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Julie Anne Kert
1170 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA
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Anonymous
24 May, 2022
Atty Kert represented my family member and went above and beyond to help is in and out of court. She is honest, patient, and she knows how to effectively present the facts. She even assisted us in locating medical and mental health resources for our family member.
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Marquavious
28 May, 2020
I contacted Julie and inquired with her to see if I had a case and if she could assist. Although she couldn’t assist Julie was able to refer me to another lawyer. You can definitely tell Julie is all about helping and not based solely off of money. There are other lawyers that try to charge a fee just to speak with you. I appreciate Julie’s professional service and would refer her to anyone that’s in need of a criminal defense attorney based off of my first impression.
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Nick
20 Dec, 2019
Ok to start I have literally been using Julie Kert's services for years now, and since I found her she has NEVER let me down! I first hired Julie for a dui that I received in Cobb County almost 10 years ago. I was praying to beat the charges but because I had heard of how strict cobb County can be I knew I needed a really good attorney. I never had hired a top tier attorney at the time but because of the circumstances I knew it would be the best decision for me to do so. I received a ton of letters via mail from all sorts of attorneys and for some reason Julie's stood out to me. I went and met with her for the initial free consultation. I felt very confident with her and I could tell that she was extremely knowledgeable to the point that I decided to hire her that day. I apparently had made the correct decision because Julie was able to get the charges totally dismissed which was amazing, and at that point I knew that she was worth every single penny that I had paid her. Fast forward down the line I had a a situation come up with an ex that I had been living with who had acquired a small misdemeanor marijuana charge at the home that we shared, however even though I was not there when the incident happened the police decided to charge me as well along with the ex who had already admitted to the marijuana. I found out later that I had a warrant from those charges that I didn't know of and was arrested. I called Julie and hired her and when we went to court she was able to have all charges dropped due to the fact that the charges had already been previously charged to someone else. What I have learned in my experience is when hiring attorneys you are paying for the experience and knowledge which is what will win cases. A lesser experienced attorney might not know all of the intricacies of the law to be honest. Given Julie's history and prior work experience as a prosecutor I have no doubt that she knows both sides of the field which is what I think has been very successful in helping me with my cases. I received another DUI years later and decided to go with a friend because I thought that it was a simple case. At the time I technically had never been convicted with a DUI and it was a refusal to blow so I knew there wasn't any hard evidence. Needless to say I went to court and lost that case which should have been a very simple case. The reason being is the attorney was inexperienced. Years later I received another DUI and I decided to hire another attorney again because I didn't think I could afford Julie, however I lost the case and wound up spending more money after the case than what I would have spent if I would have just hired her. And now, what brings me to this review, I hate to admit it but for the sake of this review I will expose that that I have caught the third and final DUI I will ever catch in my lifetime and I made sure to hire Julie because I did not need this DUI to stick because three would be very bad, as if the 2 prior wasnt bad enough. This time however I really felt that I was innocent. Let me tell you that Julie Kert was able to get the DUI thrown out by the judge due to circumstances that only she in my opinion would have been able to execute due to her exemplary knowledge and experience and legal intelligence in the courtroom. It is an honor to watch her work and witness her masterful execution in the courtroom. She has literally saved my life this time around. The earlier situations I was very young and making stupid decisions and this time I really did get caught up in a bad place at the wrong time and she saved my life for me and my family! Thank you Julie Kert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Pros
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Knowledgeable and experienced attorney who effectively presents the facts in court
“Atty Kert represented my family member and went above and beyond to help is in and out of court. She is honest, patient, and she knows how to effectively present the facts.”
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Cares about helping clients, not just about the money
“You can definitely tell Julie is all about helping and not based solely off of money. There are other lawyers that try to charge a fee just to speak with you.”
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Achieves successful outcomes for clients, including getting charges dismissed or reduced
“Julie was able to get the charges totally dismissed which was amazing, and at that point I knew that she was worth every single penny that I had paid her.”
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Has exceptional legal expertise and is skilled at navigating the legal system
“What I have learned in my experience is when hiring attorneys you are paying for the experience and knowledge which is what will win cases.”
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Provides excellent communication and keeps clients informed throughout the process
“She made this experience as painless as possible. This ticket could of cost me 100's of dollars, 6 points on my license, and mandatory driving classes. Ms. Kert was able to get the points dropped and the ticket will not be reported.”
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As a result of the analysis of reviews about this lawyer, no significant cons were found.
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