James Michael Mucklestone

Wow where do I begin! I was referred to James by a good friend of mine. I got caught drinking and driving 3 times in 2 months and still kept driving with a suspended license but thanks to James I have 1 now. He keep me informed of all my court dates and made sure I showed up for each one. He was amaz...ing in the court room when talking with the judge and state attorney's. Always had an answer for any question they had for him. James's smooth talk and knowledge of the laws helped me out tremendously. With 3 DUI's in the same year I think he did a great job with everything he has done for me over these past few years. On top of the DUI's I also violated a deferred prosecution and still I am not in jail. If you need a great attorney that will go out of there way to help you call James he is the best.

I Hired James Mucklestone to handle my DUI case. I was offered a reduction during the initial phase of the case, before I even hired Mr. Mucklestone. When I first met with him, he sounded exceptionally confident that with his knowledge of the system he would be able to negotiate a lower charge befo...re we'd even have to go to trial. He also agreed to handle the DOL side of the case. On the DOL side, he passed the case off to some other attorney, who only made one argument, which didn't do anything to dissuade them from suspending my license. On the court side, he showed up late both times, and after not making any real attempts to negotiate the case lower, told me i should just take the initial offer I was given. During the entire process, he would take days to get back to me with answers or information, and was just not very informative. all this for $5,000.00. I would have been better off never having hired an attorney at all. I wouldn't hire this guy to perform the simple task of doing my dishes, let alone performing legal tasks, if they have any bearing on your life.

James was recommended to me by a friend, and I will be forever thankful that I had him in my corner for my DUI case. I was worried sick as my case looked grim at the outset. James helped me gain a much needed perspective about my situation, and was exceptionally supportive to me as a criminal defe...ndant and as a person. He was unwaivering in employing his energy and creativity to my case, and it paid off. My case was dismissed this morning and I am convinced that would not have been the outcome with another lawyer. I observed many other defense attorneys in the courtroom, and they are not of the caliber of Mr.Mucklestone.