HURLEY IS DISHONEST AND UNETHICAL. If you want a terrible lawyer that will take your money and provide you with a less than stellar defense, then waste your money with Hurley. Someone told me he was one of the best lawyers in Delaware, so I took a chance, and still paying for it 15 years later. I paid Hurley to represent me in a sexual case where I was clearly innocent. Police also claimed they found rolling papers in my car, so I was also charged with Drug Paraphernalia, a charge that came before the jury to taint my character even though it could not be prosecuted without the evidence of any drugs. I met with Hurley 2 times, which was a waste of time as it seemed he was just going through the motions. He sent his legal helper to an arraignment, and he had liquor on his breath. Hurley did a sham of a job, and in fact got me convicted. He removed persons from the jury that may have been sympathetic to my case in favor of persons who were friends or relatives with the NC County Police. He also seemed overly friendly with the Prosecutor and I believe he assisted him as well. If you are foolish enough to retain Hurley, make sure you serve as your co-counsel and sit in on every session, and demand to be copied on ALL communications with the Justice Dept. I spent 10 months in prison and had to sign up as a Sex Offender, even though I never touched or had sex with anyone. To this day because of that conviction, police have bugged my cell phone and emails; spoofing me and used POLICE STINGRAY technology trying to entrap me into other criminal issues. For every client who has given him more than 1 star, that is an exception to his performance. Do your homework and find a lawyer that will put YOU first. That will not be Joe Hurley.