Complaint Review: J Michael Gallagher

This is the most crooked person I have ever met in my life.

This atty botched my case from the very beginning.  With missed filings, forgotten paperwork,
astronomical fees, and breached contracts.

I was never, repeat never on an hourly basis with this atty.  I was always on a contract with
him.  Everytime I gave him money there was a contract signed by both of us stating how long the money was to last.  This was to avoid being billed hourly instead I purchased blocks of time in $5000 increments.  After judgement was given in my favor, our contract ended.  Mr Gallagher continued
billing me at his astronomical 450 dollars per hour without my consent to do so.  Now I have received notice from a collections company that I owe him $1262 dollars that he continued
billing me after I was under no contract with him and while I was led to believe my case was over.

Mr Gallagher's ethical practices leave very little to be desired, he was foul mouthed in front of my wife repeatedly.  As well as a complete lack of dignity and respect for her by him not being able to look my wife in the eyes constantly staring at her breasts as she spoke to him.

  After a couple very serious mistakes in front of the judge by him, his effort to console me consisted of showing me a "guess the muff" game on his cell phone.  The game consisted of showing me a picture of a woman then he wanted me to guess if her pubic hair was shaved, not shaved, or
what shape the girls pubic hair was shaved in.

His courtroom etiquette was disturbing as well, it consisted of checking his Facebook page instead of reading filings that he had not read before coming to court.  When I began to explain what filings I had received from the opposing attorney he shouted at me that he didn't want to know what was filed.

(Really?)

When appointments were made at his office I had to listen to him sexually harass his secretaries it was quite repulsive.  As well as very visibly embarrassing, physically uncomfortable and humiliating for his secretaries.

On numerous court dates he showed up to the court house wreaking of alcohol.  But hey as long as he was able to sell his book, "an alcoholics guide to cooking" it was all good right?

It is quite a surprise to me how Mr Gallagher has been in business as long as he has been with practices like these.

When Mr Gallagher was confronted about the extra charges I was belittled and ridiculed in his response.