Janie M Burcart

I hired Janie to handle a case that was eventually thrown out of court...but not due to Janie's intervention. I had to call and call and call and call to get any information about my case. Janie was rude, abrupt, condescending and totally unavailable. She happily took my two thousand dollar retaine...r and then basically abandoned the case. My initial consult was supposed to be 35.00 and she ended up charging me 175.00. I was supposed to have a one hour consult and ended up getting - maybe- 20 minutes of her undivided attention. She took calls during my consult, talked and joked with her private investigator and her secretary/assistant. Janie Burcart was fired from a District Attorney position in the Portland area for being horrid to victims and victim advocates. This is the reason she was not hired to be District Attorney in La Grande. Her reputation proceeds her. I knew nothing of this before I hired her or I would have never given her the time of day. I complained many times about her behavior/attitude to her assistant and actually got an apology - once. I thought hiring a female attorney, one who seemed to have a good working relationship with Shelter from the Storm would ensure that she would be "victim" friendly. Boy was I ever wrong! I was told by others who have worked with her that because I was strong, do not back down to bullying and attractive that Janie did not give me the services I paid for. Who knows? I just know that she took a lot of money from me and did NOTHING for my case. In fact, she told me to change MY behavior!!! This woman is unprofessional at best.

Actually I currently have her as a court appointed attorney. This is a simple case that shows me as innocent. Even the police report as boggled and backwards as it is it still says I'm innocent. Im guilty because someone I went to the store with, offered me college gift. Unknown to my knowledge this... person didn't have the money to buy it. So im being tried for the same charge which started out as a conspiracy to commit which in reality is a guilty by association, although Im not guilty. I've sent numerous emails questions about my case and court date. I've even asked if she has reviewed the video to see that its not even a case. As I still await a response I believe she hasn't even looked at the video. Everything I brought up for this as been her asking me what do I think and Im not getting any information out of her as options or how it will run. Last thing. I'm getting dirty play by my sons mother and I asked her and told her what was going on with my son and that I need a family law lawyer. She says she doesn't do it. And anything I asked her was sidelined with an I don't know. My sons mother is using the state laws against me, like entrapment. I thought I had heard good things about her but its not true face to face. She acts like she almost doesn't know what she is doing, when I believe its all a charade.

Janie was brilliant. She gave me all of the answers I needed. She normally does not practice family law but did so as a favor, and it was amazing how much she knew about it. Every question I had she answered immediatlely and with no hesitation. When I knew I couldn't afford to pay her to drive ac...cross the state, she offered to call a friend of hers who was also an attorney who would be cheaper, as her friend was in the area of the court date. I would recommend her to anyone and everyone.