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27 Sep, 2024 by Ben edwards
Only giving one Star because I'm really just using this to try and get ahold of someone. Everytime I call it says my call can not be completed. Someone said y'all help with local tyrants. I need that help. Please contact me.
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27 Sep, 2024 by Knox foodie
Attorneys are who made it so that it is so incredibly difficult to represent yourself or sue anyone else and so exceptionally expensive to obtain an attorney, creating defined lines between the Capital and Districts.
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20 Aug, 2024 by Amanda hamlin
This is such a great service. When you find yourself in a situation where an attorney is needed, it is very overwhelming. I called around Knoxville for two days trying to find the right attorney that could help me. I contacted the Knoxville Bar Association and within a few hours I received an attorney referral. It was that easy! When I contacted my referred attorney, I panicked when I found out it would be a couple of weeks before we could meet due to scheduling conflicts. I contacted Tracy Chain at the Knoxville Bar Association. She is amazing! She understood my panic and assured me the referred attorney was the best attorney for my situation. She was very helpful and offered a few other suggestions to help.
After speaking with my referred attorney, I couldn’t be more pleased with the referral. He truly was the best attorney to fit my situation. He was patient, kind and very knowledgeable of the law regarding my issue. I felt like he really understood me and my unique situation. Most notably, I found him to be extremely honest. He explained everything in great detail so I had a better understanding of my options. I couldn’t have found a more perfect fit.
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27 Sep, 2024 by Ben edwards
Only giving one Star because I'm really just using this to try and get ahold of someone. Everytime I call it says my call can not be completed. Someone said y'all help with local tyrants. I need that help. Please contact me.
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27 Sep, 2024 by Knox foodie
Attorneys are who made it so that it is so incredibly difficult to represent yourself or sue anyone else and so exceptionally expensive to obtain an attorney, creating defined lines between the Capital and Districts.
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20 Aug, 2024 by Amanda hamlin
This is such a great service. When you find yourself in a situation where an attorney is needed, it is very overwhelming. I called around Knoxville for two days trying to find the right attorney that could help me. I contacted the Knoxville Bar Association and within a few hours I received an attorney referral. It was that easy! When I contacted my referred attorney, I panicked when I found out it would be a couple of weeks before we could meet due to scheduling conflicts. I contacted Tracy Chain at the Knoxville Bar Association. She is amazing! She understood my panic and assured me the referred attorney was the best attorney for my situation. She was very helpful and offered a few other suggestions to help.
After speaking with my referred attorney, I couldn’t be more pleased with the referral. He truly was the best attorney to fit my situation. He was patient, kind and very knowledgeable of the law regarding my issue. I felt like he really understood me and my unique situation. Most notably, I found him to be extremely honest. He explained everything in great detail so I had a better understanding of my options. I couldn’t have found a more perfect fit.
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27 Sep, 2024 by Ben edwards
Only giving one Star because I'm really just using this to try and get ahold of someone. Everytime I call it says my call can not be completed. Someone said y'all help with local tyrants. I need that help. Please contact me.
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27 Sep, 2024 by Knox foodie
Attorneys are who made it so that it is so incredibly difficult to represent yourself or sue anyone else and so exceptionally expensive to obtain an attorney, creating defined lines between the Capital and Districts.
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20 Aug, 2024 by Amanda hamlin
This is such a great service. When you find yourself in a situation where an attorney is needed, it is very overwhelming. I called around Knoxville for two days trying to find the right attorney that could help me. I contacted the Knoxville Bar Association and within a few hours I received an attorney referral. It was that easy! When I contacted my referred attorney, I panicked when I found out it would be a couple of weeks before we could meet due to scheduling conflicts. I contacted Tracy Chain at the Knoxville Bar Association. She is amazing! She understood my panic and assured me the referred attorney was the best attorney for my situation. She was very helpful and offered a few other suggestions to help.
After speaking with my referred attorney, I couldn’t be more pleased with the referral. He truly was the best attorney to fit my situation. He was patient, kind and very knowledgeable of the law regarding my issue. I felt like he really understood me and my unique situation. Most notably, I found him to be extremely honest. He explained everything in great detail so I had a better understanding of my options. I couldn’t have found a more perfect fit.
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27 Sep, 2024 by Ben edwards
Only giving one Star because I'm really just using this to try and get ahold of someone. Everytime I call it says my call can not be completed. Someone said y'all help with local tyrants. I need that help. Please contact me.
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27 Sep, 2024 by Knox foodie
Attorneys are who made it so that it is so incredibly difficult to represent yourself or sue anyone else and so exceptionally expensive to obtain an attorney, creating defined lines between the Capital and Districts.
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20 Aug, 2024 by Amanda hamlin
This is such a great service. When you find yourself in a situation where an attorney is needed, it is very overwhelming. I called around Knoxville for two days trying to find the right attorney that could help me. I contacted the Knoxville Bar Association and within a few hours I received an attorney referral. It was that easy! When I contacted my referred attorney, I panicked when I found out it would be a couple of weeks before we could meet due to scheduling conflicts. I contacted Tracy Chain at the Knoxville Bar Association. She is amazing! She understood my panic and assured me the referred attorney was the best attorney for my situation. She was very helpful and offered a few other suggestions to help.
After speaking with my referred attorney, I couldn’t be more pleased with the referral. He truly was the best attorney to fit my situation. He was patient, kind and very knowledgeable of the law regarding my issue. I felt like he really understood me and my unique situation. Most notably, I found him to be extremely honest. He explained everything in great detail so I had a better understanding of my options. I couldn’t have found a more perfect fit.
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27 Sep, 2024 by Ben edwards
Only giving one Star because I'm really just using this to try and get ahold of someone. Everytime I call it says my call can not be completed. Someone said y'all help with local tyrants. I need that help. Please contact me.
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27 Sep, 2024 by Knox foodie
Attorneys are who made it so that it is so incredibly difficult to represent yourself or sue anyone else and so exceptionally expensive to obtain an attorney, creating defined lines between the Capital and Districts.
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20 Aug, 2024 by Amanda hamlin
This is such a great service. When you find yourself in a situation where an attorney is needed, it is very overwhelming. I called around Knoxville for two days trying to find the right attorney that could help me. I contacted the Knoxville Bar Association and within a few hours I received an attorney referral. It was that easy! When I contacted my referred attorney, I panicked when I found out it would be a couple of weeks before we could meet due to scheduling conflicts. I contacted Tracy Chain at the Knoxville Bar Association. She is amazing! She understood my panic and assured me the referred attorney was the best attorney for my situation. She was very helpful and offered a few other suggestions to help.
After speaking with my referred attorney, I couldn’t be more pleased with the referral. He truly was the best attorney to fit my situation. He was patient, kind and very knowledgeable of the law regarding my issue. I felt like he really understood me and my unique situation. Most notably, I found him to be extremely honest. He explained everything in great detail so I had a better understanding of my options. I couldn’t have found a more perfect fit.
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27 Sep, 2024 by Ben edwards
Only giving one Star because I'm really just using this to try and get ahold of someone. Everytime I call it says my call can not be completed. Someone said y'all help with local tyrants. I need that help. Please contact me.
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27 Sep, 2024 by Knox foodie
Attorneys are who made it so that it is so incredibly difficult to represent yourself or sue anyone else and so exceptionally expensive to obtain an attorney, creating defined lines between the Capital and Districts.
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20 Aug, 2024 by Amanda hamlin
This is such a great service. When you find yourself in a situation where an attorney is needed, it is very overwhelming. I called around Knoxville for two days trying to find the right attorney that could help me. I contacted the Knoxville Bar Association and within a few hours I received an attorney referral. It was that easy! When I contacted my referred attorney, I panicked when I found out it would be a couple of weeks before we could meet due to scheduling conflicts. I contacted Tracy Chain at the Knoxville Bar Association. She is amazing! She understood my panic and assured me the referred attorney was the best attorney for my situation. She was very helpful and offered a few other suggestions to help.
After speaking with my referred attorney, I couldn’t be more pleased with the referral. He truly was the best attorney to fit my situation. He was patient, kind and very knowledgeable of the law regarding my issue. I felt like he really understood me and my unique situation. Most notably, I found him to be extremely honest. He explained everything in great detail so I had a better understanding of my options. I couldn’t have found a more perfect fit.
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27 Sep, 2024 by Ben edwards
Only giving one Star because I'm really just using this to try and get ahold of someone. Everytime I call it says my call can not be completed. Someone said y'all help with local tyrants. I need that help. Please contact me.
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27 Sep, 2024 by Knox foodie
Attorneys are who made it so that it is so incredibly difficult to represent yourself or sue anyone else and so exceptionally expensive to obtain an attorney, creating defined lines between the Capital and Districts.
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20 Aug, 2024 by Amanda hamlin
This is such a great service. When you find yourself in a situation where an attorney is needed, it is very overwhelming. I called around Knoxville for two days trying to find the right attorney that could help me. I contacted the Knoxville Bar Association and within a few hours I received an attorney referral. It was that easy! When I contacted my referred attorney, I panicked when I found out it would be a couple of weeks before we could meet due to scheduling conflicts. I contacted Tracy Chain at the Knoxville Bar Association. She is amazing! She understood my panic and assured me the referred attorney was the best attorney for my situation. She was very helpful and offered a few other suggestions to help.
After speaking with my referred attorney, I couldn’t be more pleased with the referral. He truly was the best attorney to fit my situation. He was patient, kind and very knowledgeable of the law regarding my issue. I felt like he really understood me and my unique situation. Most notably, I found him to be extremely honest. He explained everything in great detail so I had a better understanding of my options. I couldn’t have found a more perfect fit.
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19 Jul, 2018 by Anonymous
I hired Colleen in 2014 as a divorce attorney. It is now 4 years later and no divorce, no child support, and she smells like alcohol. She has not followed through with anything and this was a simple divorce matter. I do not recommend!
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25 Aug, 2016 by Tonya
Last February I hired divorce attorney Colleen Steele. The all-inclusive charge was $1,000 which I paid her in one payment. Divorce papers were signed by both parties at the end of February. At the end of April I called Ms. Steele to see when the court date would be. At that time she said she had not filed the papers. I had her mail them to me and I went and filed them myself. When I filed, I had to pay $195 filing fee which should have been included in the $1,000 that I paid to the attorney.
I called her and she stated she would mail me a refund check. Today I still have not received the check. Since that call in April she does not answer my calls or return my messages. I called the courthouse and they stated since I had an attorney the attorney had to be the one to request the court date. What I need from Ms. Steele is for her to get me a court date and to refund my $195. That's not an unfair expectation.
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05 May, 2016 by Irene hernandez
I hired this lawyer for my divorce. After the court hearing and the divorce was granted she never sent the papers for the judge to sign. It took me to report her to the Board of Professional Responsibility to get her to do her job. The Board found her at fault and I understand she received a penalty. Also, she smell like alcohol on the day of the divorce trial. My pastor was my witness and I was embarrassed.
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11 Dec, 2022 by Anonymous
Takes your money and runes away. No contact , Nothing. Been trying to contact for 3 months ...
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24 Nov, 2022 by Anonymous
This lawyer was hired by a debt relief agency on my behalf. He called me shortly after the assignment. He was supposed to negotiate a couple of debts for me but after the initial call, I never heard from him again. I was sued twice and he never showed up in court either time. When I called the debt agency they said he was to give me updates but when I called him the call went to voicemail. Twice I was able to leave a message but he never returned my call, all the other times I called the voicemail box was too full to leave a message. I never met him in person and only had one conversation with him. The least he could do was respond to my call and tell me he wasn't taking my case. Instead, I was in court waiting for a lawyer to show up. I have since found out that the debt agency is a scam. If he knew this he should have warned me.
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24 Jul, 2019 by Anonymous
Hired her for child support, she came at us with big plans to regain tens of thousands of dollars, would make it where the income taxes would be taken..... long story short. Ms Petersen was hard to reach, her secretary talked to us about all the family issues she had, we went to court twice by ourselves, “oh you really don’t need to be there” she said after we call her, then the day we settled she shows up and my ex’s attorney rips her and shows her the law. She didn’t do anything I asked other than get the child support settled, it cost me over 2,000 for this process and the ABA says it’s ok.
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20 Oct, 2015 by Anonymous
I had a consultation and she was 15 minutes late, answered two personal phone calls, not work related. She placed her breakfast order with the lady she pays to answer the phone, the lady interrupted our consult four times with questions regarding her breakfast and spoke about the weather. Very unprofessional. I was billed for a two hour consult in which no plan was established, she kept using her laptop to lookup other cases that showed similarities. She said should would have all of my questions answered in a few days. It has been well over a year and she never did respond to my numerous requests for answers. Needless to say, I chose someone more competent and attentive!
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29 May, 2022 by Anonymous
If I could give a lower rating than this I definitely would. He drug out the divorce as long as possible, Would bill me every month additional $100-$300 or more for “mailing” me with ridiculous trumped up fee charges such as, he would bill me for “reading”an email from defendants attorney who made a minor statement concerning a date or comment and also for cost of secretary “ mailing “me a notification stating that he read it, a separate fee for postage, and “ labor” for actually mailing it! He also called me one Saturday morning asking me to come to his office to “discuss the case” which I thought was odd and said so but he insisted that, “he had other pressing cases coming up and may not have another time before the next 3 weeks before going to court”… so I drove a good distance to get to his office, within a minute of being seated he excused himself and spent a good 30-35 minutes rummaging in a file closet across the hall, kept excusing himself to do more of the same, would comeback… ask me something that we had already discussed then get on his laptop… he didn’t want me there to discuss MY case… he was preparing for ANOTHER upcoming case and wanted to BILL ME for his time at the office on a Saturday!
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29 Jan, 2021 by Anonymous
Needs to retire. His letters to the court are always with spelling mistakes, he overcharged me (bills to read a one sentence email). When you call him he is in a bar or tavern as you can hear the backnoise. A few emails to him he charged over 1000. He is a joke and has people believing he is this really good lawyer. He is good at taking your money, thats all. My ex was trying to work with Mr. Valone through his lawyer to wrap up our divorce and Mr. Valone would write all these awful lies in letters to my ex. When I asked him why he was doing this he said he has been doing it all his life. He even had me feeling sorry for my ex. I think he has had a bad life or bad drinking problem. His letters are all filled with lies and he does not care. He sounds drunk all the time. His face is always red. Stay away.
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31 Jan, 2011 by Mike
He accepted my case and knew i did not have alot of money. He never answered his phone..... He never showed up to court and never called me.... I would have paid him more money but he never called me back......
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31 Jul, 2021 by T.
We hired Mr. Herrera after a pleasant phone call to help my elderly mother with a landlord (slumlord). After paying his fee for a letter we had to seriously edit because it did not contain troubling elements regarding her landlord's negligence, he was difficult to reach and made excuses contrary to legal remedies we know existed.
A month after the first letter, as we waited for the landlord to take action on his dilapidated house, I hired him to write a letter to a business competitor regarding his defamation and slander. I had to write the entire thing, including state and federal laws he was ignoring, as I'd already emailed him the laws and their corresponding precedents.
Months later, after landlord had failed to live up to his own written promises, much less repair the house in a livable fashion -- which includes a failing heating and ductwork system -- Mr. Herrera told my mom to wait until winter before we could address the issue.
Seriously? Seriously.
We'd informed him, with photos, of this problem the PREVIOUS WINTER.
To get that "answer," we had to call numerous times over the course of two weeks, finally stating "we'll have to hire a new attorney if we don't hear from you today."
He took our money, wrote crappy letters, refused to any follow-up, and never stated fees for more action. Maybe he didn't want to take any action. Maybe he made his easy money and that was all he wanted. We paid for letters I could've written myself just to have his Esq. attached to them.
Wasted six months and $800 which would've been better spent on a competent lawyer. Nothing has changed since we sadly chose Mr. Herrera to "represent" us.
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25 Sep, 2020 by Michael
Couldn’t get a hold of him. Wouldn’t call back for weeks and a few times over a month. Lied about what was being done. Said he had sent out certified letters to defendants and said he had claims for me to review and he never filed any claims. Quit contacting me completely and was paid for services. Couldn’t imagine a worse attorney.
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03 Jan, 2016 by Anonymous
we had several court dates that were passed over due to what she said was the opposing lawyer needed more time. we are now facing custody trials and no help is sight for preparations. I wish I could have stayed with my previous lawyer. Her favorite saying is "im not an oncalligist"
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15 Jan, 2020 by Anonymous
I hired this attorney after my divorce. She recommended that I try to get full custody of my 3 children because it would increase my child support. She gave me the impression that this was a no-brainer. After weeks of depositions, hiring a Psychologist to perform a custody evaluation and 2 weeks sitting in a court room trial, all at her recommendation (Her web site says most of her cases go to trial) The Judge made no changes. I was left with hundreds of thousands of dollars in attorney fees. If she would have told me this was a remote possibility, I would have never moved forward.
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22 Dec, 2023 by Tim
He seemed excited to help us with our case. Said it wouldn't take no time at all. He was eager to get the job done. Then we paid the guy. That's when he stopped responding, it was like finding someone that had back pay on child support.
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22 Jun, 2020 by Anonymous
After 5 yrs. of prolonged alienation from my child, I hired K.O. Herston in Jan. 2020 to charge my child's Mother with alienation, contempt & absconding jurisdiction. I paid retainers on time, then Covid-19 shut down my business for 3 months causing a severe, temporary hardship. Mr. Herston wouldn't even consider giving me any relief (delayed payment plan), instead billing me full speed ahead, payable on receipt, PLUS 12% interest the entire time. He then withdrew as my attorney, even as I took a loan to pay him in full. This brought me no value, cost me a fortune & left my family in ruin. I do NOT recommend this attorney.
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06 Feb, 2024 by Robert
Oliver was hired by my insurance company to represent me in a lawsuit. He did absolutely nothing but send a motion for discovery and then settled against my wishes. If you need legal help, look elsewhere he is terrible and lazy.
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18 Jul, 2014 by Anonymous
Mr. Leveille has not responded promptly to emails. It is often takes weeks to get a response. He does not currently have the resources needed to move forward with our case.
Without getting into details, I would not recommend Mr. Leveille for any legal needs you might have.
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08 Jul, 2013 by Anonymous
I would not recommend this attorney to anyone who does not want to go to prison. Mr. Talman kept postponing court dates (even though no new evidence was being presented). Mr. Talman offered deals that I could have attained had I represented myself. After hiring another attorney I was released on the next court date.
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23 Apr, 2015 by Terry
If he isn't the worse lawyer around,I would hate to use that one.Doesnt do a thing he's suppose to won't contact you and try to charge an arm and a leg for doing absolutely nothing!!!!
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13 Jun, 2023 by Anonymous
Instead of owning up to his mistake, Mr. Hull has instead blamed me for “getting his cases confused.” Never reached out prior to the hearing but yet claimed to the judge that he was “uncomfortable” representing someone he never spoke to, argued with myself before a judge. Might I add this was all over the phone due to his absence because he confused my case with another, which he himself admitted to happening frequently. Mr. Hull assumed many incorrect things about myself, my case, and my situation and was tactless when corrected. One phone call was enough to prove to myself that this attorney has no interest in who he is representing, only interested in himself and deflecting his mistakes onto his would-be clients. Save yourself the stress of being berated by someone hired to be there for you and just represent yourself, or simply search for a better attorney before ever agreeing to Mr. David Hull representing you.
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12 Oct, 2012 by Angela
I was appointed Darrell sproles 6 months ago. He will not return my calls or letters.
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19 Jun, 2017 by Anonymous
I hired Mr. Agster to file a divorce. We signed the paperwork and he said he would file it soon thereafter. However, 6 months later, it was still not filed. We had another attorney graciously step in and help us, and did not charge us any more money since Mr. Agster basically stole our money. You will regret every using Ian Agster as an attorney,
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06 Aug, 2023 by Bruce
This so called lawyer took $4,000, then an Additional $2,000 from me and Abandoned me in the most crucial time of my case and refused to represent me without giving him an extra $10,000.00. I'm a Disabled Senior Citizen on SSI and he took everything that I had in my Savings Account. Keep in mind that this was for Simple Misdemeanor charges. Now I have to go to criminal court without a lawyer because I have no money left.
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