What a horrible lawyer, and worse person! I chose Brian after receiving a DUI by googling DUI lawyers, he was the first name that popped up so I went with him. I was encouraged by my first meeting with him as he seemed nice enough and felt confident he could help me (I wasn't even driving when I received the DUI, so it seemed like a no-brainer).
I lived out of state at the time, and wanted to make sure I had him secured before flying out, so I paid him CASH UP FRONT at our initial meeting. Everything went down hill from there. When my court date got set I called & e-mailed him to confirm he would be there, no response! I was buying a ticket to fly back, and had no response from him confirming he would be there for representation. As the days before the court date got closer, I began calling daily & was given voice-mail by his Secretary every time with no call back.
I flew in for my Court date only to find he was not there. The Judge actually felt sorry for me and said they would allow time for me to try to get in contact with him to see if he would come. I called and e-mailed him for the next two hours before realizing it was a lost cause. I found out later that he, my lawyer, was the one who pushed back the date. He did this without contacting me once. They rescheduled my court date and I was devastated. I realized then, of course, how horrible he was, but had no money to secure another lawyer.
I sent him all the paperwork and info for my next court date FINALLY getting in touch with him (the only way I was able to reach him was through another lawyer who I knew, I was telling the story to, he actually knew Brian and said he would try to help me get in touch). When we spoke, I did not get into how frustrated I was with him because I just wanted him to show up. Anyone who as gotten a DUI knows how expensive they are, let alone having to worry about paying for flights there and back. In addition, I was 20 years old and had no license the entire year before I was even on probation due to the prolonged court process ALL BECAUSE OF BRIAN LEININGER.
My court dates kept getting rescheduled, when I finally arrived for my final one, guess who was finally there? Brian! I was thrilled, although he did not even interact with me. He was there long enough to QUICKLY LOSE the case for me. The next year of my life was horrible, paying off all of the DUI & court fees, having a suspended license, etc. Brian never apologized, explained himself or spoke with me again. He got his money, what did he need with me? I do not understand how an Attorney can have that level of disrespect, but I certainly learned my lesson and will never use someone who was not referred to me again.
I sincerely hope this helps keep save at least one person from using this unethical and disrespectful man. Do yourself a favor and use someone who will be on your side to represent you!!!!!! read more