Frederick Dewayne Hale

In my opinion, RUN- do not ever consider Fred Hale and Associates. At the "FREE" consultation, Fred promised me the moon and the stars, ended up doing none of it. He could not be reached and I instead was in contact with three separate associates that all knew nothing of my situation. I feel that I ...was overbilled, instead of having one associate look over my case i was billed everytime they would converse with each other. I don't understand how it takes so much time to do simple actions like reading an email or updating a file. I am a single Mom that needed help with a custody claim. I was referred by a friend of a friend. I had read some negative reviews but since he was referred by a trusted friend, I went against my gut and hired Fred. I should have trusted my instinct. I would give zero stars if i could, when i would email him asking updates, his responses included: (sounds good -fdh) (i know its hard, will discuss on monday- fdh) and so many responses with less than 30 characters. (all the while charging me for asking simple things like: whats the update on the case). Court was a joke, he didn't know the case, was unprepared and was actually yelling at me asking what i wanted the day of, just proving to me he never even looked over anything. Avoid.

Court is hard enough as it is, right? Hale made it worse! Instead of feeling at ease knowing I had an attorney by my side, he stressed me out! He was no help. He recommended I hire him during consultation, but then did not deliver.. he never seemed prepared for court, asked me questions that I had al...ready answered right before court, never mentioned anything important his office and I spoke about, or wrote in declarations (since I never got to talk to him, besides right when Court was starting). I got no where fast with him.. he acted like I worked for him, instead of he working for me. Zero results with him. Thousands and thousands of dollars later, I finally decided to hire a different attorney. I was finally at ease. Best decision, and court was done and over with, quick!.. Would not recommend Hale, he really doesn't care about your case. He's too cocky, and thinks he knows it all, so he'll wing it in court. Meanwhile your hard earned money goes into his pocket nicely.

Attorney Hale and his staff are committed to the fair and thorough representation of the practice of family law. He has an exceptional knowledge of the law and seeks a fair and equitable settlement. He is thorough and will present all the positive and negative aspects of your case with compassion an...d a genuine concern for the costs. He was mentored by the best in the business.