In my opinion and what i believe to be true, don't waste your time or money on "criminal" lawyer Mr. Laughlin. The DA's office should have paid him, not me. I repeatedly asked him for a sit-down face to face meeting. 5 months later, i'm still waiting. When i asked him to subpoena certain evidence which could have helped me, he said, he'd have to take his old computer off the shelf and dust it off, which he never did. Right from the beginning he knew i was solely on a fixed income; yet he waited to months before telling me my benefits would be cut to 10%, which means i will likely lose my vehicle and probably my home. Then, he accepted the 1st offer made by the ADA DiDonna. And, he thinks veterans are stupid; here's a quote from him, in an email between him and ADA DiDonna;
"My client, upon suggestion of his VA service providers, has asked to have his matter transferred to a Veterans Court. I explained to "our" client that Otsego County does not have this specialty court. his reply was that Broom County would accept the matter.
Obviously, the VA service providers do not understand criminal court and jurisdiction, if that is what they told "our" client."
1st I never mentioned Broom County. I said Binghamton Veteran's court covers Otsego county as well.
Notice how he starts with "My client", which is correct since he has no partners, assistants, etc. But later in the email to ADA DiDonna he refers to me as "our client" twice!!??? Does that mean he is partners with ADA DiDonna? If so, this is a major miscarriage of justice, collusion between a defense attorney and the ADA to convict me is totally illegal!
He is so thick, he still does not understand.
Like i said, don't waste your time or money on "criminal" lawyer Mr. Laughlin, especially if you are a veteran. read more