David Paul Hazel

Dave Hazel represented me in a child custody case in 2008 and was an absolutely wonderful attorney who worked hard and was dedicated fighting on my behalf. I hired him again in 2015 and the worst attorney I could have hired who was also several thousand dollars more than the average, He was unpr...epared for court, did not even know our correct names in front of the judge and then had the audacity to blame me for his unpreparedness, His staffs was just as incompetent and unpleasant, When I was assertive about getting my case corrected I was told by Mr. Hazel to stop being rude to his staff! It was when the other attorneys in the courtroom began to make comments to Mr. Hazel about the lack of knowledge he had in my case that he became irate and told me that he was going to lose and therefore withdrawing because he didn’t want any losses on record. He refunded me about $500 from the $5000 I paid upfront in cash! He deserted the case and left me without an attorney or funds to hire another, Although this was a few years ago I will never forget his rude and arrogant disposition and lack of ethical principals regarding his profession, Don’t make the same mistake I did and hire this attorney as It took me years to regain what I lost when Mr. Hazel left me hanging our to dry when it was his own incompetency and greed that I paid for and I trusted in him when in return I was given lazy and terrible representation from him and treated poorly by his disrespectful and unprofessional staff.

Attorney David Hazel is the most incompetent and inefficient attorney in Yakima. He does not put forth any effort, he will not communicate with you, nor does he follow court procedure. He is lazy and does not allow you one on one time to build your case with him. He charges for time not spent wit...h him...I cannot say anything good about his representation.

After going over and over my statement, when we went to court the papers were not even spelled right. Then didn't even submit the right papers, it had black marks instead of retyping. Went to court and he didn't even know what was going on. He didn't even walk up to the judge, let the other attorney ...do the work, so he didn't even know what was going on. It was for something small, but he didn't even get it right. Good thing my ex and I agreed or he would have made life a lot worse for me.