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James John Velasco

Licensed for 44 years

Business Lawyer Practice Areas: Business, Family
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Licensed in Illinois for 44 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 1982

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3.7 /5.0

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Posted by anonymous | January 30, 2017 | Hired Attorney

Highly Recommend this Attorney

Jim Velasco had my interest as his focus. He carefully explained the issues and the available alternatives to me. He took the time to make sure that in critical times, I made the right choices. The times were difficult but I knew I had Jim Velasco in my corner and that made a significant differe...nce.

Posted by anonymous | October 28, 2014

Do not recommend Jim Velasco

Velasco & Rickard are only concerned about how much money they can get from their clients. I do not believe they remotely listened or were concerned about my needs. I felt they tried to shamelessly drag on as many billable hours as they could. Then, when the client is most vulnerable, they deliver... an additional unexpected bill (very high) before your dispute is resolved. This is especially vile when dealing with family issues like divorce or child custody. They demonstrated a basic level of competence (nothing exceptional), but you don't want to feel raped by your lawyer when dealing with family issues. I truly felt the only things James Velasco and Danielle Rickard wanted was to see how much money they could get out of me, especially when the case was so far along there was no other options left. I strongly recommend you use different attorneys.

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1982

Loyola University Chicago School of Law

Doctor of Law (J.D.),

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