Russell J. Thomas Jr

If there a a area to rate this lawyer even lower, it would be checked in all areas. Mr. Thomas is a unprofessional, ill prepared mistake. Mr. Thomas went into trail as our lawyer (plantiff) had no discovery, no witness list, barely understood the case less capable of trying it. The poor judge gave hi...m every advantage because of his handicap but had his hand covering his face whenever Mr. Thomas tried to speak. Mr Thomas was unable to make 1( I repeat 1 point in a 4 day painful trial. Upon ruling the judge said defendants had lied, conspired against us, and did not believe a word defendants or their witnesses said, but that such a poorly executed show of evidence had been presented he ruled in the defendants favor. All trail prep was done by the plantiff, all images were gathered and made into a power point presentation by plantiff per Mr. Thomas instructions, and then he had no idea how to present it. He dismissed defendants without consulting clients. I have run out of space.......

Please check ALL personal references of Mr. Thomas before retaining his services. He represented my family and I for 4 years and weeks before a public jury trial, he made a motion to withdraw as counsel. He represented me in a deposition BUT when the case became more involved than he expected, he a...bandoned representation. We just learned this week that Mr. Thomas entered into a Stipulation to Waive Punitive Damages in the same civil lawsuit and NEVER informed us and did not include the stipulation in his client files. We learned about the waiver via reviewing court records at the courthouse. Mr. Thomas also gave his permission for a Defendant to meet in Judge's Chambers with the plaintiff and defendant's attorneys during the trial BUT never informed his client what took place during the 45 minute closed door meeting. Mr. Thomas also FAILED to provide a copy of a retainer agreement that he allegedly said was forwarded to his client. When the Judge ruled against us, Mr. Thomas informed us that the Judge had denied a request for findings of fact and conclusions of law. However, we cannot find the Judge's denial in any court records to date. BEWARE!