I hired Barry Hodge for a child custody and support case in the Powhatan Juvenile District Court.
I spent enough time working with Mr. Hodge and wrote enough pay to the order of Barry Hodge checks to have an opinon and write a review.
Unfortunately, a five star rating is not possible because Mr. Hodge quit without finishing the case. Or how Barry put it, I was "fired permanently", as Barry informed me who the boss really was on his way out the door. -1 star
Barry Hodge was expensive. His initial retainer and hourly rate were higher than the attorney I hired to replace him. -2
I will remove another star for efficiency. Cost per what was accomplished was poor. Of course it is not possible to divide by zero, so I will just compare Mr. Hodge's efficiency to the attorney who actually argued my case before a judge and closed it at 1/5 of what I paid Mr Hodge. -3
I did not like working with (or for, since he fired me) Mr. Hodge. I'm sure he feels the same way about me, so this is a draw.
Communication was good with both Mr. Hodge and the office. +1
Available for rehire? No. (I was fired permanently, remember) I would not rehire regardless. -4
So that explains my one star rating. If you add -4 and +1 it is actually -3, so don't trust my math in this review. In fact, don't trust my review at all. This is just my rant for the way my case went only, and not against Barry Hodge or Barry Hodge Law Firm PLC in general. I don't wish to discourage anyone from working for him.
If there are any doubts to the authenticity of my review, I have over $25,000 in receipts to show what I paid Mr. Hodge and I have his order to withdraw from my case. My name is Lawrence Butler, and I was a client of Mr. Hodge.