First the worst, Second the BEST...
I want to start off by saying that I would give Mr. Casey an infinite amount of stars on this review if possible.
I was charged with my second DUI in July of 2015. I made the mistake of first going to a lawyer that made my case a thousand times more difficult and stressful than it needed to be. ...I caught my case in Newport Beach. BAC was .24. I had resided in San Diego at the time, but was planning on moving to Murrieta. (3 different counties involved) My first lawyer did not let the courts know that I was moving to another county, thus making Secured Electronic Confinement a huge mess. I was told to pay all of my fines, enroll in the 18 month DUI program, get a breathalyzer in my vehicle, and get into a house arrest program. My first lawyer did not tell me how to go about getting on house arrest, but instead stated that i needed to appear at the Newport Jail on a specific date. I found out that day (by calling around) that I was going to be booked into jail to serve a 100 day sentence if I showed up, and if I didn't, there would be a warrant out for my arrest. I did not go in, per my first lawyers advice and I went and got on the SCRAM program for house arrest through San Diego County. This got me a warrant and at least 8 more court hearings and the case had gone through 3 different judges. All of them wanted to throw me in jail and told me that the program I was on was not in compliance with Newport County and that I had wasted my time and money by getting on this program. The last court date with my first lawyer did not go very well. The judge wanted to throw me in jail for 2 weeks to 2 months, and ordered me to come back one last time for a final decision. At this point (9 months from my first sentencing date) I was beyond stressed, disappointed with my misrepresentation from my first lawyer, and completely hopeless.
A friend of mine recommended that I speak with Mr. Casey and tell him my situation to see if there was anything else I could do, since I had complied with every single part of my sentencing aside from the incorrect information and council I was given about the house arrest program. At this point, I had been on the SCRAM house arrest and alcohol monitoring system for 70 days.
Mr. Casey met with me, reviewed my case, found all of the errors from my first lawyer, and agreed to take my case and go with me to my last court hearing.
The possibilities of the judges' decision that Mr. Casey and I discussed were the following: 1- I would have to re-do my 100 day house arrest sentence on a program that the courts found in compliance. 2- The judge would see that I have been doing everything i knew to be correct to fix my mistake and let me finish out the 30 days of house arrest that I had left. and 3 - That the judge would see that I was misrepresented, given false information, was doing everything that I could, and would take into consideration the "double time" allowance for my sentence and let me be done with everything.
I'm not going to lie - I did expect to have to re-do my sentence, but if it kept me out of jail and still able to keep my job, that is what I would have to do.
Mr. Casey went into the Judges' chambers for what seemed like forever, and when he came out he let me know that he got me the best case scenario that we had discussed. My sentence was satisfied and I was allowed to FINALLY get my house arrest anklet off. Since I had done everything else that I was supposed to, I now am only having to finish out my DUI program and have the breathalyzer in my vehicle.
Not only did Mr. Casey respectfully and honestly present my case/situation the judge and get me the best case scenario, he also cleaned up the mess from my previous lawyer. There are not enough words to express my gratitude and appreciation for him and I would recommend him to everyone.
So, like I said... first (lawyer) the worst, and the second (lawyer) the absolute best.
Thank you so so so very much!!!