Charles Flynn - St. Louis, MO

Very good lawyer would recommend him to anyone did a great job I?m very happy with outcome.

Reasons you should NOT hire Charles Flynn: 1. Charles Flynn was ALWAYS truant to every court proceeding! Even to trial. 2. “Charlie” never properly investigated my case or my allegations. (He needed to interview two important people for my case—never did (I have proof). 3. Charles Flynn remained in contact with my coparent for 3-6 months prior to ever meeting me or hearing my case. (What happened to equity and equality)? 4. Charles Flynn tried to convince me to take a bogus plea deal that would have negatively impacted my ability to take care of myself and resume joint custody. (Right after his phone call, my charges were dismissed the next day). 5. Charles never interviewed my therapist or psychiatrist. I sent him 2 HIPPA releases, day 1 of us meeting, and “Mr. Flynn” still never got in contact with either professional. Mr. Flynn relied on me to bring my medical records when he had one year to get my records and analyze them to really have an accurate assessment of the case at hand. 6. The judge never took “Charlie” who was as immensely late to court—serious. She wouldn’t even listen to his recommendations. She never gave a flip about his “expert opinion.” —everrr. 7. When I called other lawyers—appellant lawyers to be more forthcoming, they even knew of Charles Flynn—and already knew he didn’t fight on the behalf of my kid and they knew he didn’t investigate. I will not use any names, however—CHARLES FLYNN does not have a good reputation amongst his colleagues through the Saint Louis County Courts. He’s known to be a lazy revenue generator who doesn’t fight on the behalf ANY client. He does not contribute to any positive change in anyone’s life. He’s only employed to make someone else’s law firm money. (Had I known, I would’ve requested a new GAL immediately). (I called soooo many lawyers—they knew of Dunlop and expected him to behave the way we all have seen in court. (Bully and aggressive like). I’m not mad at it because he came to fight and win on the behalf of HIS client. He’s an old cuck that’s apart of the good ol boys club. A club Charlie wants to be in but can’t get in. Again, Charlie can’t even make partner. And, to this day, he still has not made partner. But, since he can’t make partner or win cases—-he has to only be in this for money. He will hustle you for money but won’t win your case. He’s just a run of the mill associate. He doesn’t want to be a GAL. But, no one is hiring him so he only can accept what the court offers him. Family court cases for him is all about money. He’s not in this to restore a broken family. Because if he were doing this with honest intentions, he would have been a better advocate for my child. My kid was just another dollar to Charles. He proved it the moment the judge entered in the judgment. I emailed him to ask a question about the decree and instead of him replying back, he sent out an invoice e-mail instead. If you’re going to represent children, do it with your all and mean it. Truly investigate with no biases. Don’t ever be the reason why a child is being placed in the wrong home. Charles has a lackadaisical approach to law. That is very dangerous to have a representative of law showcasing such behavior. I believe his fight for power and not attaining such, has made him lazy.

I think he does the best he can with the information given, if you are in a custody battle and he is the GAL don’t give up hope& try not to be angry. Just take a breath and realize he needs proof to know h is making right decisions per the children. Imagine how hard it is to be the one who is making these decisions. I cannot imagine how that’s got to feel day in and day out. I’m a vet tech and I legit feel so much empathy for my patients and their owners (people who put their pets down) so dealing with children and parents must be super hard at times mentally. I pray that he finds some peace at night just because of his job alone. He has always been straight to the point and kind, even when I thought he was being harsh. I would hire this man for the simple fact that he goes off of evidence and not hearsay. Thank you Charlie…. For having my kids safety at best interest I understand 100% why you had to do what you had to for your job - it’s time for them to come home so I can hug them and probably never let them go. You are a good lawyer and a good man. Please understand it is his JOB to not take sides but to keep kiddos safe. He’s just a neutral party trying to do the best he can. I hope this review gives some peace to someone out there.A GAL is not one sided or a bad person.

Charles Flynn is very poor at explaining what is happening while the case is going on. He seems very inexperienced as a lawyer and the services are very overpriced for what you receive. He never communicated with me very well. I would have to get a hold of him in order to ask me questions about my case. He told me the price would be around one number at the start but ended up costing me 3x that amount with him essentially doing very little work. I also continually told him to contact me over the phone when he would continue not to listen and send me emails anyway. Please do more research than I did when deciding on a lawyer. If I can help anyone not go through the frustration I did than all is not for nothing.