Stuart Wilkins

Review of Philadelphia District Attorney...

Let me start by saying I have been an attorney for...

Let me start by saying I have been an attorney for over 34 years now and I am admitted in 3 states (NY, NJ & PA) and I have practiced law in over 20 states over the past 30 years. Without any doubt, in my view the Philadelphia DA's office is the most inept group of attorneys ( I am embarrased that these ADA's are even recognized as attorney's) I have ever come across. My daughter was a victim of a hit and run accident which could have left her killed. Luckily there were several eye witnesses to the incident and the offending defendant was identified by one such witness and could and should be apprehended, identified and hopefully convicted and prevented from doing the same thing and killing someone the next time around. In my view, to say the ADA has been inept , uncaring and unresponsive to my daughter's needs and to overall justice is a great understatement. There are 4 witnesses needed for the trial. Despite my attempting to "help" the DA's office do their job and make sure we are ready for trial they have been unwilling or unable to accomplish this basic task. I have called multiple times and the ADA's simply do not return my calls or they are generally unresponsive. We have a new ADA each court appearance who is generally unfamiliar with the history or facts of this case. The case has already been adjourned 5 times and my daughter has been out of her new job so many times for this matter that she now risks losing her job. I understand better than most the possibilities of a trial being adjourned but the ADA's are terrible at coordinating all witnesses on the scheduled trial dates and making sure everyone needed will be there. A simple task which I have requested on numerous aoccassions-its called semi-competent lawyering, but the ADA's act as if they could care less. Perhaps the DA's office should simply do their job and do what they are being paid to do. Protect their citizens. Otherwise perhaps Mr. Kasner should go back to private practice because his running of the Philadelphia's DA's office is in my view a total disaster. My daughter feels more like a victim of the DA's office ineptness than a victim from the perpetrator. This is justice?