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Posted by Andres | March 30, 2018 | Hired Attorney

Fair and Honest

This is my impression of attorney James Meadow: After reading his reviews, I thought that I would give him a try for some moving violation tickets that I had gotten. I call his office and the secretary answered , took my info told me he would get right back to me. In about less than an hour, that... is what happened. He told me up front that he would fight to get me a not guilty plea but that nothing was guaranteed. He also told me that he was neither the cheapest guy in town ,nor the most expensive. I told him I'd think . To make a long story short, He found out that I had already paid other lawyers for handling these cases, something that I had forgotten about. He called me and told me no problem , that he would refund my money minus the pay pal expenses with NO extra administrative fees. I offered something to him for his troubles and he told me to not worry about it. My impression of him is that he does what is right by his clients and that he takes care to protect his rep. I liked him and i will remember him for anything in the future.

Posted by william | January 19, 2018 | Hired Attorney

Honest

I hired James not knowing my case was recently dismissed and he informed me of this and refunded my fee.

Posted by Lawrence | September 14, 2017 | Hired Attorney

Superb and incredible attorney has all types of strategies to win

Let me start off with thank you Mr Medows I appreciate all your dedication, patience and hard work. This lawyer is worth every penny not only is he bright he is also very honest and reliable. He has a lot of patience and great strategies. Pleasure to work with. He is on top of his game. I would defin...itely recommend him to anyone.

Posted by anonymous | September 09, 2017 | Hired Attorney

Dissapointed!

I paid this attorney well over $400 to get a ticket lowered. The infraction was going 38mph in a 25mph zone. What happened? Nothing. I might as well had represented myself. Here are the exact words texted to me from this attorney, "You were found guilty. The judge would not amend the ticket from 4 to... 3. You were found guilty of a 4 point ticket. I did my best but sadly this is the result. Please call me after 8am." Those were his words. Unbelievable such a highly rated, experienced attorney could not get such a small ticket lowered. 38mph in a 25 mph zone. Really? In addition, there is a retainer you sign, which you pay (his fee) the money online. The retainer does say he cannot gurantee the outcome. However, again, look at all of the stars and the high rating. In that retainer it does say there is $40 which is reimbursed back to payer (me). Here is the next message he went on to text me, "The DMV took the $40 and applied it against any fines/surcharges". There you have it folks a NO WIN and good night!

James Medows

Replied last September 09, 2017

This person was a client of mine and is partially correct. New York City does not negotiate. Therefore, there are no guarantees and I expressed this multiple times to this client. I did represent this person on a 4-point ticket. In this case, my goal was to get his 4-point ticket dismissed. I was not able to get his 4-point ticket dismissed but I was not able to do so because the officer was able to legally articulate all the points necessary for the motorist to be found guilty and the judge (very tough judge) would not allow this ticket to be amended down from a 4-point ticket to a 3-point ticket (which I generally able to do 90% of the time even if I can't get the ticket completely dismissed). As stated, my retainer agreement does state "THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES". I will never promise anything more than I will do my best and that my goal is to win because winning clients tell their friends and families and I make more money. I have won many cases in the past and hope/expect to win many more. Additionally, I did state in writing and on the phone that if I win, the DMV refunds you $40 and if I am not successful, the $40 bond will be applied against any fines/surcharges. The DMV applied the $40 bond against the minimal fine the court issued on this case. I am disappointed that I can't win all my cases but this client is completely out of line. I appeared in court 4 times (motorist did not have to show up to court), I dragged this case out for a very long period of time so his insurance company would not find out, the court did not take any action against the motorist's driver's license and the court issued a minimal fine. I told the client to speak with me in the morning because he sounded too sore to speak to me like a rational person when I initially told him the bad news. I consider myself a surgeon who is trying to help the patient, however, sometimes, the doctor loses the patient and I do lose some of my cases. My goal is cure the patient and if I can't do that, then at least minimize the pain which I definitely did in this case. I do not win all of my cases but I promise you like I promised this client that I will do my best.

Posted by Lucy Bowers-Wildblood | April 28, 2017 | Hired Attorney

Real deal.

If there is anything that can be done, this guy will get it done. Incredibly fair price for a complicated job well done. Recommend unreservedly.

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