J. Boyce Garland Jr.

I was referred to J. Boyce Garland Jr. through Legal Shield for a sensitive and time-critical case involving DSS. What I experienced was not just disappointing — it was deeply unprofessional, unsettling, and inappropriate. Mr. Garland showed zero preparedness, repeatedly forgot my name, and was cl...early unfamiliar with the facts of my case during every conversation. Instead of protecting me, he seemed disinterested and disconnected, offering no real strategy or legal guidance. What made the experience worse was his behavior: he asked invasive and irrelevant personal questions about my private life — including details about men in my home, male clothing, and my child’s father — that had nothing to do with the case. It was demeaning and felt like harassment. I left every meeting feeling more overwhelmed and even paranoid than when I arrived. He offered no protection, no clarity, and made me feel vulnerable in one of the most stressful times of my life. His representation was so inadequate that I had to file a formal complaint, seek help through the NC Ombudsman, and pursue legal aid just to have a chance at justice. Based on my experience and reading similar reviews, this man should retire. He is not fit to handle sensitive cases — particularly those involving women, families, or high-stakes DSS issues. I cannot stress this enough: Avoid this attorney at all costs. He failed me — and I wouldn’t want anyone else to go through what I did.

Whatever you do don't hire this man to plea your case in court !!!! My husband is a 100% service connected disabled Marine Corps Veteran,and Mr Garland did not present our case very well at all!! He got a good retainer fee , he didn't do a good job at all !!! He said we could appeal but his retainer ...fee would be considerably higher. He didn't present enough evidence or fight hard enough for us , he told us he would handle it. He told us to meet him @8:45 am to meet before court and we were on time and he showed up 4 minutes before time to go in the courtroom, he was unshaven,he kept popping his partial plate in an out of his mouth,he got up and walked out just before our case was called and the judge or us knew why he left. He needs to retire!!! He has no game anymore! Consumer Beware! Don't hire him if you want to win your case, because he doesn't know what the heck he is doing!!! Horrible experience! Plus he was having a one on one with the other party.

This guy literally didn't put the right name on the case for my apartment complex 4 times and everytime we went to court our case never even got heard and we got continued because it needed to be fixed, even after I provided him with the correct name. Got a video of his own assistant saying he’s not ...qualified for his job. He got angry and was unprofessional when I asked for refund and kicked me out off his office. Then tried to trespass me from ever coming there. I have all this on video. I also paid him completely what he asked to take the case and he kept emailing me for more money for working .01 hours. He emailed me receipts and it would have missing payments and I had to prove it wrong with receipts so don’t ever get this lawyer.

USED THIS ATTORNEY AND ALL HE DID WAS CALL EVERYDAY AND ASK FOR MORE MONEY SENT ME AN INVOICE FOR OVER $15,000.00 FOR STUFF SUCH AS .01 HOURS FOR A TELEPHONE CALL, .02 TO REVIEW AN EMAIL WHICH HE SENT TO ME AND IN THE END HE LOST MY CASE AND HE SMELLS WORE THE SAME SHIRT AND PANTS FOR 4 DAYS DURING M...Y COURT HEARING