Taylor Bridges Drake

Now ANY half-way intelligent person should know that, to try to represent yourself in court, is a disaster waiting to happen. With that being said, I can honestly say that I would have been MUCH better off if I would have simply conceded to my plaintiff, handed over everything they had asked for in t...he lawsuit, and walk away. After paying $300 for a private consultation (first mistake) this seemingly competent and well-organized person, (I'll cover the organized part in a minute) appeared to be very knowledgeable and confident that we had good chance of ending the complaint quickly and without much pain, so I hired him. (second mistake) Failing to live up to his own expectations, he appears to simply bow down to the plaintiffs lawyer and make me look like a fool. Acting as if we had won, he begins to tell me we really made out, and that the outcome could have been much worse. Remember the "well organized" comment I made earlier? It was all I could do to get ANY accurate information out of him or ANY of the people working under him. Unanswered emails, text messages and phone calls were very common, and when there was an attempt at communication, the replies were very confusing and at times, inaccurate and insufficient. While were on the subject of communication, just know ahead that, while his staff seemed to be accurate with the charges incurred, Mr. Drake charged a full hour for ANY researches or communications he supposedly made. Just note that, the amount you put down as a retainer will be beans compared to the final tally on the invoice you receive in the end. Do your research and by all means, ask more than 1 person for a referral; it was a dismal failure on my part.