Nicholas Andrew Balland

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.

I get doubt about his knowledge even this lawyer is too old and has funny dye hair and has no experience in penal cases he only can fix minor transit tickets for sure take me a lot of time and lose hours go and by to his opulent office in Clarendon even he said that is good in immigration cases, but ...I found that he was involved in some strange scam immigration cases, found that he has a really bad reputation in Arlington, found he was in jail and many other embarrassment situations, definitely I do not hire this lawyer again... beware

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.