Nicholas Andrew Balland

I walked through a difficult divorce and found his experience, knowledge, and ability to follow through on simple tasks lacking. For example, something as simple as filing a petition to garnish wages for the spousal support granted was agreed upon, but never completed. A bench warrant was issued by t...he judge, and then never filed. I found him to be often difficult to speak with, impatient, and unwilling to listen.

I have known Mr. Balland for years. As the other commenters stated, he is hard to get in touch with, is abrupt, and sometimes rude. While he is very knowledgeable and knows his way around the judicial system (judges, other lawyers, etc.) he should be more courteous to his clients and take a little ...more time with them and not treat them like "a number" in the system. You are made to feel that you are one of many spokes in a wheel, which makes you of very little importance. He needs to realize that while it is just a "job" for him, it is our lives and the reasons why we go to him is because what is happening (in my case the divorce) has a huge impact on our lives, and not just financially.

He lied about the work he was doing for my case. He never communicated with the attorney whose client was pressing charges against me. He told me every time I spoke to him leading up to the case that the charges against me would be dropped and I had nothing to worry about. When I arrived at court he ...said "well they are going to press charges and you should just plead guilty." I had no choice but to do this and today I have a false criminal records because of this man.

I have hired Mr Balland twice in the last several years. He has done an excellent job for me. I have never met this attorney in person. He represented me on matters of the Board of Health Professions, we communicated over the phone. I never once had to appear in any matter. He took care of all ...my issues with the board of health professions and once again, the matters were cleared and dissmissed. I will recommend him to any health professional. Never address any matter with the board of health professions before speaking with Nicholas Balland. Hes great. Thank you so much Mr. Balland for taking care of my carreer.

After being charged with a crime and before I retained the services of Nicholas Balland, I had interviewed several attorneys in the Arlington area. What made me decide that he was the right attorney for me, was his obvious knowledge of similar cases, familiarity with the Arlington Court judges and ...prosecutors and his demeanor. I had read some of Mr. Balland's previous bad reviews and I had to laugh, because Mr. Balland does not come off as a nice guy; He is abrasive and curt, but I didn't need a nice guy. I'm a nice guy. I wanted a pit-bull, not a boy scout to represent me against people who are in the business of ruining lives for the sake of fulfilling a quota. Mr. Balland first changed the venue back to his stomping ground in Arlington from where my case was originally set. He was then able to leverage his influence in Arlington and ability as a shrewd negotiator. I would not plead guilty to any of the allegations leveled against me and requested Mr. Balland not to accept any plea deals with the prosecution. Mr. Balland was able, in a flurry of exchanges with the prosecution, to have the them drop the case. Mr. Balland took me aside after the court ordeals and gave me a conversation full of encouragement, which helped me to then face additional issues that came as collateral to my legal ordeal. Mr. Balland is a real human being and I would recommend him to anyone, except women wanting to divorce their husbands