Tom Steven Hyde

I'm generally not your legal savvy type of guy. In fact, when I went into Tom's office in Everett I barely had any idea what really entailed going bankrupt. By the time I walked out of his office I felt well informed and ready to make a decision. Tom was very patient when I called about a thousand ti...mes with a thousand different little questions and helped me throughout the entire process. And, really, the most appealing part is that the whole process felt honest. I never once felt overcharged, that I was being ignored by Tom or that he was unwilling to help. Really made what could have easily been a tumultuous time a breeze. I'd recommend him in a heartbeat (and already have)!

When I needed a bankruptcy lawyer I looked around. I came to this site. I always find these sites to be where people come to dump on the person but not enough of the satisfied clients. I am coming off the lowest point in my life. Unemployed since 2009. Lost my house. Lost my marriage. Had to file ...a bk. My brother had used Tom for his divorce and Bankruptcy when his home remodeling business went under. Tom helped a great deal. I wasn't an easy client. Tom is firm and has to be. I was all over the place. I took longer than I had hoped. Nit Tom's fault. Tom was easy to talk to. He told me to call not email because I would get quicker responses to my questions. I had no idea what I was doing. After my case was discharged in May, Tom asked me if I would say something nice if I was satisfied. I was. I would say, the work is hard. Bankruptcy is highly emotional. I am still picking up the pieces of my life. Tom and his 2 assistants helped me a great deal.

First of all, this lawyer has been very lax in following through on my case which is yet to be filed because he has not gotten around to doing they job yet. I full filled all my requirements and paid all my fees up front--my case should have been filed 2+ weeks ago, possibly a bit longer give a few d...ays. When I call his staff for updates they all tell me different stories about where the paperwork is as far as the process. I continue to call the court house he is supposed to file this paperwork at and I ask if they have gotten the paperwork which was supposedly filed on the 14th of Feb, 2011 (according to one of his offices). The court house says they haven't gotten said paperwork. Than I spoke directly with him yesterday and he tells me it was mailed out last Saturday and that the court house should have it by now. The court tells me that they do not and that they do not have any lingering un-posted mail and that they post it the same day they get it so that the 90 day waiting period can start for couples seeking dissolution in WA state. Because of a former incident with this laywer I am inclinded to believe the court house staff when weighting out both sides of the story. When I was supposed to be mailed this paperwork originally (the beginging of the process) a smiliar issue occured....so that is twice that the paperwork hasn't arrived where it was supposed to within a reasonable time frame! I find it very hard to believe that this could happen twice with one case. Seems suspect at the very least and the laywers staff blamed the postal service the first time..now they are blaming the court house for the delays and disaapearance of this paperwork. It makes me mad but also worries me-- where is this paperwork at that has all this personal information contained within it? And when I asked him this question his attidude and statement was seriously defensive and arguementitive. He said quote ..."THAT IS NOT MY PROBLEM--IT WAS MAILED AND THAT IS WHAT I AM REQUIRED TO DO-- I DID MY END STOP HARASSING ME" He actually had the gaul to imply that I was harrassing him simply because I had concerns that the paperwork had disappeared and that it was taking a long while for things to get done...longer than reasonable. This stuck me as way more than unprofessional so I started to inquired about his background...and now I have bigger concerns about his ethics!!!!! So I had a representitve (mediary) contact Hyde to follow-up after the unplesant tone. When my representitive did contact Hyde..the lawyer was completely unprofessional insulting and making defensive accusations about being "harassed". This never happened! My representitive simply was asking him to follow-up and do his job or offer me my money back. I should have had a lawyer who was reputable do the job right! I have my regrets about this whole deal... and I did not like his deaming tone about being thankful for his service as I was getting him at a huge discount...what a total crock! I will post about the outcome on here. I have yet to see my divorce be filed as it was agreed per Hyde's written contract. So I started to look into why he cannot do business in King County and found out he was in trouble here ...this is why he works out of different counties but will not act as a laywer in King County. I really wish I would have known all this ahead of time because now I have to wonder if my divorce will ever be filed and be handled right. This laywers inactions are costing me time/stess and delyaing my life. I won't be recommending him to anyone if he can't follow through and I might be contacting the Barr Association to see what recourse I have because of his shoddy behavior and his inability to follow through. I will give him another week to get his rear in gear. I mean really, how hard is it to file a non contested divorce ..if you are a lawyer in this state and there are no issues between the parties seeking a divorce?! Dated 23rd of Feb 2011

I used Tom for my bankruptcy this year. He asked me if would write a review and me and husband agreed. He was great. He did a great job for me and my husband and now he is working with my son and his wife. They lost a construction company and have 3 kids. They're living in a fifth wheel in our drivew...ay and Tom is clearing I their mess. When we got the email from Tom if we were willing to write a review I read some of the less than flattering reviews others have written and I don't think we got Tom on a good day. We have found him to professional and a great guy during our bankruptcy and now with our kids. No one twisted out arms to use tom but Tom and his staff were very understanding with all of nagging calls