Cathy S. Compton Attorney at Law

"Cathy was awesome! My adult son with disabilities was charged with a felony in NB. It took 2 years but she was able to get it dismissed. I strongly recommend her."

"Xochil Towers review of Cathy Compton is pretty spot on with the experience I had when she represented me as a court appointed attorney in Comal County. She claims they were never a client but, how did they describe their experience so accurately as to how mine was? Back during Covid, she had fewer reviews. Everybody's cases were pushed off for years. It's odd to read reviews describing her as an "amazing attorney". I'm guessing there was a turn of events that led to better representation of her clients? I am familiar with agencies that profit by helping businesses fix their ratings on Google. Even advising businesses to contact past clients and ask for a good review with the promise of some type of compensation. Anyhow, she did not act in a manner that seemed like she was on my side. It was more like she had her mind made up about me before actually meeting me to discuss my case in her office. Our first encounter seemed promising momentarily. Not so much in our second and third. One thing really stuck out during our conversation. She told me, "Take the plea bargain or face the consequences for your actions". I thought that was probably the most unprofessional advise any attorney could ever give a client. It was uncomfortable to think the person that was supposed to help with your defense in court, was acting like my judge and jury before receiving the initial plea offer from the prosecutors. She wanted me to take a plea for 10 years in prison. It was the first plea offered and she wanted me to take it, no questions asked. That was when I started asking questions of course. She went from a friendly, "amazing" attorney, to an extremely rude and frustrated attorney. She made it seem like I was out of line for questioning her stance on my case and ultimately had herself removed from my case immediately. Extremely odd at the least. That was a blessing in disguise. I received an attorney that did a much better job. Much more considerate and understanding. He had no problem answering my questions and acting much more professional all around. My cases were handled much better and I received the minimum of what you can receive, including my cases being reduced from felonies to misdemeanors and no prison time. There were discrepancies in my case but I understood that my self defense claim came down to my actions needing to match the level of threat and I received probation only. I feel like Cathy could have maybe done a better job if she would have conducted herself as a defense attorney instead of basing her position on what she thought of her client personally. I hope this review serves as a warning to potential clients. Pull her or have her pull herself from your case if you feel she has a biased demeanor towards you personally. You may not have the same good luck I had, if you proceed with her as your attorney. 1 year probation was much better than 10 years in prison. It was the difference between an attorney on the publics side and an attorney that made their decision based on their personal outlook of their client. I wasn't going to leave a review until I had a friend recently go through the same experience with another problematic court appointed attorney for Comal County. I felt like the public should know the truth on how comal county and some of its court appointed attorneys operate. They will appoint you another attorney if you receive a biased attorney. You can actually explain to the judge about your attorney's actions and will most likely receive someone not biased or problematic in their system. I'm sure my review may get a response. I will edit to refute and disprove anything not true in the response by Cathy, if there is a response to my review. After having my cases mishandled and watching a friend have theirs mishandled by a like minded attorney in the same county, I feel the public should be forewarned. Update to Cathy's response: There was nothing misrepresented in my review. Just the truth. Her stance was "my way or the highway". Withdrawing due to being frustrated with my questions was the reason."

"Cathy Compton is an amazing and caring attorney! She will have your back and fight for you if you are willing to put in the work. I was looking at prison time and she fought for two years and was able to get me probation. She was always responsive to my emails, and would get back to me right away. If want a attorney that has your back I highly recommend Cathy Compton."

"We were blessed to have Cathy Compton court appointed for a family member on a complicated case. She spent a huge amount of time researching the case and fought hard for a fair resolution. She is kind and empathetic, but also smart and tough. She works just as hard on her court appointed cases as she does her retained cases. I would definitely recommend Cathy to anyone looking for a great attorney!"