John C Rooker

He doesn't listen but loves to talk. I paid over $12,000 for nothing except a deadline extention "so he had time to review my case". Every meeting we had was primarily spent with him telling me about golf and making golf analogies. I kept telling him that I don't know or want to know about golf so... let's just stick to the facts of my case, instead he kept trying to explain how golf was like my case. I even heard about his kid's activities in a golf team at school. Mr Rooker apparently had a meeting with other attornies in his office to plan subpeonas but after a couple months they still had not been prepared or issued and I never saw them. For over $12,000 I he did on my case was get an extention that I didn't want. I bet if he was asked about my case, he wouldn't be able to get even 10 facts correct because he never listened and was making up stories to make my case fit what he wanted it to to win.

I've never written an online review, but I was traveling and looking for Mr. Rooker's contact information online when I saw a disparaging review of him on this site. I don't know the author of that review, but I know and have worked periodically with Mr. Rooker for more than 20 years (he's represent...ed me and several people I've referred to him). I can say unequivocally that Mr. Rooker is an exceptional, diligent, and honest attorney. I know from personal experience that he is respected by other attorneys and judges. I believe the critique of Mr. Rooker on this site is the result of miscommunication/misunderstanding, was written by someone who did not want to hear candid, hard, honest advice, or was actually written by an adverse party who did not like having Mr. Rooker on the other side of a case.

I needed him for a similar case he had previously, and he was recommended because of that. He was a bully, and didn't really listen to understand what I needed from the get go. Right away he began arguing with me, but then pulled in several colleagues so they could "listen" and opine on what we s...hould do. So I wasted a day and he charged me $6000 and even his sandwich lunch he ordered from the shop next door!!!! And I only fully realized near the end of the day, me telling my story the whole time, that he had NO intention of taking the case, and was just pulling in several attorneys and wasting my time just to get money! He isn't as intelligent on the issues, so he acts aggressive and bullying. I should have walked out within 5 minutes. Even though he swore up and down I would lose the case, I went to his competitor (who I wanted to use at the beginning, but wasn't available that day), and She was MUCH better, WAY more intelligent and capable, and WE WON! So don't go for his bullying pushy rhetoric. Choose someone you will feel comfortable with.