John P Carbon Jr Law Offices

I want to start by saying I would not recommend Carbon law to anyone looking for legal help. That being said, Matt is a good lawyer. I was happy with the results of my case but think his talents are wasted there. But I do think there are several areas where Carbon Law could improve greatly. First, if you have a DUI, Carbon Law can help with the criminal side, but they do NOT handle DMV issues. In my opinion, make sure you contact a separate DMV attorney immediately! When I spoke with John, I was under the impression that they had someone in-house who handled DMV matters and that it was included in the quoted price. It turned out they only provide a referral, which was disappointing to learn later. Communication between John and Matt was also extremely frustrating! I always had to repeat information even after John said he would pass it along. I also had to gather most of my own documents. Despite believing the firm could access those just as easily, if not faster. Even the DA seemed to get information more efficiently then them. It left me wondering what exactly I was being charged for. A clear breakdown of fees to price would be very helpful for others in the future. Just warning John gets upset and becomes extremely unprofessional and petty when you ask this question. I also never really felt like the team cared about me or had confidence in my case. It often felt like I was just another number and that they were rushing through things to move on to the next client. Communication felt hectic and inconsistent--I received multiple calls a day or would have to call multiple times a day and not get clear answers, and sometimes important updates weren't even communicated. For example, my court date was changed to an earlier day, and I only found out because I called courthouse myself. Meetings were only offered in the mornings, which was inconvenient. I also asked for things like video evidence multiple times, for me to view and they took me harassing and with-holding payments for them to get it to me. Overall, I do hope Carbon Law works on improving their communication, organization, and client care. Matt did achieve a good outcome for me, but the process itself felt chaotic, and I often felt overlooked. Better clarity, consistency, and support would go a long way.

After many lawyers, in addison, tried to extort me for 2 or 3 thousand dollars for a simple village ordinance.. He offered a much cheaper solution... John was able to get the case thrown out completely.... He called me, he checked, he followed up, he cared. 5 star service here . Im clear

Great experience with this firm. Michael Stefanos was the attorney who handled my daughter's case. They did a super job at keeping me and her calm and collected. We were given some options with likely outcomes. There were no surprises. Michael won our case. We are extremely happy and grateful for his effort. Highly recommended!!

His law office is all business and no BS. Can not rep for the other review since I was not in the same position dealing with a DUI. He meets earlier (5am to 8am) which I personally think is great since I didn't have to miss work to consult speak with him. Results where great and ended up getting what I wanted out of the trial. He personally did mentioned being one of biggest DUI attorneys in the county, and will go back if need be. You get what you pay for.

Used him for a DUI caae a few years back, got a decent deal, but had to plead guilty. Looking back at the case, it couldve been thrown out on a few technicalities but seemed like he wasnt too concerned about getting it tossed. Last time I used his office, day of the trial, he seemed as if it was our first time talking about the case, very disorganized, case was tossed because "victim" never showed up. Had paid him around 1000, and as we walked out of court he said I still owed him another 1500, he spent literally 5 mins in court, and obviously zero minutes looking at my case. GTFOH. Obviously he knows people in the Dupage county court system. and he works out some good deals, if you have to plead guilty, but for what was spent on my DUI and his performance on this last case, he could have actually tried to find ways to get me out of my cases, it wasnt that hard, instead of wheeling and dealing.Guys like this are a huge part of the problem with our criminal justice system, you're supposed to fight the system on your clients behalf, not work hand in hand with the system.