John D Black

If I could give a negative star I would. DO NOT HIRE THIS MAN. He took my money and never returned my phone calls after he said he would. All he is after is money, because " I'm retiring" I have never been in trouble before and didn't know the system. He didn't even want to represent me and told me I... didn't need a lawyer and to just plead guilty. So I did. Now I have lost my house, my car and my job because I do not have transportation to work anymore. Stay away from this guy.

I retained John Black for a relatively simple criminal matter and ended up retaining a different lawyer after several weeks. I couldn't deal with the complete lack of communication and lack of responses to simple questions, lack of answers to emails, and lack of returned phone calls. It was way too ...stressful. My retainer I paid him was wasted but dealing with him and his receptionist was way too stressful. One of the questions I had for him that I was not able to get an answer to was "when is my court date." It was apparent when I talked with him that he wasn't even reading emails I sent him. Other people have had different experiences, my experience could be because he is currently running for office.

John is very knowledgeable and professional. He was extremely knowledgeable concerning an eviction of drug dealers squatting on our property. He did all the correct paperwork for a reasonable price. He also worked with the prosecutor to have a charge reduced to a misdemeanor when a situation arose c...oncerning a confrontation with this drug dealer. John cares about his clients.