Reviews

Highly impressive Law Firm!! I simply inquired about an attorney regarding a Custody matter I’m currently in the middle of, and not only did this firm step up to the plate, but they knocked it out of the park! I received a response call from Ms. Josie before they even opened, and she went ABOVE AND BEYOND to help me. Although I live on the other end of the state and it wouldn’t be practical from a travel standpoint for them to represent me, she took the time anyway to assist me with finding seceral attorneys in my area that I could check with! She even took the time to give me their numbers. I can’t say enough about how that made me feel. Let me repeat…they weren’t getting paid, but cared enough to help anyway that they could!! These ladies mean business and I’m beyond impressed with my call back! Thanks Held Law Firm for being AWESOME and reminding me that some attorneys do still CARE!! ♥️💯👍🏼🥇HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Newer to the Knoxville area and looking for a law firm to help us set up our will. Melanie Hogg, with Held Law Firm, came highly recommended and have to say the reviews were right. Melanie was responsive, patent with all our questions, and expertly walked us through getting all the documents we needed in order. Felt like we were in great hands with someone with lots of experience in this area of law. Would definitely recommend you reach out to Held Law Firm for all your legal needs and if you have the pleasure of working with Melanie you won't be disappointed.

After interviewing almost every attorney in downtown Knoxville and finding them to minimize and plan to use a cookie cutter approach to my case I was deeply relieved to find Held Law Firm. They are the only legal team in the entire East Tennessee area that is attuned to the dire circumstances that are unique to divorcing a person with unresolved mental health issues. Trust me, I looked really hard. The team has been unfailingly supportive as they were dragged into the DCS allegations and custody drama that is too common when a diagnosed narcissist is a factor. Margaret Held and Chelsea Price even personally came to the scene of a mid divorce homicide attempt to speak directly with officers. I wouldn’t have gotten a badly needed Order of Protection without Held Law Firm being aggressive and taking my defense personally. Honestly, you cannot defend yourself from a narcissist without help. You cannot defend yourself against agencies without help. Held Law is local, women-owned, experienced, diverse, and supportive of your civil rights to their last breath. They are the team you need.

Margaret and her staff make you feel very welcome from the beginning. Everyone in the office makes a difficult process a lot easier to go through. She and her staff are kind, thoughtful, patient, brilliant, and incredibly good at what you hire them to do! I highly recommend Held Law Firm!

Margaret Held was excellent help with obtaining information on my divorce. She knew exactly what she was talking about and I feel confident that they are one of the best lawyer offices in Knoxville!

I have always been so impressed with Held Law Firm. They practice family law for a reason--the firm works as a family, and your problems are their problems! You will not find a group of attorneys that will work harder for your family law needs in Knox County.

An excellent law firm for all your family law needs! Always impressed with their work and employees.

Ms. Held is an individual who unfortunately tarnishes her profession's reputation. I had the unfortunate experience of hiring her for a post-divorce custody case back in 2014. Regrettably, Ms. Held's priorities seemed to lie more with the retainer fee rather than the case itself. Although she made an impressive initial consultation, she became unresponsive as soon as she received payment. The bills kept piling up without any substantial progress. Eventually, my entire retainer was drained by excessive charges for reviewing files and responding to unproductive emails and calls. Once my retainer was depleted, she withdrew from the case abruptly. Her actions were deceitful and unprofessional, ultimately becoming a significant impediment to the success of my case. I strongly advise you to spare yourself the frustration and avoid hiring her. On a positive note, her former associate, Luke Shipley, is an exceptional attorney whom I highly recommend.

Very polite good at their job and confident helping people.

I love the Held Law Firm. I appreciate the one on one time, energy, and patience the employees show. When trying to find an attorney, it can be very stressful, tiring, and nerve-racking, but the team at Held takes that off the table in each step of the way. Please consider the Held Law Firm for all your family law needs.

Short Version: Melanie and Chelsea are a force to be reckoned with and thank God they were on my side. Do yourself a favor and go with them. **Worth the read if you are searching for a Lawyer** Long Version: Melanie: I usually dread dealing with lawyers because of some bad experiences that I have had in the past. We have been taken advantage of, judged, and left with incomplete service before, and it is enough to leave a bad taste in anyone mouth when it concerns the legal system and lawyers in general. Then one day I had a trusted friend tell me about how they (and their friends) had great luck out of Held Law Firm. As much as I was nervous, I reached out to them, and to my surprise, a lovely, kind voice picked up the phone and listened to all my questions and got a consultation scheduled. I had dealt with a bunch of lawyers and never once did i see anything near the level of professionalism I experienced with Melanie. She was polite, kind, sympathetic, and made me feel welcome. We decided to go through with her, and she guided us each step of the way and the pricing was reasonable and we didn't feel any pressure at all. Melanie was so professional and organized that it was a landslide victory. -Melanie. You are awesome! Thank you so much! Chelsea: We had a 2 kid step-parent-adoption that needed to be done and we obviously were going back to Held because of the 10/10 service. Melanie suggested (Not forced, she said she could take the case if we really wanted to stay with her. They are NEVER pushy) that we go through Chelsea because she was very experienced and literally just got done with a very similar case. I took her advice, because I trust her. We got the pleasure to sit down and talk with Chelsea who was eager to work with us and help us get our problem fixed. She (like Melanie) was so wonderful to work with. She was so sweet to us and our children. She is very well spoken and gave us very clear instructions and worked with us every step of the way. I was so scared that the adoption wouldn't go through, and my kids wouldn't be safe, even though she was reassuring us the entire time. The entire thing went just like she said it would from day one. My gosh I have never seen a court case so one sided. She was so insanely organized that she had papers and forms ready to go 5 steps ahead of time. The judge was even impressed and complimented her for "really being on top of everything." Her foresight saved us from 2 more court appointments and 6 months of waiting. To beat it all this entire court session only lasted for about 10 minuted after we went up. I thank GOD that I have had Held Law Firm in my time of need. Who knows what would have happened with my kids if I didn't. My kids have been bragging to everyone that will listed about their new names. -Chelsea, thank you from the bottom of our hearts! --RF

I will swear by the Held Law Firm. They have done more for me in a month, than my old attorney did in 4 years. I'll never use another firm when it pertains to my children!!!!