Paul S Banales

This guy is a joke. He charged me $3500 for misdemeanor DUI representation. Basically all he did to help was take the papers and sentencing from the judge and hand them to me. After completing all my terms of sentencing (alc. screening, level II education, ignition interlock, MADD, etc. I faxed ...all records to him to file with the courts. Three years later I got a letter from the court saying I failed to provide proof of alcohol screening and level II ed. This was the first time I'd heard of anything not being filed and completed. I had records and fax cover sheets showing that I indeed sent them to Paul Banales's office. Apparently, he did not properly file them with the courts. Upon hearing of this, he refused to correct the issue and said I had to appear myself at the hearing. I live in Scottsdale and the court is in Tucson. I refused to drive over 100 miles and miss an entire work day to correct an issue that was no fault of my own. I basically had to get further legal representation just to get Banales to do his job. NEVER hire this man.