Stephen James Buividas

I hired buividas to take on my 2nd dui case. Big mistake, big, huge! The price was average $3500. I could not afford the entire cost so I made a payment upfront. I decided a payment plan was in my best interest. Wrong! Receptionist was calling several times a day (counted 7x's in one day), completely... filling my voicemail. My court dates were post poned several times and I was never notified until after taking the day off from work to show up at the courthouse where THEY told me. Speaking to him was a nightmare in itself trying to reach him. When I did reach him, he was unaware of my next court date. I had to call the courthouse directly or get a notice in the mail to confirm my next court date. To top it all off, he was not able to help me with my case. I had the book thrown at me. Needless to say I am $3500 down, lost my license for 2 yrs, have 280 hrs of community service, required to participate in idrc classes on top of Iop and serving a 2yr probation sentence. At my final court date he told me I could appeal the interlock device. I called his office to take him up on the appeal and he told me for an additional $3500 he would appeal it but not very likely to win. Also on my final court date, when I was in fear of losing my license he turned to me with "Well you shouldn't be driving under the influence." Really? I had no idea. Thanks for the advice. On top of all this, he was late to 3 of my court dates. On one of my court dates he notified the court he was running late, 3 hrs and 25 min later he cancelled due to a stomach ailement. From the beginning he made all sorts of empty promises. I would not recommend him to my worst enemy.