Frederick W Newall Law Office - Colorado Springs, Colorado

Leea M.

Fred is very friendly, but that is where the positives end. I was referred to Mr. Newall by ARAG for a legal name change. We pay for legal services benefits so I thought, why not finally change my name after all these years using a nick name.

Oh boy, was that a joke. What should have been a 15 minute conversation about what I needed turned into a full hour consult, but the majority of that conversation was about his cats. Including grainy pictures from a 20 year old flip phone. He really likes to chat about his family and life. I tried to chalk it up to him being a nice old man, but it kept getting worse.

His office is a complete disaster; stacks upon stacks of files piled everywhere. And these weren't current cases he was working on; many of these had dates from the 1990's.

He asked me the same questions multiple times. Simple things like my name; which he had written down. Even after several times of my telling him that I wanted to change my first name from Olivia to Leea, including the forms right in front of him, he still managed to get it backward.

After I was finally able to get away and get out the door, I heard nothing for weeks. I finally called to check in and his secretary advised me I needed to complete paperwork I'd already done with Fred and pay a deposit.

A deposit shouldn't have been needed since ARAG was covering it fully. His secretary explained it was for incidentals. We're talking a simple name change and I had to pay for court fees, background checks, etc. myself so what incidentals could there be?

After more than two months with no movement from Fred, I finally just looked up the process and did the legal name change myself. It wasn't that hard and even with all the items I had to pay for myself even with an attorney(court filing, background check, fingerprints, etc), I got it done in two months for less than he wanted for a deposit!

This guy was obviously good at one time, but he is well past his prime and is no longer a good lawyer. Save your money and do it yourself or hire a real attorney.

Anthony S.

Before I ever started looking for a lawyer to take my federal case I did a lot of research and talking to people to find out who would be a good one. Reading the reviews they were very mixed but I could tell all in all he was very successful in winning cases. Fred is a lawyer that does all kinds of law and is a very busy man and the fact that he took my case shows that he has confidence that he can win it. For what I understand he doesn't take a case if he isn't confident that he could win it. My experience with him has been going on for about 2 years and yes I don't get phone calls or talk to him too much because he has what he needs. When he does call me to get something for him or to help him out with something I can see that he's working hard on my case. Not hearing from him just means is he still working on it as well as many many other cases. I get a call about every couple months asking me to get some records and that's good enough for me. Fred is a very good lawyer and I believe then in the end I will win. Which wouldn't be able to get done without him. So I have to have my faith and trust in this man to make his money too. So I just wanted to thank him for the hard work he is doing. What I see Fred Newell is a winner. And if you picked him for your lawyer no matter how you may feel about his dry personality he will win and isn't that really what counts. Patience that's what this whole process is about. He's on your side. Feel good about that... he is a fighter. I'll keep you posted if I win or not. That will show what I'm saying isn't just blowing smoke. God bless you all and hang in there. Remember patience

Shannon M. ?. S.

When I first hired Mr Newall, he did a great job of winning my social security claim. So when it was revoked ten years later, I thought well who better to take the case. He had previous knowledge of my case, he did a good job the first time, and he did win my case. This time around though he has disappointed me. He has made many mistakes this go round, including being 25 minutes late for the only hearing in front of the judge that I had. I'm even considering call the bar assosiation. I wouldn't recommend him to handle your case; social security or any other kind for that matter.
Just adding to my edit. A couple weeks ago I had to go in to sign some additional papers, I knew they closed at 5pm but when I got there at 4:30 the door was locked. I k knocked repeatedly but to no avail. Finally the following week, I went in again to sign the papers and the secretary told me that she leaves the office at 4:30, but that usually Fred is there till five. Unfortunately the day I had gone in nobody was there, do to be on the safe side, I'd get there before 4:30 if you want to take care of your business.

John E.

Fred is my attorney of choice. He is a very good attorney and has represented me well. I appreciate all he has done to save me money with his excellent negotiation strategies. If you need help and have it done in an expedited way, go with Fred. He is very fair!

David W.

He and his staff were very patient with me. He knew his stuff and was able to get our case settled quickly. Thanks again

Christopher C.

No nonsense kinda fella, real sharp. 👍

Kimberly C.

Is a great lawyer and understands you

Carolynne W.

So far so good