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.

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.

I reached out to Howard regarding a traffic case and inquired about my options. Immediately, Howard began speaking condescendingly that the case was not worth his time and that he would check the specifics of my case to see if he could make it work. Of course, this did not sit well with me and I aske...d for the reasoning for this and Howard proceeded to speak over me and hangout. To my surprise I received a call a short while later and was told Howard would not take on the case and he was adamant that he did not hang up on me which was very unprofessional for some one to do, especially when they are being paid to represent you. From this experience, the lack of courtesy and professionalism displayed by this individual I would recommend steering clear of him. It amazes me that he continues to practice law with his disrespectful attitude and lack of empathy for clients.