1 /5 Drew Dillard: Do not hire this man!!!
I was charged with Assault on a family member and that family member signed and filed an affidavit of non prosecution and Mr. Turners fee was $2,000. This was in August... all that he was able to do was keep continuing my case, and every month I would have to go to court for him to literally do nothing. Most defense attorneys talk to the prosecution about coming to an agreement, or reach out to witnesses, anything to help the case theyre being paid to represent, this man did nothing.
My father went on hospice right before Christmas and died soon thereafter, and I had sent Mr. Turner a letter from my fathers physician stating that I was needed to be there to act as caregiver and power of attorney over my father, who lived in the panhandle, (four hours from Cleburne), I asked him to file one last continuance for me on December 13th, as my court date was January 9th... his rude receptionist waited until January 8th to file that continuance, which was not received in the time I needed. I had to drive back to Cleburne from Snyder that evening to be in court the next day. I fired him in front of the judge, spoke personally to the prosecution myself, and in 5 minutes, got the whole thing dismissed...
In August I paid this man 2,000 dollars to basically show up to court with me. He did not fight for his client, he did not do anything to help me. He needs to retire, because his representation was the worst Ive ever experienced! All he did was take my money. He was almost impossible to get on the phone, his receptionist was rude and confrontational, as she is who you have to go through to get him on the phone. Even my father dying of cancer couldnt get this man to do something he was paid in full to do.
His receptionist promised me on January 5th and January 8th that she would do everything she could. At 4:30 on the 8th, I called the criminal coordinator for the court and she hadnt received any filing on my behalf. Total waste of money and time that Ill never get back...