Marshall F. Dotson III

Ok so he did not call me back everytime, I did not want to get charged for a phone call, text, etc. if nothing was going on I am waaayyyyy toooo old for that I have family to hold my hands. When reading the negative posts, makes you wonder how much he really pissed of the other party in the action ...just sayn......People need to grow up...the State is over budget, not enough judge's etc......but ohhhhh blame the attorney....If you can't afford the attorney you love, love the one you can afford....and he was not cheap but worth every dime....

He did a wonderful job with my divorce and separation. The process is slow and now that it is all said and done, I understand why. Mr. Dotson did a fantastic job and I recommend him to all my friends, family and acquaintances. I do not believe the bad reviews...they are so very different than my ex...perience working with him.

I must admit Mr. Dotson is a very busy man, but he is the best attorney that I have ever done business with. My last divorce, not being my first rodeo, I had a fairly good idea of the fees to expect and knew better than to run up my own fees with a bunch of unnecessary calls and emails. I took all ...of my information in when I first met with Mr. Dotson, we discussed my case and he or someone from his office called me when they needed further information from me. My bill at the end was nearly $8000.00 which I thought very reasonable compared to my first attorney on this matter. I can't even bad mouth him as I picked an attorney that did not specialize in domestic matters. In the door I paid $2500, when I in effect "fired" him (the first attorney in this particular matter) there had been NO court documents filed so the only thing I received back were letters between attorneys and a copy of the fee agreement that I signed acknowledging that no initial moneys paid would be refunded. Mr. Dotson then took my case worked with me on payment and gave my ex a good old fashioned spanking plus sued him for the remainder of the attorney fees owed. I wonder if some people understand the process? I also wonder if they consider that when you are paying someone to look after your best interest perhaps you need to step back and let them handle it. NO, the process was not quick and NO he never called unless he needed something from me, but he did an excellent job for me. The bad reviews...I think are bogus, I went from my first attorney offering to settle at $2500.00 and 2 years at $200 per month and ended up with $90,000.00. I think that was a damn good job. Thank you Mr. Dotson

Wow, so confused with all of these negative reviews but you know, I paid thousands of dollars as well and I truly got my monies worth and more and did not complain when I had to pay more money, my children were worth it. Yes, at times he was difficult to get in touch with but in the end, the result i...s what counts! These kind of reviews should be banned as it is not fair to attack someone's livelihood and only seeing one side of the story. And you know, since when is having a busy attorney bad thing, would anyone like to have an attorney who has not clients? Gesh...you get what you pay for! When the retainer runs out, get ready, you got to pay more! I know I do not work for free and do not expect anyone else to when my fees run out. Custody matters are expensive and you get what you pay for!

Had the WORST experience with him. He is too busy to handle my case apparently, but not too busy to bill me thousands of dollars with nothing to show for it. I email, call, text, all to no avail. I never hear back from him. Months will go by with no response no matter how much I contact him and leave... desperate messages. It makes a tough situation (divorce) even tougher! He has caused as much pain and frustration as my ex, which is saying a lot. Other than broken promises and empty vows, he has done nothing for me or my case other than allow it to drag out much longer than it should have.