This man needs be be disbarred!!! He did not do his due diligence, he took $10,000.00 from me and didn't do anything for my son except put the fear of god in him and threw him under the bus! My son wanted to go to trial and he told him if he did he would go to prison for 15 years and then told him to plead no contest then told the judge the reason for the plea was because he didn't want to be held financially responsible for the crime which pissed the judge off. He didn't have him evaluated, didn't get any records, present any information to help him. He wouldn't let us in the courtroom when talking with the judge or prosecutor. he never was on time and even forgot about court and blamed his assistant. He showed up in shorts for god sake!!! My son's bond was revoked and thrown in jail!! I had to get him a different attorney but by that time it was too late. Because he refused to represent my son the way he should have, he was shipped to Marquette for 4 years. I promise, I will get my money back!! DON'T USE HIM, HE'S LAZY, AND SHOULD NOT BE PRACTICING LAW ANYWHERE!!! I'm only giving him 1 star because no stars are an option read more

I hired Benjamin Whiting to represent me for an evidentiary hearing which didn't ever occur. Benjamin DID NOT do any work on my case whatsoever beyond notifying the court he would be appearing as my attorney for the evidentiary hearing which did not happen. My court dates were switched several times by the court- yet this did not encourage Benjamin to contact me via phone/email in regard to my case. I attempted to discuss a witness list with Benjamin- he refused. I attempted to ask Benjamin when and how we would be subpoenaing said witnesses- I received no response. I gave Benjamin a $3,000 retainer where he did nothing for months, & in June after going almost an entire month while attempting to reach Mr. Whiting I chose to terminate him. Mr. Whiting returned $1600 of my money. Rather than solely charging me for the appearance he'd put into the court, Mr. Whiting made up various jobs surrounding my case which he did not do reflected on the invoice. I asked him to describe those jobs, or provide proof- he has since refused to respond to me. I can promise he didn't do them because he wouldn't (and couldn't) quote the issues within my case (he couldn't when I chose to terminate him) and this is because in the months while I waited for my new date- Mr. Whiting and I did not communicate about my own case for a total of 6o minutes. TWICE I believed I had court on a following Monday and neither time Mr. Whiting was prepared for the hearing I had paid him for. It was only luck of the draw those dates were re-arranged, but it doesn't negate this attorneys decision to remain unprepared. We didn't discuss ANY of the evidence I felt I had compiled for the case- because we didn't discuss anything beyond the bare bones initially. Mr. Whiting took my retainer with the bare bones info he had, entered himself as my attorney, & charged me more than $1400 of a $3000 retainer which at this point would have seemingly been spent even though we NEVER MADE IT to the hearing. I will be communicating with the Michigan bar for over-billing and what next steps I can take in this process. I wanted to write a review to prevent people from spending their money with this man. Should you choose Mr. Whiting as representation, please consider my review in case you also end up needing to file against Mr. Whiting for over-billing. I only hired this man because I wanted new eyes on my case- I do not want others to make the same mistake if they're able to prevent it. read more

It took two years for my divorce. That's right two years because he wasn't filing right, nor calling me back! He will go months without calling back. I wish somebody would've told me how unprofessional he really was. Please do what I should have done and run. read more

absolute lazy attorney. he lies. makes things sound good. then ignores you for weeks at a time. then he will lure you back in. and ignore you again. if you want the job done right. hire someone else. . read more

In February of this year, I had to hire an attorney to handle my divorce. I did a search for the best divorce attorney in Jackson, Mi. and Mr. Hurst's name came up at the top of the list. At first I thought he was going to be a good fit for my needs and my personality, but after the first couple consultations I soon discovered how wrong I was. If you are looking for an attorney that will treat you with respect and dignity in one of the worst times of your life, keep looking. He became very fond of yelling "just shut up and listen" to me, being extremely disrespectful bordering on verbally abusive. $5,000.00 + later I wish I had dropped down the list a little bit. If one of his reviews had said he was so disrespectful, I would have chosen a different attorney. read more

Excellent service across the board. Dennis is as professional as they come and makes you feel welcome the minute you walk in the door. He manifests genuine concern for every client. Barb runs the office with a degree of precise exactitude that would make any boss want to steal her from the firm and hire her as their own. She is truly an asset to the team. And Mike is an extraordinary litigator who has helped me out any times. Never has there been a situation that was too difficult for him to handle, and he does so expertly and with a degree of professional that goes unmatched. I have received fair and positive outcomes each time I have utilized his services. Overall, the team at Dennis Hurst and Associates delivers a degree of service that goes unrivaled in the Jackson County and surrounding areas, and I would recommend them to anyone in need of legal services. read more

Dennis & Barb are awesome!! He worked hard for Steve & I!! Couldn't have done it w/out u!!!

Dennis took my call initially and was absolutely awesome. He made me feel 100% confident in choosing Dennis Hurst & Associates. The lawyer that represented us was Ben Whiting and he was EXCELLENT to work with. He helped us tremendously and couldn't have been happier with the outcome. Highly recommend Dennis and Ben. And a huge thank you to Barb, holding the office down and keeping them in line. :) She was such a pleasure as well. All around great firm and great people! read more

Mr. Hurst represented me in a highly-sensitive legal matter and was able to obtain the best result possible for me. He was very knowledgeable, approachable, and thorough. He completely understood my legal needs and assisted me through a very difficult time. I highly recommend him. read more