Howard R Gaines

Terrible attorney. Strung me along for three months and today said "yeah, I'm just not going to take your case" on a simple uncontested custody matter. He would take my personal info, tell me he would call me back with more information, then blew me off completely. We agreed on a deposit for the cour...t costs and it's been sitting in my checking account just waiting for him to tell me how to pay him. Don't use this guy.

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.

I hired Howard to defend a criminal traffic ticket. Initially, he was rapid to respond and seemed interested in taking on my case. After he was hired and paid, it became extremely clear that he was only interested in taking my money. I had to initiate every call with him. Even after sending all r...elevant documents and speaking multiple times, he still did not know the facts of my case. It was clear that he was completely uninterested in defending me and my rights. In addition, he spoke to me completely condescendingly and refused to defend me on a charge related to the traffic ticket. I lost both because I did not have adequate representation. I am so disappointed I did not read his reviews prior to hiring him. Do not make the mistake I did. There are plenty of good attorneys out there and this is not one of them.