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Posted by anonymous | January 19, 2026 | Hired Attorney

Joanna Foard charged me ten thousand dollars. She also cancelled my alimony. Ms. Joanna Foard Never met me in person.

Joanna Foard misrepresented me.My request was to have my Alimony payments reinstated. Ms. Joanna Foard only needed to write a letter to the opposing Counsel/ Lawyer for him to comply with the Court's decision to pay me Alimony. Ms. Joanna Foard inverted and reduced the alimony and she CANCELLED a...ll alimony payments with no explanation. Then she moved to another Law firm. Ms. Joanna Foard have discriminated me and used my personal information to move ahead. I have filed a Ethical Complaint to the Virginia Bar Association. For writing a simple letter to instate my alimony payments but cancelling, Ms. Joanna Foard charged me more than US 10.000.00. ( ten thousand dollars).

Joanna Foard

Replied last January 27, 2026

Thank you for the feedback. Although there is a disagreement with the characterization of events, the negative experience is regrettable. I take very seriously my commitment to providing excellent legal services to all clients. As a lawyer, I am ethically prohibited from revealing information related to the representation of any client in a public forum; however, I always welcome the opportunity to privately discuss the concerns of any client, former or current, related to the service I provide. Please feel free contact me directly if you wish to discuss this matter further. I can be reached at jfoard@rpb-law.com. Thank you and I sincerely wish you the best.

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