Chris was truly concerned about myself and my case. He wanted the best outcome for me and I received the best judgement in the end. Thank you Chris and David and staff!

Mr West was paid in full before taking case. Promised to give case the attention necessary and basically did nothing. Sold himself as being an expert on dealing with drug related cases. HE WAS NOT! Did the bare minimum.

Mr West and his staff were polite and always returned my calls. I Hired him for my probation Revocation and was able to walk into court handle it and walk back out without going to jail. I would recommend David to anyone that is looking for a reputable lawyer.

I had to BEG my lawyer, MICHAEL DUPONTE, to fight for me for a contractor who turned the gas on illegally at one of my rental properties. He literally told me that I "simply" needed to go to the courthouse and turn myself in! I was in shock, as I wondered what his job was? Long story short, I paid my retainer so I demanded he do his job. I asked him again, as we entered the courtroom for the THIRD appearance-the other ones were continued as they waited for me to admit something I did not do, "Please fight for me this time." He FINALLY presented all the facts, challanged allegations, and won the case. I felt good that it was over but terrible that I was made to feel like a criminal by DAVID WEST'S FIRM I retained!

Mr. West, Dupont & West Defense Team
I wanted to take this time to provide a review for you and all of your future clients. I believe the representation that you have provided for my family and I is disgraceful to me as well as your profession. We came to you very distraught as you knew this was the first time that any of us have been trouble. You sat on our case for as long as you could by doing nothing, wasting time and money. Then sent the most unprofessional lawyer you could by sending Michael Dupont to our case. That looks like a very serious alcoholic and unable to shower before court, or remember what he told clients, the last time he seen his clients. The hearings that you say you represented us in, those were calendar calls of which your team was never prepared for, which cause 2 years of delays. The prosecutor delayed our case once, all others were you and your team. This is not to mention the times that spent calling your office and the DA’s office to get the appropriate court dates and times due to you and your team not corresponding with us appropriately. We have had a lack of communication with you and your team that included unanswered phone calls and email correspondences that received no reply from you and your team.

Most, if not all of the information relayed to us in our consultation meetings was not done on your part. The main and simplest being that you did not meet with the DA in person to represent myself or my family as you stated and as we asked. This is one of the main reasons we went with you and you didn't find the time in your schedule for 2 plus years to do this. You did absolutely nothing to represent myself or my family as we asked or as you said you would. You did nothing to fight for me or my family rights. I also find it VERY hard to believe that you and your team spent time reviewing all the discovery, recordings, and photos considering you never retrieved all the information/evidence. I think a public defender or myself, could have gotten the deal you negotiated, based on none of us had any prior records. If you believe you gave your best representation sitting on the phone with the prosecutor for hours, negotiating or begging them for the best deal, then so be it.
However, what you should have done is “pull out the claws” that you had mentioned in our consultation meeting, met the prosecutor in person with a valid defense, and discussed it like you said you were. BOTTOM LINE is you and your team failed to represent us as you said you would. Therefore, our contract was terminated with you and your team.

In addition, the reviews that I am submitting are not unfair at all, they are the truth on how you and your team represented my family and I in our case. I must live with many regrets with the main one was trusting you and for me not firing you and your team a year ago. Me and my family were in no hurry to plea to something that was not true, nor a deal that you thought was so great. We were in a hurry and anxious for you to do your job. My family and I wanted you to represent the way you said you would during now what we know was nothing more than a sales pitch.
I will apologize on behalf of my family for wasting courts & DA time and money on incompetent lawyers. We have obtained other representation by a competent lawyer.

You should have done what you said you were going to do…
Please keep eye out for all the reviews that you and Michael will be receiving on all websites!!!

Aaron

Very good

Lengthy, but 100% worth the read....(skip to the last line if you would like the outcome)

My boyfriend and I got arrested in Monroe County, GA New Years Eve weekend of 2017, and were charged with 6 felony possession drug charges. We were driving from our home out of state to a wedding in Florida and got pulled over for speeding the morning of December 29, where we were immediately searched. After 2 days in jail, we made the 13 hour drive home and started calling lawyers immediately.

Picking a lawyer was scary. We knew we would have to hire one based off of a phone conversation, and not after a face to face meeting. After speaking with about 20 lawyers in Georgia, we decided on David, but didn't hire him immediately, as we were waiting to be summoned. We waited about a year before being summoned and reached out to David West for immediate representation.

Our arraignment was scheduled for today at the Monroe County Superior Court. My boyfriend and I received a call from David the day we were supposed to fly down to Atlanta, telling us to cancel our flights, and reschedule them for court in February. He had worked out a plea deal. What was the deal? Fly down for court in February and pay a $500 court fee for myself, $1,000 for my boyfriend, and we were free to go. NO PROBATION. NO SUPERVISION. NO JAIL TIME. OUR RECORDS WOULD BE WIPED BLANK. If you are battling ANY criminal charges in the state of Georgia, I would 1000% recommend David West! If I could give him more than 5 stars, I absolutely, without hesitation would!

My brother had an incident that required representation. Mr. West came highly recommended by some people in my career field. I am glad I listened to them
because he presented an excellent case. Mr. West was knowledgeable, personable, thorough, professional, and the list goes on and on. Ashley and Erin were also very helpful while I followed the representation. Thank You and Peace

Communication with mr David West wasn’t very adequate with me.
Our conversation wasn’t fair .
Never answered my letters
I would email him he would take the longest to get back
I could not get in touch with him , only with his assistant that could only tell me he’ll call back , when he wouldn’t
He told me due to the person I am , and where I was positioned that I could only go a certain direction. I thought wasn’t fair

David came very highly recommended so I hired him to handle an unfortunate legal situation I found myself in. He is extremely professional and has no problem establishing a rapport with other attorneys and judges. My case is not over yet and I will surely update my review when it is, but I remain confident that I have the best possible representation for my case.

I couldn't be happier with David West & Associates. When I got into a minor disagreement with the police over a bag of marijuana in my friend's car David really took care of me. He told me what to expect and did exactly what he said he was going to do. He handled everything and all I had to do was show up when he told me to. I'm glad this is all in the past, but if it hadn't been for David I'm sure this misunderstanding would have affected me for the rest of my life.

not impressed

David west is a miracle worker. Can honestly say he saved my life and not be hyperbole. If I could give them ten stars I would. These guys are incredibly sharp, well connected, and politically savvy. They ARE who you want representing you.

I hired David West to handle a DUI for my son and we were very pleased with the outcome. David West definitely knows what he's doing and gave us the hope we needed when we met with him before hiring him to handle the case. The best part was he carried out what he promised, and didn't handle things like other lawyers do where you'll hire them and then they never want to talk to you again after. When I called the office, I spoke with Ashley and Erin who were very courteous and kept me updated on everything that my son would need to complete, as well as what they were currently doing in the process.

Mr. West and his staff kept us in the loop every step of the way and were very professional. We greatly appreciate the services and everything they've done and I would HIGHLY recommend them to anyone looking for a lawyer!

Fantastic attorney who goes over and above to represent your interests. Very happy with my experience

Very satisfied with David West and Erin for all their help. Outstanding firm with awesome results

I’m going to make this simple... Nothing but the best. Couldn’t have asked for a better lawyer. Simply the best is what you get at David West and Associates

If you want the best you have to go to the best, and that's what you get when you hire David West. Very knowledgeable, knows what hes doing, respectful, and a tough mf lawyer. David and his team work diligently to handle your case in the most professional manner possible. I called in and spoke with Erin, who is very sweet, willing, and determined to provide you the best legal representation possible. I cant thank you more for what you all have done for me. Anyone on here reading all these reviews should understand that when you hire a lawyer it's not always a guarantee your case will turn out how you want it to!!! THEY WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE BEST LEGAL ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION PERIOD!!!! Don't let some of these bitter reviews deter you from hiring one of the best criminal defense teams around. Some people are never satisfied, and these lawyers here know best. Give respect when respect is due. ****I HIGHLY RECOMMEND DAVID WEST & ASSOCIATES, TO ANYONE LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCE**** Thanks David and Erin for all your help!!!

Where should I begin... I hired Mr. Michael Duponte for a charge I received in August 2016. For a year and 7 months, it seems as if I sat around and continued to go to court without moving forward with the results I was looking for. I could never get in touch with him, the receptionist would take my messages and they would never get to him, he stop showing up to court to represent me starting in December 2017. In March of 2018, I FINALLY had the chance to speak to Mr. Duponte and I wish the call was on a recorded line. His tone and attitude towards everything I asked him was "I don't care". I was stuck. After I realized I had been a fool for so long, I finally decided to fire him and hired a new lawyer who was the complete opposite. He help me get the results I needed in less than a MONTH! One month people! All I can say is if you want to get the results you need and get the mistake(s) you've made behind you, DO NOT hire this man. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. West and he was a gem. I hate that he could not represent me because he does not specialize in what I was charged for. Mr. West, Mr. Duponte is given your firm a bad name. He has the most poor service and representation as a lawyer I have ever witnessed. If you are reading this review and you know better, do not hire this man. You will regret every moment from walking into the office to listening to him talk about nothing. However, what I can say is I thank you because now I know for 1. I will do my best to stay out of trouble and 2. God forbid if I do get in trouble again, I will overlook David West and associates because the "associates" are not even worth the time. #Makegoodchoices

I retained Mr. West for my 4/18/2018 court appearance for my TPO Violation hearing in which if found guilty I was going 2 prison. Mr. West won my case and even the judge said afterwards 2 me that I had a good lawyer. 5 stars because I'm a free man and all because of Mr. West..

Beware!!!!! please save your money and hire a more professional law firm these liars dont even reponse to there clients mr. west is always out the office go figure Me and my family paid him in jan he has done nothing im going to demand my money back and hire a real lawyer Mr. West and his team are total jokes. Im going to post a review on every site to get the word out about this firm. We are tired of these lieing lawyers this is not the 90's you will be exposed. DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY PEOPLE.

If you are looking to be robbed by a crook mr west is you're guy total tool this guy

David West is AMAZING at what he does. He fought for me and did exactly what he said he was going to. Now I’m back to my busy life and providing for my family. Thank you again David!

They were great. The outcome of my case ended even better than I’d anticipated. Chris was empathetic, warm, and direct. I’d recommend to anyone for your serious legal needs.

Mr. West was caring and eased my anxiety. He did exactly as promised. Mr West and his assistant Erin were always so prompt to return my calls, reply to my emails and made a difficult situation so easy. If you are out shopping lawyers STOP just compare the conversations. Mr West was by far the most knowledgeable, confident and didnt try to scare me into paying an outrageous amount. No words can express how grateful I am.

David was prompt to get back to me and handled my issue very quickly!! My case was done and handled with in a week of me hiring him. Would recommend to any friends or family!! Thanks David!!

I started out looking for an Attorney to represent my Son on Saturday morning Feb 2. 2019 & by noon, David West was the ONLY attorney to return my call personally! We met that Monday & today Nov 22nd 2019, we are walking away from this case with NO JAIL TIME! This case could have EASILY gone in a different direction from the very beginning, given that it made the news, but David assured us that things would work out! HE KEPT HIS WORD!
He is a blessing to my family!! This is a HUGE Gift for us!
We thank him & his staff for everything!!!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

David is one of the most caring, professional, and knowledgeable attorneys in the field. No case is too small for him, and he does what he does with a genuine care and concern for the individual, not for the money. He reached out to me well after business hours and spent a considerable amount of time listening to me and providing sound and useful advice in different scenarios at no cost. I am truly grateful for his assistance! If I end up needing him to represent me during the case, I will definitely try to update this review.

Mr. West I don't think you need reviews to let you know how professional and good of a lawyer you are. Thank you very much and really appreciated on handling my case. Gracias!!

Respectfully,
M. Ramirez

Even though I didn't have the opportunity to work with Mr. West, I can say by the briefly conversations with him and his personal that they are very knowledgeable and professional.

Outstanding law office! They did everything they could to help me get the best possible outcome with my case. They also explained everything in great detail every step of the way. I would definitely recommend them to anyone in legal trouble.

David West did a good job in taking care of the details of the case.

Somewhat dissatisfied.

Good honest ppl

Very professional and experienced team. I would definitely recommend David West & Associates to anyone.

for my son Thomas case

David West and Associates did more than they promissed. I am very happy with the outcome of my case and I highly recommend them.

David West & Associates handled my situation beautifully. After my first visit, I felt a great relief. They took my case seriously and treated me with compassion and respect. I’m very grateful.

David West and his law firm has shown my family and I professionalism, commitment and integrity.He took my son's case and each time there was a trail date Mr.West came to represent him. His staff always answered our phone calls, we would leave him a message and he would return our calls. My wife and I are extremely satisfied with David West and Associates.

Mr. West was so helpful and kind! He is a truly good lawyer and person.

Couldn't be happier with the outcome of my case. I made the right decision going with David West and his team.

David West really helped me out by not only NOT charging me a dime for his legal advise but was willing to call me back on a holiday weekend when I had been blown off by other law firms. Luckily for me, I was able to handle my case without hiring an attorney because he was honest with me and told me what I needed to do to avoid getting taken advantage of. That's old school courtesy right there! Thanks, Mr. West!

Glad we FIRED David and his "firm". David never did anything he said he would do...just a bunch of talk. 15k & 2yrs down the drain. He said he would bring out the claws if he needed...I guess he must of gotten declawed. If your looking for a good attorney ... keep looking, he may offer you a good deal but its worth it to pay a little more.

I know David West to be an excellent criminal attorney. A lot of the one star reviews are concerning an attorney who is no longer with the firm.

You know that moment you remember you had to get your car tags renewed? Well, for me, it was when I had blue lights behind me. Glad I called Mr. West to help me with the case. I had to be out of the country during my court date, but he was able to handle it promptly.

David West and Associates have really done an outstanding job and I couldn't be happier with the outcome. David got my charges completely dropped.

David West always made himself available when I needed to speak with him. Very patient! And we got the outcome that we wanted!! Thanks for all your hard work!!

Mr. West will lead the way!

I called David West to look into getting a 10+ year criminal charge expunged from my record. A receptionist answered the call took down my information and advised that Mr. West would be in touch once available. I received a call personally from Mr. West within the next few minutes. He advised me that under this scenario, this was something that I could handle personally and walked me through the process. Instead of blindly taking my money, Mr. West was ethical and upright. He indicated that if i was not able to resolve personally to come back and we could discuss next steps at that time. If I am ever in a bind going forward, I would use Mr. West without hesitation.

After hiring Attorney West I was met with only the best service and outcome for my case. I could not recommend him enough for helping me out and getting my charges completely dropped. I am glad I hired the firm and would do so in a heartbeat if I ever need him again!

These attorney's can be bought! My 20 year old with no prior criminal history got 35 years in prison for a murder he did not commit with absolutely no evidence!
-Michael won his preliminary hearing. -Judged granted 75k bond request.
-David and Michael tried to withdraw eve of trial, which judge denied.
-They failed to look through the 1000's of pages of the discovery which could have set my son free.

BE CAREFUL if you hire these attorney's! If you don't go along with them and the "nice prosecutors" as they told my son, you will be CONVICTED! They told us my son was 20 YEARS old and could handle his own.They would not allow us in their office after they tried to withdraw from case. I got many mean demanding emails telling my son he needed to come to their office ALONE or he was going to get 30 years in prison. They told him to plan to stay every Saturday all day (9-4) to prepare for trial. My son was afraid and told them he wanted us to come, they said NO, so my son never went. He got 35 years, a little more than what the DEMANDING EMAILS said!

As we write this review, we want you to know we really are real clients of Mr. West. In our opinion and experience, Mr. West was great! He was very responsive to our immediate needs with representation which helped to cool-down a situation we were heading into. As things progressed, he kept us well informed and prepared for each step. In the end, we walked away with a win. Mr. West was always professional and calm, when we were a nervous wreck at times. He really understands the process and knows what he’s doing to help you in your time of need. We can’t say enough of how much we appreciate all that he did for us. I would highly recommend Mr. West as your Attoney. You’ll be glad you hired him!
-JG

I had the best representation and the best outcome, I felt that Mr. West and the girls truly cared about me and had my best interest at heart. I appreciate all he did and would recommend him highly. L.Mccown

Just hired Mr. West to help my friend get relief from prison I will keep you guys posted on the out the come.

Just asked a simple question. Receptionist responded we don't handle that and hung up in my face! How rude!!

I WANT TO THANK DAVID WEST, AND HIS STAFF FOR A GREAT EXPERIENCE. THEY WERE PROFESSIONAL, AND SUPERCEDED MY EXPECTATIONS WITH MY CASE. I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND DAVID WEST AND HIS ASSOCIATES TO ANYONE NEEDING LEGAL REPRESENTATION THAT YOU CAN TRUST.

If u have a situation in the state of Georgia.. and you are seeking top notch defense from a know and well respected attorney state wide no need to look any more Mr.David West is who you want to represent you. I was very very pleased with him and his staff

No one ever plans for or wants to need a criminal defense attorney. But when a bad situation hits your family, you need the best. David West is a very professional, respected attorney. We found his business on the NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) website.

He didn't play games, told us my son had a serious charge against him, yet promised to do HIS best to help him out of a tough situation. He made excellent recommendations for pre-court counseling and testing, gave my son the best advice without promising miracles.

As it turned out, my son ended up with a year of un-monitored probation (with all charges dropped after successful completion of the probationary period) in Cherokee County, a tough-on-drugs county in Georgia. His ordeal is over and David West helped our family through some dark times. You always want to listen to your attorney's advice and with David West you can be assured that advice will be sound. Thank you for our positive outcome to a nasty situation, David West!

He knows what he's talking about for real!

In 2014, my husband and I retained Mr. West to represent us in a case. We had many attorneys from whom to choose, and met with several. After meeting with Mr. West, there was no doubt we had made the right decision when we decided to hire him.

Mr. West can best be described as a very hard working, but humble gentleman. He has many accolades, but rarely mentions any. What I respect the most is that Mr. West WALKS the TALK. As if that in itself as not admirable, Mr. West has proven through his actions, that he truly cares about each and every one of his clients.

Thanks to Mr. West's hard work and knowledge of the law, the outcome of our case was favorable and we received the settlement we desired.

A few months ago, to my utter surprise, I learned the courts had dropped the ball and had not properly recorded the case.

I immediately contacted Mr. West. I did not think he would remember me, as the case in which he represented us was three years old.

To my surprise, not only did Mr. West remember us, but after learning about what happened, he took immediate action, during a time in his life when he should have been focusing on his own wedding! He provided me with his personal cell phone number and personal email address.

Mr. West took all the legal steps necessary to secure another signed Order, and our case was finally properly filed in the courts.

I cannot thank him enough for his loyalty, hard work, and his ethics.

Mr. West represented my brother in law on a case recently. He was very professional and thorough. I was very impressed with his work and I strongly recommend him to anyone needing a criminal defense attorney.

Does not pay his bills. Ordered something from us and sent an invoice, and he has failed to pay it. Will not return our calls.

I hired Mr. West to handle a murder conviction appeal that was to be a sure win based on the info in the appeal. Mr. West was to present an oral argument for which he was paid for, but chose not to do an oral at all. He let the Justices make a decision by just reading the brief. I hired Mr. West based on his experience and being able to get his point across verbally. That is surely is strong suit in addition to his arrogance which I liked. He really let me and his client down and we are without additional money to hire another attorney. You would think I should get some of my money back since he did not do the complete job that he was paid for.