Reviews

Melissa Bowman and her team are awesome! Without going into too many details, they were able to accomplish something in as little as 1 week (then last minute under pressure 48 hours) that my previous attorney was either not able to or just didn't care to make happen. They took my case and the mess my previous attorney left me with and worked magic. I understand this may not always be the case, but one thing that is always 100% is that Melissa and her team will always give you their best effort while promising nothing other than their hard work and full undivided attention. At the end of the day, it just takes putting in the extra work, extra phone call or whatever it is...her and her team will go the extra mile and leave no stone left unturned giving you the best opportunity to achieve the goal of getting the job done. Thank you Melissa and the team. I am forever grateful 🙏🏾 and thankful for your work ethics and not just telling me that you have done all you can do. You guys were working diligently to come up with an answer and in the end (thank God) it all worked. Truly a blessing 🙏🏾💪🏾👍🏾

Ms. Upchurch represented herself and I very well in court. I never once had a moment of doubt that I was in good hands. If you have the luck of having Kayla Upchurch represent you, then you need not worry.

Couldn't have been happier with there efforts in legitimizing my daughter. Very affordable, timely and great communication! Thank you!

This firm markets heavily and has a good website. Utilize the website for information. Do not use the firm. Reasons to avoid: 1. They are "reactionary" versus "plan" based in a client's case. 2. There is no personal vestment/concern for you as a client. Initial contact/consult gives that impression, but it's false representation of the firm. You speak with a salesman who plays on emotion for your initial consult. You never have contact with this individual again. You are introduced to your "team" via email and there is lack of consistency with the team throughout the process. As another review stated - you are a number. 3. It is an attorney training mill, hence the "team". The team approach (lead attorney and attorneys with less experience under them) result in poor communication and costly error. Basically, they know procedure and have a check off list/system approach, but do not plan well for your specific case. Additionally, the lead attorney and team are assigned too many cases which limit ability to handle them thoroughly. 4. They present/market as being cost conscious but are not. Poor communication and preparation, lack of forward thinking/error, cost of correcting errors, poor advisement, and personal loss beyond assets is extremely costly. You pay more for errors made along the way - especially as they charge you to correct/fix them. Spend more on a good attorney. The overall cost will be the same as using this firm - and you will receive guidance to navigate areas that matter most. 5. . The firm has high employee turnover. In the 1.5 year time frame I worked with this firm, at least 4 individuals I worked with left. Two were attorneys on my "team", which was not even communicated. They just disappeared from my team, and I would find this out at inopportune moments - like during the prep the day before a status check-in. Other individuals that left were a paralegal on my team and someone in the financial department who had been helpful. Note: Good companies (firms) keep good employees/people. 6. They are not equipped to assist clients divorcing a narcissist. This requires and attorney who is able to calculate/plan ahead. In summary, lack of communication of critical information, poor guidance, critical errors, etc.. resulted in a very costly and traumatic experience. You hire an attorney and expect to be able to trust them to guide you through the process. Unfortunately, I trust easily - and bought in to this firm. My trust was eroded. They worked to salvage it throughout the process - and at a certain point I was too far in the process to look elsewhere. Thankfully, I have been able to steer 4 individuals who considered or had already paid a retainer to this firm in another direction, and now have references for solid divorce attorneys which I can recommend to others facing one of the most difficult situations in life.

I recently had a wonderful experience with Meriwether and Tharp LLC during divorce. Represented by Ms kayla Upchurch, ms Dorothy Sachs and Ms Mary Gegen. I would recommend the team to anyone who needs help. They are awesome people

The team assigned to my case in Meriwether & Tharp were extremely professional and responsive. They provided me with timely and accurate advise and helped me navigate through the process and get my issue resolved on a timely manner. The team was very knowledgeable and responsive to my very many questions and helped bring the matter to a successful close. Thank you Kayla Upchurch and Nechune Belyeu for your great work!

I honestly don't even know where to start. I was represented by Kayla Upchurch, Dorthy Sachs, Nechene Belyeu, and Mary Gegen. I had a very difficult contested divorce with relocation and custody issues. I am very pleased with the way things turned out. Things didn't always go my way during the litigation but Kayla and the my legal team were always by my side. Always reassuring me that every thing would work out. Kayla always went above and beyond and is VERY knowledgeable of the law. I know without her by my side I would not have had the successful outcome that I did. My team took on an extremely difficult case and encountered several issues that no one expected and few had ever seen. Kayla worked tirelessly to make sure that the truth was told and presented it perfectly. She stood by every single one of my requests and guided me through the entire lengthy process. Though we did face several difficult challenges along the way Ms. Upchurch her through research and dedicated time to my case provided us the pathway we needed to rise to victory. Not only was she able to defend us from unjust and not true accusations, her calm, reassuring, and empathetic demeanor offered emotional succor to myself and those I care about most. My children and I will be eternally grateful for having such a great legal team by our side. Kayla is a fairly new lawyer but the knowledge she has is amazing and she fights so hard. I know as a lawyer she will only continue to do great things for her clients in her future. She definitely deserves a BIG raise after my case, and I know she will go so far in her career. If I ever have any legal issues in future with custody, she will be the only person I call. Kayla and Dodi thank you SO MUCH for always giving me the strength to keep going everyday, never giving up, and most of all of giving me my life back, the only one I have ever known. I also wanted to say thank you to Helen, one of the receptionists at Meriweather and Tharp- I was going through the most challenging, darkest, difficult times in my life and Helen was always so sweet, kind, caring and helpful. I know I wasn't always one of the most easiest clients you have dealt with, for this I apologize, but thank you for always being sweet and understanding.

I was NOT a CLIENT NUMBER: The TEAM - Atty K. Upchurch, Atty D. Sachs, PL - M. Gegen) were assigned to my case and made the divorce process less difficult. The team was knowledgeable; has a great work ethic; and professionalism is one of their strongest traits. Atty Upchurch is a special attorney and person; her compassion toward your situation is a unique and priceless commodity. She (Upchurch) saw me as a "person", not a client number. I trusted Atty Upchurch and she delivered QUALITY SERVICE "as promised"!

Throughout the time that I have been engaged with Meriwether and Tharp, and Dodie Sachs, Nechune Belyeu and their team specifically, I have experienced unparalleled service and professionalism. They consistently treat me like a client ought to be treated. I’m not a paycheck but a person with a situation that requires their particular skill-sets and talents. Always so kind when I have been going through the emotional ups and downs that one ordinarily encounters in the course of a divorce, I believe that I am still saying because of their skill and talent. When my spouse became somewhat rancorous they kept me on the straight and narrow, reminding me it was their job to do the fighting, my job to trust the process. And, my faith in them was never misplaced! I certainly don’t want to go through a divorce ever again. However, I assure you for anyone I know and love who is facing such an ordeal, I absolutely will send them to this law firm and to Dodie and Nechune in particular!

Great firm to work with, from the first call to set up an initial consult all the way through the entire legal process! I would highly recommend Melissa and her team to anyone looking for legal support! She made a very stressful time a lot easier to manage!

Jennifer was an excellent representative for my family when we needed to modify our existing agreement. She handled all my concerns with precision and expertise and expedience. I’m grateful for her support