Doug Formby
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Doug Formby
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My wife and I engaged Larry Stevens to perform expert witness work for a land dispute trial since our original surveyor, Michael Ford, retired and closed his business. We signed an agreement on Thursday March 16, 2023, and by Tuesday, March 21, 2023 the direction of our lawsuit changed and we no longer needed the expert witness services for deposition or trial. I was shocked and appalled, and felt defrauded to see that Larry charged us 14.3 hours of "expert witness preparation" at $500 per hour, plus 7.75 hours of support from an assistant surveyor at $165 per hour, plus .7 hours of clerical support at $95 per hour for a total of $8,495 (OVER A WEEKEND!!!) He produced literally no tangible work product other than this alleged bill. He required a $5,000 retainer of which he gobbled up on day one, and now he is charging me interest charges for refusing to pay this ridiculous fraudulent scam. We are out the $5,000 for his fradulent services and he is trying to get us to pay an additional $3,495 for literally no tangible work product. I would stay away from Larry Stevens at all costs. The land surveyor who referred me to Larry did warn me "Larry has been known to run off with exorbitant bills". For comparison, I hired 4 other expert witnesses who performed work for me at $500/hr during deposition testimony and at trial, and the total hours was less than 4 for each and every one of them. This firm runs a dishonest and unethical billing practice and should be avoided at all costs!
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