My brother, who is in prison, retained Irvin to pursue a legal matter. Irvin collected an advance fee, visited my brother once, made a lot of promises and never returned.
Irvin required payment up front. He is so incompetent it was, actually, hard to pay him. Twice, I tried to send funds to him electronically, but Irvin had given me the wrong transfer numbers. Then I mailed him a check. He said he never got it. I stopped payment on the first check and sent another via 2nd Day UPS. He cashed this check and then claimed my brother had never paid him. (I've got the canceled check, Dan.)
Finally, a second lawyer was able to show my brother he had no case. Bad luck for my brother, but , at least the second lawyer knew his business. Either Irvin knew it and didn't say or he just didn't know. I don't know which is worse.
Pros: Good talker
Cons: Incompetent, does not do what he says he will
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