Carrico Michael

Outstanding law office. Super nice people.

I used to have tremendous respect for this lawyer because he has drawn up several documents for me and my Dad over the years. BUT, I lost ALL of that respect when this lawyer represented a landlord who ALLEGED damages by the tenant, but which were actually the obligations of the landlord to fix, repair, or build. He represented a landlord who, in my opinion, committed the following egregious acts:

1. PERJURY, FRAUD, CONVERSION OF FUNDS, BREACH OF THE LANDLORDS DUTY TO MAINTAIN THE PREMISES, FAILURE TO FULLY DISCLOSE EVIDENCE and/or WITHHOLDING EVIDENCE, plus violations of the following Sections of the Virginia Code of Law:

1. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (VRLTA)
2. Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC)
3. Violations of the following Specific Sections of the Virginia Code of Law:

§ 55.1-1245
§ 55.1-1220
§ 55.1-1202
§ 55.1-1220(A)(1)
§ 55.1-1220(A)(2)
§ 55.1-1220(A)(4)
§ 55.1-1234.1
§ 55.1-1229
§ 55.1-1226
§ 55.1-1226(A)
§ 55.1-1200 et seq.
§ 55.1-1248

This lawyer was the prosecuting attorney for a landlord who sued a tenant for DAMAGES THAT THE TENANT HAD NOT DONE. Now, the tenant has to pay the landlord THOUSANDS of dollars and the tenant is having to pay HUNDREDS of dollars every two weeks when the tenant gets paid. I think this is pretty lowdown of both the attorney and the landlord because THE TENANT HAS A TWO-YEAR-OLD CHILD. Garnishing the tenant's wages at 25% prevents the child from getting all of the necessities needed. It takes a HEARTLESS person, or a COLD HEARTED person, to deny the tenant and family the ability to pay bills and to buy food and diapers for the CHILD. It's a shame that the landlord FABRICATED damages for which HE, not the tenant, was responsible for maintaining and repairing. Whether the attorney knowingly allowed his client to violate these laws, or if the attorney was ignorant of these laws, neither reflect well on the attorney. A COMPETENT lawyer with HONORABLE work ethics should not have violated the Sections of the Virginia Code of Law.

After deep research and study of the Virginia Code of Law and having extensive FIRSTHAND knowledge of the aforementioned situation, I know that I will never use this lawyer again, nor will I recommend him to others.

I sincerely hope that the landlord's attorney was not in collusion nor complicit with the landlord. But, not knowing what fabricated lies the landlord told this attorney to convince him to take the case, I am not at liberty to make this assumption. But regardless, THAT DOES NOT EXONERATE NOR ABSOLVE the attorney from CULPABILITY because he knows me and he knows that I'm honest. Thus, he should have had had some modicum of skepticism and reservations about the landlord's claims before taking the case. But whatever the situation may be, the attorney should have familiarized himself with the Virginia Code of Law in regards to the ALLEGED evidence and ALLEGED proof of damage. He should have familiarized himself with the fallacies of the landlord's case and the multiple number of the Virginia Code of Law Sections that the landlord violated. Because of his incompetence and ineptitude, a family, INCLUDING A TWO-YEAR-OLD BABY, are struggling financially because of fraudulent misrepresentation, fabricated evidence, perjured testimony, and/or material omissions by the landlord. SHAME ON THE LANDLORD AND SHAME ON THE ATTORNEY!!

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Great lawyer if you need a great respectable lawyer then he is the one he has been practicing law for many years

I received a letter and a check from this office in regards to a property sale that my grandmother was entitled to a portion of. The check was made payable to my grandmother’s estate. However, as she had been deceased for many years, her estate was long since closed. I contacted the office, informing them that the check needed to be rewritten to me. I gave all the information needed to prove my identity, my relationship to the deceased, and my right to inherit as her only living heir. I was told it would be taken care of promptly. It has now been nine months since my initial contact and, despite numerous inquiries, I have yet to receive the money I am entitled to. On the rare occasions when I am able to speak to someone, I am given excuse after excuse about the delay in getting the check out to me. Most times I leave messages that are never returned. If this firm cannot even write a simple check in a timely fashion, I certainly would not trust them with complicated legal matters.

Mr. Carrico was *fantastic* helping me close my dad’s estate. It could not have been easier or faster. The price was extremely reasonable. I will 100% contact him when I need legal help again.