Mark Thaddeus Coburn

I retained this attorney and explained my situation to him and was told that my case would be dismissed easily. I provided all of the documentation that I was told to send. Now, they are telling me that I have to pay a fee of $552 for failing to register a car in Nevada when I never had a car to begi...n with. If you all need help and are thinking about retaining this office, do yourself a favor and just go down to the court house yourself. .... My father in law came here for 3 weeks (1 week in May, 1 in August, 1 in October) because my wife was having problems with her pregnancy. In October, a note was left on the car so I called it. The man on the phone wouldn't give me any information unless I gave him mine. So I gave him my name and DOB. He told me that I had to go to court (The date turned out to be Veteran's Day) for failing to get my car registered in NV. I told him that it belonged to my in-laws, but he told me that I still needed to go to court. The week before the court date, I noticed that the day in which I needed to be there was Veteran's Day. I called and asked the constable's office if they were going to be open and they said yes. Well, I get there and the court house was closed. The next day, I called and told them that the office was closed and they told me that I didn't need to worry about the ticket since it wasn't in my name. In May, I received a letter from a collections agency telling me that I owed them around 1300, so I called them. They gave me all this information from the Justice Court and told me that I had a warrant out for my arrest. I contacted this office and retained them for $150. I explained everything to him and he promised me that this was an open and shut case and that it will be dismissed. He got the warrant dropped immediately. But the court date wasn't until a month and a half later. I called today to find out what happened and they tell me that I have to pay the warrant fee of $250 (I don't mind paying that) but I also have to pay $302 for failing to get registration. Laughable! The personnel in the office asked me if I knew someone with a car so I could add my name unto their car to show that I got it registered. Really? I don't have a car, nor am I going to get one just to not have to pay for something I shouldn't have been charged with in the first place. I gave this lawyer every piece a paperwork they asked for: copy of my father in law's DL, a copy of the CA registration, a copy of the CA insurance, a copy of a current bill to show that my father in law does in fact live in CA. Not sure how after all of this, I still owe $552, but if this is the type of service a person would receive by retaining this office, I suggest you find another office or just go to the courthouse and argue the case yourself.

First, everyone should know that most attorneys are very poor communicators. Often, it's like pulling teeth to get any information. Mark T. Coburn's office is better than most with that respect. Most calls were returned within a few hours, but never more than one business day. The initial cost for m...y case was very low with many payment options. There were no surprise or hidden attorney fees and my case was resolved in about 6 months. Definitely one of the best experiences with an attorney... and I have had many.