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Showing 11 - 15 of 39 reviews | Criminal Defense

Posted by Laura | June 17, 2013

AWESOME!

Barbara really helped put me at ease since this was my first offense. I still have my court date to go but she had my DOL hearing dismissed in about 10 mins flat. I HAVE and DO recommend Barbara to anyone reading this!!!

Posted by Steve | June 12, 2013

Barbara "The DUI Magician"

Barbara is a great DUI lawyer. She made a DUI and traffic violations disappear like magic! She also won the DOL hearing for us. My family and I are very grateful for all the hard work that Barbara and her staff did to make a nerve racking experience bearable. Court can be scary and confusing and Barb...ara handled it for us like a pro! I recommend Barbara for anyone that gets a DUI. She is an exceptional attorney.

Posted by Pat | June 12, 2013

Pat

Barbara did an excellent job of handling my DUI arrest. My DUI was reduced to a Negligent in the first Degree. She was very caring and always on top of what was going on. She kept me informed and her paralegals were always there to answer my questions. I was very impressed with her knowledge and... her professional attitude. She was respectful and helped through a very tough time in my life. Thank you Barbara!

Posted by Tonya | May 01, 2013

DO NOT HIRE!

A few people had referred me to Barbara since they had good results with her in the past. I also heard that Barbara was a pit bull when it came to DUI's. It was the first time I had ever gotten in trouble and decide to hire thinking I would be in good hands. I was wrong. First court date she was an... half and hour late. She didn't even talk with me before I went in front of the judge. The public defender talked with me more than she did. 2nd court date, she pleaded me out to reckless. Didn't discuss it with me, had the paperwork signed. I did agree to it, but what else was I to do when she had already told me that this is THE ONLY thing I could get. She also had 3 other clients, the same time and day, same courtroom so she barely had time to spend talking. She also left us with her associate since she had another client in the courtroom next to mine that she had to take care of. DOL WAS A JOKE. First time I met with her she stated she would take pictures of where I got pulled over, she wanted me to highlight the police report and put what I felt happen. I ENDED UP TAKING THE PICTURES, TRYING TO CONTACT MY WITNESS because she did not contacted the witness until the day before the hearing, and she didn't even read what I had highlighted. She was on her FACEBOOK during the DOL hearing and yawning the whole time while talking with the attorney general. She even forgot that she had pleaded me out a week ago to reckless. I end up losing and received a blower for a year even though I had blown 2 times for the officer. I now have to finish paying Barbara for a job she didn't do. NEVER GO TO HER! She is overbooked and doesn't care about you or what the end result is. I also let the people who referred her to me and anyone I come across know had bad she was and not only myself, but the people who now know will never refer her again.

Posted by Alex | March 31, 2013

Went above and beyond what we hired her firm to do.

My family hired her firm for two traffic non-criminal cases, and one traffic criminal case. Each time we received excellent results. When a bogus non-traffic criminal case came up in the midst of it all she referred us to criminal defense attorney, Mike Franz for advice, and Corey Wood, Wood Law, Bur...ien, for assistance in getting the case dismissed. She also spent time trying to help us with the case even though she wasn't required to. If it wasn't for her help we might not have been able to prove innocence so easily and without a big legal defense bill. We highly recommend her especially for any traffic defense case in Lakewood court which is an extremely difficult court to deal with. I would not hesitate to hire her firm again in the future. The only negative mark on my son's driving record is driving with defective equipment, and expired license tabs. It could have been much worse but she saved him! We are so grateful.

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