Law Offices of Francis E Farren

I generally do not write reviews online but I’m sure that anyone who gets a DUI is scared and will do what I did and google and attorney and select Mr. Farren based on the reviews that are listed online. Although Mr. Farren represented my boyfriend I was extremely hands on with in this process. During our initial meeting with Mr. Farren I had a bad feeling about him because I had done my research on what the mandatory consequences for a 2^nd DUI in Delaware were. Mr. Farren lied right to my face and said that he could get us «plea» for 60 days in jail with a release in 7 days. However that is the mandatory sentence I should have walked out then. Mr. Farren attended 2 DMV hearings and for both hearings he was an hour late and I had to contact him to see if he was coming. During the 1^st court date Mr. Farren was 1 ½ late and I contacted him while waiting in the court house. His response when asked where was he at was «why do you have a phone in the court house» I heard Mr. Farren tell the prosecutor that he was not going to pursue the medical defense that was significant to the case and when I asked him about it he brushed the question off. The last event was the trial date when Farren also showed 1 ½ hour late. It appears that the other attorneys and prosecutors do not like Mr. Farren because they shot down everything he was saying which presented my boyfriend’s case from being thrown out even though the cop did not show up.
After paying Mr. Farren $ 2,000 my boyfriend received the maximum consequence that Mr. Farren continued to refer to as a plea. My boyfriend is full time employed and I witnessed accommodations made for those in worst cases (as they discuss everyone’s case openly in the court room). My distatisfaction lies in the lack of communication, disregard for scheduled appearances and meetings.
My boyfriend and I knew that there was going to consequences for his DUI and even jail time however Mr. Farren made us believe that he would fight for our case. I mean gosh the cop didn’t show up A PUBLIC DEFENDER could have gotten that thrown out.
I do have a few positive things to say bout this experience. Mr. Farren did allow us to make weekly payments until the balance was paid off. He did make a request for my boyfriend to be released after serving days. However he failed to inform me of the process that MUST be completed prior to his release. If I wouldnt have contacted my own resources I would have never been informed of the process. When I contacted Mr. Farren to confirm the information I obtained his response was «I DONT KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO PEOPLE WHEN THEY GET OUT OF JAIL»
This is not the attorney to use if you are looking for someone who is going to be decrease your anxiety about the situation.
Sorry for the super long review but I do not want anyone to make the same bad decision that my boyfriend and I did. If you do meet with him FOLLOW YOUR GUT! There were signs early on that I disregarded.