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08 Oct, 2024 by Kenneth myrick
26 Sep, 2024 by Sally tanner
31 Jul, 2024 by Michael dunbar
Mr. Barbour is the man ! 2 cases both went in my favor, I couldn’t have asked for a better outcome. Highly recommend if you need council you go to him first. I’m a happy camper.
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14 Jun, 2022 by Laurie kuter
I am taking a minute to thank Attorney Wayne Kendall and his amazing staff for his honest, bold and prompt professionalism while handling my case. Mr. Kendall is a very smart attorney who will NOT back down to anyone. I could reach him and his staff any given time and I felt completely at ease and confident with them all. He tells it like it is, and I give him the upmost respect for that. Does not hold back and will definitely fight for you. I highly recommend him and his Firm for their royal treatment.
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01 Jun, 2022 by Steven knight
I have known Wanye for years, and every outcome has been favorable. I was introduced to Kimberly Ellison in 2020. She recently got my case dismissed. Doesn't get any better than that!
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26 Jan, 2022 by A weather
I would like to thank, Mr Kendall and his entire staff for all the hard work they put into my case. Very professional, great service, and great communication with the status of my situation. I am very please with the results of my case. If you need a get the job done law firm. I highly recommend Mr. Wayne B. Kendall PC
Thanks, AW
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09 Nov, 2024 by Tyshe tharpe
12 Sep, 2024 by Nixon henry arevalo baron
Morrison evidentemente son los abogados más experimentados, tuve un accidente de tránsito en donde mi auto fue perdida total, ellos llevaron mi caso y siempre estuvieron en comunicación con migo, finalmente lograron una buena recompensa. Felicitaciones por tan excelente trabajo.
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18 Jul, 2024 by Erica peavy
Morrison and Hughes is extremely knowledgeable and will work hard to make sure their clients are taken care of. I highly recommend them.
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25 Dec, 2024 by Sarah black, realtor
I used RS Johnson Legal P. C. for a closing on my personal property (seller's choice) that I was purchasing with my mom. After the closing the company sent out a check because we overpaid at closing. Once we deposited the overage in our bank account, RS Johnson called and stated that we deposited the check "with the wrong date". However, that was the only check they sent. RS Johnson Legal then proceeded to contact the bank and refuse to fund the money. So to sum things up, they sent a check for the overage paid, then refused to honor the check . I do not recommend this company or the experience they provide for myself, my family, or any of my clients. Please run while you can, and do not be defrauded by this company. I would give 0 stars if I could.
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14 Nov, 2024 by Ronald dorsey
My closing was a little unusual and unique involving me as an executor of two estates and being the purchaser of one home. However, the RS Johnson Legal team made the process seamless and quick. My closing was completed in 45 minutes! My wife and I are very pleased with their awesome work!
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13 Nov, 2024 by Simone swaby
My closing was great I lelt like I knew everyone for a long time
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22 Mar, 2024 by Yrn armour
An amazing staff that kept me up-to-date with my case, and answered all my questions and concerns would highly recommend.
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11 Dec, 2023 by Cpow
15 Jun, 2023 by Lakisha swope
Great attorney with great staff.
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24 Apr, 2022 by Steven
John Mrosek came highly referred to me by a really great home inspector and all around good man as I was in the process of buying a condominium in downtown Atlanta. I had told my inspector some of the serious problems I’d been having with my “real estate agent”, a woman who was lazy, ALWAYS HOURS late for home tours AND who told me that I didn’t need to ask for an inspection or any due diligence simply because I was interested in purchasing a condo as opposed to a single family home. As a first time homebuyer, I believed her, plus it was my lender, First Community Mortgage who referred her. And so I signed a purchase agreement that asked for no due diligence and because she gave no guidance about request seller concessions, the agreement I signed asked for NOTHING from the sellers.
As you can imagine, this was NOT at all in my best interest. And so after I spent weeks haggling with the AWFUL woman who was supposed to be my realtor, I was finally able to get her to ask the sellers to allow me to inspect the place. But she agreed to have an inspection done that would still leave the sellers free of any responsibility to fix or adjust their asking price based on the inspection findings.
I shared all of this with my home inspector who was as kind and concerned as a grandfather. He immediately told me about real estate attorney John Mrosek. I reached out to the attorney and after a more than 1 hour phone consultation wherein I detailed ALL of what I was going through, he offered his services. He told me that his hourly rate is $300 and that he requires a 5 hour retainer fee of $1500 upfront in order to start defending me.
I paid his retainer fee and he asked me to send every email exchange I had with her and her brokerage firm. There were plenty of emails. At a short point after I began forwarding the emails, he text me saying that I don’t want to use up all 5 hours on him going through emails!!! So, I stopped.
As things worsened between me and my fake realtor, I kept updating John and asking for his LEGAL EXPERIENCE AND HELP! He suggested I use what he calls the “walk away method” wherein I’d email the sellers agent that I’m no longer interested in the property. I copied my fake realtor and John on this email. John replied to me saying in effect, “very good, you’ve got them right where you want them to be...”
All of this was happening during the holidays of 2021. The sellers replied by saying that they would sue me for not honoring the terms of the binding legal purchase contract I had signed and that they would keep my earnest money. I emailed John with this info but he did not respond. I would not hear from John for the next 2 weeks, assumably because he was on holiday; but he never gave me a heads up that he would not be available.
By the time I heard from John in the 2nd week of 2022, I had lost my earnest money and both the sellers agent and my fake real estate agent were threatening to sue me for commissions they would’ve receive had I closed on the date that had been set. John’s response to me was that my case “is not easy” and that I “sent too many emotional emails that were rambling...” I was furious!
I asked John only 1 request, I asked if he would call a meeting between us, my fake realtor and the sellers agent so we might be able to come to an agreement. John responded saying that it might open a can of worms if he and I were to show up together; that it would cause the sellers to bring their lawyer. I was like, so? What’s wrong with that?
This was my ONLY request and it was denied by John Mrosek. After this, about 2 solid weeks went by and I heard NOTHING FROM JOHN. I then emailed him saying that he was either dead, out of town or had given up on my case. No response. Another 2 weeks passed and so I sent him an email detailing all the money I had lost in my efforts to purchase the property and I added in his $1500 retainer fee as another chunk of wasted money. He refunded ONLY $420! Saddening.
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26 May, 2018 by Tom
John helped me tremendously in buying out a partner and establishing my company. He has been there for me throughout the development of my business and is the only one I contacted when I was approached to sell. He is a great resource for thinking through issues in business.
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21 May, 2018 by David
Being in business for well over 25 years resulted in multiple needs for the services of a competent attorney. Lawyers who promise results but work little beyond filing form letters is my typical view of the disappointing results my company has experienced with the law profession prior to hiring John Mrosek. I commend and highly recommend John who proved to be the ONLY attorney that delivered highly productive results saving my company from nefarious or illegitimate lawsuits in several instances.
John will not tell me what I want to hear but what I need to hear and do to gain resolution while shortcutting the often wasteful costs of moving a case forward through the system. From several (supposedly uncollectable) six-digit collection cases which were resolved in my company's favor to defending against frivolous lawsuits, helping us navigate the many legal hurdles to insure our business foundations and practices are solid and defensible to providing me with a comfort and security that we are a well run and honorable company.
John Mrosek IS Great Bang For The Buck and very affordable. I am thankful for his service. John if you read this Thank You for helping me save my company and protecting our work force family....
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28 Oct, 2024 by Darren cottrell
03 Oct, 2024 by Nancy bradberry
Very unprofessional and incompetent at best! My husband used this firm for a DUI charge. He went through 4 attorneys before he was forced into a plea agreement. 1st attorney left the firm, we weren't notified, was only when my husband called that he found out that he was put on to a different attorney. After trying to contact the 2nd attorney to have some questions answered for weeks and being told the attorney one excuse after another a court date was set, at this point we were panicking because we had no idea what to expect in court. Hadn't even spoken to the 2nd attorney once.
So stressful having never been in trouble before he had a lot of questions. The day before court the older Overman
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14 Aug, 2024 by Angie h
Would not recommend this lawfirm to anyone. From the start we were lied to. 0-⭐️
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28 Oct, 2019 by Anonymous
My story about this lawyer is 90% exactly like one of another reviewer's story down to how much I have paid. To realize that the same exact thing just happened to me is unbelievable.
Kelli Hopper was inconsiderate, showed no compassion, uninformative during my experience with her! She charged me over 9,000.00 for basically filing paperwork and mediation in which she was of no help. There was not much advising. A friend of mine also stepped in and I let her and her unprofessional services go. I was a single mom and needed legal help and she did nothing. I do not recommend her at all. She is too busy for her clients. And just like the other review, she didn’t even call and ask why I was dropping her, but she did charge me for her having to turn in the paperwork to remove herself as my lawyer and the text that I sent her. I would not recommend her to anyone.
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02 Oct, 2019 by Tara
Kelli Hopper was inconsiderate , uncompassionate , during my emotional ordeal ! She charged me 9,000.00 for her only filing paperwork . She did not even go over facts with me or council me on my rights or what I deserved to recieve in my 12 year marriage . Finally a family member stepped in and I let her and her unprofessional services go . I was a single mom and needed legal help and she did nothing but file paperwork in my case I do not recommend her at all she has her assistant handle everything because she seems to be to busy for her clients please look else where for services she didn’t even call and ask why I was dropping her this isn’t just a rant it’s nothing but 100% facts !
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03 Nov, 2017 by Anonymous
I would like to thank Mrs. Kelli Hooper for helping me with case.
Attorney Hooper is very knowledgeable at what she does. Be sure to let her know what is it that you want from your case because she will fight on your behalf and make it happen. Thank you so much for your time and patience Mrs. Hooper!
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03 Dec, 2024 by Warren macdiesal
Great communication and results were fair. Would most def recommend. STOP here give them a call ASAP, Ms. Duvernay does a phenomenal job at her craft. Thanks again!!
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25 Nov, 2024 by Sharika berry
I was fortunate to have Hill Duvernay represent me. Duvernay technically top-notch, but even more importantly she genuinely cares about her clients and their families. She is tough when needed, but does so with grace. I trust her completely, have the utmost confidence in her abilities and would recommend her for any and all cases.
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25 Nov, 2024 by Michelle anderson
The lawyer is very pleasant and respectful. I. My experience may not be your experience when I call this Law Firm I let Diego that my insurance would not be taken responsibility for this accident. I asked him if they could still represent me. He said yes, they would get a copy of the police report. And try to get the charges dismissed. My first meeting with the lawyer representing this Law Firm was with a young lady. She came late to the courthouse, she wanted me to fill out a pretrial intervention form. I informed her that I couldn't fill out that form because my insurance was not taking responsibility for this accident. She asked me how do you know the insurance company has to take a responsibility? I said because it's written on the the paper. She said well let's fill it out anyway, she filled it out. I asked the young lady to have Miss Duvernay call me. When Miss Duvernay called me, I said, I had informed you that I my insurance was not taking responsibility for this accident. So I don't know I can't do the pretrial intervention. She said, you didn't inform me because I don't answer the calls. I said well I am from Santiago, she said you mean Diego I said yes maybe we can get it dismissed on the fact that he didn't give you a police report. We're on the same page now I understand. Now before my next court date I called Diego to ask him to describe the person that was coming to meet me if it wasn't going to be Miss Duvernay. He said , well we only work with two other ladies so it would be one of them preview when I got to the courthouse a gentleman call me on the phone asking me where I was located. He said I'm here to pick up the pretrial intervention form. I said okay I'm getting frustrated now I've already told Miss Duvernay is that my insurance is not taking responsibility for this accident. So he went and got a copy of the form, he said I read it I was hoping it didn't indicate that's the insurance had to take responsibility for the accident but it does. Miss Duvernay call me later that evening, she said, I thought you wanted to go ahead with it. I said that I can't do pretrial my insurance is not taking responsibility for the accident. A court date was set and missed, because I wasn't informed of the court date I just happened to check my mail, while checking my mailbox I realize that he got a failure to appear. The first thing I did was to send a message to Miss Duvernay. When she sent me a message back it started off with: "first of all..."The Law Firm did send a lawyer to go fix it. Her name Kristen Clark. I was told to wait for my next court date, the law firm would inform me. I did not believe them so I called for my next court date. They did not show, there were two other court date set they did not show for either one of those court dates. The judge even called the law firm they still miss the court date. It took a Google review Duvernay and the chargeback. She told me she had conflicts in the court should have known about it. There was only one problem she wasn't assigned to my case unless she was Kristen Clark. She did show up the next court date, but during the third Miss court date I was asked, if I wanted a public defender, I said yes. But when Ms Duvernay asked me to give her a chance I said okay since it wasn't her that was supposed to show up. Now I was told signed up with this Law Firm they would get a copy of this police report. But the public defender delivered it to me and I had to take it to the law firm. On the trial date we were supposed to meet at 9:15 because the trial was at 10:00. Miss Duvernay as with every court appearance we made she came at 9:40, I could excuse that but at 9:40 was when she told me all the evidence I had ,was usable. They had the information for a year. My Insurance indicated that they were looking at the cars damages. She did not ask for the pictures. So we went in the court with nothing. I had a diagram of the damage. Miss Duvernay asked, what's that? It was then I realized that nothing I uploaded was looked at.
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04 Nov, 2021 by Micaela
I had her as a court appointed lawyer for my child support/visitation case. Not only is she lazy, she is extremely unprofessional, always tries to handle court cases either the day of court minutes before or her excuse is always: I’m not available at this time. I can’t stand her. She’s deplorable and should have her license revoked. She’s disgusting to the system.
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22 Sep, 2014 by Anonymous
Michele is an amazing attorney and person. Mrs. Lord does not hold back and you might not always like what she has to tell you, but she will tell you the truth and have your best interest in mind and will be with you every step of your case. I would recommend her to everyone who needs a family attorney.
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04 Sep, 2014 by Anonymous
Ms. Lord has handled both personal and business cases for me. Everything she has done has been handled with the highest level of professional care. I strongly recommend her if you need any type of legal help or advice.
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22 Nov, 2024 by Juanita bell
I want to thank Ms. Price for professionally helping me through such a difficult time in my life.
She answered my questions and concerns. She responded quickly when things had to be rushed. She was comforting and patient as I cried and she never pushed me to make a quick, rash or emotional decision.
Ms. Price is very reassuring, relatable and down to earth. Contact with her was good as she made herself accessible by phone, text and email.
She advised me of my options, and kept me in the know each step of the way.
For anyone that is experiencing the challenges that life can bring, and needs legal assistance, Ms. Price is a great selection for you.
She was truly a great help and a blessing.
I appreciate you Ms. Price! Thank you again.
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05 Nov, 2024 by Mark
She was unprofessional.
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24 Jun, 2024 by Affordable housing
This Attorney performance is amazing. How did we get so lucky?! She have stood by our side the entire case. She will fight hard for your civil case. We recommend her a million times over. To have an attorney that's going to listen to you & believe in you is so important. Hire this Attorney today. Thank you a million times over.
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29 Aug, 2024 by August reaves
If you want a washed up attorney, that will destroy your finances and make your divorce an easy street for your opponent, this is the guy. May have been a great attorney at some point but now he is a rusted out thief that makes your case a win for the other side. CAUTION, use another firm.
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09 May, 2024 by Cyndi candy
So very professional and extremely satisfied with his service. Has taken my son and our family to the honesty of this divorce. Great attorney. Thank you Mr.Phil.
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22 Nov, 2022 by Mike eastridge
I would not recommend this firm at all. Merideth ran up the bill to an exuberant amount of money. My daughter is still with out her children on full time basis. Total waste of good money spent for very poor representation.
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29 Aug, 2024 by August reaves
If you want a washed up attorney, that will destroy your finances and make your divorce an easy street for your opponent, this is the guy. May have been a great attorney at some point but now he is a rusted out thief that makes your case a win for the other side. CAUTION, use another firm.
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09 May, 2024 by Cyndi candy
So very professional and extremely satisfied with his service. Has taken my son and our family to the honesty of this divorce. Great attorney. Thank you Mr.Phil.
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22 Nov, 2022 by Mike eastridge
I would not recommend this firm at all. Merideth ran up the bill to an exuberant amount of money. My daughter is still with out her children on full time basis. Total waste of good money spent for very poor representation.
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11 Sep, 2024 by Ryan shoup
I retained Cordell & Cordell to handle the litigation of my divorce, Nicholas Grenade has been my attorney for nearly the duration of this process.
Now that my divorce is final I am very happy with the outcome! Mr Grenade handled my case very well and always kept me informed as new information arose. I appreciate how he would present me with pro's and con's of each situation and allow me to make an informed decision as to a certain direction to take or tactical decision.
Mr. Grenade's experience and knowledge helped my case immensely !
I would recommend Cordell & Cordell to any man facing such a life changing decision.
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27 Dec, 2022 by Kayson meikle
Mr. Granade has been very informative to guide me through the process. He is accessible and keeps me regularly updated on my case. I would recommend him to others.
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21 Dec, 2022 by Adam key
I have nothing but good things to say about my attorney Nicholas Grandade at Cordell & Cordell in Fayetteville Georgia. In the beginning of my divorce, I hired an attorney from a different firm. My experience was terrible to say the least. I decided to do some research and went in the direction of Cordell & Cordell. Nick has been prompt and very straight forward when it came to how we should proceed with my case. I've been working with Nick for over 2 years now and he is quick to answer questions and always gets back to you in a reasonable amount of time. My ex-wife had the mind set from the beginning to take me for everything I had and thanks in large part to Nick and his knowledge of Georgia law that was far from the end results. I couldn't recommend a better lawyer to represent a man in a court system that favors women no matter the situation.
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29 Aug, 2024 by August reaves
If you want a washed up attorney, that will destroy your finances and make your divorce an easy street for your opponent, this is the guy. May have been a great attorney at some point but now he is a rusted out thief that makes your case a win for the other side. CAUTION, use another firm.
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09 May, 2024 by Cyndi candy
So very professional and extremely satisfied with his service. Has taken my son and our family to the honesty of this divorce. Great attorney. Thank you Mr.Phil.
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22 Nov, 2022 by Mike eastridge
I would not recommend this firm at all. Merideth ran up the bill to an exuberant amount of money. My daughter is still with out her children on full time basis. Total waste of good money spent for very poor representation.
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29 Aug, 2024 by August reaves
If you want a washed up attorney, that will destroy your finances and make your divorce an easy street for your opponent, this is the guy. May have been a great attorney at some point but now he is a rusted out thief that makes your case a win for the other side. CAUTION, use another firm.
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09 May, 2024 by Cyndi candy
So very professional and extremely satisfied with his service. Has taken my son and our family to the honesty of this divorce. Great attorney. Thank you Mr.Phil.
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22 Nov, 2022 by Mike eastridge
I would not recommend this firm at all. Merideth ran up the bill to an exuberant amount of money. My daughter is still with out her children on full time basis. Total waste of good money spent for very poor representation.
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29 Aug, 2024 by August reaves
If you want a washed up attorney, that will destroy your finances and make your divorce an easy street for your opponent, this is the guy. May have been a great attorney at some point but now he is a rusted out thief that makes your case a win for the other side. CAUTION, use another firm.
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09 May, 2024 by Cyndi candy
So very professional and extremely satisfied with his service. Has taken my son and our family to the honesty of this divorce. Great attorney. Thank you Mr.Phil.
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22 Nov, 2022 by Mike eastridge
I would not recommend this firm at all. Merideth ran up the bill to an exuberant amount of money. My daughter is still with out her children on full time basis. Total waste of good money spent for very poor representation.
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29 Aug, 2024 by August reaves
If you want a washed up attorney, that will destroy your finances and make your divorce an easy street for your opponent, this is the guy. May have been a great attorney at some point but now he is a rusted out thief that makes your case a win for the other side. CAUTION, use another firm.
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09 May, 2024 by Cyndi candy
So very professional and extremely satisfied with his service. Has taken my son and our family to the honesty of this divorce. Great attorney. Thank you Mr.Phil.
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22 Nov, 2022 by Mike eastridge
I would not recommend this firm at all. Merideth ran up the bill to an exuberant amount of money. My daughter is still with out her children on full time basis. Total waste of good money spent for very poor representation.
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28 Apr, 2022 by Eric
Mr,Coe and Courtney are great. The Lawyer Frim handle 2 different cases. And exceeded our expectations. Good rates
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04 Oct, 2019 by Anonymous
1) As a client of Phil Coe, I did not receive a broken down bill until after 3 months and never for the 1st month of work after repeated requests. 2) Coe did no discovery work at all on my ex 3) there were two hearings set for a final hearing. Nothing came of these hearings and I was not informed. However, I was charged exorbitant fees for the extensions - dragging out what was a painful case that could have easily ended while piling up fees 4) Coe advised me to drop a violence suit in lieu of a permanent order that would be rolled into a divorce so I wouldn’t have to return for protection each year. This was even settled out of court. I trusted it would offer protection; however, when my ex broke this order and I called the police, there was nothing filed for them to see that would offer me any kind of protection. My new attorney who ended up helping me end my case stated that Coe’s advised civil order was a mere ‘promise to be nice’ and completely unenforceable. I had to then return to court to get a formal order of protection. I had asked to focus on the divorce throughout. 5) much of the stalking I faced was technological. An officer and my new attorney stated much should have been followed up on that was not. Coe did nothing but charge me outrageous fees to look at the new evidence but did nothing to enforce the order to offer any kind of protection, even when my ex’s phone was still shown monitoring my daughter’s phone via her iMessage. 6) knowing the legal expenses of the stalking and harassment, and not having shared these with me, Coe only asked 1000 of my ex, leaving me with a bill over 10K for protection and postponed final hearings when I sought his services to be safe. No victim should ever have to suffer financially as a result of abuse.
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02 Nov, 2017 by Darrell
I hired Mr. Coe to help me get more parenting time with my son because my ex-wife was being difficult. After 2 years before finally scheduling a Hearing, and approximately $20k paid to him in fees, he was disqualified from the case for Conflict of Interest. He hired a Paralegal that he knew previously worked for my ex-wife's previous attorney. He did not take appropriate action, per the State Bar, to protect me or my case by not notifying me, or the other Council by written notice. This paralegal had access to my case files as she admitted to printing all my files. This Paralegal also had a friendship relationship with my ex-wife. During the Hearing for the Disqualification, the Paralegal admitted to sharing hundreds of txt messages with my ex-wife. Under duress, I had to quickly hire another attorney and subsequently lost my case.
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12 Aug, 2016 by Shirley rogers
In September 2014 we filed a Chapter 13 with this firm. At first everything seemed ok; then around March 2015, their inept staff (including attorneys) began to make monumental mistakes with our case. Being a Paralegal myself I was well aware of the importance of providing proper documents and timely filings with the court; not to mention prompt follow up and adequate research.
Long story short, they failed to make filing deadlines and provide previously supplied documents to the Court & the U.S. Trustee. As such our case was dismissed, and we didn’t even know it.
In June 2015 we received attorney solicitation mail informing us that our case had been dismissed. Albeit they begged us to come into the office to fix it, we hired another attorney. Our new attorney was shocked beyond belief at the debacle that they created and proceeded to fix their mess.
In July 2015, she successfully filed a Chapter 7 out of the mess they made. In August 2015 Golden filed a fee application to the funds in the Trustee’s coffer, which had been accumulated from the Chapter 13. At the direction of my new attorney I drafted and filed an objective motion in an effort to preclude them from receiving the $3000 that they did not deserve. The court had set a date to hear the objection, but on the day of, the clerk called my attorney and instructed us not to come. The Judge gave an ultimatum; either he call a special set hearing to address the objections that I had raised, or give us our money back. Golden opted for the later and returned all of our money because they knew they were guilty of everything that was spoken of in that objection.
My new attorney was ecstatic and very proud of the work that I had done. (Mind you I am not a Bankruptcy Paralegal so the success of this was purely of a divine nature.)
In November 2015 our case was discharged and we are now debt free. As for C. Golden, well, at last check they had to go back to court to deal with the allegations cited in my objection but we weren’t required to be there we were only noticed.
August 2016, I see that they have changed the name of their outfit to the Kelly Law Group. I suppose they will rob people under a new identity now.
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03 Apr, 2014 by Tabby
Everyone at the firm was friendly through the process. Things happened when they said too. It wasn't fun but its over and they did a good job. I would recommend them.
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27 Aug, 2013 by Dean
after spending 3 hours in her office from 6-930pm , her ridiculous team talked my wife and i into signing up. we thought they were nuts!! but we believed them.
they lost many papers we had given to them. they lost valuable information. i went to the trustee meeting without the proper info.
finally, they left out of the chpt almost $900 dollars. so far, they have not returned our cars, only to throw us 'under the bus.'
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11 Mar, 2016 by Scott
We initially hired Paul Liston to aid in a simple legal issue; and after multiple clerical errors, phone calls not returned, and requiring three requests over the period of one week to receive a receipt for services, we decided to go another direction for legal services. Of the money we initially paid, he insisted upon keeping the majority of the money to include time spent fixing mistakes made by his practice. Also we were able to show time billed for phone conversations was quoted to be 3.5x the actual telephone conversations. [info redacted]
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21 Jul, 2020 by Anonymous
I have not had a very good experience with having him for my attorney/public defender. I've been trying for a couple months now to contact him I have had family and friends try to contact him and still nothing. No email or phone call back. We have tried the court house and every where possible. I honestly do not know what to do. I know im not the only one that has him and has had trouble getting in touch with him. No one else can either.
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What is the likely timeline for resolving my case?
Get an estimate of how long the process may take from start to finish. -
Do you have references from past clients?
Testimonials or references can provide insight into the lawyer's professionalism and effectiveness. -
What are the strengths and weaknesses of my case?
Understanding potential challenges helps you prepare and sets realistic expectations. -
Are there alternative ways to solve my legal problem?
Discuss options like mediation, arbitration, or settlement to resolve the issue efficiently.
How to Check the Credibility of a Lawyer
Before hiring a lawyer, it's crucial to verify their credibility and ensure they're qualified to handle your case:
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Verify Their License:
Check with your state's bar association to confirm the lawyer is licensed and in good standing. -
Experience and Specialization:
Ensure the lawyer specializes in the area of law relevant to your case. -
Disciplinary Record:
Look up any history of disciplinary actions or complaints through the state bar association. -
Client Reviews and Testimonials:
Read reviews on legal directories like Avvo, Martindale-Hubbell, or Google to gauge client satisfaction. -
Professional Memberships:
Membership in professional organizations or specialty bar associations can indicate a commitment to their field. -
Awards and Recognitions:
Honors from reputable organizations reflect expertise and a positive reputation. -
Consultation Assessment:
Use the initial consultation to evaluate their communication skills, responsiveness, and willingness to address your concerns. -
Ask for References:
A credible lawyer should be willing to provide references from past clients.
What Should I Prepare for My First Consultation?
To make the most of your initial meeting with a lawyer, come prepared with:
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Relevant Documents:
Bring all documents related to your case, such as contracts, correspondence, legal notices, court papers, or evidence. -
Written Summary:
Prepare a concise written summary of your situation, including key dates, events, and involved parties. -
List of Questions:
Write down any questions you have about your case, the legal process, or the lawyer's experience. -
Financial Information:
If applicable, bring financial documents like pay stubs, tax returns, or bank statements. -
Contact Information:
Provide details of any witnesses or other parties relevant to your case. -
Personal Identification:
Bring a valid ID for verification purposes. -
Pen and Notebook:
Take notes during the consultation to remember important points. -
Budget Constraints:
Be ready to discuss your budget and any financial limitations.
How Much Does a Lawyer Cost?
The cost of hiring a lawyer varies widely based on several factors:
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Fee Structures:
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Hourly Rate:
Lawyers may charge anywhere from $150 to $500 or more per hour, depending on experience and location. -
Flat Fee:
For routine legal services like drafting a will or handling an uncontested divorce, lawyers might offer a flat fee. -
Retainer Fee:
An upfront payment against which the lawyer bills hourly fees. -
Contingency Fee:
Common in personal injury cases; the lawyer receives a percentage (typically 25% to 40%) of any settlement or award. -
Monthly Retainer:
For ongoing services, businesses might pay a monthly fee for a set number of hours or services.
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Hourly Rate:
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Factors Affecting Cost:
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Complexity of the Case:
More complex cases require more time and resources, increasing costs. -
Lawyer's Experience:
Highly experienced lawyers may charge higher fees. -
Geographic Location:
Legal fees can vary significantly by region or city. -
Additional Expenses:
Court filing fees, expert witness fees, travel expenses, and administrative costs may be extra.
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Complexity of the Case:
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Estimating Total Costs:
Request a detailed fee agreement outlining all potential costs.
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Negotiating Fees:
Some lawyers may be willing to negotiate fees or offer payment plans, especially for clients with financial constraints. -
Pro Bono Services:
For those who cannot afford legal services, some lawyers or legal aid organizations offer services at reduced rates or for free.
