Testimonials
We consider that the best recommendation that a solicitor can have is from clients who have used the services of the firm.
We asked a number of client’s for their views on our representation of them in very serious criminal cases. In most cases we have used initials to protect the client’s anonymity.
Liam O’Donnell & Co. were meticulous in checking all aspects of my case resulting in them actually uncovering the DNA evidence that my previous solicitor had failed to properly examine.
I was serving nine years in prison for an armed robbery that I did not commit when I instructed Liam O’Donnell & Co.
The DNA evidence that they uncovered was the key to the quashing of my conviction and was due to the diligence of Mr. O’Donnell and his team.
I hope I don’t need to use the services of Liam O’Donnell & Co. in the future. However I would not hesitate to use their services if I ever need legal representation in the future. I would recommend this firm to anyone needing the best of criminal solicitors in Scotland without hesitation.
In my opinion Liam O’Donnell and Co. did something which I thought was not possible. They gave me back my life when I thought I had lost it. I was convicted for a crime I did not commit and faced a nine year sentence. I understood that it would take years fighting through the appeal system to prove my innocence. All this with no guarantee of success.
Liam O’Donnell & Co. achieved something in six months namely my acquittal which I thought would take years of struggle to achieve.
William Mills – Glasgow
When Liam O’Donnell & Co. were instructed to defend me I had already been refused bail three times including High Court bail. The case was prepared meticulously and the High Court was re-approached for bail on the basis that some of the Crown case against me could not be substantiated. Despite opposition I was granted bail.
A leading Queen’s Counsel was instructed in my case which was then fully prepared. The Crown were persuaded to accept my plea of not guilty and I was acquitted.
I would definitely recommend Liam O’Donnell and Co. to anyone. They did a very professional job on my behalf.
WC – Glasgow
I was charged with importation of firearms to Scotland. I was refused bail on five occasions including refusal of High Court bail.
Liam O’Donnell and Co. persisted and I was finally granted High Court bail unconditionally.
Thereafter the Crown refused to give Mr. O’Donnell a number of documents until we obtained a court order for their disclosure. These documents played a very large part in my acquittal.
I proceeded to trial in the High Court but after three days of evidence the Crown indicated that they were no longer proceeding. A lot of that was due to the documents which had been obtained by court order.
I would recommend this company every time and I particularly like that they always kept my family informed of everything while I was remanded. I would have no hesitation in using this firm’s services again and would recommend the company to anyone.
DC – Glasgow
I am a former police officer who was charged with very serious offences. My case had been going on for several years and it was suggested that I should agree a plea of guilty. I transferred solicitors and was very impressed with the preparation of Liam O’Donnell & Co.
A leading Queen’s Counsel was instructed on my behalf and I was eventually acquitted after trial it being held that there was no case to answer.
The service was first class and I felt that real progress took place when Mr. O’Donnell’s firm came into the proceedings.
I would recommend the firm to anyone as they are very professional in their approach and the support given to me through this difficult time was first class.
JD – Glasgow
My son then sixteen years old was wrongly accused of rape some three months after the alleged attack. He was arrested from our home and locked up pending his court appearance. It was a very distressing time.
A local solicitor appeared at the time for my son but was understandably out of his depth and acknowledged this. I asked solicitors whom I knew for a recommendation and Liam O’Donnell and Co. were recommended as a specialist firm in criminal law.
On contacting Mr. O’Donnell’s firm I was given an immediate appointment with the Senior Partner himself who listened carefully to what had happened and showed great sensitivity to an ordinary family like mine suddenly dropped into the abyss of the legal system. The support offered flowed not just from the Senior Partner but also from the reception where we were always greeted with support and much needed encouragement.
The Senior Partner himself interviewed key witnesses and instructed timings and photographs of the area which were checked and checked again.
An eminent Queen’s Counsel was appointed and the case was thoroughly prepared. We were always kept advised and encouraged.
At every single meeting or appointment we were either with a senior staff member or the Senior Partner himself.
During the trial the staff made a special effort to support the whole family especially my wife who was distraught.
The trial lasted two days and my son was unanimously found not guilty after fifteen minutes. I put this down to the diligence and ground work done by the whole firm on behalf of my son who I have no doubt was innocent.
We as an ordinary family would not have got through this ordeal without the professionalism and compassion shown by Liam O’Donnell & Co. We did not feel like just another client.
I would recommend them without hesitation.
RH – Glasgow
I am not very good at writing recommendations. I have never done it before. I was in very serious trouble in October 2006 and was looking at a ten to fourteen year sentence of imprisonment for the large scale supply of Class A drugs. Iwas formerly a professional footballer in England and quite literally felt my whole future was on the line. I was using another firm in Glasgow who encouraged me to take a guilty plea to a lesser charge. The evening before my trial I realised that they weren’t fighting my corner with the determination I would expect.
I had never been in trouble before and I have naively trusted my legal team because I believed they knew best. This changed when they tried to plead me guilty for something I hadn’t done.
I was looking on the internet for other solicitors in Glasgow and stumbled across Liam O’Donnell’s website at about 11.00 p.m. I telephoned and left a voicemail. Mr. O’Donnell phoned me back that evening. Things moved very quickly and the Judge was not happy that I changed solicitors a day before my trial. Liam O’Donnell and Co. were granted four weeks to prepare the case for trial. I was worried because I didn’t think that was enough time.
Mr. O’Donnell decided to try to obtain mobile cell site evidence. We were told by Strathclyde Police that this evidence was no longer available due to the passage of time.
My legal team obtained a court order and O2 produced the cell site records to the surprise of the High Court Judge who had been told that this was not possible by the Crown.
A really good Q.C. was instructed.
I went to trial and was acquitted on all charges and told I was a free man.
I was very relieved and very impressed with the way that Liam O’Donnell & Co. had prepared and conducted the case.
Both my solicitor and my Q.C. were available at any time and very easy to talk to. I could go on and on and on but what I thought was very important was that the jury asked to see the cell site evidence before coming back with a not guilty.
My Q.C. was brilliant.
I would like to say an extra thank you to Liam O’Donnell and his company for the effort they put into preparing my case as they done things that I was told were not possible by my previous solicitors.
I would recommend them without hesitation and feel that they are a small company who make a very large effort and I was very fortunate to stumble across them.
WM – Manchester.