Steven Minks

Steven Minks

Sir, I am sorry that you were not happy with my services. But I do take objection to you saying things that are not true. I did not leave the McLaughlin Law Firm on bad terms. I talk to them all the time. Brian McLaughlin and I are still working a case together and we may be working a couple more cases together. Your mail kept coming back undeliverable and you kept changing phone numbers. I never "disappeared," I moved down the street because my dream of owning my own law office finally came true. You bombarded us with calls about things that had nothing to do with your case. You had me continue your case 3 times to accommodate your work schedule. Then when I had a scheduling conflict with my own work schedule due to an emergency with another client, you threw a fit and said all kinds of mean things about me in open court and now here on Avvo where I had a perfect five star rating and received a client's choice award. The Judge and District Attorney both knew that I had to be in another county for a time sensitive hearing that came out of nowhere. I asked you for your email address so i could show you the emails between the DA, the Judge, and myself. You kept having your mother contact me and threaten to file a bar complaint if I asked that you pay your bill. When you first hired me you said a bunch of lies about your previous attorney. You got mad at him because he would not give you a two for one special and represent your co-defendant (your mother) for free. I had to listen to you complain about the oil hands at your job site picking on you for 30 minutes one day. I gave you my personal cell phone number so you would be able to get in touch with me whenever you needed to. You had your mother texting me pretending to be you then you tried to extort me for money when I told her that I did not want to talk to her and that there was no reason for you to be so anxious. You will never find a client of mine that says I ignore my clients or don't care about them. You will never find a client of mine that says I do not fight tooth and nail for them. I think it is unfair of you to come on here and lie about me. The only thing you have to complain about is that I was late getting to Court, which everyone knew was going to happen, including you. The judge continued the case rather than wait for me to get there. We weren't even going to have a hearing. You also left out the part where you called the DA's office trying to settle your own criminal case so you would not have to pay me. The DA's office told you that they cannot talk to you because you are represented by an attorney. Why hire a lawyer if you are just going to yell at them, try to handle the case yourself, fire them, and then tell lies about them? I'm sorry you were not happy with me, but you weren't happy with your other lawyer, either. It's ok to give me a bad rating and criticize me. I will take criticism into consideration so i can better serve my high maintenance clients. But it is not OK to tell lies about me when I did nothing wrong and your case was not prejudiced in any way. How would you like it if you worked your whole life to build a career and then had someone try to ruin your reputation because they are angry and have unreasonable expectations? In the future, please try to be as patient and accommodating with other people as you demand everyone else be to you. I sincerely wish you the best of luck with your case and all of your future endeavors.