Howard R Gaines

I would NOT recommend Howard Gaines. I initially contacted Howard to provide him with an overview of my case to see if he was interested in taking it on. He indicated he was, we scheduled a meeting time and he asked me to email to him supporting documents which he would review prior to our meeting.... It was clear from the start of our meeting that he did NOT review ANY of the documents I sent him, had no knowledge of why I was there and had to ask who I was and for me to explain everything all over again. He was rude, quick to anger and spoke to me in a condescending manner. In addition, I found his appearance to be off-putting as he had baggy blue jeans and a wrinkled dress shirt and wrinkled sport coat. This does not convey someone who is professional or whom others would place confidence in to handle a legal matter. For these reasons, I would NOT recommend Howard Gaines.

We were referred to this attorney by abfriend of the family. I called him and he scheduled me to call him back the next day to discuss my landlord/tenant issue which it clearly states on his website that he handles. I started to tell him about our issue and he say he doesnt handle this type of case.... There is not enough money in this case for him to even pretend to be interested. We are looking at almost $40000 if not more since we havent assessed our personal damages yet because of what the landlord has done. He tells me after telling me that I can still come in and pay him 350 dollars for a formal consult if I want. Really? So I can be out another 350. If you want an attorney who cares about the law and your case this is not the man to call.