Better outcome than expected due to Matt's hard work! I had no lawyer to represent me here in…read moreFlorida. Matt promptly got involved. Saved me a lot of stress. Glad I chose Matt for my case!

He always answered all my questions and helped me through this difficult time. Very pleased with…read morehis representation. Matthew McDowell is patient, kind, and got me amazing results.

Christian was so easy to talk to- he explained the process and made it make sense. Christian worked…read morehard for me and wanted me to get a fair and just outcome. I was not out for blood- but sheesh take responsibility for wrong doing!! And that is what happened!

My gf had a real good experience with this firm. She actually spoke with the attorney representing…read moreher almost every time. Good job.

DO NOT USE Harris (i…read morerefuse to give a titele of sir) is bitter arrogant and does the BARE minimum. I will save you time because he ONLY has 2 things he says. 1) 'I have been doing this for 20 years....' As a client, i could care less how long you have been doing something. Duration does not equate to ability. This holds true in this case 2) It takes time, they have been back logged....COVID-19....blah blah.' Yes, i am aware and further 0, and i do mean 0 correspondence was made for over 9 months. So i believe that it was a valid question. But i received a canned rehearsed speech. 3) This is not something he repeats per se, just something he does. He will give little to 0 leagal advice past repeating the initial 2 stories. And if a mistake is made DURING the interview or phrased incorrectly, he will CHASTISE you for this. Meanwhile, he has NOT gone over ANYTHING, preparing you for absolutely nothing. But I will hold you accountable. 4) Once paid, the attorney is given a percentage. If the percentage exceeds what leagal costs, then the attorney SHOULD refund the difference. This did not happen. In fact, i was contacted to get the rest of the funds. They did not contact me. This was from a botched surgery in 2022(Dr. Thomas Freeman, you are a hack, and i am glad you retired, i am just said i was your last patient) The only, and i do mean only advice i received was that i should move to a less expensive home to assist w bills. DO NOT USE There is a reason that so many of the 1 star reviews are similar. 30% of the clients who used this Harris left 1 star reviews on Google. I wanted to make sure that i helped inform others. Takr my challenge. Speak w hom if you dont believe. I promise he has 2 stories, literally that is all he does.

I was very young it's was back in 1995 that Leslie Riviere took my case and all the way to the end…read morehelp me guide me keep me strong and going forward until the end. win my case i highly recommend them they work very hard I hope she remembers me. thank you for your service! Zayas L

I recently retained Mark Plotnik to represent me for a felony charge in Pinellas County. I was…read moreextremely anxious and worried about my freedom and unfamiliar with the court process altogether. Within 5 minutes of our initial consultation, I felt totally at ease with Mark and comfortable discussing my case details with him. It was like talking to a close friend and not some stuffy, non empathetic defense attorney like I had envisioned. Mark went above and beyond any expectations I had and will seek his assistance again (God Forbid) in the future if necessary.

I hired Plotnick Law to defend me against a first class misdemeanor charge of criminal assault in…read more2017. They did not return phone calls. They did not inform me of court dates. They did not take any initiative to find exculpatory evidence in my favor. There were no conferences or strategy meetings. Nothing. They kept postponing the case to allow enough time to collect $3,000 in installments from me. After that they let the process play out so that the inevitable deal could be struck with the prosecutor. I dared not go to trial with such incompetent and negligent attorneys so I took the anger management course option which was offered me in exchange for the prosecution dropping the case. I don't see how a public defender could have treated me with any less contempt. Every good thing they say about themselves on their website is 180 degrees from the truth.

AVOID Shazia Sparkman: A Client's Warning I hired Shazia…read moreSparkman for my divorce and deeply regret it. Despite paying $60,000+, I essentially represented myself - personally drafting and negotiating all settlement documents while she merely forwarded emails. My $15,000 retainer vanished for minimal work, and she refused to refund unused portions of my $45,000 trial preparation fee when we settled without trial, despite our written agreement. Sparkman consistently arrived late or missed appointments, took calls in restaurants or while driving, and was unreachable during critical decisions. When I needed time to consider settlement options, she snapped "Hurry up and make a damn decision!" This isn't isolated behavior. She has multiple Florida Bar disciplinary actions: Case SC17-479/2015-10,393 (13F) - Public reprimand Case SC15-639/2012-11,230 (6C) and related cases - Public reprimand Save yourself the money and stress. Find an attorney who will actually represent you. Her representation is reckless and negligent!

DO NOT RETAIN SHAZIA SPARKMAN OR SPARKMAN LAW TO REPRESENT YOU! I retained her on very short notice…read morewithout doing my research AND BOY DID I PAY FOR IT. Her office is understaffed and her Legal Assistants turned over 3 times in less than a year. NEVER PRODUCED AN INVOICE, BUT ALWAYS ASKING FOR MORE MONEY. She was late to every meeting, in person or ZOOM. Her office filed incorrect Financial Affd. with the court, in short, I FIRED HER. My new Attorney has requested over and over for her office to release all of my information to no avail. Even the opposing attorney was disgusted with her lack of response and I am having to produce again. If I had the multitude of errors coming out of my office that she had come out of hers, I would be out of business. Only now am I seeing all the bad reviews about this law firm...hind site is 20/20...stay clear of this firm.

He is my attorney and I have nothing bad to say about this attorney and the whole team they do a…read moregreat job a d they really have compassion and fight for you..I would recommend franchi law

I received almost zero value, they had very poor communication, and I had to fire them. On my…read morefirst hearing, they were an hour late and showed up after the hearing was completed. I learned after the hearing that I wasn't even needed at the hearing, and I had taken time to travel from another state just for my attorney to show up right when the hearing was over. There were many other requests, which my wife and I ended up doing on our own because we could not get a hold of them and they were very slow to move and respond. If I had waited for them, I would've been homeless for at least a week. Because I didn't wait for them and my wife and I did the work ourselves, the case was wrapped up very quickly. They had many excuses and are now trying to bill me $7,500 for their services - their services being missing a hearing, not filing paperwork, and not communicating with the prosecutor in a timely manner. They then blamed the prosecutor, however, the prosecutor was very responsive to me and my wife. Other than that, Devan is very nice. I attempted to negotiate with the owner, William Franchi, to give them a partial payment for the time Devan spent, even though I received zero legal value (The value I received was simply the way Devan handled the first call - she gave me hope and took me out of a dark space, and that is value I'm willing to pay for). Instead, William Franchi became argumentative and upset, and instead of offering a new price or refund, has decided he will take me to small claims court. I would give one star, except Devan's personality was great, so I'm giving two stars. Regardless of how nice Devan is, I'm not paying a lawyer to be nice, I'm paying a lawyer to be effective, or even at least, just on time and communicate effectively while putting forward an honest effort. If they had been on time and communicated effectively and put forth an honest effort, I would've have paid them the full price, regardless of the outcome, since outcomes can not be assured in court cases. If you look at their other reviews, it sounds like this is a recurring theme.

I cannot speak highly enough of the law office of Daniel J. Fernandez Law and their services during…read moremy time of need. Dana is a hard charger and exceedingly confident in her profession. Austin is a wealth of information, his voice was present in nearly all phone calls made to their firm and I felt I could place my trust in his expertise. Kat/Cat, Iris at the front desk, and the staff in whole are just really great people committed to their profession. I have no hesitancy in recommending their services. Thank you all again!

I genuinely can't believe my experience with Hunter law is real. During my initial consult that…read morecost 200$ the owner stated no matter what it was time to take the gloves off and go after the other party. I thought ok, this company will fight for me. Turns out that couldn't be further from the truth. I'll spare you the details but my ex and I came to an agreement that she actually created based on the judge's temporary relief recommendations. My ex and I were going to type the agreement out together, but the firm suggested they would do it so my ex and I didn't screw it up. Well turns out Hunter Law, that I paid 15,000$ and trusted to have my son and my best interest at the forefront screwed up the contract. As a result of their clerical errors I will miss well over a year of time with my son over the course of his life. My mistake was trusting this firm. They made it right by offering me 1/3 of the money I paid them back and a half hearted apology from the lawyer and suggested sometimes lawyers make mistakes. There are a million divorce attorneys choose wisely....I did not Thank you Hunter Law obviously I'll never forget what you've done for me.

I highly recommend Hunter Law! Family Law, Child Support, Alimony, Divorce, Child Custody,…read moreTimesharing they can help with all of your family law and Personal Injury matters.