the courtroom he made unprofessional comments about the other side and his actions made it more difficult the negotiate with them. Shaun repeatedly missed meetings, was typically 30 minutes late for the few appointments he kept. Shaun is confrontational and his unnecessary drama also adds to your stress and legal costs. Much of his confrontation and drama gets directed at his client when Shaun tries to ignore you for failing to providing the work he was paid for. After he ignored me for about a month (missed meetings, no email responses, ignored texts) he changed is tactics and began threatening me. The shaun started making unprofessional comments of me, engaged in name calling, excessive criticism. Shaun brags about how good he is and he even claims he hasn't lost a case in 2 years and yet fails to help you after you pay him. I had to replace Shaun with another attorney and having Shaun involved in the early stages made it more difficult to win. The incompetence and Shaun Kaufman's failure to provide even basic service ate up valuable time and caused me to not have adequate time to prepare for court. Shaun's incompetence adversely affected my case. I lost a highly winnable case because of Shaun's incompetence. Had I hired a better attorney, I wouldn't be dealing with a legal nightmare that will have long term consequences. In 2003, Shaun was suspended from law and one of the reasons given for his suspension was mental health issues. He still has personality and integrity issues and he is an extremely incompetent and dishonest attorney. You would be far better off not hiring Shaun and representing yourself. You probably would do a better job...or hire another attorney. If you hire Shaun you will regret your decision.