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Charles Emanuel Mitchell, experienced  attorney in Killeen, TX with 52 reviews
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19 Jun, 2024 by Marcey gaitan
I want to personally thank Gregory Simmons (and his fiancé, Denise) for marrying my daughter on such short notice and allowing us to use the entrance to his beautiful office to do so. We were able to give our daughter the biggest little wedding possible!
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16 Feb, 2024 by Angeline payo
Absolutely horrible and incompetent. My husband hired lawyer for a SPEEDING TICKET almost 2 years ago. After failing to appear in court on his behalf MULTIPLE times, he was arrested. Even after we made them aware of warrants MULTIPLE times. They failed to communicate important details to us and continue to fail us. After the case was closed A YEAR AGO, no one will return our calls or emails regarding documents we requested for insurance purposes. Awful experience with a simple speeding ticket, I can't imagine how difficult it would be for them to handle a more serious case.
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25 Oct, 2023 by Jay matt
While the firm displays professionalism, fathers seeking to enhance their court orders should be cautious. My experience was that the costs were significant with limited results. After four years and an investment of over $6,000, they withdrew when I faced financial constraints. If considering this firm, ensure the potential results align with your budget. Unfortunately I was only able to work with Chet, was never afforded the opportunity to work with Gregory Simmons.
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Joshua Cody Tisdale, experienced Family Law, Litigation attorney in Killeen, TX with 4 reviews
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30 Aug, 2024 by Anonymous
You will regret it. They literally caused my sister to lose her home! They failed to fight for her in court. They stopped paying for her home in the bankruptcy the main reason she got in the bankruptcy. Then he shows up to court, no paperwork in hand, late, wrinkled, no fight no purpose.RUN!
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04 Aug, 2015 by Mary
Mr. Tisdale helped me when it seemed like I was about to lose everything. I had to file for bankruptcy but he explained how this would help me and made me feel so much better about the whole situation. I have my home and now I'm getting back on track. Thank you Joshua Tisdale!!!
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27 Jun, 2015 by Anonymous
Josh was really helpful in helping me file for bankruptcy. He even got me my tax refund back after it was taken to pay one of my debts. He always kept me in the loop and was very understanding. I would I highly recommend him to anyone that's behind on their bills.
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George Ernest Micco, experienced Family Law attorney in Killeen, TX with 4 reviews
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07 Apr, 2023 by Anonymous
He accepted money for a case and then before it even went to trial he moved offices and withdrew from the case. Why would you even take a case if you know you wont be able to represent your client?
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27 Aug, 2015 by Todd
He did my divorce case and I had a really good experience. I don't like lawyers in general but Mr. Micco gave it to me straight. I was very satisfied with his work.
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02 Jun, 2015 by Anonymous
After a really bad divorce, I had to file for bankruptcy. It wasn't my first choice, but my deadbeat ex left me with a lot of bills and no money. I felt really bad about the whole situation, but they made me feel alot better. They assured me that I was not alone and they helped me through every step of the way. The staff was really friendly and I always enjoyed going in to see them. It was a lot of paperwork to fill out, but they helped me get it right and my bankruptcy case went smooth. I wish would have seen them for my divorce case.
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Emily Alexandra Laughlin, experienced Child Support, Criminal Defense attorney in Killeen, TX with 133 reviews
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29 Jan, 2025 by Shawn brinson
It took a long time of delays from oc, but in the end after heading towards 2yrs in my case, I'm pleased with the end results. The only thing I would suggest is sit down with your client face to face for at least 30 mins to get to know them and hear them out. I apologize you had to go through the hell I was going through and getting cussed out by the ex mother in-law in court but it's over. Thank you all again and God Bless you and your team Ebony and staff was great.
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28 Jan, 2025 by Erik fleming
I just had my phone interview with Mr Hernandez. It went very well and he provided me with a lot of information that I didn’t know. If you are in the market for a lawyer I highly recommend the Tisdale Law Firm.
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28 Jan, 2025 by Stephan
Hands down the best lawyer I could have asked for. Mr.Tisdal has been a ray of light in this darkness of family court. The associates from the secretary to the paralegals have made this journey alot less stressful. Thank you for everything.
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Chester Warren Southworth Jr., experienced Business, Debt Collection attorney in Killeen, TX with 3 reviews
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08 Nov, 2023 by Douglas
Hired Chet to represent me in in a family law matter. My case changed once I received the pleadings. After getting the pleadings, Chet agreed to represent me at an additional cost. I PAID, The week before the hearing I was ghosted him and his firm. My call was accidently picked up, but I was quickly hung up on. The night before the hearing he filed a motion (without my knowledge) causing a delay in the outcome. Chet was utterly un-prepared for the hearing. (Something a 30 minute call would have prevented). When it came time to finish his work, he withdrew. If you are looking for a (-D) Attorney Hire Chet.
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20 Apr, 2022 by Anthony
I have not encountered many lawyers in my life, but I would say that Chet Southworth, J.D., is the best one, by far, among those I have met. My case took over two years to complete, and Dr. Southworth represented me in this case from start to finish. Dr. Southworth diligently reviewed the available evidence presented to him by me and the opposing party in my case. He did his due diligence in knowing me as a client and empathized with my case and my situation. Chet was very organized, and he presented the available evidence to me clearly and concisely. He conscientiously answered all of my correspondence and followed up with my text messages. Dr. Southworth was a true professional who got the job done while making me feel like one of his most valuable clients. His tenacity and attention to detail resulted in our win in the district court and the continued pursuit of my JP case without further hindrance. I highly recommend Dr. Southworth for your legal matter needs. You will not be disappointed!
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16 Feb, 2019 by Susan
Chet and the staff communicated with me throughout the divorce process, explained every possible outcome and advised me on the best course of action. Not only did he gets my divorce finalized in under 60 days, but he also got me everything that I was asking for I would recommend him to anyone looking for a great attorney.
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Rachel Ann Leier, experienced Business, Real Estate attorney in Killeen, TX with 111 reviews
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15 Nov, 2024 by Anthony rodriguez
Complete waste of money and time! Spent 6+ months and almost $2000 for Ashley Clapper to do nothing. Most of the charges accrued were for time she spent talking to her paralegal which I can only assume was about all the messages I was leaving with her desk because she is never available. When I asked for copies of everything that had been done on my case, it turned out a total of like 3 emails were sent and that was it. One of which I wrote myself and she just had to forward to the other party. When I called again to explain my frustrations with how things were going and to fire this law firm, the assistant said “okay, I’ll let her know” and that was it. They never called, never emailed, and didn’t care to fix the issue which falls in line with how they have been the whole time. Wouldn’t recommend hiring these people for anything unless you have no intention of moving forward.
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22 Jul, 2024 by Sandrae band
If you ever have a need for quality representation, the law firm of Corbin, Stapler and Clapper MUST be your first choice. I was going through an extremely difficult divorce when a friend of mine introduced me to Ms Wheeler. From our first introduction I knew she had my best interest. Her steadfast leadership and commitment were both important in the outcome of my case. I was able to get everything I requested. It is very common to believe that the court system favors the female in a divorce. However, with Ms Wheeler on your side anything is possible. Tina her legal assistance was amazing throughout the process. They are always one step ahead of the opposing counsel. Prices are great and they are always willing to work with you. I wholeheartedly recommend this law firm to everyone who desire quality service.
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Ginese Ullanda Simmons-Gilbert, experienced Criminal Defense, Juvenile Law attorney in Killeen, TX with 2 reviews
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24 Jun, 2014 by Anonymous
During my Divorce process everything went very well. I was divorced in bout 90 days total. I highly suggest that Ginese Gilbert Law Office be one of your choices for Legal Matters
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24 Sep, 2010 by Anonymous
Ms. Simmons-Gilbert handled my divorce case. I paid my attorney fees and court cost in full, but my final divorce decree wasn't prepared correctly. As an ommission of error done by her legal staff she assured me she would handled the re-filing of the decree and correct the issue. That did not occur and I was left having to file a name change request with the county court. This error cost me another $300 on top of the $1500 already paid. Mine this was a non-contested divorce with no children or property. Words of advise - get all changes and ommissions of errors in writing when dealing with Ms. Simmons-Gilbert. Consult with other attorneys in the area before signing contract and paying the retainer deposit. I didn't consult with any other attorneys (my fault). I was guaranteed that my case would be handled professionally, which was not the case.
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Maria Carmen Gonzalez Garcia, experienced Criminal Defense, Family Law attorney in Killeen, TX with 31 reviews
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14 Jan, 2025 by Makia anderson
She is not a good lawyer she doesn’t like to do her job, drops the ball on several cases I’ve heard she’s been on including mine. NEVER AGAIN!! Do not go with this money hungry lawyer that’s not even a shark in the court!!!! She’s trash !! Does not look out for your best interests as “your lawyer”
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02 Oct, 2023 by C riv
Run far far away. Worst lawyer I have ever worked with. She handled a adoption for my family and we had a terrible experience. Poor communication, Sara the paralegal and the lawyer Carmen are terrible at communicating and completing the tasks they were hired and paid to do. I'll be reporting to the BBB also.
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02 Oct, 2023 by Carlos rivera
Horrible experience they aren't professional she has a garbage attitude 😤
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Daniel A. Corbin, experienced Family Law, Juvenile Law attorney in Killeen, TX with 5 reviews
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01 Mar, 2015 by Anonymous
If you are any type of contractor please don't waste your time with this firm , especially if you are an overseas contractor , they didn't even try to fight the fact that my ex wanted spousal support and Corbin himself told me I made enough money I can afford it !!!!! I should have got another lawyer at that point.
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07 Dec, 2014 by Anonymous
I sadly did not. Overpriced incompetent and in general useless. The staff is pleasant enough but many young and inexperienced and I bet that is to save on the salaries. That is most positive thing I can say. They are horrible at keeping you up to date on your case or returning any phone call. They will draw a case out as long as they can, billing you all the while, by only responding to the opposition attorney The senior partner is more concerned withe his political activities and his retirement than managing or supervising any case. He makes a big deal about his military service and how much he military helps out when in fact the only 6 he has is his wallet. You would be better off representing yourself.
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14 Oct, 2014 by Adam
Do not hire this firm. This firm was suppose to take care of a criminal case that i was no billed for as well as two civil cases. Once they had my money (for all matters) i could not get a call back and was not informed of anything ever. When I let them know i was unhappy with the fact that he paid closer attention to my facebook account than my case (which is absolutely true) and the fact that it took him six months to get me an answer from the DA on an expunction when all he had to do was pick up the phone but couldnt bc he had smarted off to them the time bf, he raised his voice and cursed at me, also calling me names. He then took out all of my money from another retainer i paid for another civil matter and withdrew. I will definitely be reporting this unethical behavior to the bar with the help of another attorney.
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Joseph L. Jordan, experienced Government attorney in Killeen, TX with 0 reviews
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Quincy Sterling Hall, experienced Child Support, Criminal Defense attorney in Killeen, TX with 1 reviews
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13 Mar, 2024 by Roger
Mr Hall was hired to defend me in a case that was clearly unjustified. He would not listen to my explanation or my evidence that clearly supported that I should have never been arrested and definitely should not have been tased 8 times by some overzealous police officers who clearly had another agenda other that the job in which the description was to “protect and serve”. So he withdrew from my case because I would not take the plea agreement they offered I was not guilty. He kept my $4000 and never did anything to do his job which was to be my voice and fight for my constitutional rights. I then was appointed a court appointed attorney who with a quickness got a dismissal of all charges. I would never recommend Quincy Hall. I think he needs to go back to law school and learn he is supposed to defend his clients not be the prosecutors “dream” and convict his own client. I honestly would not give him one star but the lowest you can give is one. My rating is 0.
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Lane Heginbotham, experienced Estate Planning, Family Law attorney in Killeen, TX with 4 reviews
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03 Jul, 2022 by Angela
It sure would be nice if I could be leaving a five-star rating here today. Unfortunately, not in my case. Instead, one star is one too many. I want to start by saying that I have nothing against Lane personally. He's probably a great person. For some people he may have represented them properly and kept them informed with the right amount of professionalism and due diligence we all expect to get from our attorney. He might have put forth the right amount of push forwardness that you needed him to give. He may have kept on top of things. He may have put in the due diligence to bring forth a fair outcome for them. They may be satisfied with his quality of performance. However, he didn't give me that level of professionalism. After 1 1/2 I had no choice but to accept the facts and seek counsel elsewhere. I hired Lane Heginbotham to represent me with my divorce. And of course, when he gave the consultation It all sounded great. If only I had known what a mistake, I was getting myself into. My divorce went nowhere. I was left feeling alone, misinformed, deceived and improperly represented. I trusted that I would be given a fair and equal representation by Lane. I was very wrong, and my time and money was wasted. As we all know those are rather important in everyone's lives. It became clear that my case wasn't important enough to him. Why file motions against the opposing side and then not follow through with them. Why were the temporary orders never followed through with? My "someday" ex-husband was allowed to disobey the standing order multiple times, make up his own rules, his counsel was allowed to be as leisure as they wanted with every request asked from them and nothing was done about it. I can't help but think that if I had behaved like such, I could rest assure the opposing counsel would have done something about it. That is most certain. Why make excuses for the opposing side and allow them to stall and drag out a divorce that should have been done and over with even with COVID, within a year or even much less. It's not like were Hollywood stars here. Lane would say he's working on this and that and I would wait and wait and wait... Just to find out that no progress had been made. "We're waiting to hear back from the opposing counsel" became an in every conversation sort of thing. I felt like asking if he was representing me or my husband. Then finally after hearing every excuse one can be told by their attorney as to why nothing was happening, it became obvious that my case didn't really matter. I was as transparent as I could be with Lane. I wanted to move forward with my divorce so I could move on with my life. I expected to be treated with dignity and respect. He didn't need to lead me along by telling me that the opposing counsel had dropped the ball when the truth be known he (Lane) dropped the ball! I trusted Lane to give my case as much effort and attention as he would any other case. Yet again the joke was on me just like in my marriage. Ha, Ha. This was not good attorney ethical standards by a long shot. I guess if you don't really understand or care about what your client is going through, how their whole life is hanging by a thread, then I guess it just doesn't really matter to you. Therefor you don't put in what's needed to get good reviews. How can a 50/50, non-contested, no minor children divorce be dragged out like this? Shouldn't there be a timeline of some kind. Can you just stall a divorce for as long as you so choose? Has our JUSTICE system turned into a JUST "US" system? Where's the justice here where's the humaneness in this. You may not be going through what I'm going through, but I hired you to be mindful and act like you are. That's what makes the difference between an attorney/lawyer who will represent you to the best of their ability and one who puts your case on the back burner for over a year. Good luck to those who choose to move forward with Lane Heginbotham @ Harris Law Office.
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29 Apr, 2021 by Anonymous
Do not hire this attorney. This attorney was hired by a friend and I have never seen an attorney work so hard against their own client to HELP the attorney on the other side. Run as fast as you can from this firm. Most positive reviews come from when Mr. Harris was alive, he has since passed. The office staff is rude and not very helpful.
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30 Dec, 2020 by Jennifer
Lane did not fight for me at all. Lynn Libersky out argued him and Lane seemed scared of the other attorney. He got what he asked as far as payment, but did nothing to help me. Worthless.
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Steven J. Duskie, experienced Criminal Defense, Estate Planning attorney in Killeen, TX with 1 reviews
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24 Apr, 2011 by Anonymous
Mr. Duskie worked on my illegal arrest with injuries case 8 years. After 8 years and finally a court date He did everything he could to throw my case to Williamson County. He also ruined the ability to appeal. He presented no evidence, and hired at the very end an incompetent co-counsel.
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Mr. Burk Roberts, experienced  attorney in Killeen, TX with 0 reviews
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Craig William Carlson, experienced  attorney in Killeen, TX with 0 reviews
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Mary Beth Harrell, experienced  attorney in Killeen, TX with 0 reviews
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Craig William Carlson, experienced  attorney in Killeen, TX with 0 reviews
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Robert Alexander Bass, experienced Business, Personal Injury attorney in Killeen, TX with 0 reviews
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Jerry W. Scarbrough, experienced Personal Injury attorney in Killeen, TX with 0 reviews
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Leatrice Reason Taylor, experienced Personal Injury, Real Estate attorney in Killeen, TX with 0 reviews
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Kiara Y. Martinez, experienced Personal Injury attorney in Killeen, TX with 0 reviews
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Burk A. Roberts, experienced Business, Estate Planning attorney in Killeen, TX with 0 reviews
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Tad Holland Cleaves, experienced Government, Real Estate attorney in Killeen, TX with 0 reviews
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Anthony Charles Odiorne, experienced  attorney in Killeen, TX with  reviews
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Mary Alexandra Lindley-Wiley, experienced Elder Law, Family Law attorney in Killeen, TX with 0 reviews
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Kayla Michelle Chandler, experienced Child Support, Criminal Defense attorney in Killeen, TX with 0 reviews
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Andersch H. Etienne, experienced  attorney in Killeen, TX with 0 reviews
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    If applicable, bring financial documents like pay stubs, tax returns, or bank statements.
  5. Contact Information:
    Provide details of any witnesses or other parties relevant to your case.
  6. Personal Identification:
    Bring a valid ID for verification purposes.
  7. Pen and Notebook:
    Take notes during the consultation to remember important points.
  8. 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:

  • Fee Structures:
    • 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.
  • Factors Affecting Cost:
    • 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.
  • Estimating Total Costs:
    Request a detailed fee agreement outlining all potential costs.
    Discuss any additional expenses that may arise during the case.
  • 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.
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