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28 Dec, 2024 by Vladimir kruglyak
I had to go through a dozen of local attorneys who were either too busy or not interested in collection cases where pro se litigants have already obtained a judgement. Nickolas called me promptly once I got referred to him by his colleague. Nickolas is currently pursuing liens contempt charges and collections from a local handyman for the construction fraud.
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20 Dec, 2024 by Stacie darnall
I have used Christopher Raines two times in a complicated family matter , and I would recommend him to everyone. He is honest and respectful and consistent. He returned my calls and emails on time. I made the best decision picking Christopher Raines and if I had to do it again , he would still be who I would want to sit beside me…He will guide you and protect you. He will go the extra mile for you. I know this because he done this for me both times.
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03 Nov, 2024 by Ray j
DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME!!!! He seems great when you first meet with him and says everything you want to hear!! Then all of a sudden he just disappears!! No returned emails or calls or anything!!
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28 Jan, 2025 by Dallas benward
14 Oct, 2024 by Denise livesay
15 May, 2024 by Olivia harris
18 Apr, 2024 by Kristine hughes
We just discovered, in 2024, we own less property than we thought. McKinnis and Scott did a deed of exchange for our property in 2005. Due to their lack of research, we have paid taxes on property we do not legally own for more than 20 years. We cannot get all of this tax money back nor the $2000 paid for the land exchange or the $1100 paid to have it surveyed. Willie Livesay was realtor and the impetus behind this bogus deed of exchange. Hope both realtor and attorney are retired and no longer a danger to society.
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16 Dec, 2022 by George
They helped close out a large property I had listed. They were great on our side and also for the buyer side too.
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03 Dec, 2022 by Mark easterly
13 Jun, 2024 by Evelyn
26 Apr, 2024 by Mike akers
04 Apr, 2024 by Aaron duffy
01 Mar, 2024 by Kelly
A total waste of time. This guy has no clue. totally lied I guess he thought I didn’t have money to pay him instead of telling me the truth or maybe he didn’t know the truth no matter, I still knew more about the laws than he did. If you’ve got a problem, I suggest taking your problem somewhere else.
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31 May, 2018 by Elizabeth
Attorney Robert Black did an outstanding job representing me in Juvenile court. He put a lot of time and effort in preparation for my case as well as arguing my case in court. One of the best .
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14 May, 2018 by Will
Takes time to explain the situation, and is honest about potential outcomes. Was not condescending at all.
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25 Oct, 2024 by Tyler and brody
0 stars , Crook , she will take ya to the cleaners , last lawyer in town I would go see . She seemed money hungry. She would call me and charge me for the call, when there was no reason to call . Just shady lady . She gave me a 6k bill and we never filed a paper or saw a judge . It was for her to learn my situation .. it’s sad there lawyers out there that just take advantage of people.
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24 Sep, 2024 by Fred hagy
Rhoton is apparently having her negative reviews taken down. Her "4.2" rating is absurd. I wrote a truthful review but got censored. Those "4 star" reviews are possibly bots or friends or people that she is compensating in some way, in my opinion. The idea that anybody could deal with her as a client and give anything but one star is laughable, in my opinion.
As stated in my previously censored and deleted review, I had a case against her some years ago that I did for Nature Boy Buddy Landel, my friend who was a well known WCW/WWE wrestling star. He legitmiately owed for a furniture finance contract that he didnt pay. It should have been an open and shut case in the easiest type of law practice imaginable: debt collection. But Rhoton didnt know how to get her documents entered into evidence, something you learn the 1st week of evidence class at any accredited school, even 5th tier diploma mills like ASL. She was totally unprepared. She ticked off the judge, who disliked my client but he dismissed the case anyway. He was probably furious with Rhoton not only for being completely unprepared but for her putting him in the position of having to rule yet again for Mr Landel in a case I represented him on.
Rhoton approached me before the case and asked for a continuance, due to her inability to try an easy case that even a graduate of 5th tier Appalachian School of Law should be able to do. A school with a median LSAT score that could be achieved by the average SEC basketball player cant be expected to produce much though, in fairness.
Long story short my client turned her down for the continuance I told her I would ask my client about. She became enraged and threatened me with a nonsensical bar complaint, but her client actually should have filed one on her for her stunning, but predictable incompetence. My interaction with her mirrored the result any time I dealt with an ASL grad but this situation was the most egregious, a very bold statement.
Rhoton will no doubt have this deleted again. If so, there is no legitimacy to google reviews. But google has gone full 1984 anyway, so censorship and misinformation is to be expected on such a platform. The more truthful a statement is the more it must be silenced.
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18 Dec, 2023 by James “zen” douglas
20 Jul, 2018 by Anonymous
I had Ms. Newhart as a public defender in 2014. My original charge was felony false reporting. The only reason that I used a public defender was that the case against me was almost nothing. The prosecution had no evidence, only a single "eyewit ess" who I had never seen in my life, but claimed he knew me. I consulted with another attorney, and he said that any public defender should be able to get the case dismissed at the preliminary hearing before it got bound over to the grand jury. The court appointed Ms. Newhart as my public defender at my arraignment. When I met with her after my arraignment, she was rude and cut me off in the middle of speaking to her. I only met with her one time before my preliminary hearing for less than a half hour. She said that she had everything she needed for my case. At the preliminary hearing, the only witness that the prosecution had was put on the stand. She asked him a few questions and didn't argue with anything that he said, just accepted it as truth and said she was finished. The witness said he saw me running at full speed from the scene of the crime, even though I was recovering from a serious car accident at the time. My back was broken in five places and my hips were broken in four places just a few months prior to the supposed incident. She never mentioned this in my preliminary hearing. Needless to say, my case was bound over to the grand jury. I paid Matt King $5,000 to take my case from there. My charges were dismissed within 3 months of hiring him due to lack of evidence. The district attorney had offered me a plea bargain before my preliminary hearing which would've dropped my charge from a class c felony to the lowest class of misdemeanor. I would've only had six months of unsupervised probation and a $10 fine. They knew they had no case against me, as did Mr. King, who was the attorney that I consulted with first. Her rudeness and lack of concern has me seriously worried about anyone else that she represents in the future who is facing serious charges.
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15 Dec, 2016 by Kimberly attaway
Jessica is a no nonsense go getter. She's very qualified and in my opinion one of the best Lawyers in the tri cities area. Highly recommend her
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25 Sep, 2013 by Kim flanary
she is in private practice noPUBLIC DEFENDER those dreaded words when you have a dui.ms newhart went 10 extra miles for me. my sentence; no fines, NO FINES, no court cost, PROBATION 11/29 AND DID NOT HAVE TO REPORT NOR PAY THEIR CHUNK OF FLESH. she is in private practice now and i send everyone that needs help to her. she totally knows law (from criminal to divorce) itrust her with my complications and everyone i send to her.they've had no complaints either and thank me for the introdution!
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02 Aug, 2024 by Anonymous
The worst attorney you could hire I wouldn't even consider him an attorney. He's a con artist using the attorney privilege to take money from clients and never having any intentions of actually doing anything for them. His license was suspended in TN in 2023 for misappropriation of funds (stealing) and license in VA was suspended in 2024 for misconduct ( failure to not provide any services and lying about it) . He has another complaint against hin in TN that is pending.
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08 Jul, 2022 by Anonymous
Will not call you back and never answered phone messages. Been in jail for almost a year and he hasn’t made a plea to judge for dismissal after three years .
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25 Apr, 2019 by Anonymous
This attorney represented me during my case.
I was very dissatisfied with his service.
Specifically the fact that he would not return phone calls (for weeks at a time) and made false promises.
I also found his assistant to be very rude and dishonest.
At one point, I witnessed his assistant pick-up and hang-up the phone on other clients to avoid taking their call.
I also witnessed Samuel White's assistant advising other clients that Mr. White was out of the office despite the fact he was sitting right beside her. I assume he uses this tactic as well to avoid clients.
Overall I was very dissatisfied and I would not recommend this attorney to anyone.
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06 Jun, 2023 by Barb
Mr. Sharp worked with us and quickly filed the paperwork to get my husband and I custody of a young relative. He was communicative and helped us with any concerns. He explained the process in a way that we felt like we understood what our options were and could make the best decisions. I would hire him again but hope I won't have to.
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28 Jan, 2023 by Amanda
Mr. Matthew Sharp has been fired. He took money for both his personal fee and filing fee to take someone to court, but he never did. He was hired for about two years to do this simple job instead all he did was file with the court after a year when he was about to be dismissed and assume his resignation for not doing his job and not communicating for months at a time...he pocked the serv papers money and never served the papers...I gave him several more months to give him a chance...but he showed me he was just pulling my leg. So he has been fired and stole my funds. He also never gave me my file or showed what work he performed.
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24 Nov, 2020 by Anonymous
Me. McDaniel accepted my father’s case to enforce an unpaid promissory note. It’s been 15 months and he hasn’t resolved the issue. My father has never received any type of proof or documentation that he’s even attempted to resolve the issue. He does not return call. He doesn’t respond to emails unless I send them repeatedly. Many go unanswered for many weeks. Not good!
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20 Sep, 2016 by Anonymous
Caleb worked with us to get a Modifed Order agreed upon. At first, the other party refused the order, then when we scheduled a court date and attempted to set up mediation, her mind was changed and she worked with Caleb, whom we hired, to get things signed. Nothing was changed from our original plan and we got more time than we anticipated. We are THRILLED! He went above and beyond to help us!
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26 Jan, 2012 by Anonymous
Larry Dillow is an outstanding attorney. He was willing to fight for my rights every step of the way and gained a positive outcome. He showed care and concern and always made time to listen to me. He was always available to me for questions and concerns. He treats his clients with respect and kindness. I can't thank him enough for his knowledge and compassion to my situation. Today I consider him a very respectful member of the legal community and a true friend.
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10 Dec, 2009 by Anonymous
When entered court he had no knowledge of my case. Was not willing to fight for me, just wanted to plea it out, with victim there willing to admit to lying.
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07 Oct, 2023 by Mark
My wife and I engaged Steve Huret for a property dispute. He was recommended by his father-in-law, an attorney that we had high respect for. We paid $975 for the initial consultation with Mr. Huret. We were charged even for time spent going through reams of paper concerning liability protection for Mr. Huret. At that initial visit, we had the distinct impression that Mr. Huret's focus was on the money and not on helping us. Mr. Huret then asked for another $1000 check for a retainer, and he agreed to hold the $1000 check until he heard from us. We then asked him to let us try to resolve the dispute without incurring more legal fees since it was getting expensive at this point.
We were unsuccessful in resolving the property dispute on our own and so contacted “our attorney”, Steve Huret. Mr. Huret replied that he had taken on some other clients and was planning on doing some traveling. He said that since he had not deposited the thousand-dollar check that we wrote him, he felt under no obligation to represent us and declined to help us. So, sadly, after spending hours in his office and leaving $975 poorer, we were left to begin again the search for another attorney to help us. We felt "kicked to the curb" without even recommendations of another attorney. We received nothing of value for the time and money spent to Mr. Huret.
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18 Nov, 2021 by Anonymous
Do not use this attorney. Didn’t give feedback for what he charged us, I feel like we were completely taken advantage. He seemed very friendly but obviously a crook. Use someone that will fight harder for you and not just take your money like Mr. Huret
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02 Sep, 2013 by Anonymous
I hired Mr. Gilley because he sounded professional when I first talked to him.He quoted me one price.Then when he found out my assests,he charged me a lot more.He didnt keep me informed about what was going on.I had to go to his office to find out.,after I paid him in full from the start.A divorce that should have been over quick took nine months.I had three different phone numbers for him to reach me and he wouldnt return any of my calls. He acted like he was working for my ex instead of me.I wouldn't recommend him to anyone.
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19 Mar, 2013 by Anonymous
Very rude secretary/paralegal/ whoever- very UNhelpful- always requesting things at last minute and acting as if I should have known all along. Didn't inform me that I did not need to show in court on a particular day, so I paid to have a sitter watch my kids so I could be there- IN VAIN!!! So frustrated, definitely DO NOT recommend you to hire these people!!!!!
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22 Sep, 2018 by Tim
Her attitude and service was absolutely unbearable. I cannot believe I used her. It was completely and utterly counterproductive and useless. Moreover, she was completely unresponsive and very unhelpful.
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