William Ray Ford

Five stars are not enough to express how pleased I am with this attorney.  I interviewed several  attorneys before contracting with Mr. Ford.  The free consultation turned into an action planning session which was given without any funds or contract in place.  This was not the case with the other at...torneys that I interviewed.  I contacted Mr. Ford on a Friday afternoon, he diligently worked throughout the weekend sending me copies of documents and letters that had been filed and sent out.  Within four days, which included the weekend, my case had been resolved. Mr. Ford is an exceptional attorney.  He is very personable, knowledgeable of the law, and extremely responsive to his clients.  He constantly kept me abreast of his progress.  I am grateful for the  outstanding service that he provided to me. 

I contact Ray to handle two judgments that were pending due to the loss of business. One almost $12,000 and the other $9,000. Roy was able to get both of them down to be paying 40% less than what I owed and with very reasonable payments. I am so happy this is done and he did all the work for me. ...No court, no judgment and no creditor harassment. No constant calls or paperwork. Every time I ask for updates Ellen quickly provided it to me. The financial stress of losing all my money and business is great, but Ray's work helped eased some of the burden with help me move forward.

I've had Mr. Ford represent me a couple of times. He has been practicing law for over 35 years. The last time he represented my company in a corporate matter. The trial lasted two weeks. Mr. Ford was not only prepared, his case research was so good that the judge thanked him for enlightening the ...court. He is very well respected by the judges I've seen him in front of and deservingly so. When it comes to arguing a case in front of a jury, there is no one better. I thought I was watching an episode of Perry Mason! Mr. Ford is caring, polite and straight forward with everyone. I've referred Mr. Ford to many of my friends over the last 3 decades and everyone has been very happy with his professionalism and the results he provides. He has never lost a case for me or anyone I've sent his way and that's what it's all about!

I engaged Mr. Ford to defend me in a real estate matter. He seemed nice and informed in person, and his price was reasonable. I signed a non-refundable contract and promised to send him documents to help him prepare the interrogatories we agreed were necessary. I sent them in a couple of days but ...didn't hear back. I kept resending them and asking if he had received them and how he was going to proceed. After following up six times by email and phone with him and his office manager, he claimed he had never received my documents. He never filed the interrogatories and, although he filed the Motion to Dismiss or Change Venues, did not follow up on it. It was only my personal followup days before the trial that got the venue changed. When I documented his non-responsiveness, he offered me a full refund but only if I got another lawyer. I waited to engage another lawyer until I received notice that the trial had been rescheduled for a different venue--but he only gave me two weeks' notice of the trial even though his office had received almost six weeks' notice, and by then, no lawyer would/could take my case and prepare in properly. In the end, he refused to give me any refund and instead of taking any responsibility for his mistakes, said that he felt he was "being abused." Since I was never anything but polite and factual with him, I found this outrageous. If he would have simply apologized for not being on top of my case when I first complained about it and gotten right on it, I would not have sought to change lawyers. Now on top of a frivolous lawsuit, I have to make a Bar complaint for legal malpractice. Save yourself the headache and get a recommendation of a competent and responsible attorney through your network.