Jacob Russell Smets

Jake was truly a godsend when my son was arrested for a DUI in Flagstaff. My son is a California resident who was attending school in Flagstaff when arrested, and he was just a month shy of his 21st birthday which made the matter a little more complicated. I made the decision to immediately hire Ja...cob Smets and the Glazer Hammond, PLLC team to represent my son after significant research into DUI attorney's in the Flagstaff area. From the time of our first call and through the entire next year, Jake and his staff provided excellent guidance and representation throughout the entire process. Jake and his team let me know what to expect both for the Arizona charges, and explained what impact those charges might have on my son's California driver license and possible charges with the California DMV. We could not have been happier with the outcome of the case, or the representation that Jake and his firm provided to my son! Jake is a true professional and a pleasure to work with. If anyone ever finds themselves in a similar situation, I highly recommend that they contact Jake Smelts and his colleagues at Glazer Hammond, PLLC.

Through a series of unforeseeable events, I found myself in grave need of legal representation. I knew my situation was quite unique and would require someone just as unique. My circumstances required a lawyer who could see me and my case both through the eyes of legal discipline as well as through h...uman eyes and to simultaneously meld these vital components together. In my professional experience, this is not an easy find. Initially, I heard about Jacob R. Smets by reputation. New to being on the other side of the law, I was scared; Jacob could see that. The moment I stepped into his office I knew, without needing to glance at his office walls looking for evidence and certificates substantiating his success, that I found who I needed. I was where I needed to be. The legal process in its entirety, was thoroughly explained every step of the way by Jacob and the efficient members of the Glazer and Hammond firm. Every question I had, which was a staggering amount, was patiently explained to me in a custom order fashion, as we all know we interpret and process information differently. Jacob was able to break down the legal jargon into bite size pieces that anyone of us could easily digest. Jacob achieved the best possible outcome specific to my case which was quite a victory for me. His legal professionalism and human insight into the client as an individual, is unparalleled. Throughout my life, and in my current profession, I have worked with and am related to, a wide rage of professionals such as: doctors, surgeons, detectives, lawyers, judges, engineers, scientists, etc. Most of them do not realize that they are dealing with people- living, breathing, feeling people who are scared, afraid, and are often facing this situation alone. The most successful professionals I know realize that you have to be both mind and heart in order to accomplish the necessary. Jacob knows this. I will always recommend Jacob Russell Smets to anyone who may find themselves in a situation that requires dedicated legal representation, a passion for justice, followed by professional efficient results while maintaining a compassionate humanity for his client. Professionally, I have not known his equal. I would put my life in his hands. In fact, I did. And I would do it again. -A

I had an "incident" take place that was really unfortunate in the sense that the police decided to escalate a non-problematic situation into a problematic situation that put my career and livelihood into question. Due to the high importance of correcting this issue, a family member of mine and myself... independently consulted with 20+ attorneys throughout Arizona that had experience in criminal cases. A couple weeks later when we reconvened to make a decision on an attorney to represent me, my family member and I both had Jacob at the top of our list. When deciding on an attorney, there were two specific attributes that I was looking for. I sought out an attorney with admirable character and an intelligent attorney that I knew could successfully navigate the case to a dismissal. Jacob checked those boxes off and more. During the consultation, Jacob's genuine, sincere, and personable character traits paired with his overt dedication to help correct my unfortunate/wrongful case immediately separated him above the other 20+ lawyers that I consulted with. Enhancing his honorable personality, was his apparent intelligence and abilities as an attorney. When it came time to fighting my charges, Jacob laid out several "game plans" (for my lack of a better word) of how we would fight the case depending on how everything else played out with each game plan being well thought out and dedicated to achieving the best outcome for my case. I've never been in any legal trouble so one thing that I appreciated throughout my experience with Jacob was that he thoroughly answered/provided explanations for hundreds of my questions and was very honest with me about my case and the range of possible outcomes due to the specific charges I was facing (even the bad ones that I didn't want to hear but needed to hear). Throughout the entire process, Jacob instilled confidence within me that we'd ultimately achieve the best outcome, but always kept it straightforward with me to avoid leading me on, giving me false hope, or making promises that he couldn't keep. To me, that's a direct indication of Mr. Smets's excellent character. Jacob was always easy to contact whenever I needed to reach him, responded extremely quickly to emails, and even gave me his personal contact information to get a hold of him when he went out of town for a weekend which I really respected. In the end, Mr. Jacob Smets truly saved my career and turned a situation that was wrongfully escalated into charges/a criminal case into a successful dismissal of the case. I couldn't be more pleased with the experience provided by Jacob and would recommend him 1 million times over again - Mr. Smets is a great attorney and an even better person.

I had never had to hire an attorney before and was completely lost and confused as to what to do. I contacted Jacob Smets who took the time to answer all my questions and made sure my case was resolved with the best possible outcome all while being both professional and compassionate to my situation.... My offence was minor in comparison to others Jake was handling but he never made me feel like mine was less important and always kept me up to date on the progress of my case. All in all, I'm super grateful and would recommend Jake a million times over!