Reviews

Ms. Metcalf represented me in a civil legal matter. She was prepared both with the facts of my case and with the small details of the law resulting in a win. I would definitely use Ms. Metcalf again in the future as she was not only excellent in court but she calmed my nerves at every turn. Cannot say enough good things about her.

Worst experience I could have imagined. She drug the case out for 3 years only to have to plead guilty. I would have been better off representing myself and saving the time and money.

Do not hire this person. Worst attorney I have ever been associated with. She will not return calls. She is cold and feels no empathy or sympathy. Waist of money.

Laura represented me in a auto accident. I was very emotional due to the fact my nephew had just drowned in my indoor apartment pool, my Father had just passed, I found my Mother dead on christmas day I was going through losing my husband and children. Losing my home and job all within the six months prior to her representation of my auto accident. I said a few unkind words due to the stress I had experienced. She settled my case for 25.000 dollars. I went to her doctors for physical therapy. Laura told me I could opt to pay monthly for my physical therapy and I agreed. When it was time to finally settle she said that I signed a paper that I would pay the total bill from my settlement, of course I opted to pay the Drs monthly. Beware she is heartless and sneaky. Long story short, out of the 25.000 dollar settlement I recieved 3.000 dollars. completely unimpressed with her.

In the consultation Laura promised that she would be a good representation and that everything would be fine in my divorce. However, after the consultation, the communication dropped off. She stopped responding to my emails, questions and phone calls and handed me down to an associate attorney who failed to show up for my appointment, didn't return my calls, and overall had very little knowledge regarding divorce. If you are okay just completely handing your case over to Laura, and keeping a hands-off approach, I believe that in the long run, she will probably be a great attorney. However, I needed a level of communication that I was not getting from her office.

I would HIGHLY recommend Laura Metcalf after she represented me in a divorce last year. She is confident, experienced and most importantly she works quickly!

Laura represented me in a divorce that, I was concerned, could have gone on for a long time and had the potential to be negative and costly. Because of her knowledge of the law, her professionalism and, quite frankly, her assertive and confident nature, it was resolved quickly and the outcome was greater than I had expected. She guided me through, answering all of my questions patiently and, at the conclusion of this painful time, I could not have asked for better counsel.

I would not recommend Laura as an attorney. She did not fight for me during my divorce but rather agreed with everything my now ex's attorney said. As a previous poster commented, she just wanted me to sign off on my divorce so she didn't have to deal with it anymore. I had unresolved issues that she acted like she would help with that ended up going nowhere. She never called or emailed back and I got the constant run around. The only way I could ever talk to her was in person, and even then she was doing other things, acted not interested and always made me feel rushed to get out. If you are looking for good legal advice I would not recommend her!

Ms. Metcalf was my lawyer for my divorce and custody matters and I was very pleased with how she handled the cases. I was constantly updated and given plenty of notice for due dates for all of the paperwork involved and court hearings and never felt overwhelmed at the process. By the time everything was resolved, I felt like her and her assistant were family.

I agree with the reviewer who said she agrees with the opposing counsel. Every single thing in that review was accurate. To make matters worse, she has lied twice that I know of to cover her mistakes. Her main concern is to socialize prior to court, do as little work as possible, and encourage you to settle. She must be afraid to litigate. She will tell you one thing when you first consult with her and then not follow through at all. I had to continually tell her what was in my parenting plan after we discussed major points. She absolutely is not an attorney who fights for you. She makes the opposing counsel's job easy. She told me she had filed a document a week before she actually did, then that document was only 3 sentences. Horrible! With her, it's settle, settle, settle. I think she doesn't want to go to trial. Must not have much confidence in her own ability. After my case was over, I spoke with several former clients and 2 other attorney's in Knoxville. They all had the same opinion as mine. Don't waste your money on her. You would be better off representing yourself!

laura was a recommendation from someone and she completely messed up my case her communication skills are horrible she takes the opposing attorneys side and didn't file appropriate documents as I was told she would . her legal assistant is a mess as well she is unorganiazed and doesn't return phone calls either its like pulling teeth to get them to answer or call back or even remember your case when they do I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND HER IM SORRY I HIRED HER

We highly recommend Laura. We ran into trouble few years ago. We talked to handful of lawyers in the town, and Laura stood out. We hired her, since we were impressed by her being straight forward and setting up our expectation reasonably. After the case was resolved, we thought back and could see that she pointed us to the right path, and really fought for us.