Shalonda Tillman

Shalonda Tillman

3.0
Rating: 8.3

Licensed for 6 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer at Norfolk, VA
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Criminal Defense, Child Custody

900 Granby Street, 205, Norfolk, VA

About Shalonda

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Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 15 minutes


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Licenses

Licensed in Virginia for 4 years

State: Virginia

Acquired: 2021

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in District of Columbia for 6 years

State: District of Columbia

Acquired: 2019

Good Standing

No misconduct found

Location

The Anson Law Firm

900 Granby Street, 205, Norfolk, VA, 23510

Anson Law

1629 K Street NW Suite 300, Washington, DC, 20006

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Shalonda Tillman's Reviews

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3.0 /5.0

6 Client Reviews

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Posted by S | June 26, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Poor unprofeasionalism

This lawyer was paid to do a job that she grossly neglected. She was very consistent in not responding to phone calls or emails. She missed deadlines and lied repeatedly about the status of my case.She conspired with the courts to sabotage her own clients case.Time and time again she made several st...atements that were deemed false. The good news is I filed an ethics complaint against her which she was reprimanded for it. I went a step further by winning my arbitration case against her.She was ordered to provide a complete refund for services that she never rendered. As an attorney she showed poor character from beginning to the end and I was glad her peers were able to be sympathetic towards me.This awful attorney kept regurgitating theb same lies and hoping some would stick. She cannot be trusted with any critical information or keep confidentiality .Avoid this law firm by all means as she is nothing but a fly by night attorney that lack any real legal experience..There is nothinf genuine about her at all,her passive nature around real attorneys will leave you dumbfounded.The good reviews must be from her friends and known associates not real clients.Her laziness as an attorney is one of the worst I have ever encountered, her pandering to the court as an attorney is truly disgusting. I could write an entire book about her shady character as an attorney. She took it a step further by trying to lecture me about expectations while ahe ignored the expectation set by her clients.She ignores her client wishes on several occasion, she was rude, arrogant, lazy, couldn't keep an appointment. Hopefully this is not the new breed of minority attorneys in the Virginia area because the older ones went above and beyond to get the job done.Kindly run away from this delusional lawyer and consult with real clients before you regret retaining this quack of an attorney. She will take your money and actively use the justice system against you She dared me to file a complaint against her and I took her on her offer. That's how arrogant she was after months of refusing to refund my hard earned money. She is also skilled at playing the race card and the black woman victimized once you ask for a refund.

Posted by Marlene | September 06, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Very disappointing and lack of communication

I hired Ms Tillman because I have a Divorce Contempt case that I wanted to open to the courts. I contacted her in Feb 2022 for a consultation, and moved forward in June 2022. Provided my fees and she did the rest, so I thought. Weeks went by and then a month with the only update of "The paper work... has been filed", but my case was still closed. I asked for copies of what she presented to the courts and I still to this day have not received them. I talked with the clerk of court several times and nothing has been done on my case to reopen it. But she is still saying that she submited the paperwork. Then when I finally got her on the phone, after requesting to talk to her several times she tells me that the Lead Clerk of the Court was out and she could not get answers on my case. Hhhmmm that is such a misstatment. Anyone in the Court can pull up my case or process the paperwork if she submitted it. So I asked for my money back. That actual day she was in the Court that my case was previously heard, and low and behold the paperwork was submitted that day which was in August. I told her that I did not want her to do anything else on my case, that all this time it could have been either heard or I would have a court date. She also said that she petitioned the defendant, but how when the case is still closed. This was so messy and unprofessional. Now I am still as of today have not received any paperwork from her on what she provided the courts and I requested this before I fired her as my Attorney. Then once I talked to the Clerk of the Court concerning my case again, that she finally submitted the paperwork on the 3rd of August, remind you it was dated June 29th so she prepared the document, but never sent to the courts. But the clerk told me she was the one that accepted the paperwork and the paperwork that she used is not used in my type of case anymore, and that it did not have enough information for the Judge to her my case. That more than likely it would have gotten denied. So long story short, if I would have read the reviews versus just listening to her, I would not have selected her. I have learned my lesson and will do the required research needed. Now here it is September 2022 and my case is still lingering due to her negligence, because I have to start all over and hopefully get a date before the year is up. Be honest with your clients, provide copies that they are legally due, and follow up with the courts if you say you submitted something cause if I submitted something and I have not heard from the courts in almost 2 months I would think something is wrong.

Shalonda Tillman

Replied last October 12, 2022

Ms. Bevel, Assume she knows the courts schedule and filings. She was given a full refund.

Posted by Gilbert | September 27, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Custody

Used the evidence that was researched to present to the courts the 17 conditions of custody.

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Experience

Rating:  8.3 (Excellent)

Work Experience

2017 - 2018

Public Defender, City Of Jacksonville Office Of General Counsel

Associations

2021 - Present

Virginia Bar Association, Family Law Section

Executive Committee

2021 - Present

Virginia Bar Association, Criminal Law Section

Executive Committee

2021 - Present

Virginia Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section

Executive Committee

2020 - Present

District of Columbia Bar, Family Law Section

Executive Committee

2020 - Present

District of Columbia Bar, Criminal Law and Individ

Executive Committee

Education

2017

Florida Coastal School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

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