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    Robert S Merlin

    Robert S Merlin

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    I was recently involved in a car accident. A family member previously worked with him and…read morerecommended that I contact him. I reached out to Robert Merlin and explained to him that I never been in an accident before. Then I proceeded to inform him of what occurred. He proceeded to accuse me of being at fault without reviewing the police report/ crash report. While he verbally attached me, he asked me how I knew that I wasn't at fault. I proceeded to inform him that I had the green light and a green arrow. Indicating that I had the right way. He then stated that I did not answer his question and proceeded to yell and accuse me of being at fault. I paused and informed him that I did not like his tone and I reached out to hire him as my attorney. He not once took into consideration that this is a difficult and stressful time. I was transported to the hospital at the scene of the accident, and I am currently dealing with the after math. I DO NOT recommend anyone to him!

    Robert Merlin is an incompetent lawyer who only works to optimize his billable hours and not in the…read morebest interest of his clients. I begged him on multiple occasions to "please just settle or take this to court" and he banged his fist on his desk and exclaimed "you hired me to get what is yours and that is half of your assets!". What he really meant is "I am not stopping this litigation until I have half of your assets". 2 years and a bankruptcy later (Bob contested my bankruptcy, which dragged my case on another year), I can honestly say that the worst decision I have ever made was to hire Bob Merlin. He liened all of my properties, including one that I shared with my father. Because he wouldn't release the lien, my dad was forced to short sale our property. Incompetent. Greedy. Pathological liar.

    Howlett Law Firm

    Howlett Law Firm

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    !WARNING! DO NOT HIRE THIS WOMAN!…read more Hired Cynthia with a hefty $3500 retainer in July of 2024 for a child custody case. She said all the right things in the beginning to hook me and I fell for it. Our most recent court date was in December of 2024 and prior to that I wasn't able to reach her in any form, email, phone, text, I never received a response for a MONTH! My mother tried to call her two weeks ago and she surprisingly answered and to our surprise she was so clearly under the influence of something heavy; she was sluring her words and speaking in very long dragged out words and sentences, if you could even consider them sentences. She didn't know who I was nor the case we had hired her for. A couple days later I stated it wanted a refund due to the unacceptable behavior from her. She complied, sent a check, and now the issuing bank is saying they can't verify it. So now she is committing fraud and I'm still out my $3500. Upon further research I learned she was disbarred in the state of California, which is most likely the cause for relocation to Missouri. I will be reporting her to my Judge and the Missouri Bar Association as well.

    Joe Howlett is simply the best attorney in St. Louis. You will find no better if you are looking…read morefor someone to represent you in a divorce case or any other case involving trial law. Joe's fees are reasonable for the St. Louis area and he will treat you like you are his only client. How many attorneys give their clients their cell phone number and actually answer it? Joe Howlett does. If you want to win your case you need to hire Joe Howlett

    Family Ally - divorce - Updated July 2026

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