Mangone & Miller Law Office

Debbie Ambey _{on Google}

May 3rd, 2022

"There is no shame in failing. The only shame is not giving things your best shot." Robin Williams
December 2021, Landon was hired out of concern unforeseen forces -- flight delays and/or cancellations -- would prevent me from attending what should have been the conclusion to my probation obligation(s) to the 20th Judicial Collier County court. Simple...so I thought.
Now, I am being ordered to appear in court March 2022 to explain (??) the diagnostic findings/treatment recommendations of an accredited substance and mental health assessment agency (New Direction). An agency that provides evaluation report services for over 15 years to 48 states and over 750 counties.
Assessment Findings:
1) Substance Abuse Use - "suspected substance use condition not found" (court mandated)
2) Mental Health Findings - anxiety and depression associated with bipolar disorder (not court mandated)
Simple...to be continued. I'll let you know if hiring Landon was a wise investment after my March 2022 court appearance.
Today, I write to give light to the truth of my current disappointment.
03/29/2022 @ 10 am my assigned time to appear before Judge M. Brown.
A lawyer has ethical obligations to the client and the court, which include the duty of loyalty to the client, to not intentionally hurt the client, and a duty of candor to the court.
$375 x 2 = $750 total for two substance use assessments; both diagnosis "suspected substance abuse not found" no recommendations.
The 1st assessment was submitted to the court, the 2nd assessment was retracted at the request of the assessor (Resolve It Now (RIN)! Drug and Alcohol Assessments), according to Mr. Miller. This "new" information was conveyed to me by Mr. Miller 15 minutes before my court appearance. After my hearing, I disputed the $375 charge for the 2nd assessment for services not rendered and demanded a refund. The assessor's emailed response to my refund demand: "I never spoke to your attorney, and I did not retract report."
Mr. Miller LIED. Mr. Miller must be held accountable for his decision to: 1. Withhold information relevant to a case without consultation and
2. Violating the fiduciary relationship with his client.
I WANT A REFUND!
Would the 2nd assessment have change things, we'll never know and it doesn't matter. Actions have repercussions, I own mine...what I did was wrong. My dispute with F.S. 316.193 is its exclusivity of mental health assessments and treatment as an acceptable alternative to a court mandated special condition if substance abuse is unfounded.
(Note: My purpose is to inform, warn and prevent.)
Thank you

Jake Roseboom _{on Google}

May 28th, 2019

Landon is a great attorney! Extremely knowledgeable, caring and devoted to practicing law. He takes on a case and prepares for your case and studies it like you would for a midterm exam. Knowing that there are nuances with every case, having an attorney like Landon with the backing of his partner and office is what you need to have the best possible results. Also, Janet is a tremendous asset for you! Shes passionate, empathetic, caring, intelligent, honest and very diligent. She is the POC (Point of contact) and forward facing client interface. Janet is highly qualified and well suited for her roll in this wonderful law firm. This is a great team of folks that you can count on in your time of crisis and despair. You are in good hands with Mangone & Miller defending you and lifting you up when the whole world is crushing down on top of you. Highly recommend their services!!!