Thomas L. Dickson

If you see this review and still hire Dickson you can't say you weren't warned. Attorney Thomas Dickson is a scoundrel. He will talk a good talk and gladly take your money. In return he delivers nothing. His firms double billing policy will cost you double what you are expecting to pay. He hires inex...perienced new attorneys and uses them to do case management. Then, because these junior attorneys have little or no experience they have to consult with Dickson about every little aspect of your case. So instead of paying a reasonable fee of $275 - $325 an hour you end up paying for two attorneys equaling $600 - $650 an hour. I fired Dickson and hired a single attorney and it cost me way less and I actually got work product and positive results for a 3rd of what I paid to Dickson for similar work that had to be redone because of Dickson's junior mistakes and mishandling of my case.

Thomas L. Dickson and the Dickson Law Group appear to routinely employ dishonest business practices: 1. Separate clients from their money as quickly as possible. 2. Bill clients multiple times for services not agreed to and not performed. 3. Perform no actual services (reduces expenses and overh...ead). 4. Fabricate stories as needed, like chameleons. 5. Communicate only when it’s time to collect more money. 6. When clients get wise, tell them to get new legal counsel or better yet, deny that you even represent them. Thomas L. Dickson and Dickson Law Group were retained in November 2012 to represent us and our corporate entities. Thomas L. Dickson was to handle the case and Bryan D. Johnson, an associate, was to perform routine functions. Discussions were had at the outset regarding strategy. It was agreed among the parties that the following were to occur immediately: 1. File a Motion for Dismissal of irrelevant parties. 2. File a Motion for Summary Judgment based on an illegal administrative process. 3. File a Motion to Compel Responses to Discovery that were months overdue. 4. Submit our reply to opposing side’s Settlement Offer. Despite numerous written requests for updates and to schedule phone discussions, as late as March 26, 2013, we had no reply from Dickson Law Group regarding the above. They had taken no action regarding the agreed upon strategy and their only communication involved sending regular billing for services we did not agree to and did not appear to have been performed. On March 26, 2013, we again emailed Dickson Law Group with yet another request for an update and explanation of billings. They responded three days later to inform us the opposing side had filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. This Motion had been filed almost a week earlier but Dickson Law Group failed to notify us until we emailed them. They provided no explanation for what appeared to be billings for services not agreed upon and not actually rendered. Dickson Law Group spent several months attempting to withdraw from the case, filing two separate Motions to Withdraw, each with a Motion for Reconsideration after the Court’s rulings. During this period Dickson Law Group failed to perform duties and represent clients. Additionally, Dickson Law Group entered into a separate attorney/client relationship with a fourth defendant without consulting or notifying us of their action. We have reason to believe Dickson Law Group disseminated confidential attorney/client privileged information to opposing counsel. We questioned Dickson Law Group in writing regarding this issue, but they failed to respond. Dickson Law Group actions caused them, Thomas L. Dickson and us to be sanctioned by the court. Dickson Law Group filed an appeal on their behalf, but failed to appeal the ruling on behalf of clients. We have filed a complaint regarding these matters with the Washington State Bar Association against Thomas L. Dickson, Bryan D. Johnson and the Dickson Law Group. Violations include, but are not limited to: 1. Refusal to communicate with clients. 2. Failure to represent clients. 3. Entering into a separate attorney/client relationship with a jointly represented client. 4. Breach of confidentiality. 5. Representing self-interests ahead of clients’ interests. 6. Representing opposing parties’. 7. Failure to act as agreed. 8. Billing clients for services not agreed to and not rendered. 9. Double and triple billing of services. These violations are serious and have caused substantial damage to our entities and us personally. We believe Dickson Law Group, Thomas L. Dickson and Bryan D. Johnson are scoundrels and caution all to Stay Away from this plague. Bryan D. Johnson is presently with the firm Church Rietzke P.L.L.C. in Olympia, Washington.

Thomas L. Dickson and Brian Johnson of the Dickson Law Group were retained in November 2012 to represent me regarding my lawsuit against the Town of Skykomish for violation of Washington State’s Open Public Meetings Act. The Town had already received a serious written rebuke from the Washington St...ate Attorney General’s office and had offered to settle the suit. Attorneys’ Thomas L. Dickson and Brian Johnson were retained to pursue a negotiated settlement. Despite being paid thousands of dollars, neither Thomas L. Dickson nor Brian Johnson did anything and I recently received a copy of the ‘Clerk’s Order of Dismissal’ from the King County Superior Court as a result of this case being abandoned. Even though I have a signed Retainer Agreement and physical evidence from the Dickson Law Group showing they accepted the case, this law firm now states they don’t and never have represented me in this matter.

We used this law firm for our construction dispute a while ago and left with a soured view by the time all was over. To begin, our case was quite simple. Mr. Dickson quoted us an estimate up front before turning our case over to one of his newer associates. After being told over the phone that the... first consult would be free of charge, I discovered in the next billing cycle we had actually been charged $350 to meet with Mr. Dickson. On this day, I had come to their office to drop off paperwork pertaining to our case. What happened though, is that the receptionist announced Mr. Dickson was in and wanted to introduce us. Moments later, we were seated in a conference room where he began to ask questions about our case. Had I known we were being charged for this, we would have simply left. These are the things that, as a client, would have been appreciated had they been disclosed in advance. Communication on our end was always clear and concise, yet, the new attorney would call with questions to things we'd already given her information to. And we were charged for those calls as well. These phone calls added up to some serious dough. In the end, our legal fees well exceeded the amount Mr. Dickson estimated. Our case was a simple one- as the other party defaulted and there was no back and forth communication whatsoever with the other party. In the end, we saw most of our judgement get paid back in excessive legal fees. We felt this office did not serve our best interests, nor work in an efficient manner. The staff seems nice enough, but in the end, I guess it's all in a days work.