James Hal Medows advocates and negotiates - for you. James Medows minimizes the impact of a system that operates to inflict punishment before vindication. For me, James Medows nipped at the outset my potential wrongful arrest and did not try to financially exploit me to do it. Never go into a ...police station unprepared! The police can arrest you without saying "you are under arrest". The police don't read you your Miranda rights. The police - do - isolate you in a subterranean room within the police station to interrogate you without the protection of a lawyer. And I was the victim. A thief duplicated my debit card and stole money from my bank account. I reported the theft to the bank and the police. The detective assigned to investigate my case asked me to come to the police station to provide more information. When I went to the police station, the detective accused me of taking and reporting the money stolen. After questioning me for 40 minutes to effect a false confession, the detective released me. The second time the same detective requested that I come to the station I lawyer-ed up. James, after ascertaining that I was the innocent party, made the detective understand "very clearly" that I was the victim, and James' presence had the detective explaining "very nicely" - even though I thought the detective's excuse was lame - the reason for the second visit. James explained to me the consequences of being charged - even if erroneously charged. An 18 to 24 hour jail stay. An internet publicized arrest. Missed work. Potential loss of job. At least two court appearances: one for arraignment and bail and one for dismissal of the charges. The length of time to correct this mistake is at least 6 months. Bank fraud is a FELONY! James' handling of this circumstance demonstrated his committment to eliminating a societal trauma by preventing another negative interaction between the public and the police. Again, my thanks and esteem go out to James!

Where to begin? Mr. Medows offered to represent me at a rate that only large firms who send one lawyer to represent multiple clients at a time could even begin to approach. The individual attention Mr. Medows would provide me with at a lower price made hiring him a no-brainer. He met me in person at ...his office to discuss the case despite the fact that we had already covered the bases over the phone and via email. During the meeting, Mr. Medows proved to be quite personable as an individual and very passionate as a lawyer; I knew I was in very good hands. As it turns out, the DA decided not to pursue my case (likely due to lack of good evidence), and I got a letter from the courts stating that my case had been dismissed and sealed. Although my case was only four days away at this point, Mr. Medows, upon receipt of a text message from me informing him of aforementioned letter from the courts, immediately offered to refund my retainer fee. He promptly sent out a check refunding every penny I had paid him for his services. I have worked with three lawyers in the past (divorce, simple assault, and DWI), and none of them can hold a candle to the genuine interest Mr. Medows has in helping people, it's as simple as that. I highly recommend Mr. Medows to any and all people who are in a bind and want someone who truly cares about people to handle their case.

If you are looking for a lawyer I would, and do highly recommend James. He is super efficient. I have used him for over 6 years and have found him to be very good at what he does. You don't even realize just how good he is until you observe other lawyers in the court room stumbling over details or p...rocedures. He never stumbles over his words. He comes 100% prepared to court. He has already dealt with the D.A. when he comes to court. He is calm, collected, and reassuring. I would never use another lawyer. He is super honest and does not cheat you for more money. He could easily drag things along but he won't just to save you money. He is the most rear of lawyers and if you have the good fortune of coming across his name, use him. You will find out what I mean. I have every intention of never needing a lawyer again but if the need shall arise, his will be the only lawyer I would call. He is the only one I would put my trust in. Did I mention that he is an excellent lawyer? He is that good. Seriously.

This is a follow up review. James represented me about 6 months ago and was very impressive in and out of the court room, he work diligently and was able to have my case settled and arranged for me to get a MACD, which meant after 1 year of 'staying out of trouble' my case would be dismissed and my a...rrest sealed. Which was an amazing result and completely due to James' knowledge, hard work and trusted relationship with the DA. I recently required a background check to be done for a new job I was really excited about, when i found this out I was very nervous, I contacted James and he was very willing to answer the questions I had and put my mind at ease. Although this is only done in specific circumstances, he was able to have my case dismissed and record sealed early. This meant I could apply for my new job without fear of something coming up in my background check. Such an enormous relief! James is the best attorney I have ever seen, and always go well above and beyond expectations to serve his client and get the result desired. I would absolutely recommend James to friends, family, anyone and everyone! Don't waste your time and money looking anywhere else. SW