Joel Stephen Jackson

Attorney Joel Jackson recently handled a traffic case for me in Wythe County Virginia. Being from another state, I had concerns when contacting legal assistance that I had no previous exposure to or knowledge of other than online reviews. I talked with several of Mr. Jackson's office personnel prior ...to and after retaining his service to represent me in District Court. Each and every contact was handled most professionally with genuine courtesy. I was informed of each step Mr. Jackson would take on my behalf and explained what options I had available. While no promises were made regarding the outcome, in the end it was the best I could have asked for in my particular case. I could not be more pleased with the entire experience. I highly recommend Joel Jackson's office if you find yourself in need of legal assistance in the western part of Virginia.

After a rather unfortunate traffic stop, my options were to either plead guilty and have the incident on my permanent record or get a lawyer. I researched satisfied clients on line and all said the same thing about Joel Jackson: Great Service, honest assessment of your case and fair pricing. That's... exactly what I found and I'm glad I had Joel Jackson and his amazing office staff plead and win my case. Also and most importantly, beware of the dozens of solicitations you will get from lesser talented and more expensive firms once your case is recorded into the Virginia records. Don't hesitate. Call Joel Jackson's office first. You will get the best shot at keeping your driving record in tact with him.

I was traveling in a rental van with co-workers up I-77, following the flow of traffic. We hit a speed trap in VA where several troopers pulled over 2 cars a piece serving speeding tickets. I was not the fastest car in the pack but received a ticket going 88 in a 65; 23 over the limit. I live in NC s...o I needed a VA attorney to represent me ASAP, I called multiple firms based on online reviews. Some attorneys wanted $900, while some wanted $300. None of them could guarantee me defective equipment (no points) but could guarantee me improper driving (3-points). Their advice was very vague while they didn't really make me feel confident with my case. The $900 attorney did bring me some confidence but $900 + the court fee seemed a bit steep. Then I talk to Joel S Jackson's firm, who were in the middle price range of $500. They too could not guarantee me defective equipment but they gave me a ton of advice as to how to sway the judge in our favor towards possibly getting the 0 point outcome. I spoke to Sean on the phone several times. He coached me through the process and made me feel very confident. He gave me both best and worst case scenarios with the range of fines. He then recommend I take an 8 hour (in class) driver improvement course through AAA and write a letter to the judge. He also said to show documentation of my clean driving record. I gathered/produced all these documents fairly quickly, but Sean was more than happy to give me more time and push my court date back. He also spoke about the judge in the particular county my case was in and his history with cases like mine. For this court house he thought we had a good chance. Needless to say I talk to Sean the afternoon of my case when he told me I had received defective equipment with a $300 fine which was the cheapest possibly outcome he talked about before the case. In all it was $800 but I still have a clean driving record, and will never speed through VA again. I highly recommend Joel S Jackson for any traffic violation in the state of VA. Thanks Joel, Sean, and Emily!

Joel and especially his Paralegal Sean are amazing! If I'm not mistaken, my case was his first adoption case. If he didn't know something specific, he found out! I spoke with Sean a lot and he was so down to earth and spoke with me the way I wanted to be spoke to. The main point, he got me my daughte...r and I couldn't be happier!

I had been stopped late on a Sunday night around Marion on my way back home from being in Pennsylvania for the weekend. I didn't have cruise control, and being on the road for so long, and given the fact that there was really no other cars on the road at the time, I had a momentary lapse in judgment ...and awareness, and I was caught speeding during the stretch I was stopped. When the officer told me he had me at 94 in a 70, I was shocked. I knew I was speeding, but I truly didn't realize I had been going that fast. Regardless, I was very respectful and cooperative with the officer during the stop. Joel Jackson's office ironically had been the second contact choice I made to find myself an attorney, though I attest now that it should have been the first. Even though I had a clean driving record (no tickets) prior to this reckless driving charge, I was very worried that I would be found guilty and have that Class 1 Misdemeanor conviction stuck on my record and potentially have my license suspended, which I needed for commuting to work! I had also been told by the lawyer I had contacted before I contacted Joel's office that Smyth County is one of the tougher districts when it comes to traffic citations. But Joel's office told me the actions I would need to take to help my case, which I did before my hearing. One of those several actions was getting a speedometer calibration by radar gun, which showed my speedometer was off by 3 mph. This definitely helped my case. But thankfully with Joel's excellent advice and representation, and a benign judge, and lots of prayers to the good Lord above, the judge bumped it down to only 80 in a 70 and only an infraction, rather than Reckless Driving, a Class 1 Misdemeanor. The judge had said keep in mind that this kind of ruling happens only once every 15 years. I had to pay a $250 fine in addition to the clerk fee, which was about $69, so a total of $319. The legal fee for Joel's services is absolutely worth it. So if you or someone you know needs legal representation for a traffic citation, I'm telling you - call the Law Office of Joel Jackson and hire Joel to represent you. You won't have a better shot at getting a desirable outcome for your case than hiring this guy.