DISBARMENT RISK! This man owes me several thousand dollars. I have not been able to get a hold of…read moreMr. Coonley for over a year and a half. He refuses to return calls, voicemail, certified letters, emails, etc. The address listed here on Google and his website are just a coworking space that doesn't even claim to know who he is - it is certainly not his office. I have an active case with the State Bar Of Texas to investigate this issue and he is also ignoring all communication attempts from the State Bar. Prior to this I had opened a case with the Client Attorney Assistance Program and he ignored them, too. He owes me several thousand dollars and is in breach of contract for failure to return an unearned retainer. Not only is failure to return an unearned retainer unethical, but given the amount of time that has passed this has potential criminal and civil consequences for Mr. Coonley. Although he is (technically) a lawyer it's not clear he understands that failure to reply to a grievance issued by the Chief Disciplinary Council of the State Bar Of Texas has the potential to get him disbarred at worst and at best produces a public reprimand which will be on his record forever. I would never recommend anyone work with this attorney. For anyone else who may be experiencing issues with this attorney here are resources for you: - Create a free case with the client attorney CAAP (email caap@texasbar.com to get more info) - File a grievance with the State Bar of Texas (cdcinfo@texasbar.com)

This man is the worst excuse for a lawyer I have ever witnessed. I would pay money for him to NOT…read morebe my lawyer. After I asked him to get me an LLC formed, I couldn't get ahold from him anymore. Trying to get ahold of him was more trouble than me just doing it myself. He makes your life more difficult, not easier. So if you want to pay money to feel like an absolute sucker, John is the right lawyer for you. I wouldn't wish working with this guy on my worst enemy. I went to the address listed on his google business page and couldn't find him anywhere, nor anybody who know who he was. Eventually after a long time, I believe after I left a negative review on google, he finally reached out. He agreed to refund me for my LLC filing fees, which makes sense since he didn't actually file the LLC, but not his time, even though he really didn't help me accomplish anything. I was at least relieved to get a refund. That process was just as frustrating. It took multiple weeks of calling and texting incessantly to get the refund actually processed, and he was less than pleasant to deal with and whined about what a pain in the ass the refund process was for him. After FINALLY receiving the refund, he asked me to take down the negative google review I left for him. Despite all he had put me through, I said if he came by and shook my hand and apologized like a man, I would take it down. He agreed and then I never heard from him again. WHAT A JOKE!

I was in a car accident in late February, and thankfully, my case was settled and finalized by…read moreAugust. I experienced severe back pain from the accident, and my toddler was also in the car, which made the whole experience incredibly scary and stressful. This law firm was there for me every step of the way and made the entire process much easier to navigate. I'm truly grateful for their help and would highly recommend them to anyone who has been involved in an accident! Sandoval & James

Was referred here and this lawyer is the worst. The service is terrible and it takes forever for…read morethem to call you back with any news on your case. Update. It has been 2 years since my accident and I am finally getting a settlement that is 1/3 of the amount I have gotten for a similar accident

Probably the best family law attorney in Southern California…read more Excellent. Very professional. Helpful. Always available. As a client gave me extreme reassurance through out the process. Very detailed. Will always contact in future. Highly recommended.

Since our divorce started in February 2013 ,my attorney and mr Weeks ,my spouse and i had an…read moreinformal meeting on march 18 which my spouse and i came to an agreement .mr weeks said this would be fast and easy.He would handle the divorce degree and my attorney would handle the qrdo 401 k etc. since then after numerous calls and emails that went unreturned ,my spouse finally got a hold of him in early June .mr Weeks then sent my attorney a completely different offer..my attorney rejected that low ball offer and we countered with the original approved offer from march. He still claims that his office has not received offer even as my spouse has emailed to him directly. Unreturned communication attempts by my attorney as well as my spouses attempts go unanswered for weeks at a time... It now August 23,2013 and this has been going on since February 4,2013 So much for quick and easy!!!

I cannot stop talking about Peek Law group to my family!!! PLG is amazing!!! Bravo guys. The whole…read morestaff was very professional and made every step of my husband's case very smooth. It could have not turned out better than this. We loved everything. To Mr. Peek, Natalia, Alex and Edith all the way to Mr. Chris Villarreal our lawyer. Everybody was incredible!! Chris was super communicative, caring, educative, attentive, efficient and direct. He did not play at all. He's exactly what we were looking for and we're glad God put him in our path. My husband and I are very grateful and happy with the outcome. Thank you Chris, thank you PLG so much for all of your dedication and hard work. We will definitely recommend you guys to anybody we know that needs your help. May God bless y'all today and always.

Peek Law Group is a great law firm that serves Central Texas! The staff is fully bilingual, and…read morethey work hard to help their clients because they understand that immigration process on a personal level!

I contacted Mr. Barish to get some advice on a legal agreement for selling our house in Austin. He…read moreseemed very knowledgeable, nice, and he prevented us from making a terrible deal. We walked away from the bad agreement and I'm very happy we dealt with him. I almost didn't contact him when I couldn't find an email address or website -- it's so much more convenient to email rather than call -- but I'm really glad I did!

I have called upon Mr. Barish several times over the past 20 years for various and sundry reasons…read more He always does an impeccable job and when the bill comes, I have always felt it was fair. I try to stay as far away from lawyers as much as possible in general. But when the need arises, it is comforting to know that Mr Barish will shoot straight and has MY best interests at heart and not his billable hours. I have been involved in situations where that was sadly not the case.

Texas Legal's insurance plan is 100% worth the money. (I learned about them while talking to a…read moreneighbor down the street.) The plan more than paid for itself after the first consultation + legal services claim. Their service was very no-hassle from my end, too. No endless forms to fill out or hoops to jump through. Just signed up, received a packet, and was ready to go! Texas Legal's customer service is quite good, too. I had an issue with a weblink that had been sent to me but that had since expired, and upon my inquiry, Stephanie attended to it until everything was sorted out. She even went to the trouble to call me to explain what had happened so that we were all on the same page! I honestly don't understand why TLPP isn't more widely known. I'd recommend them to anyone with a pulse who lives in Texas.

Consumer Law availability was listed on the front page of their services, but I was then told that…read morewas not a service they provided after I'd already paid my yearly fee. The scope of cases they provide service for is extremely limited. Complete lack of transparency from attorney and law firm. I paid a retainer fee for two separate cases, but was then told that fee is strictly for a demand letter. Months have gone by with no letter. I stated I want a refund of 70% of the fee I paid. Law firm will not contact me and Texas Legal has washed their hands of the matter, stating I should contact the Texas Bar Association and file a grievance against the law firm.

Great firm that handled my legal issues with the attention and professionalism they deserved…read more Gave me honest opinions of what the best course of action rather than give me false hopes and larger legal bills.

Dorothy helped me start a new chapter in my life and was quick to reply to my questions. I am…read moreextremely grateful.

I was in search of an attorney to represent me in a personal business transaction. I was referred…read moreto this group by a trusted friend, also a prominent Austin attorney. She and her firm don't do contract law, so she was unable to help me. I found Hay Legal Group's "front door" demeanor to be off-putting. I called them directly. Instead of taking my information over the phone, the receptionist insisted I go to their website and fill out their contact form and their paralegal would be in touch. That's rude, and not very customer service oriented. If I call, don't send me to a website. In filling out their intake form, I was careful to be very specific and detailed in the scope of services and dates I needed. My request was succinct but factual. I got back a rather terse email from their executive assistant a little over an hour later. Without further explanation, Marci thanked me for my contact and referred me to another attorney outside their law firm. It turns out their referral was to an attorney who is a former partner of their law firm. One star for family loyalty, I guess. Overall, Hay Legal Group didn't leave a positive impression with this Yelper. I didn't get good vibes about doing business with this firm, short-lived though my experience may have been. According to their website, what I requested in terms of services was totally in their wheelhouse. Perhaps I was so specific that they knew they were unable to accommodate my request and didn't want to waste their time or mine. I will allow them that possibility, and give them another star. Still, they could have handled things more cordially and professionally and at least offered a reason for the redirection. In my opinion, they came off as cold, impersonal bots, pushing e-tasks from inbox to outbox. I can't speak to the value of their services since we weren't able to conduct any business beyond contact and client intake/rejection--unless, that is, if you consider that the value here was in not wasting my time. But they could have saved me even more time and effort filling out their form and waiting for an answerby just answering my question over the phone, after all. Learn to talk to a human, Hay Legal Group. Treat potential clients like you'd like to be treated. If you have to turn away clients, at least leave them with a good impression of your firm. Two stars for my experience and expectations. My advice is to keep looking.

The Hay Legal Group is a good honest company that has your back in the most stressful of…read moresituations. I've had the pleasure of working with Hannah Myres and I've also sent referrals that have just raved and went on and on about how easy Hay Legal made things for them. You don't ever want to be caught in a situation dealing with liens on your next dream house that could become a nightmare and financially a burden later down the line. Choose Hay legal for your title insurance and go to bed with peace of mind that your house is your house and no one can take that away from you. My next house purchase is in two years or less and Hannah will definitely be by my side at closing!