Rutter Mills is one of the top personal injury attorney firms in Coastal Virginia. I didn't contact…read morethem when I had my traumatic & life changing car injury in 2014. I wish I had. I wanted a firm that had an attorney I knew. After retaining that firm I learned that the attorney I knew had retired and was referring his cases to a new associate, who also eventually left. Handling my case then was a partner. I've since learned that the father of one of my son's children's theatre friends was an attorney at Rutter Mills. I feel certain he would have given my case the attention it deserved. And I'm also sure he would have known how to handle my emotions during depositions when I would cry because of the part of my life that was forever changed and the fact that the accident killed my beloved dog. The firm I hired recommended I settle for less than I deserved & had lost because the process was so upsetting for me. Rutter Mills handled the case of a former theater kid after his wife was killed in an automobile accident. I feel certain his case must have been gone so well because of the attorney we had both known so long. Should I ever have the need for a personal injury attorney firm again, I would certain retain Rutter Mills despite the fact that my friend has recently retired.

This experience has been incredibly disappointing and emotionally exhausting for my family. When…read moreyou hire a lawyer, you're trusting them to fight for you and protect your best interests during one of the most difficult times in your life. Unfortunately, that's not how we felt throughout our case. Instead of feeling supported, I felt like I constantly had to ask questions, follow up, and even uncover problems on my own. Finding out that certain things hadn't been done after being told they had was heartbreaking and made it very difficult to trust the process. I understand that law firms handle many clients, and I never expected constant updates. What I did expect was honesty. If there were delays or setbacks, I would have appreciated being told the truth instead of feeling like I was being misled. More than anything, I felt like my family's best interests came second. We deserved someone who would genuinely fight for us and treat our case with the care and attention it deserved. This experience added unnecessary stress to an already painful situation, and I hope no other family has to feel the same disappointment that we did.

We can't say enough about Richard Serpe law offices. They helped us when no one else would. No case…read moreis too big. They have really changed our lives! They kept in touch with us throughout the process and Dawn is amazing! We will miss you! I highly recommend them to anyone.

Richard along with a great team recently settled a very difficult lawsuit in my favor, throughout…read morethe whole process Mr.Serpe and his colleagues have become more then lawyers they are my family .because they genuinely care for each and every client ..Richard will go above and beyond for any of his clients ,He still even checks on me now that my case is settled and I'm forever grateful and glad I chose his law firm to assist me . I am now able to move on with my life in a better financially stable place (Shay )

I felt like my case wasn't handled properly. I only got 4,000 for someone hitting me in the rear in…read morethe tunnel heading to Newport News VA. How could I stop someone for hitting me from behind in the tunnel?

There years ago I took a bad fall down an escalator in a place I was supposed to have assistance…read moreand did not. I was referred to Cooper Hurley and taken on as a client by John Cooper along with Bailey Gifford and Jennifer Hogan. Over the three years they and everyone else I interacted with were compassionate, knowledgeable, efficient and above all kind. They worked very hard helping me to ensure my medical bills were paid and I was able to have an enough to put away if I needed another surgery, as I had two already from this incident. I had never had to hire an attorney before this and hope to never have to again, but if I did I would not hesitate to give John, Bailey or Jennifer a call again. I would also trust in them to help a family member or friend who needed their assistance in a case of their own. They helped me get my life back and I am very grateful to them for that.

We hired attny Cole Roberts at the recommendation of a good friend. Cole handled our son's case…read morewith ease. He's incredibly professional. Helped to address many of our questions. I would highly recommend the Decker law firm and Cole Roberts in your time of need.

I am truly sorry to report that the Decker Law Firm failed me, and when I met with one of the…read moreSenior Partners in the Firm to address my concern, he agreed that his Firm had made a legal oversight or omission which left me at loss from receiving income agreed to go to me for the rest of my life in an Estate Settlement. He also told me that they would Not do anything to correct it and to go to another Attorney and, of course, pay another Attorney Fee to determine what could be done about their very costly error.

For starters, this website forced me to click at least one star in order to leave a review. This…read moreattorney has failed all the way around. He may handle petty traffic cases well, however when we initially retained him we informed him how we are more so concerned not with the actual charges that the defendant had pending ( because defendant was granted a P.R bond on actual charges) , but that we were more so concerned with the pending violation which is why they wouldn't release him from jail. I've put in more work trying to get to the bottom of this and that's sad. That being said, This attorney has told us "oh I'll write a letter to the probation and post release " (back in December ). I went to see Howlett Monday to renew that same request that he contact probation / post release ( Also note , the post release division had the defendants violation hearing without an attorney present period ) and all of a sudden Mr. Howlett doesn't know anything about post release and wouldn't get involved . (Btw my appt with Mr Howlett was scheduled for 2:30 and I was rushed out of his office by 2:34 even though I was trying to cover all bases regarding what could be done to have this looked into Considering the DEFENDANT HAD NO COUNSEL PRESENT AT HIS POST RELEASE VIOLATION HEARING , I even TRIED to re rout the conversation with with Mr Howlett about how we could go about a reconsideration altogether considering the judge who originally placed the defendant on post release has been REMOVED FROM THE BENCH (Previously know as judge Burrell in city of Norfolk, now she is a commonwealths attorney in the city of Chesapeake ) because that judge had a history of hammering people at sentencing and became disfavored by the new parties in office. Woops. That being said, Howlett told me " no one has a right to reconsideration hearing but you can ask for one, but considering the charge that has him on probation is from 2014 they wouldn't even look at it" . Given the totality of circumstances , you only came up with the quickest cop-out rebuttals that came to mind. This person is a non violent offender and maintained employment and residence for the 2 1/2 years of being out . Laws are changing and actually starting to move in favor of citizens who write the check of these unjust public servants . Furthermore , as an attorney you shouldn't be ducking your clients requests that formed the basis of us retaining you. Not only was your performance trash at the suppression hearing, which due to your ineffective assistance forced him to take a guilty plea because he didn't want to risk getting an unjust sentence once again, but the defendants codefendent beat the same exact charge based on illegal search and seizure and was represented by A public defender. That alone said enough . We would have been better off with a public defender because not only have you lied to us, but you've wasted time and you previously made claims that you didn't even attempt to fulfill. Your lack of interest regarding this matter is disgusting and a disgrace ,but you were all ears when it came to a retainer fee.

I used Neskis a couple of years ago and I should've been burned! I'm talking looking at a few…read moreyears.. The man went in there and sprinkled fairy dust or something on the prosecutor and the 2 cops, but in the end/ Weekends for 20 days! When we left the courtroom and we're talking in the hall, we were repeatedly interrupted by other attorneys walking up and shaking his hand saying, and I quote lawyer, "only you George, only you!" Then he shuffled away but looking back in admiration. And guess what? My stupid ass just caught another one and guess who I'm using?!! Yup.. "Hey Mr. Neskis!! I messed up! Again!! Help!!!" Trust an ex career criminal that's been through it all-don't wait don't hesitate.. don't ask how much, just retain him by any means--. Your freedom is on the line- and this man will both finesse and fight- by hook or crook, you'll get the best outcome possible.. Hella good dude too on a personal level.. Call him now! Trust me, you will NOT regret it!

I went to George Neskis a couple of years ago when I got a traffic ticket that I wanted some help…read moresorting out. A friend actually told me about him after she had used his services previously. When I first met with him the consultation was free and he gave me a lot of good advice on what to do in the situation. Since I wanted to fight the ticket he told me he would represent me and honestly he put all my worry and fear to rest. He was confident and very kind to me. I will warn you, on the day of my court date he was late and it almost threw me into a panic attack. However, he did show up and basically took care of my ticket in a matter of seconds. The ticket was dropped and I couldn't have been happier! It was money very well spent and I have since recommended several friends (with traffic tickets) to him.

Our family court proceeding took nearly 3 years and for 2.5 years their firm went above and beyond…read more A few months leading up to our final hearing I was unable to get in contact with the family law attorney. The day of our hearing our attorney joked with opposing counsel even after opposing counsel said in front of us "These f****** idiots don't want to pay and they are about to be spanked". Our attorney had me sign a final order while only providing the final signature page and not bringing me in front of the judge. After telling her I cannot pay the amount ordered and I may need to sell my house and make myself and other two children and wife homeless, or give up custody. She responded with " That may be an option". She was then unreachable after and I am now left scrambling to find a new attorney to fix this situation. Be careful with this firm and at the first sight of lack of communication, please protect yourself.

Anthony Montagna III asked for a review so we obliged then he tried to return our money in exchange…read morefor pulling down accurate reviews... We hired him in May 2024 because his family name is on the law firm with other family members who are attorneys. I thought that Anthony would uphold his family name and 4-star reviews. It turned out that he is no longer "trial attorney" that other older reviews referred to or he just did not care about the future of a 20-year-old young man or perhaps that we are not from the area. Not only did he charge us an exorbitant flat fee of $2,500 for the Newport News and Norfolk area. He spent only two 15-minute appointments talking to my son and repeated the SAME 5 lines over and over like a broken record - all of which can be found on any traffic law firm website. Before the court date, he did NO research nor talked to the state trooper or find out anything further about a defense strategy. He DID NOT even get the court to correct or follow through with the correction of the spelling of my son's name. I feel like that is the bare minimum! He had no files and paperwork besides the financial contract we signed with him. Furthermore, each emailed question was responded quickly but with an "I don't know" or no suggestions until the second payment check was cashed. He did not do any background work until 15 minutes prior to court time when the state trooper arrived in the courthouse. That's the extent of his "legal advice". A simple issue like ensuring that my son showed up to the correct court and time was not advised. After the verdict, he tried to make us feel better by saying that he was expecting a lot worse and blamed it on the "substitute judge". As soon as the judgment was rendered, he said that he did not take appeal cases. He did not know how long it would take for processing or how the penalty was paid. The only thing he explained was that 1 day served is equal to 2 days around there. The court called him immediately to say that my son needed his SS# for processing and so he called me and wanted me to return to give that info even though he was still standing at the court house. I asked him politely to go back in and give them the #. He then quickly disappeared and reprimanded me for calling his cell phone afterward. Being generous, I calculate about 3 hours of work including court time so that is $833/hour.

I am disappointed in the way my case was handled, was it resolved, yes, but I had cross warrants on…read morethe party that was charging me which made it easy in court and for this firm to speak to the other attorney about cross dropping the charges. Somehow 45 minutes in court to cross drop charges and very minimal paper work filed is worth $2,400. I think not. I have requested a portion of that fee back ($5-700) and they refused to compensate. I would fully expect to have paid the entire $2,400 if it went to a real trial and I didnt bring cross warrants to the tabel for this firm to use on my own behalf. With having thoes cross warrants we would have been in a trial lasting over an hour on each charge. Myself having cross warrants saved your attorneys time, which should save me money for saving your time in the court room. I would not recommend this law firm to anyone with a simple case like mine unless you want to be ripped off.

From the owner: Eric Korslund and his team strive to provide each client with the same representation as if that…read moreclient was a close friend or member of our family. We provide services in the Personal Injury, DUI/DWI, Gun Crime, Drug Crime, and Car Accident Injury practice areas. Although we cannot promise what the outcome may be, we can promise to provide a high level of personal attention and devotion to each client. We aim to provide the best representation possible in an effort to get the best possible result. Call for a free consultation or jail visit.

Richard Davis is rude and condescending and he speaks to you like you're one of the one's "with…read moreyour hand out for a freebee" and he talks to you like you're an idiot who should know the law because he does. These people have been unnecessarily rude and make you feel like you're bothering them. It's beyond impossible anymore to have a someone in their field treat you like a decent human being. We're not all "out to get something" and not every one is "a bad egg". You people seriously need to take up charm school! You truly have NO RIGHT to speak down at people the way you do. You're just another dime a dozen lawyer anyway. You are no one special, at all. No one, Richard Davis!

From the owner: For over 25 years, our firm has been representing clients in a wide range of legal issues including…read moredomestic relations, criminal defense, and personal injury. Our attorneys bring more than a century of combined legal experience both in and out of the courtroom. For our legal team, no case is too big, too small, or too complex--every case is important and deserves quality representation at affordable rates. With over a century of combined experience, we do not sleep until we reach a positive outcome for our clients. Call Kozak, Davis & Renninger, P.C. today and schedule an initial consultation in any of our offices in Portsmouth or Suffolk.