Richard P Gale

I have never felt compelled to leave a review for an attorney based solely on an interaction in a courtroom… until today. During my son’s court proceeding, this attorney and another defense attorney were sitting in the courtroom having a conversation loudly enough to be disruptive while my son’s c...ase was being heard. I politely asked them if they could please keep their voices down. They quieted down briefly, but the loud conversation started again. I politely asked a second time. Instead of simply acknowledging the request, this attorney Richard Gale, told me to move, in a manner I found unnecessarily rude and disrespectful. What bothered me most was the complete lack of professionalism and courtroom decorum. I was not yelling. I was not causing a scene. I made a simple, respectful request that two attorneys stop talking loudly while another person’s case was being heard. The irony is hard to miss: had I, as a family member sitting in that courtroom, behaved the way these attorneys were behaving during one of their clients’ cases, I have little doubt I would have been reprimanded or removed from the courtroom. Attorneys are held to a higher professional standard for a reason. People sitting in a courtroom are often experiencing one of the most stressful and serious moments of their lives. They deserve basic courtesy and respect and NOT to be treated as an inconvenience when they politely ask for the same consideration being expected of everyone else. This review is based solely on my firsthand experience with this attorney (Richard Gale) today. I cannot speak to his legal abilities or the outcomes of his cases. I can, however, speak to how he conducted himself in the courtroom and how he chose to treat me when I respectfully addressed a disruption. And based on that experience, I would not recommend him.