David Byron Bice

David Byron Bice

3.8
Rating: 8.6

Licensed for 41 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer at Lynchburg, VA
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Child Custody, Child Support ... +4 more

6000 Boonsboro Road, Suite E, Lynchburg, VA

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Licenses

Licensed in Virginia for 41 years

State: Virginia

Acquired: 1984

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Law Offices of David Byron Bice

6000 Boonsboro Road, Suite E, Lynchburg, VA, 24503

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David Byron Bice's Reviews

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3.8 /5.0

33 Client Reviews

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Posted by Shanon | September 26, 2025 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

He is not honest. Don’t care about you.

He was hired and damaged all my cases. He was representing opposing side interests. Be aware when you hire him, he will negotiate with opposing side attorney and will lie to you how he can fight then you will find that you are guilty in things you never did. He is a best friend of attorney Philip Bak...er and my husband hired Philip and I hired David, Philip negotiated with David to damage all my cases. I requested David to return my payments, my husband already stole all my savings and my child savings, we stayed in a hunger 4 months. I don’t have much money to hire Attorney, I’m stage 4 cancer patient, David knew I’m sick woman with a child, but he never felt sorry for his service and refused to return money. He didn’t defend me in the court, he knew that it was false charges but he helped my husband to make me guilty. Also he was forcing me to sell my Mom’s house so he can have more money for his service. Be aware when you hire him, check if he is a friend of opposing side. He is not honest.

Posted by Amelia | November 3, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Custody, Visitation, Adoption

David Bice and his legal team were invaluable in a complicated legal case surrounding my daughter. His years of experience practicing family law proved to be just what was needed to ease some of the stress. Mr. Bice was the first lawyer in Lynchburg that talked to us before taking money in advance. H...e shows professionalism in his work and demonstrated empathy to our specific situation. DJ, who handles all the communication became a close friend throughout our many interactions. She cares about you personally and engages in such a caring way. Bice and his team would consistency respond within an hour or at least within the same business day. You truly do you get what you pay for and Bice and his team are worth every penny. He always seemed one step ahead of our opposing lawyer. And that brought confidence that he would work hard for the best outcome for both us and other clients.

Posted by anonymous | May 4, 2020 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Do not hire

He is not a bad attorney he is an awful attorney. I hired him for my divorce after he took my retainer he lost interest and stopped returning calls. He actually sent me someone else's paperwork, he would mix my situation with others. It dragged on for 6 years.

Posted by anonymous | March 31, 2020 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

He only cares about the money

If you’re looking for an attorney who doesn’t care what you want and only cares about the money then hire David Bice. He was probably the worse lawyer I could have picked but in my emotional time I just went for the first person I found unfortunately. He was never fully paying attention to me and des...pite telling him the ONLY thing I cared about was my son during my divorce he kept trying to take me down unnecessary avenues. He was not punctual at all and several times it would be weeks to months before he would respond to my email or calls. I felt more like I worked for him instead of him working for me. In the end my divorce cost me over $25k when it should have been half that if he didn’t nickel and dime me. When I switched to a new lawyer for further matters, he took one look at our custody agreement and asked why my lawyer ever agreed to half the stuff in it. I regret ever going with David and highly recommend NOT going with him unless you just don’t care what happens.

Posted by Bruce | April 3, 2019 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Articulate, Smart, with Good knowledge of Collaborative Procedure

David worked with me in a collaborative procedure against a team (ex+attorney) who did not play by the rules and in fact were threatening and manipulative and didn't keep to their agreements. After the dust cleared, I did end up getting stuck with support payments, but there was at least an endpoint.... David did acknowledge after the fact, when he began to hear more reports about my ex's lawyer, that if he'd been more aware of his reputation as not working in the spirit of Collaborative Procedure, he never would have advised me to go in that direction. The only problem with our arrangement was that David's office is not in the same city. Since I'd never been divorced before, it didn't occur to me that I'd have to pay for the drive to and from the meetings (2 hours billing for each meeting), but that was just my mistake. Overall, David is a good guy and represented me faithfully and with friendship. Divorce is divorce, nobody wins, life goes on.

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Jordan Davies

Divorce and separation lawyer | Jan 29

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. I've had the opportunity to work with David on many cases and have always found him to be thoroughly prepared and diligent. He goes above and beyond for his clients."

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Jaleh Slominski

Unknown lawyer | Jul 06

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. David is one of the top attorneys in our community in the area of Family Law. He is well-versed in the law and the familiar with the court system."

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Chad Mooney

Divorce and separation lawyer | Apr 13

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse David. He is one of the top domestic relations attorney in the greater Lynchburg area. He is well versed in the law and zealously advocates for his clients."

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Experience

Rating:  8.6 (Excellent)

Honors

2010

Pro bono lawyer of the year, Virginia Legal Aid Society

Work Experience

1999 - 2012

President, David B. Bice, pc

Associations

1986 - Present

Lynchburg Bar Association

Board Member

1985 - Present

Virginia State Bar

Member

American Bar Association

Member

1986 - 1987

Lynchburg Bar Association

Past President of Young Lawyers Division

Education

1984

Samford University, Cumberland School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

N/A

University of Virginia

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2009

Legal Seminar at Liberty University

The Colaborative Practice Model

Languages

English

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