I contacted the Law office of William Fanning. It was a trying time for me. However, after…read moremeeting with Mr. Fanning and discussing my situation he put me at ease. From the moment he took on my case he kept me informed and offered alternative solutions throughout the process. Whenever I contacted his office he would always return my call in a timely manner or if he was in court his staff would make sure I was taken care of. I have not only referred my friends to his firm but my own family members. I also contacted him and other local business owners to assist with donations for a local family who has a child suffering from cancer. He not only donated but he volunteered! He is a great lawyer with a servant's heart.

From the owner: Southern Maryland's top general practice law firm focusing on family law. Professional, experienced…read morelegal care for you and your family right where you live.

They have assisted us with a will. Very nice people. Local and helpful. We will be talking to…read morethem again.

After my brother passed, we hired this firm to take care of his estate. The family lives out of…read morestate so it was easier to hire someone to get his affairs in order. My brother had very little assets and no property so we thought this would be a simple process. After 6 months of very little contact we had to continuously call to get an update of any progress. As a family we just wanted closure and ensure everything was getting completed. In short, after over a year of not getting completed or getting much response we ended up doing a lot of the work to close out his estate. I closed out his student loans and some accounts as well as obtained his W-2's to get his taxes done. With this we asked them to please close out the rest and send the money to my father. My father finally received the money but with no explanation of what was done or where it came from! As we are glad to finally have everything settled after 1 yr +, we found this law firm to be very unprofessional and uncaring to our grief of getting this simple matter completed! They still got paid and we still have no detailed bill of what they did! Beware if you are using this law firm for estate probate!

I live in Florida and my adult child found herself facing false charges and…read more having criminal charges filed against her in Maryland. I called attorney Cotton and he immediately took over the situation and quickly resolved it. All charges were dismissed. Being a parent so far away, I was so thankful to have attorney Cotton on our side. He is a very competent and trustworthy attorney. He is our family attorney for life. We are so grateful.

Great attorney. Fantastic advocate for his clients. Well respected in the legal community. Mark…read moreknows the law and issues.

If you want a lawyer that has no morals and or ethics this is who you want to hire! Apparently…read more ethics are second to a paycheck. Yes , I was on the other end. However, when you are dealing with kids and a client that obviously lies constantly, at some point a payday is not looking out for the the best interests of the kids! This is what this lawyer does! He knows his client lies ! He knows that there are relationships that are being destroyed and STILL continues to have complete disregard for allowing his client to alienate their children from their father! I dont want anyone to think that I'm trashing him because he's on the other side.... However, what's right is right and what's wrong is wrong!! .. For an attorney to collect a check and look out for his clients best interest is one thing. To know the truth and help facilitate alienation from their children is a different story. My ex was to go collect her belongings from my parents house. They just delt with Covid for over 2 weeks. My parents asked for the names of the people showing up and to show proof of vaccination before they came to the house. Apparently Mr. Rey said to his client it doesn't matter go get your stuff. The driveway was blocked because my parents never received any info about who was showing up and if they were vaccinated!!! My parents are elderly and are scared of getting sick again! He told his client to drive around the vehicle and proceed to the house. This was after snow and is not a flat yard. It was uphill on saturated soil! I understand that anyone that reads this is going to say. " he got screwed, he's pissed) . If so fine... whatever! But to help keep a lying client keep on lying and ESPECIALLY ALIENATE their own kids ..... SOMEONE HAS ULTIMATELY CHOSEN A PAYCHECK OVER DOING THE RIGHT THING!!! I guess the oath he took has been outweighed by a paycheck!

From the owner: Criminal Law, Divorce, Custody, Child Support, Alimony, Property Division, Adoption, and Bankruptcy…read moreChapter 7 and 13

I recently retained this attorney to help resolve child support issues where I was overpaying based…read moreon my current military income. As an active-duty service member, I needed an adjustment to reflect my actual earnings, and I trusted her expertise to handle the modification process efficiently. Unfortunately, the experience was deeply disappointing and mirrored many of the complaints I've since read from other clients. Over three months, I watched my retainer dwindle to nearly nothing with virtually no meaningful progress or resolution. Communication was one-sided--I was constantly the one reaching out via calls or emails just to get any kind of update, and responses were often delayed or nonexistent. When a hearing date was finally set, the opposing party requested a last-minute postponement, and my attorney did little to nothing to advocate against it or push for my interests. The result? The hearing was delayed indefinitely with no new date scheduled, leaving my case in limbo and my overpayments continuing. Now, she's demanding an additional $4,000 to continue, or she'll withdraw as my counsel--after delivering minimal results and burning through the initial funds. Her tone in communications has frequently been disrespectful and dismissive, which only added to the frustration during an already stressful time. This felt like a case overloaded on her end with too many clients for a small operation to manage effectively, leading to reactive rather than proactive work. I would not recommend this law firm to anyone, especially if you're looking for dedicated representation without wasting significant money on little to no results. Save yourself the headache and look elsewhere for competent, responsive legal help.

Almost made the mistake of using this company again until I remembered a male attorney telling me…read morehe didn't believe me in my case until it was over. So unless you want to be looked at as a liar to the people you pay go right ahead. Other than that everything else was for the most part professional.