Nicholas Andrew Balland

Nicholas Balland is the man for the job!! He knows all the right people and trust me when I say, they all know him. I’ve met Mr. Balland as a youth and he has always been my first phone call when I needing help, whether it was traffic or criminal. Long story short, I was facing felony charges and mul...tiple years behind bars. I was able to take a plea deal of probation upon completing a program.

I retained Mr. Balland to represent me on a complicated set of accusations with the VA Board of Health. He was professional, very knowledgeable, experienced and effective. His contacts within the Board and knowledge of the players were extremely important for the outcome. I was well prepared for t...he hearing and am truly grateful for his representation. His many years of experience greatly contributed to a better outcome.

Divorce is a difficult experience. Unlike Olympic Diving, one does not get extra points for an added degree of difficulty. As such, I am very disappointed by the treatment I received from Nick Ballad. Although he is a smart man, he treated me like a number, frequently got my name wrong, and rarely ...kept me informed on the status of my divorce. Whenever I tried to call him, he either wasn't available or would get off the phone with me in less than 30 seconds. I saw him do the same thing to other clients when they called him. At one point, after he had supposedly filed my paperwork, he forgot who I was. In Virginia, it should take 6 months to get a divorce (assuming there are no kids involved). My divorce has taken over nine months, and is still not finalized. He also charged me additional money on top of his flat fee without actually doing additional work. This is no way to treat clients.

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.