Shane Michael O'Rourke's Reviews

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Posted by Erica | August 06, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Drug Crime

Excellent Attorney

I hired Mr. O'Rourke for a drug related case involving my 22 year old newphew. Mr. O'Rourke was amazing he took the time to thoroughly explain the complex process and and he was patient with the many questions I had. Mr. O'Rourke was professional and looked out for my nephew's best interests, I wo...uld highly recommend him.

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Posted by anonymous | February 17, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Drug Crime

Shane is a Godsend!

We hired Shane O'Rourke to represent my son in a criminal defense case. The outcome was everything we hoped for. My son was facing some very heavy drug and gun charges with sentences of up to 60 months or more in prison. With the right guidance from Shane he ended up getting in-patient rehab, extensi...ve outpatient rehab, and fines. My son now has the chance to get his life right instead of sitting in prison with murderers, rapists, and child molestors where he does not belong. Our family is so thankful for Shane. Worth every penny spent! Would recommend to anyone needing a good defense lawyer.

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Posted by anonymous | June 28, 2015 | Drug Crime

Go Shane or Go home

Shane helped me with a DUI case, a theft, 2 possesion charges, and was able to keep me out of jail and get the DUI reduced to reckless driving and all other charges dropped after 2 years of good behavior. Shane kept me well informed of what was going on, how to handle things on my end, and what woul...d happen in court. He did not pass judgment and made everything very simple for me. You will not be disappointed by having Shane represent you!

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Posted by anonymous | July 11, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Drug Crime

Unbelievable court appointed

Shane O’Rourke was appointed to me and to say I got probably the worst lawyer ever appointed that was possible is an understatement. Not only did he never call back when left with numerous messages, he never bothered to tell me when he changed my plea agreement, and on top of that he couldn’t even bo...ther to sit still during my portion of the hearing. The judge had to sit and wait for him to be done talking to other people in the court (needless to say the judge was less than pleased). He told the prosecutor that I was not a first time offender, he kept telling me things “could” be imposed when really he was talking over the judge to me and little did I know the judge was at that moment imposing these things. He also wrote in that I had a drug problem and that contributed to my case therein causeing there to be mandatory drug treatment imposed on me (one of those last minute changes he didn’t tell me he made). Needless to say I never have and still don’t have any sort of drug problem so no that was not a factor. Shane spent most of the time he was supposed to be defending me on vacation and when he hasn’t been well I couldn’t tell you what he has been doing seeing as he never returns calls and overall seems to not care in the slightest what is going on in my case or explaining anything to me. I am appalled and devastated to say the least. This man has absolutely destroyed my life and he was the person supposed to defend me? Yea right.

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Shane O'Rourke

Replied last July 11, 2018

I have no idea who you are because you chose to leave a completely anonymous “review” with no reference to your charge(s), and you have never contacted me regarding any of the things you claim occurred. As such, the credibility of your review and whether you are even a former client of mine is dubious. While all this makes it more difficult to respond to your claims, I will do so anyway as virtually all of them are implausible at best. First, your general claims about my performance as an attorney are simply inconsistent with my reputation among judges, fellow attorneys, other members of the legal community, my clients, and all of the other people who chose to leave reviews of my services. I will address each of your specific claims in chronological order. - “he never calls back” In eleven years of practicing criminal law I have never failed to return a phone call, and that includes both clients and their family members and friends. This is true even in situations where many attorneys would not call such people back and would be under no obligation to do so. I do. As such, this claim is simply untrue. - “he changed my plea agreement” This is legally impossible. First, I do not make the plea agreements, the prosecutor does. Second, a defendant not only reviews the plea agreement in writing on a plea form prior to pleading guilty, the judge also reads through it with the defendant during the hearing. Again, your claim cannot be true. - “the judge was upset and he was talking to other people and couldn’t sit still.” I have never in eleven years had a judge make such a criticism of me. Again, this is completely out of left field and likely a product of you being upset about something unrelated as this could not have occurred. - “he told me things “could” be imposed” If you actually were a client, it is quite possible you were told things could occur without me knowing for certain. That is because regardless of a plea agreement, a judge makes the final decisions on details of sentencing and attorneys are at times ethically forbidden from guaranteeing a result. So, not telling a defendant exactly how every detail would occur would simply be informing them of what could occur in an ethical fashion. - “he wrote down I had a drug problem that contributed to my case.” This would be demonstrably false. Neither the defendant or the defense attorney writes this down. The Court on its own accord evaluates whether a person has a drug problem that contributes to their offense and the the Court on its own accord makes that finding. If you were a client, perhaps you are upset because the Court identified a problem you did not want to be brought up in court or deal with, but that is the Court’s finding and not mine. - “he spent most time on vacation” This can also be proven to be false. I am available and usually working to some degree almost 24/7/365 even when on vacation. If you were to ask family and friends they would say I work too much. Regardless, I schedule vacations well in advance and never allow them to compromise a case. - “he seems not to care” I will let my client reviews and my reputation speak for itself. If you were a client, which I have no clue if you were, I suspect you have a personal issue causing you to feel this way. - “this man ruined my life” I don’t know what case you’re referring to, but you say it’s a crime. So, the police arrested you, the prosecutor charged you, you say you entered a guilty plea that a judge reviewed with you, and then a judge sentenced you. I am not sure where in that equation a defense attorney could have ruined your life and I especially cannot tell since you’ve never once contacted me or disclosed your identity. Now that I have responded and been able to defend myself against an anonymous critique not based in fact, I do still wish you the best of luck whatever your situation is, and if you truly were a client, I am always happy to talk to a former client.

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