Bart Denum

Bart got the job done and Kathy, his wife, was awesome! We hired Bart for our son who was in a MESS. I must be honest, at first I refused to talk to Bart because I DID NOT like his demeanor (which is why it’s 4 stars and not 5). He can be a little rough around the edges, but he’s a damn good attorney. He knew of programs and things in Travis County that could help my son that nobody else knew of. There were countless times I would call his wife at all hours of the day and vent my frustrations about both my son and the legal process and she would always give me good advice and calm me down. I was straight forward and told them both exactly how I was feeling and, in the end, I was on speaking terms with Bart, felt like I could call Kathy about anything and my son got accepted into a program that will wipe his criminal slate clean. I would highly recommend Bart, especially if you are interested in results– that’s exactly what he gave us!

Please do not use this Lawyer. He may have the brains, I do not know, but he does not have his heart in this lawyer business. He is arrogant and rude to his clients. My friend had him as a court appointed attorney and he has done nothing good, but manage to have her get the most terrible and hardest punishment of all. They called it a deal, it was not. He does nothing that he says he will, cancels dates and does not inform his clients, and then lies about it and blames the client. Well I was helping my friend every step of the way as I used to be a Paralegal so wanted to make sure my friend did everything right, but he is impossible to work with, even the judge was angry with him. I personally had to hire her a real attorney to take over her case, and the results have been so different. I feel sorry for anyone that has him assigned as a court appointed lawyer. Sometime good people make bad decisions, bad mistakes, but do deserve a second chance. This gentleman, no not a gentleman, but just a farce, will not get you that second chance, he will throw your life away. I really believe he is kissing up to the District attorney to get in the «In» crowd. I don’t think he gets that the in crowd will ever want him to be a part of their crowd, as he is so obnoxious and unprofessional. Look to at the other reviews that were not selected, they are also one star reviews.

My ex husband (not a member of the Mensa society) hired this guy to represent our son who had gotten into trouble. Because we have joint custody I actually had to hire another attorney to get this guy dismissed. But by the time the paperwork got started my ex fired him. Oddly while my ex (not a member of the Mensa society) was smart enough to open a Unilocal account solely for the purpose of stalking me, he was not smart enough to read Bart’s two 1 star reviews, prior to hiring him. You know how on TV you see court rooms where the Judge gets so mad they use the gravel and say recess. With Bart I was able to watch this happen in real life. He and his wife/​legal asst put on a dog and pony show that would probably be entertaining on late night cable but no so much in real life or at tax payers expense. I listened to Bart tell a judge 4 times that he was going to his sons 3 week long graduation from boot camp. That’s odd when my step son graduated his ceremony only lasted a day. There are a lot of choices for legal representation. Word to the wise, don’t hire someone just because they tell you what you want to hear.

This lawyer is not worth your time or money. Him and his «wife» give excuses for him making delay after delay. They rather keep you hanging in limbo and rearrange your schedule, just so they can delay your case and work on another that gets them more money. They seem to not want to fight for what could be a good plea agreement, act like they are more inline with the DA’s office than with representing their client, seems like he rather settle for whatever gives him less work… and not truly have the best interest of his clients.
Sadly, they give excuses for every little thing, and don’t truly take the time to listen. His «wife» legal assistant rather talk over you, then truly listen to what you are saying. If it wasn’t for me doing more leg work then them, my ex would probably be looking at a lengthy prison sentence! They tried to tell me that my ex husband had no other option than prison! They should be ashamed to call themselves Criminal Defense lawyers. Like i said before, they won’t fight for you at all. I did more work than them to keep my ex from getting 10 years. He walked out with probation, not because of Bart, but because of me! So sad, maybe my new profession should be lawyer, not garden designer.
I am very upset with him, he took on my ex husbands case and never has even met face to face to my husband after two months of going to court. He is unorganized and doesn’t seem very competent in his job.
I highly discourage using Bart Denum.