James Parish

1 year ago

I initially hired Mr. Bodow for a friend's DUI and he did a great job and then again when I was charged with Marijuana distribution in 2014. After my arrest I had my girlfriend find an attorney. She mistakenly hired Mr.Bodow knowing I had used him in the past. She dropped off 186k in cash to him. He hired a federal attorney for me with 70k since he has no experience trying federal cases. He then attempted to keep the remainder of the funds and was unreachable for over a year so I was forced to file a formal complaint with the CA bar association. The day before his license was to be suspended he called me at the jail. He pleaded with me to withdraw the complaint and offered to return part of the funds. I accepted whatever I could and consider myself lucky to have received anything. I'm giving a brief overview so that I might possibly save some future grief and misery for someone. I'd recommend him for DUI's or minor traffic related crimes but given his blatant dishonesty I would never recommend hiring him. When someone is charged with a serious felony, the last thing you should have to worry about is your attorney stealing your money. I stand by this review and my account of these events. Feel free to to contact me and I'd be happy to to send supporting documents. My email is Jamesmichaelparish@gmail.com. I wouldn't write a review like this unless I could prove it. I feel like I have an obligation to share my story if it could possibly help someone avoid a horrible situation.